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Roger Ebert gives it a positive review, opening with this:
Clint Eastwood's "The Outlaw Josey Wales" is a strange and daring Western that brings together two of the genre's usually incompatible story lines. On the one hand, it's about a loner, a man of action and few words, who turns his back on civilization and lights out for the Indian nations. On the other hand, it's about a group of people heading West who meet along the trail and cast their destinies together. What happens next is supposed to be against the rules in Westerns, as if "Jeremiah Johnson" were crossed with "Stagecoach": Eastwood, the loner, becomes the group's leader and father figure.
It's on Paste Magazine's list of 100 best Westerns of all time. Rotten Tomatoes has a critics consensus rating of 90%.
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I like many of Clint's movies, but I know what you mean about the contrast in this one. Happy Monday!
ReplyDeleteI like his westerns.
DeleteNo Westerns, thanks! Valerie
ReplyDeleteI used to feel that way ;)
Delete...for some reason Josey doesn't sound like an outlaw name to me!
ReplyDeleteHe didn't start out that way ;)
DeleteMr Man thinks Clint's abilities behind the camera are as great as his talent in front of the camera.
ReplyDeleteI agree!
DeleteCue this up. I'll bring the popcorn
ReplyDeleteWe'll do a marathon :)
DeleteOne of our favorites in this house.
ReplyDeleteWe have it on DVD.
DeleteDon't fall off your chair. I've actually seen this one!! I even enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good one, and Eastwood's westerns are always a treat.
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