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US Mall 1 - Ride the High Country
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Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Starring: Joel McCrea, Randolph Scott, Mariette Hartley, Ron Starr, Edgar Buchanan
Directed By: Sam Peckinpah
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302032246
Format: Color
ISBN: 6302032245
Label: MGM (Warner)
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Release Date: 1994-04-25
Running Time: 94
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Theatrical Release Date: 1962
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Summary: Ride The High Country
Comment: In many ways RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY is a tribute to two great western stars-McCrea and Scott. It is a story of two aging, former lawmen who are good friends.
Both of them are just doing what they can to get by day by day, to survive a changing world. What they have left is their memories, their sense of pride, and their integrity.
Their integrity is tested throughout the film. Sometimes, integrity is tested when the temptation of gold is tossed into the stew pot of life. Lying under the stars on an old saddle, covered by a worn blanket and suffering aching joints, the memory of a righteous life tends to fade. The lure of quick riches, a hot bath in a royal hotel, a set of new clothes and a descent meal intrude into the dreams. Dreams are often an echo of hidden desires and unrequited realities.
George Bassman's overture is a haunting mix of inspirational western music and subtle hints of a requiem. The music reaches its climax in the last scenes.
Sam Peckinpah's direction took the western genre into a new direction. It presented a morality tale with flawed human beings who struggled with their demons and the desire to do what is right. This western world is a harsh, brutal, cold and violent place where religion and sinful human nature play off each other. The good guys and the bad guys are not so clear-cut. There are no white and black hats.
In summary: the film is a soliloquy to the western.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A Natural Western
Comment: How can you go wrong with a Sam Peckinpah film,the man was a genius who visioned cinema as a piece of art as you vision in,Ride The High Country,a natural classic western acted out in a natural way with a superb surrounding cast,Randolph Scott,Joel McCrea,film debut from Mariette Hartley and Peckinpah regular,Warren Oates. The vision of Peckinpah is revealed with a rooster scene towards the end similar to the scorpion scene shown in the beginning of,The Wild Bunch,also both films contain explosive endings,Ride The High Country,1962,is a true piece of cinema art,and a credit to the genre,this Warner dvd features an interview with Peckinpah's sister,16x9 widescreen.
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Summary: On of the 5 Best Westerns (Color) ever made...
Comment: This is an essential film among the westerns. It deserves the reputation it has, among western film lovers, Peckinpah fans, Randolph Scott admirers, and cult film enthusiasts (it is considered a cult film because, while virtually ignored upon initial release, it's reputation has grown in stature immensely over the years). It is one of those rare films that gets even better the more you see it. If you have never seen it, I am envious.
On a note about the package itself, it is a beautiful print (the original cinematography was stunning, and is well preserved on this DVD). Also, I found the comments of the film critics to be very interesting as well.
All in all, this is a DVD that should be in any serious film library.
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Summary: A Very Good Western
Comment: A home-run Western. I think it was Peckinpah's first. In my opinion, it gains and does not lose from the absence of the excess violence that becomes his signature in later works. The shoot-out at the end serves the story. It does not become the story.
But it is also a very good movie outside its genre. And, it is the telling of the story by its actors that truly makes this one memorable.
The supporting roles are particularly well done. Yet, it is McCrea and Scott who turn in the performances of a lifetime; theirs and the aging Westerners they portray. It is the story of both passings and equaly memorable as to the value to be found in both.
Customer Rating: 
Summary: The Civil Bunch
Comment: The Shut Mouth Society
The Shopkeeper
If you appreciate westerns of the old school, you'll enjoy Ride the High Country.
Under Peckinpah's direction, Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea take a standard script and turn it into a memorable film. The story, similar to The Ballad of Cable Hogue is about the passing of an era. The movie's theme is honor and betrayals as two aging ex-lawmen accept a job to protect a gold shipment and perhaps have a final fling pretending it's the good `ol days.
This is the first Peckinpah Western and he displays a love of the genre that reached fulfillment with The Wild Bunch.
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Summary: Ride The High Country
Comment: In many ways RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY is a tribute to two great western stars-McCrea and Scott. It is a story of two aging, former lawmen who are good friends.
Both of them are just doing what they can to get by day by day, to survive a changing world. What they have left is their memories, their sense of pride, and their integrity.
Their integrity is tested throughout the film. Sometimes, integrity is tested when the temptation of gold is tossed into the stew pot of life. Lying under the stars on an old saddle, covered by a worn blanket and suffering aching joints, the memory of a righteous life tends to fade. The lure of quick riches, a hot bath in a royal hotel, a set of new clothes and a descent meal intrude into the dreams. Dreams are often an echo of hidden desires and unrequited realities.
George Bassman's overture is a haunting mix of inspirational western music and subtle hints of a requiem. The music reaches its climax in the last scenes.
Sam Peckinpah's direction took the western genre into a new direction. It presented a morality tale with flawed human beings who struggled with their demons and the desire to do what is right. This western world is a harsh, brutal, cold and violent place where religion and sinful human nature play off each other. The good guys and the bad guys are not so clear-cut. There are no white and black hats.
In summary: the film is a soliloquy to the western.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A Natural Western
Comment: How can you go wrong with a Sam Peckinpah film,the man was a genius who visioned cinema as a piece of art as you vision in,Ride The High Country,a natural classic western acted out in a natural way with a superb surrounding cast,Randolph Scott,Joel McCrea,film debut from Mariette Hartley and Peckinpah regular,Warren Oates. The vision of Peckinpah is revealed with a rooster scene towards the end similar to the scorpion scene shown in the beginning of,The Wild Bunch,also both films contain explosive endings,Ride The High Country,1962,is a true piece of cinema art,and a credit to the genre,this Warner dvd features an interview with Peckinpah's sister,16x9 widescreen.
Customer Rating:
Summary: On of the 5 Best Westerns (Color) ever made...
Comment: This is an essential film among the westerns. It deserves the reputation it has, among western film lovers, Peckinpah fans, Randolph Scott admirers, and cult film enthusiasts (it is considered a cult film because, while virtually ignored upon initial release, it's reputation has grown in stature immensely over the years). It is one of those rare films that gets even better the more you see it. If you have never seen it, I am envious.
On a note about the package itself, it is a beautiful print (the original cinematography was stunning, and is well preserved on this DVD). Also, I found the comments of the film critics to be very interesting as well.
All in all, this is a DVD that should be in any serious film library.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A Very Good Western
Comment: A home-run Western. I think it was Peckinpah's first. In my opinion, it gains and does not lose from the absence of the excess violence that becomes his signature in later works. The shoot-out at the end serves the story. It does not become the story.
But it is also a very good movie outside its genre. And, it is the telling of the story by its actors that truly makes this one memorable.
The supporting roles are particularly well done. Yet, it is McCrea and Scott who turn in the performances of a lifetime; theirs and the aging Westerners they portray. It is the story of both passings and equaly memorable as to the value to be found in both.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The Civil Bunch
Comment: The Shut Mouth Society
The Shopkeeper
If you appreciate westerns of the old school, you'll enjoy Ride the High Country.
Under Peckinpah's direction, Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea take a standard script and turn it into a memorable film. The story, similar to The Ballad of Cable Hogue is about the passing of an era. The movie's theme is honor and betrayals as two aging ex-lawmen accept a job to protect a gold shipment and perhaps have a final fling pretending it's the good `ol days.
This is the first Peckinpah Western and he displays a love of the genre that reached fulfillment with The Wild Bunch.
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