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Howard Orr
20May12
This parable of the death of private enterprise at the hands of ruthless corporate interests is apposite in the setting of the American Wild West, perhaps because big business and the American frontier are so inextricably linked. The railways and the mines swallow the whorehouses and stores which once served them, and the frontier expands ever onwards...
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Cbarky99
5Apr12
Altman's frontier is where dreams go to die (and Leonard Cohen sings them softly to rest)
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Alex Denison
9Nov11
Just saw this for the first time at the Virginia Film Festival. Way overdue. Easily one of the greatest/most important films in American cinema.
There Will Be Josh Schasny
27Aug11
Words cannot express the magnitude of this film. It is a Western turned upside-down and sideways. Everything conventional about the typical Western genre, the rules of story and setting, are broken and grounded into something far more interesting than any pseudo-Western ever created. If you are expecting action, pass this one, but if you are looking for one of the best Westerns out there, look no further. Amazing!
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suddenmoves
24Aug11
A story of fallible,complicated humans in circumstances they can't help or change, trying to be something better and failing. It's had a profound effect upon me.
Tom Barnard
4Jul11
Definitely special. The town community is one of the genre's most authentic. It's impossible not to like Beatty. And it's one of the best looking films ever committed to the medium. Bravo.
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Edward Copeland
24Jun11
One of Altman's greatest that gets better upon each viewing and includes what may be Warren Beatty's best performance. http://eddieonfilm.blogspot.com/2010/06/he-was-just-some-joseph-lookin-for.html
Dave
24May11
A grimy, dirty western that ultimately feels authentic. Everything is wet and muddy, which I am guessing is a more accurate portrayal of the conditions of the American west than what is often seen elsewhere. And that closing sequence is nearly perfect.
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Graveyard Poet
19Mar11
Robert Altman's revision of America's most beloved genre, the Western, results in what is easily Altman's masterpiece, one of the best films of the `70s, and one of the greatest American classics, in general. Beatty and Christie both engage in the best acting performances of their careers in their character studies of the drunken dreamer McCabe whose pioneer attempts to create a free, independent town are thwarted by cruel corporate cold blood, and the shrewd and detached hooker Mrs. Miller who escapes from the harsh frontier life through her opium pipe. The most lyrical, poignant, and atmospheric tale of the American dream gone awry with an unforgettable ending in the winter wilderness of the Pacific Northwest.
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dontgetnobigideas
26Feb11
The color palette, soundtrack, characterization, dialog--amazing. Mrs. Miller is badass, and watching the town grow from scratch and through the seasons (Altman shot in real weather conditions, and the town was really being built as the film went on) adds to the sense of chaos and realism to the film.
GarrettTheImpaler
16Dec10
This film has held me captive for the past week. I have had to watch it over and over again and I can't figure out why. Now i'm on a mission to see everything Altman ever did.
tony1990
7Aug10
After a recent viewing, I'm at a loss of words. Altman at his best. How is it possible that one man can make not one, not two, but several masterpieces. Never has a revisionist western since "The Searchers," look so sublimely beautiful. A compelling story with a profound myth. Vilmos Zsigmond is a god amongst cinematographers. Highly recommend this amazing work of art!
T.J. Royal
25Jun10
The Senator and the "Bear" hunter were the only personalities I even cared about in this one. "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" had close to zero personality, even though Beatty and Christie were just fine. It had an overall muddy visual package, but the worst part of it by far was the ABSOLUTELY GRATING "narration" via song that soiled the mood EVERY time it played. Nice visuals at the end aside, this movie absolutely sucked.
Rod Lebowski
11Mar10
If given the chance to watch one (1) Technicolor film in a wide-ass screen at an empty theater, I would probably choose this one. If they could attach the locust scene from Days of Heaven at the end, that would be perfect.
A Serious Man Who Wasn't There
13Feb10
Altman (while he was at his top) + Zsigmond (at his best) + Warren Beaty (while he was a great actor) + Cohen's sublime songs = perfect beauty. One of the most UNDERrated films ever. The American dream, with hookers and fake mystic figures from western mythology. Many frames could be paintings of any great master painter.
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Weena Eloi
6Feb10
Some people say it's the most overpraised Altman film ever. Really? I say take a look at it again...and you'll discover that it really IS his most overpraised film. Wow, how often is that kind of buzz really true? You live and you learn. But, no, seriously, I don't like this film. It only got noticed for Warren Beatty's involvement in this seriously troubled production (allegedly). I love Julie Christie. The End.
Franklinton Underground Cinema
9Dec09
kind of bland. no real tension. wrong choice of music. no real character development. however, acting and dialogue were excellent. which made the film bearable. but quite disappointing in the end.
Maicol Andrés Ordoñez
28May09
This movie has poetry in its bones. If you put Godard and Antonioni in bed together, put a gun to their heads, and told them to fuck, you have "McCabe and Mrs. Miller". It's "Breathless" in the old west. It's Altman's best film.