Very disappointing Peckinpah western "classic" is not even near such.
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03/08/08
Major Dundee (1965)
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Reviews Counted:29
Fresh:28
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.2/10
Theatrical Release:Apr 8, 2005 Limited
Synopsis: Sam Peckinpah's dramatic tale of the west, and of revenge. A group of men follow Major Dundee, a officer in the Union Cavalry, down to Mexico to recapture some children kidnapped by Apaches.... [More]
Starring: Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton, James Coburn
Director: Sam Peckinpah
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Reviews for Major Dundee
An offbeat and sometimes jumbled western adventure film sees Heston as a Union officer in charge of a jail in the Southwest.
08/30/06
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06/24/06
Sam Peckinpah's crippled film plays best as a dry run for The Wild Bunch.
10/03/05
Top CriticIt's an ode to the unstable, explosive force that was Sam Peckinpah, as well as to the powerful studio system that crushed him and kept him down.
09/23/05
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07/22/05
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07/05/05
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06/18/05
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06/17/05
This restored version demonstrates is that while it remains an uneven work, it has flashes of brilliance as well as a general air of competence, even elegance in storytelling.
06/11/05
Giddy-up, Western lovers. This one is worth the return engagement.
06/09/05
Top CriticIt's one of those flawed, fascinating films that are somehow more intriguing than many a smooth-cheeked blockbuster.
06/02/05
Top CriticNo true Peckinpah-lover should pass it by.
05/13/05
Top CriticMajor Dundee, not a great movie but a great star-driven, big budget 1965 studio western, is back in all its fractured glory and confidence.
04/29/05
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04/23/05
Top CriticIt's richer and more interesting, partly because some motivations have been cleared up, partly because the music isn't a burden and partly because we now can see that this was all leading to the creation of a truly great film four years later.
04/22/05
The new Dundee plugs some of the story holes but, sadly, it's still a plodding affair that's low on plausible character motivation and compelling action scenes.
04/21/05
Testosterone Valhalla ... This newly restored version proves to be one of the most purely enjoyable, least thorny examples of [Peckinpah's] work.
04/21/05
The restored version becomes a near masterpiece--a most powerful but fragmented western of epic proportions.
04/20/05
Still a mess of great scenes sprinkled among some fairly monotonous action. But it's never completely dull.
04/15/05
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