| I went to the LA premiere of "Appaloosa" tonight. | | | | together somewhat differently, but it was still apparent |
| Before the screening an executive described the film | | | | to me. |
| to the audience as Ed Harris's vision and introduced | | | | One scene that is unique in the movie attempts to |
| Harris as the most obsessive filmmaker he has ever | | | | draw sympathy from the audience for Renée |
| worked with. Thus, I thought Ed Harris was just being | | | | Zellweger's character, but there is no follow up. The |
| humble in telling the crowd, "we made the film for you | | | | motivations for her actions in the film are never |
| to enjoy, so enjoy it." | | | | explained. Frustrating. |
| The film is somewhat enjoyable. The scenery, sets | | | | I know why Ed Harris told me at the beginning to "...just |
| and costumes are beautiful, the gunplay is fun and the | | | | enjoy..." and I will try not to hold won't hold anything |
| dialogue is funny and even witty at times. Maybe this is | | | | against his movie. As I see it George Clooney and pals |
| what drew such great actors to do the movie. | | | | like to make heist movies for fun and I don't hold it |
| Problem is that when I see Viggo Mortensen character | | | | against them. So why can't Harris, Mortensens, Irons |
| in the movie, I think he would have been a great Doc | | | | and others make westerns for fun? Well, "Ocean's 11" |
| Holliday. Both the characters and plot feel too familiar. I | | | | was officially a re-make, paying homage to the rat |
| felt the plots of a Wyatt Earp tale, Butch Cassidy and | | | | pack, which was very enjoyable. They then copied the |
| the Sundance Kid and an Arthur-Guinevere-Lancelot | | | | same formula twice, which weren't so good. So in |
| love triangle were incorporated into this film. Maybe | | | | comparison, Harris in making this movie has skipped |
| elements of these plots are used here and weaved | | | | the remake and given us "Butch Cassidy...2". |