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Waterhole # 3 [1967]
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Hilarious hippie western?
Review date: 2008-10-05 Rating: 6 out of 10
I watched this for the first time in my late youth in the late sixties and remember it as an aparte, twisted Western parody and a break from the usual Spaghetti- or classic John Wayne type- Westerns we used to get in those days.
Few movies from back then will stand the toll of the times and neither does this one I'm afraid. But as a remark of the new hippie anti-heroism and progressive criticism to the classical type Western movie it was not bad. New and different type of heroes were being created in those days.
The way Lewton Cole(Coburn) expedites his adversary in the beginning sets the new way of this movie right at the beginning. He does away with the traditional duel of the West. Timothy Cary (The late and the Great!) plays the most hilarious character by far and is close kin to Donald Sutherland's tank commander character in Kelly's Heroes. I'm always fond of James Whitmore, but he never gets the chance to show his caliber here, so look elsewhere for him to excel. Coburn is steady as usual and Carroll O'Connor (as in Archie Bunker) plays convincingly as Sheriff with a questionable attitude. Margaret Blye as the sheriff's daughter does not get much to play on I'm afraid. So the sixties were not as progressive for women as we like to remember, I'm afraid. That came much later.
The pace of the movie is far from today's standards, but it is surprisingly modern for its time. So maybe the best way is to watch a few
Westerns of the classical school, even Eldorado, before you see this. Then you'll be in the right frame of mind to be a little bit surprised!
Otherwise it will appear a bit lame, I'm afraid.
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Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Carroll O'Connor
Claude Akins
James Coburn
Timothy Carey
Maggie Blye
Creators:
James Coburn (Primary Contributor)
Carroll O'Connor (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Paramount Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Paramount Home Entertainment
EAN: 5014437877932
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2005-08-01
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 91 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1967
Language: English (Original Language)