Lawman

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Summary: The Lawman
Review: This is the best western ever made. The realism and the script are perfect. The scene in which Burt Lancaster, the lawman, explains to a young gun fighter the difference between them has stuck with me since the first time I saw this movie. Some found the ending difficult. I thought it was the only way it could have ended. If you like realism in westerns, this is the best one ever made.

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Summary: Tough western, with an edge on it.
Review: This is the most hardbitten of several excellent Burt Lancaster westerns from the 1970's. Burt is great as the uncompromising Lawman, an outsider who grinds through the various layers of the town harboring his quarry. Many memorable scenes and lines. Well written and directed, with fine location photography and a skilled cast of veteran performers which includes Robert Ryan, Lee J. Cobb and Robert Duvall. Highly recommended.

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Summary: A really good western; but one caution
Review: This movie remains one of my favorite westerns and Burt Lancaster is excellent as the lawman who won't be bought off or scared off. The entire cast is excellent with Lee J. Cobb, Robert Ryan and lots of familiar faces.
The ending has been criticized and I don't find it entirely satisfying. If the ending made more sense to me this movie would get a 5-star rating.
The DVD lacks any real extras but the picture and sound are really good.
The one caution I would give is that this DVD does NOT have any nudity by Sheree North. I know that the Bare Facts Video Guide says she is topless in this film, and I have a tape of the movie from a television airing that contains the footage. But in this version that scene, although still in the film, is an alternate take with a sheet pulled up and no nudity. Just in case anybody was interested.
This is movie worth having on DVD.

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Summary: Lawman
Review: What are the adjectives that describe Burt Lancaster's character in this western. Tough, steeley, deadly, honest, dedicated and incorruptable come to mind. He is all of these things in this film. Oh, if only the lawmen of today were as good as Jarrod Maddox was. This is a great western and I highly reccommend it to all. The story is simple. If you can't do the time then don't do the crime. Well the villians are the townspeople who don't want to stand behind the law that they so often demand protection from. They don't want any trouble in their own back yard. So when Burt comes to town to bring in the big boss and his gang who have inadvertly killed an old man in Burt's town, all hell breaks lose. The action is rousing and the cinematography is splendid. A great cast is present, so everything is set for an entertaining yarn.

Rating:
Summary: Lawman
Review: What are the adjectives that describe Burt Lancaster's character in this western. Tough, steeley, deadly, honest, dedicated and incorruptable come to mind. He is all of these things in this film. Oh, if only the lawmen of today were as good as Jarrod Maddox was. This is a great western and I highly reccommend it to all. The story is simple. If you can't do the time then don't do the crime. Well the villians are the townspeople who don't want to stand behind the law that they so often demand protection from. They don't want any trouble in their own back yard. So when Burt comes to town to bring in the big boss and his gang who have inadvertly killed an old man in Burt's town, all hell breaks lose. The action is rousing and the cinematography is splendid. A great cast is present, so everything is set for an entertaining yarn.