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Summary: Thanks
Review: I would like to thank everyone for the wonderful reviews. Tim Holt was my father and "Treasure" was always my favorite movie. It's nice to know that his work is still being appreciated. By the way, the man in the "flop house" scene who is talking with Walter Huston is my grandfather, Jack Holt. He just happened to be visiting the set that day and John Huston thought it would be fun to include him in the film!
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Summary: the king daddy story of the power of greed
Review: Before Treasure of the Sierra Madre there was Erich Von Stroheim's Greed ( or at least the only version anyone can see from his 7 hour cut)that truly explored the overpowering lure and force of unheard of riches. There has been two recent films, Shallow Grave and A Simple Plan that try to do the same thing. It's a great theme: what happens when two or more people stumble upon great riches and decide to "split" the prize.John Huston's version remains riveting after fifty years. Treasure produced three great and varied performances by Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston and the underrated Tim Holt (you can see him in Magnificent Ambersons and My Darling Clementine). Fred Dobb's (Bogart) slow descent into madness is the product of long poverty, exhausting physical labor, a strange,alien landscape (the Mexican desert), and a fear that there could never be enough gold to satisfy his needs. Curtin (Holt) is the naive,good natured young man, caught up in a swirl of events that he tries to control and comprehend amid the pressure of the hunt for gold.Howard (Walter Huston) has seen and been through it all before and he knows the danger of gold fever. Huston's performance is an over the top success, and an example of someone who could easily hold his own against one of Bogart's greatest screen characters.John Huston loved looking at men (and women) in groups and this is one of his greatest films. Match it up with his earlier Maltese Falcon and his later Asphalt Jungle for a triple bill of what happens to people when they pursue wealth at the expense of all decency and common sense. All three are in Black and White (or should be). Then see his The Man who Would Be King. These four films will help you understand why Huston was an auteur, a film director with a clear and perceptive vision of the world and the universe he created in his movies. He remains one of the most profound and consistently entertaining directors to have worked in Hollywood.
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Summary: fantastic Bogart movie
Review: Great John Huston movie, as usual.Tim Holt was great, Walter Huston was fabulous, Bogart was at his all time finest!
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Summary: Excelent portrayal of the effect of greed on a man by Bogart
Review: Bogarts performance in this film is breathtaking. It is truly amazing to see this artisan weave the life and character of Fred C. Dobbs. While the film dragged in parts, Bogart shows how a peaceful caring man can become overwrought with greed and paranoia. AMAZING.
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Summary: Treasure is the motherlode of film making!
Review: Treasure gives Casablanca a run for the gold as the best movie ever made. Treasure is flawless in form and is chock-full of memorable lines and colorful characters. Despite popular opinion, moody prospector Fred C. Dobbs IS Humphrey Bogart's finest performance. Walter Huston is outstanding in his Oscar-winning performance as the wise, grizzled prospector. And Francisco Bedoya took home the Mexican version of an Oscar for his scene-stealing work as the chief bandit (it's a must-see!). I like Treasure primarily because it is storytelling at its zenith. It is efficient, and every scene adds something to the story. You don't find out everything about the characters in the first five minutes of the movie. Treasure also doesn't force elements into the movie that need not be there. For example, movies of today would have found some way to put romance into Treasure. But there is no need for women and love in this enviornment--except for the love of money and all its inherent evils. If only movies of today could be as bold and well made as this one!
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Summary: A Must See Movie
Review: I thought that this film proved that when you look for things that involve money with other people, that brings out the greed in you. Humphrey Bogart was da bomb in this movie. I loved how he thought that the other two were going to take his gold while he was gone and he went insane ever since the minute he first found the gold. Everyone should see this movie. It is a classic that will be remembered for all time.
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Summary: Huston's Masterpiece is One of Bogart's finest!
Review: There aren't many films of this quality. The seamless and terse direction of John Huston and Bogart's seedy, wretched Fred C. Dobbs make a whallop on the screen that rivets the viewer from opening credits to the bizarre twist-of-fate ending. There is nothing contrived in this outstanding tale of greed and envy. Though Bogart's Dobbs is plenty facinating, Walter Huston's Howard is equally compelling. The oft-cut scene where Howard revives an Indian boy is sheer poetry. Worth every dime and every minute!
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Summary: maybe the gratest american movie i've seen
Review: great in all senses. amazing how the abscence of woman can also make a great movie.
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Summary: A must see classic movie with Bogie
Review: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a classic movie that has to be watched by movie fans. Set in Mexico in 1926, the movie tells the story of two down and out Americans who have nothing to their name except their meager salaries. The two men, Dobbs and Curtin, decide to team up with a weathered, old prospector, Howard, to go prospecting for gold in the mountains of southern Mexico. Soon enough, the trio happens upon a mountain just full of gold waiting to be found. What follows is a condmenation of human greed and want of unlimited wealth and riches. The three men become suspicious of each other immediately, thinking that the other two might steal their share of the gold. At the same time, the three must deal with bandits who will stop at nothing to get their possessions. The ending does provide for a brief message of hope. Everything from the cinematography to the acting to the writing is great in this movie. Movie fans everywhere should see this classic movie. Humphrey Bogart gives an excellent performance as Fred C. Dobbs, a wayward American who believes that the power of gold would never make him change his ways and beliefs. Watching Dobbs morph into a money hungry, paranoid man is frightening. Walter Huston, father of director John Huston, plays Howard, the grizzled old prospector who is the only calm one in the group. Tim Holt stars as Bob Curtin, Dobbs' partner and the moral leader of the trio. The movie also stars Bruce Bennett, Barton MacLane, Alfonso Bedoya, and Manuel Donde. Also look for a brief appearance from John Huston as a well-to-do American who gives Dobbs some money for a meal. The 2-Disc Special Edition offers a ton of great extras. If you're a fan of this classic movie, you will love these extras. For a classic movie, ranked #30 in the AFI Top 100, with great performances, an excellent script, and beautiful scenery, check out The Treasure of the Sierra Madre!
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Summary: They don't make 'em like this one anymore...
Review: ...and that's a crying shame, because "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" is everything a movie should be and one of the greatest films ever to come out of Hollywood. This morality tale about three down-and-out Americans prospecting for gold in the Mexican mountains is a timeless story of friendship, greed and betrayal, wonderfully directed by John Huston and acted by Humphrey Bogart (in his best role ever), Tim Holt, and Huston's father, Walter Huston, who won a well-deserved Oscar for his portrayal as the old prospector (as did Huston Jr. for best director). Bogart's descent into madness is an acting tour de force; it's too bad he and Huston didn't win a joint Oscar. But there are so many Oscar-worthy performances in this film (I especially liked Alfonso Bedoya in the role of the bad guy Gold Hat) that they couldn't begin to hand out awards to everyone who deserved one. There is not one thing I would change in this movie. The ending is priceless. Seeing all the gold blown back into the hills where it came from has the viewer collapsing with laughter along with Holt and Huston, even while we appreciate, along with them, their hard-won lesson. This movie surely deserves a prominent place in any list of the ten best films of all time.
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