Once Upon a Time in the West
August 4, 2012
Epic story of a mysterious stranger with a harmonica who joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.
Film #36
Rating: 3 out of 5
Reel Matt
This blog started as my movie marathon — watching a movie a day for a whole year — and has continued as a place for me to write reviews about movies, TV, and various other items.
This is still a work in progress as I migrate from my old platform at Tumblr. For now, you can still access the whole backlog of posts there at http://reelmatt.tumblr.com
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
August 4, 2012
A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.
Film #35
Rating: 3 out of 5
For a Few Dollars More
August 3, 2012
Two bounty hunters with completely different intentions team up to track down a Western outlaw.
Film #34
Rating: 3 out of 5
A Fistful of Dollars
August 2, 2012
A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge.
Film #33
Rating: 3 out of 5
Shakespeare in Love
August 1, 2012
A young Shakespeare, out of ideas and short of cash, meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.
Film #32
Rating: 4 out of 5
Braveheart
July 31, 2012
William Wallace, a commoner, unites the 13th Century Scots in their battle to overthrow English rule.
Film #31
Rating: 4 out of 5
Platoon
July 29, 2012
A young recruit in Vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
Film #30
Rating: 3 out of 5
Kramer vs. Kramer
July 28, 2012
A just-divorced man must learn to care for his son on his own, and then must fight in court to keep custody of him.
Film #29
Rating: 5 out of 5
Midnight Cowboy
July 28, 2012
A naive male prostitute and his sickly friend struggle to survive on the streets of New York City.
Film #28
Rating: 2 out of 5
Gone with the Wind
July 26, 2012
American classic in which a manipulative woman and a roguish man carry on a turbulent love affair in the American south during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Film #27
Rating: 4 out of 5