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The Quick And The Dead
1994
Herod is the corrupt mayor of the Western town of Redemption. A haven for lawbreakers of every type. To enforce his position of absolute power he hosts a shootout contest every year with a cash prize for the winner. Herod always wins...until sexy Ellen rides into town with a six-gun on her shapely hip...and burning revenge in .. Read more
| Starring | Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe, Roberts Blossom |
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| Director | Sam Raimi |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
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Critics' reviews (6)
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Evil Dead director Sam Raimi brings an overblown energy to every scene as Sharon Stone rides, Clint Eastwood-style, into a town called Redemption to take part in a gunfighting competition presided over by evil Gene Hackman. This homage to the spaghetti westerns of Sergio Leone — a sort of Roman epic with six-guns replacing tridents — is as daft as they come, and the point is rammed home by the cameo casting of Woody Strode, who almost killed Spartacus in 1960. But today, the wacky proceedings will draw an entirely new audience thanks to the presence of Leonardo DiCaprio as the freshest-faced, prettiest gunslinger in town.
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The Western genre taken to a logical conclusion: as a succession of quick-draw contests; the influence here is Sergio Leone, to which the director adds his trademark convulsive camerawork.
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"...Raimi's tasy homage to spaghetti-Western maestro Sergio Leone -- spiced with Raimi's offbeat humor -- goes down pretty easily..."
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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9 out of 9 people found this review helpful
TOP MOVIE !!!
Director Sam Raimi brings his trademark comic book-influenced visual panache to this post-modern Western. Sharon Stone stars as Ellen, a mysterious female ... more
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Wild west(ern) , highly recommended
I had forgotten just how good this film was until i watched it again recently.
It features Russell Crowe and Leonardo Di Caprio before their salaries... more -
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
The Quite Good, Bad and Ugly
Somehow it seems a little pointless making a Western now: Eastwood's Unforgiven pretty much seems the last word on the genre. Still, it seems some folks are... more
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Wild west(ern) , highly recommended
I had forgotten just how good this film was until i watched it again recently.
It features Russell Crowe and Leonardo Di Caprio before their salaries... more -
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
The Quite Good, Bad and Ugly
Somehow it seems a little pointless making a Western now: Eastwood's Unforgiven pretty much seems the last word on the genre. Still, it seems some folks are... more
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9 out of 9 people found this review helpful
TOP MOVIE !!!
Director Sam Raimi brings his trademark comic book-influenced visual panache to this post-modern Western. Sharon Stone stars as Ellen, a mysterious female ... more
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Wild west(ern) , highly recommended
I had forgotten just how good this film was until i watched it again recently.
It features Russell Crowe and Leonardo Di Caprio before their salaries... more -
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
The Quite Good, Bad and Ugly
Somehow it seems a little pointless making a Western now: Eastwood's Unforgiven pretty much seems the last word on the genre. Still, it seems some folks are... more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Damn that was fast
An interesting ffilm and very typographical of a western with all the shoot ups and action that you could ask for, why not, this one is a graphically ... more
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
A Good Westen
This is a good film. A good storyline, great acting from all the cast. Am not a western fan but did enjoy this one. A good viewing.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Puerile
This had some good actors in it, but the plot was puerile and the pace slow. Definitely a B movie
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Don't know why, but I like it!!
Have seen this film a couple of times now, and I still enjoy it. I really don't quite know why. It's a pretty predictable western, done lot's of ... more
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Never mind the storyline, watch the acting
The acting in this highly improbable tale is the thing which saves the film. A female gunslinger as lovely as Ms... more
Critics' reviews (6)
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Evil Dead director Sam Raimi brings an overblown energy to every scene as Sharon Stone rides, Clint Eastwood-style, into a town called Redemption to take part in a gunfighting competition presided over by evil Gene Hackman. This homage to the spaghetti westerns of Sergio Leone — a sort of Roman epic with six-guns replacing tridents — is as daft as they come, and the point is rammed home by the cameo casting of Woody Strode, who almost killed Spartacus in 1960. But today, the wacky proceedings will draw an entirely new audience thanks to the presence of Leonardo DiCaprio as the freshest-faced, prettiest gunslinger in town.
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The Western genre taken to a logical conclusion: as a succession of quick-draw contests; the influence here is Sergio Leone, to which the director adds his trademark convulsive camerawork.
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"...Raimi's tasy homage to spaghetti-Western maestro Sergio Leone -- spiced with Raimi's offbeat humor -- goes down pretty easily..."
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This engagingly hyperbolic homage to the style and revenge fantasies of the spaghetti Western centres on a deadly... read more on Time Out
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"...Ms. Stone's presence nicely underscores the genre-bending tactics of Sam Raimi..."
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"...Notably bizarre effects and superb surround-stereo..."
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The Quick And The Dead
Herod is the corrupt mayor of the Western town of Redemption. A haven for lawbreakers of every type. To enforce his position of absolute power he hosts a shootout contest every year with a cash prize for the winner. Herod always wins...until sexy Ellen rides into town with a six-gun on her shapely ...
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