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Still Breathing (1997)
An Engaging Film
I'll watch this wonderful film anytime it comes up on Dish or cable. It was captivating, yet low key; weird, yet very sane, even with the dreams.
It was the first time I had ever seen Joanna Going - an exceptionally beautiful woman. I have seen her since in several other films, but she was perfectly cast in this movie.
This low key movie is a very old fashioned film, yet again at the same time, very modern. It harks back to romantic films of the 30s and 40s, but I can't say which film. It has that feel.
Brendan Fraser's character's stress on family and his relationship with his grandmother was something that is sorely lacking in films of today.
Riders of the Purple Sage (1996)
A great western.
Having read the original novel after seeing the film, I was most impressed how well it adhered to the original plot line from the Zane Grey novel.
Ed Harris, an actor that I usually do not care for, was very, very impressive in this film. As Lassiter, I loved his delivery of the line to the bad Mormons: "Where I come from, a woman's word is law." Harris conveys the right portion of menace and due respect when necessary in his role.
I saw this on TV; I wish it had been on the big screen
Too bad Zane Grey never saw this version; I sure he would have been very happy with this production.
Gunfighters (1947)
This movie comes from a Zane Grey novel: Twin Sombreros
I like westerns and I like Randolph Scot, but this movie really went astray in following the original novel's plot. No wonder writers hated (and still do) the Hollywood studios and the management of those enterprises.
Although this movie was well done, the name change to the Gunfighters, was the first in a series of disappointments of this film. The plot line wanders well away from the novel; even the heavy drawl of Brazos Keene, is toned way down from the original to the "cleaned up" Randolph Scot version.
I have generally preferred the original story in Zane Grey's novels to the movies' Hollywood versions.
The Stalking Moon (1968)
Very underrated, and unknown
A beautiful story, and superb tension, especially the last part of the movie. One of the best movies that Gregory Peck was ever cast. Eva-Marie Saint is excellent as the pleading mother, who desperately wants to leave Arizona. Robert Forester, as Gregory Peck's good friend was also very good in this film.
The marauding Apache, never seen until the last few minutes of the film, leaves a trail of death behind him everywhere he goes.
Great locations, excellent camera work, and a very tight script makes this a very original movie and easy to watch over and over.
This is a stand out film that no one knows. Too bad!!