Blu-Ray disc movie review of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
March 14, 2009
It’s easy to see why some consider Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid one of the greatest western movie. Paul Newman and Robert Redford play two of the most iconic characters in the history cinema. The movie is not so much plot driven as it is character driven. And, this will appeal to almost everybody including non western fans. The movie does not fall into one genre. Instead, it is a comedy, action, and a great drama rolled into one movie.
The story starts off in the Midwest where Newman and Redford lead “The Hole in the Wall Gang.” They rob trains and banks. The Pacific railroad hires the best trackers and lawmen to capture or kill Butch and Sundance. The rest of the movie is about Newman and Redford evading the capture or outright murder. The story is not so much about the pursuit. It is about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The examination of the two criminals. They are as likeable as any two criminals can be liked. You hate to see it end.
The acting is as good as it gets with Newman and Redford. They deliver funny and very sincere performance. They probably should have been nominated for the Oscar. The two actors make this movie entirely on their own.
This is simply a solid entertainment from start to finish. The director George Roy Hill surrounds two characters with decent story and chase scenes. He did great job of just staying out of the way of two great actors. No one should miss this great film.
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you can’t go back
I saw this movie in the theatre when it came out back in the late sixties and laughed till I cried.Watched it when I got the dvd and was totally bored with it.Goes to show how your taste in movies changes over the years.It is still a classic all time great movie-I just couldn’t sit thru it 40 years later.
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Best Film ever!
Are you kidding me! It doesn’t get ay better than Butch and Sundance. Shame they don’t make ‘em like this anymore!
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One Of The All-Time Great Westerns
One of the best and most-liked films of the 1960s, this is still a fun movie to watch today. When I saw this on DVD on a nice flat-screen set, I was amazed how good this looked. I had seen it several times before on VHS and hadn’t realized how good this was photographed. It’s a pity the Blu-Ray version is poor, from everything I’ve heard, or I would have bought that, too! The fact Conrad Hall was the cinematographer explains it. Few, if any, were better than him.
One remembers this western for several things: the two leads looking over their shoulders incredulous that their pursers seem to be always there; Paul Newman riding a bicycle to the tune of “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head,” the beautiful Katharine Ross, the chemistry of Newman and Robert Redford as a two-man team, on and on. Those three lead actors, with the repartee between them, and the likability of each, make them fun to watch as they dominate this picture.
It’s just solid entertainment and another example of good film-making that doesn’t need a lot of R-rated material to make it successful. When you combine all the elements, it’s no surprise this film won so many awards and endures so well.
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid [Blu-ray] (1969) Not Remastered
Classic of all time… I would not have ordered this movie for over 10.00 had I have known the movie was not Remastered for DVD or Blu-Ray Not Sharp and Super Grainy, Bad colors …The sound seems fine. The studio’s should not release older movies on the this format Blu-Ray until there has been a total restoration. I recieved Dawn of The Dead the other day now that a beautiful restoration for Blu -Ray. ….Sorry Folks
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3.5 stars out of 4
The Bottom Line:
A thoroughly enjoyable movie that gets the most of its stars and locations, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is just about as much fun as you’ll find in 2 hours of a movie.
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