The Wild Bunch 1969

Easily one of the greatest American westerns. It's hard-hitting, gritty and full of characters you love to hate. Peckinpah really had a way with hard-nosed fellas. The violent, bloody conclusion packs quite a punch.

Don José: We all dream of being a child again, even the worst of us. Perhaps the worst most of all.

Decent main storyline with an amazing ending

A great western. The shootouts were awesome and there were a ton. The characters were interesting and the story was good. It felt a little long.

Gritty, brutal stuff from Peckinpah. Some fantastic scenes with a great score. Lots to digest, but the theme of patriarchal loss and the decline of the traditional man seems prevalent. Would like to have seen the audience reaction to some of the violence in 1969.

I think one of the great misconceptions about westerns is that they are usually about a bunch of gunfights out in the old west. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, I find that westerns tend to have more interesting characters. In many movies you won't get a background on a character (Clint Eastwood in "The Man With No Name" triology). Instead, you just get a bunch of strangers and the film is about their interaciton. I would put this film into that category. While you do get some background, the theme of the movie is the similarities and differences between the characters.

Cinema Paco 1. Image 3.25 / 5 Sound 3.5 / 5. Good Western with large bloody shootings, not like now