I saw this film on the big screen when it premiered in 1969. I walked out of the theater saying to those around me, "Nope, they just don't make 'em like this." "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance," "The Wild Bunch," "The Outlaw Josey Wales," and "Tombstone" are my favorite "westerns." Thanks.
I also am old enough to have been around for this films opening and the thing that stands out to me were the critics who lambasted if for the slow motion violence and called it degenerate. This movie, along with others like Bonnie and Clyde signal the birth of modern American cinema, leaving the old guard behind.
The Wild Bunch ranks within my top 5 films of all time. This film, along with several others of Peckinpah's films, have had a major influence on my own creative works. I recommend David Weddle's biographic book, "If They Move . . . Kill 'Em!: The Life and TImes of Sam Peckinpah." Amazing read!
Kathryn Bigelow is a genuinely great film maker, and her recognition and veneration of the Wild Bunch merely affirms that. The Wild Bunch is a masterpiece of Amerian film.
@ oh you mean it’s not a live call in show? I thought it was in real time and our comments would be immediately answered.. dang it better luck next time I guess derp derp
American media hated spaghetti westerns that became popular films way past the classic John Ford-ish western hayday but actually they directly inspired the American anti-western that started off with Sam Peckinpah and continued throughout the 70s (Soldier Blue and Jeremiah Johnson are another fine examples of the anti-western)
Back in the day, say you wanted to show a bridge with a couple of fellas on horses on it as it explodes, you would blow up a bridge with men and horses on it and drop them into a river. Now you do a few fast cuts and some horseshit with a computer and maybe it looks passably realistic, but there’s some magic that has been lost there that may never be recovered again.
IF you read about the making of the Wild Bunch it turns out there were only 2 injuries while filming, which is crazy considering the stunt work. I remember watching this movie with my dad as a kid. My mom came in and was horrified and made my dad turn it off. But dad was recording it (on our VCR, damn I am old). A short while later mom went somewhere and my dad produced the tape and said "Now we can fast-forward through the commercials." Years later when this was re-released and remastered for DVD I got my dad a copy for father's day. When he opened it up he smiled at me and said "No Commercials."
The Wild Bunch is in my head...the first violent movie of all time. Like, it´s so incredibly transgressive in cinema history. Without it, we wouldn´t be talking about Scorsese, Tarantino, De Palma, John Woo, Verhoeven and so on.
I'm a a big fan of Kathryn Bigelow. Her direction is right up my alley. Her frame compositions are always so kinetic. I recently watched Blue Steel. Absolutely trite screenplay. The only thing that's any good is Kathryn's direction.
I can't enjoy this movie though I love most Peckinpah. I just cannot watch William Holden. I do not rate him at all as an actor and thus I find him very annoying.
Sam Peckinpah was really cooking with this one. It's one of the best westerns and action films of all-time, and William Holden is a badass.
All star cast. Legend.
Totally agree .it's a masterpiece
The while cast was badass.
The woman who gave us Near Dark, Katherine I salute you for that masterpiece.
🤘 She's made some bangers - Strange Days, Near Dark, Zero Dark 30 . I wish she made tons more.
@@montyburnz Point Break? 🏄🏼♂️
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I thought 'Strange Days' back in the day would be a huge hit but instead became a cult classic. Interestingly, I haven't been wrong again since.
"Now I don't wanna do it but I will turn this place into the fucking Wild Bunch if I think that you're fucking with me!!"
What’s the quote from?
@@scotia7326From Dusk Till Dawn
Agreed. Peckinpah also pulled me back toward narrative. And thank you, KB! From 'Loveless' onward!
I saw this film on the big screen when it premiered in 1969. I walked out of the theater saying to those around me, "Nope, they just don't make 'em like this." "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance," "The Wild Bunch," "The Outlaw Josey Wales," and "Tombstone" are my favorite "westerns." Thanks.
I also am old enough to have been around for this films opening and the thing that stands out to me were the critics who lambasted if for the slow motion violence and called it degenerate. This movie, along with others like Bonnie and Clyde signal the birth of modern American cinema, leaving the old guard behind.
@@itomba Well-stated.
The best female director
@@superdoov Sam Peckinpah was actually a man
@@BUFFAL0S0LDI3R And a good man at that.
Jane Campion might disagree.
@ Jane Campion isn’t fit to eat sh*t out of Bigelows dirty drawers
@@BUFFAL0S0LDI3R 😂😂
The Wild Bunch ranks within my top 5 films of all time. This film, along with several others of Peckinpah's films, have had a major influence on my own creative works. I recommend David Weddle's biographic book, "If They Move . . . Kill 'Em!: The Life and TImes of Sam Peckinpah." Amazing read!
Come on Warner Brothers give us this masterpiece a 4k release.
Kathryn Bigelow is a genuinely great film maker, and her recognition and veneration of the Wild Bunch merely affirms that. The Wild Bunch is a masterpiece of Amerian film.
You can tell that Peckinpah was an influence in her work
I love her.. can you ask her why we can’t find Near Dark anywhere
They can't ask her anything, this is a pre-recorded interview that they just mined
@ oh you mean it’s not a live call in show? I thought it was in real time and our comments would be immediately answered.. dang it better luck next time I guess derp derp
Ask her what she thinks of Quentin Tarantino
👍👍👍
American media hated spaghetti westerns that became popular films way past the classic John Ford-ish western hayday but actually they directly inspired the American anti-western that started off with Sam Peckinpah and continued throughout the 70s (Soldier Blue and Jeremiah Johnson are another fine examples of the anti-western)
America also got tired of westerns .
Back in the day, say you wanted to show a bridge with a couple of fellas on horses on it as it explodes, you would blow up a bridge with men and horses on it and drop them into a river. Now you do a few fast cuts and some horseshit with a computer and maybe it looks passably realistic, but there’s some magic that has been lost there that may never be recovered again.
Amen, brother. Most films now I don't bother with, too fake.
Miss the films of the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s.
IF you read about the making of the Wild Bunch it turns out there were only 2 injuries while filming, which is crazy considering the stunt work. I remember watching this movie with my dad as a kid. My mom came in and was horrified and made my dad turn it off. But dad was recording it (on our VCR, damn I am old). A short while later mom went somewhere and my dad produced the tape and said "Now we can fast-forward through the commercials." Years later when this was re-released and remastered for DVD I got my dad a copy for father's day. When he opened it up he smiled at me and said "No Commercials."
Like Roger Ebert said “stop motion looks fake but feels real, cgi looks real but feels fake”
@@DudleyDawson Great story!
Fewer horses die nowadays.
Kathryn Bigelow has a nice voice -- I may not have ever heard her talk actually
Love LQ Jones and Strother Martin as the bickering members of Robert Ryan’s gang; black magic black magic !!!! Those are my bullet holes !!!!
Strange Days is a great movie directed by Bigelow and so underrated. I was never into The Wild Bunch.
I need pre-Hurt Locker Bigelow to come back.
I want them to re-release Strange Days. I love that movie.
The Wild Bunch is in my head...the first violent movie of all time.
Like, it´s so incredibly transgressive in cinema history.
Without it, we wouldn´t be talking about Scorsese, Tarantino, De Palma, John Woo, Verhoeven and so on.
Totally reinvented the western
So great, I only watched it for the first time last year and even I was thinking "okay this is pretty gratuitous"
You’re a sissy if you thought that.
@@jessediaz1293definitely low T 😂
Kathryn is my first reason for hating on Jimmy C. The second is Avatarded 1 and 2
I’d rather listen to Bigelow speak on film than any other director working today
kenneth anger mentioned
I'm a a big fan of Kathryn Bigelow. Her direction is right up my alley. Her frame compositions are always so kinetic. I recently watched Blue Steel. Absolutely trite screenplay. The only thing that's any good is Kathryn's direction.
She is definitely the sexiest director 🤷🏼♂️ Change my mind
Always thought it was overrated. Its parts never quite fit.
I can't enjoy this movie though I love most Peckinpah. I just cannot watch William Holden. I do not rate him at all as an actor and thus I find him very annoying.
boring conversation. i can see why her movies suck
Yikes. Certified clown right there, ladies and gentlemen!
Point Break is pretty cool
The hell with you. Bigelow's brilliant.