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Summary: John Wayne Move Over!
Review: The samurai and the cowboy are enduring tales of heroism. The plot has been described as weak, I'd say classic. The ruralness of Austrailia and its similarities with the early west can be savored. The indians and aborigines, isn't it the tale of the white oppressor. But Sellek brings subtlty and his comic timing to macho bravado. The world today needs more cowboys and samurais doing what is right. Our children need these hero's too. More Quigley please.
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Summary: Great Western Music
Review: Basil Poledouris is one of my favorite composers and his score for Quigley Down Under is a grand addition to his works and to the Western Movie Music genre. He truly captures the wide open landscapes found in Australia and his theme for Quigley is a sheer joy to listen to. I could listen to tracks 1 and 11 over and over and just for those cues it was worth buying the CD. Don't get me wrong, the entire CD is good but those tracks, together with 'The Attack', are the best. The music on this Soundtrack really grows on you, especially Cora's theme, and if you didn't like the music after the first time you listened to it (who couldn't like Quigley's theme, it's amazing), give it another try, it's worth it. I recommend this soundtrack to everyone because it's not as dark as some of the other soundtracks (like Star Trek the Undiscovered Country) and because it's just lots of fun. If a friend has the CD, borrow it and judge for yourselves, or rent the movie. Either way I think you'll agree that Basil Poledouris has done an outstanding job once again.
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Summary: Alan Rickman did it for me
Review: I always enjoy a western with a very good guy agaginst an ultra evil guy, which this film offers altogether with a strong, powerful storyline. There's a lot a good humor and great action here. Tom Selleck is the perfect do-gooder, but even better is Alan Rickman's portrayal of the slick, venomous land baron dressed in black from head to toe, of course. His presence made the movie what it was. I almost hated seeing him get his due justice.
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Summary: One of the top Westerns ever made
Review: Tom Selleck will make you cheer as Quigley, a sharpshooting American lured to Australia by a wealthy land and cattle baron, who wants him to eliminate aborigines from his land. Quigley refuses, is beaten, and is left for dead in the wilderness.He resurfaces, however, along with a mysterious beauty, Laura San Giacomo as Crazy Cora. After spending time with a tribe of Aborigines, Quigley wages a war against his former employer. The real strength of this movie is Alan Rickman, who may be one of the most evil villians in any movie ever made, yes, his performance is that convincing. When I first saw the movie, I found myself wanting to rip out his heart because of the evil things he and his men did to Quigley and the aborigines. As things turned out, Quigley did it justice. A great movie to watch! rent it today.
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Summary: Good old fashoned western
Review: As the title character, Matthew Quigley, Tom Selleck, plays an American sharpshooter hired by an Australia landowner, Elliot Marston (Alan Rickman) to kill dingoes. On arriving in Australia, Quigley immediately becomes entangled with Crazy Cora (Laura San Giacomo) who thinks he is her husband. When Quigley and Cora arrive at Marston Waters, he finds that he has been hired to kill Aborigines instead of dingoes. He objects by knocking Marston through double glass doors. Marston has both he and Cora beaten and left in the Australian desert to die. Saved by Aborigines, Quigley spends the rest of the movie protecting both them and Cora from Marston ending in an old fashioned OK Corral type shoot-out. The plot is weak - typical western fare with very good "good guys" and very bad "bad guys" - but the actors are exceptional. Selleck plays his typical take all comers, macho man who can out fight and out shoot any man, but has absolutely no idea what to do with a woman. His total inability to deal with Crazy Cora is hilarious and the heart of the movie. San Giacomo's portrayal of Cora is excellent progressing from crazy to sane as her relationship with Selleck adds stability (as an aside, there is ~16" in height difference between Selleck and San Giacomo, but excellent photography hides the fact until the end of the movie). Rickman, as always, is the best bad guy a movie director could ask for. His evil sneer should be copyrighted. If you are looking for in depth character development, deep, intellectually challenging dialog, and conscience raising social statements, you may want to forego this one. If you want a relaxing evening with enough action to be interesting and comedy to keep it light hearted, this may well be just the movie for you. I saw the movie both on the big screen, television and VSH version. The television version stinks. It is so cut that it completely destroys the movie. The VHS version is okay, but it just does not do justice to the incredible photography of the Australian landscape nor the outstanding musical score. I look forward to the DVD version if it is ever released.
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Summary: Great Western
Review: Yes, Quigley is unbelievably macho and competent and his markmanship is impossible. Yes, Rickman is unbelievably venal. Yes, the aborigine mysticism is ludicrous. And, yes, add this all together and you get a simply great western. Expecting accuracy in westerns is a losing propostion as they are all fairy tales, especially the ones that claim to be accurate. Laura San Giacomo is perfect as the crazy lady and she is terminally cute as well. Suspend your belief and enjoy. This movie is simply one of the best westerns ever made.
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Summary: Uplifting, Entertaining, and Highly Enjoyable!
Review: Matthew Quigley is a post-Civil War American rifleman, who lives by his word and his beliefs. The fact that he is handy with his specialty Sharps makes him a dangerous man with whom to tangle. He tends to think while acting, but some things apparently require little thought - like when he thows Marston out the window for the rancher's nasty proposal. Quigley's courage even in the face of impossible odds make him a viewer's favorite, and you will be cheering him on too! I've seen this movie over 15 times, and I still enjoy it.
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Summary: Absolutely the BEST Sountrack!
Review: I spent a couple years tracking this one down, before the advent of the Internet. I'd give it 10 stars.
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Summary: Best new cowboy movie
Review: This is a great cowboy movie, an enjoyable romance, and subtle, double-edged, social comment. Suspend your disbelief and enjoy a decent movie. I've seen it at least 5 times and it always leaves me feeling optimistic.
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Summary: Forget the story -- The RIFLE is the star
Review: This movie is marvelously photographed but the story is a bit lame. Tom Selleck plays Quigley a distinquished rifle shooter from the American West who goes to Australia seeking employment to remove some "pests". The Quigley character is too much of a bad-ass to be believable and that's the greatest flaw. The real star is Quigley's rifle -- a .50 caliber Sharps Model 1874 Buffalo Rifle. A tremendous piece for it's day capable of astounding long range accuracy in the hands of the trained. In the "show me what you got" scene Quigley demonstrates shooting the Sharps in the off hand standing position at a target about a quarter mile away. Sorry, but even the most achieved marksman would seek out some artificial support for such a challenging shot -- but hey -- Quigley is a bad -ass capable of anything!
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