The Quick and the Dead
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Think you are quick enough?
A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman.
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Well damn, that was a hell of a lot of fun. Sure, Stone was pretty terrible, particularly in any emotional scenes, but fortunately the structure of the film made it so there was not a lot of that stuff and Hackman's awesome caricature made up for anyone else's shortcomings. He was truly fantastic here.
Setting this up as tournament was brilliant and while I had hoped Raimi would have spent a bit more time on the actual tournament showdowns, having it as an overriding element of the story kept things moving and very fun. Raimi even got to squeeze in some sweet body horror and gore.
Definitely going to pick this up on Blu. Good times!
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I have a special love for THE QUICK AND THE DEAD. It's a love song to spaghetti westerns, with every ridiculous cliche imaginable. And yet the cast play it completely straight. And what a cast! Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe, Leo Decaprio, and Sharon Stone (with some flashback scenes by Gary Sinese).
If you care for Westerns at all, you owe it to yourself to see this one.
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The writing in this is pretty generic and one dimensional. There are a few things that surprised me near the end, though. Sam Raimi's direction is great. All the trick shots and Raimi-Violence work fantastically here, especially a scene where someone realizes they've been shot when they notice a hole in their shadow. Brilliant.
Some people have called this a parody of westerns and a black comedy, which I didn't really see. Usually I'm pretty clued-in on that sorta stuff, as I've gotten into fist fights trying to explain that Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a comedy, but I didn't really get that vibe here (for the most part, anyway. There are flashes of comedy and satire, I suppose). Then again,…
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Stone arrives in the town of Redemption with the aim of killing Hackman but becomes involved in a deadly gunfighting tournament.
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A bit predictable at parts but never boring.
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This movie was dangerously close to becoming a live action Looney Tunes skit. The violence, while some of it was awesome and very well executed, was often overly cartoonish and distracting. Lance Henriksen's was A W E S O M E in his role, but was essentially a living embodiment of Nasty Canasta. What really buoyed the film though was the strong performances; Leonardo DiCaprio as the cocky young gunslinger (think Calvin Candie as a youth); Sharon Stone doing her best Clint Eastwood; Russell Crowe doing his best American, but the backbone of the movie was Gene Hackman who not only looked the most convincing as a gunslinger (all the gun play in the movie looked really good btw), but never fails to embody the cold hearted villain.
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Not the best film Sam Raimi has ever made or the worst(Spider-Man 3 anyone) but this is still dull , just hope we see the directors cut thats talked about some day to see if there is a better film in this mess.
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Allright.
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Doing this challenge, I've unintentionally started off on a Sam Raimi binge. After the Evil Dead trilogy, I went on to Darkman and am finishing it up with The Quick and the Dead. It's been a blast exploring Raimi's work, and this was a class film to bid farewell (for now) to Raimi.
This is a really fun Western that doesn't take itself too seriously thanks to Raimi's stylish direction. The performances are all good (a young Leonardo DiCaprio is delightfully cocky). Stone didn't get to be as big as she is (or was) without her natural charisma, and that's necessary to pull off this silent, stoic type of character. I quite liked that the story…
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brilliant flick........young DiCaprio,stunner Crowe and a good vengence
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This movie was dangerously close to becoming a live action Looney Tunes skit. The violence, while some of it was awesome and very well executed, was often overly cartoonish and distracting. Lance Henriksen's was A W E S O M E in his role, but was essentially a living embodiment of Nasty Canasta. What really buoyed the film though was the strong performances; Leonardo DiCaprio as the cocky young gunslinger (think Calvin Candie as a youth); Sharon Stone doing her best Clint Eastwood; Russell Crowe doing his best American, but the backbone of the movie was Gene Hackman who not only looked the most convincing as a gunslinger (all the gun play in the movie looked really good btw), but never fails to embody the cold hearted villain.
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The writing in this is pretty generic and one dimensional. There are a few things that surprised me near the end, though. Sam Raimi's direction is great. All the trick shots and Raimi-Violence work fantastically here, especially a scene where someone realizes they've been shot when they notice a hole in their shadow. Brilliant.
Some people have called this a parody of westerns and a black comedy, which I didn't really see. Usually I'm pretty clued-in on that sorta stuff, as I've gotten into fist fights trying to explain that Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a comedy, but I didn't really get that vibe here (for the most part, anyway. There are flashes of comedy and satire, I suppose). Then again,…
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1995 was a year that marked the "Girl Power," revolution. The Spice girls were just getting started, Xena: Warrior Princess and Sailor Moon were empowering young women and Sigourney Weaver was doing her thing in Death and the Maiden. Sharon Stone was also establishing her self as a power figure in the film industry.
The Quick and the Dead is somewhat along those lines. It features a woman, The Lady, who is quite proficient at using guns. She's tough, uncaring, and a crack shot. She finds herself in a no name town that just happens to have a gunslinging competition competition that is about to begin. Because the mayor of the town is corrupt she has no choice to enter…
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I grinned from ear to ear while watching this picture.
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Still having that Russell Crowe situation. Also having a desire for Sharon Stone to be in more things. She was great.