One of the BEST movies - Unforgiven

Trytostaydead · Post by **Trytostaydead** » 2003-02-18 07:59pm

Do you guys remember this movie by Clint Eastwood? Such a beautifully made Western. Extremely gritty are the terms I would use to describe the ending. By the end of the movie I had my jaw down.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-02-18 08:02pm

I own the DVD. A superb film. I love the scene after they kill the cowboy in the outhouse:

KID: I guess he had it comin'.
MUNNY (Clint): We've all got it comin', kid.

And of course, at the end:

LITTLE BILL: I don't deserve this. I'm buildin' a house!
MUNNY: Deserve's got nothin' to do with it.

Warspite · Post by **Warspite** » 2003-02-18 08:14pm

Hum, the final scene, when Clint leaves the city, promising to kill them all, is pure Clint Eastwood.
That one was just precious, it basically sumed up Munny's personality, and Clint's years of Western experience.

Mark S · Post by **Mark S** » 2003-02-18 08:18pm

Awesome movie. Truly great. Damn, cold-blooded, son-of-a-bitch assassin. You could feel him changing when he started to drink again.

Trytostaydead · Post by **Trytostaydead** » 2003-02-18 08:18pm

I liked the ending the best. VERY wonderfully done as Clint stands over his wife's grave and the sunset. *tears*

Pablo Sanchez · Post by **Pablo Sanchez** » 2003-02-18 08:21pm

I liked the authenticity. My most favorite part is when Little Bill tells his posse to burn Munny down after he takes his shot, obviously hoping to psyche Munny out. And then the killer just squeezes the trigger, and *click*. Beautiful.

Perinquus · Post by **Perinquus** » 2003-02-18 08:55pm

My favorite line was what Munny said right after he shot Skinny (the bartender), and Little Bill said: "You just killed an unarmed man!" Munny replied: "Well he should'a armed himself."

I also think Hackman deserved the best actor oscar he won. Most of the film, he's pretty amiable and seems like a guy you could like. But a couple of times he reveals what an absolutely cold hearted bastard Little Bill really is. Think of lines like these:

To Morgan Freeman, almost gently, after beating him nearly to death - "Those whores are gonna tell different lies than you. And when their lies ain't the same as your lies... Well, I ain't gonna hurt no woman; I'm gonna hurt you. Only not gentle, like before."

To Richard Harris, looking him straight in the eye - "You were right not to take it Bob. I would'a killed ya."

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-02-18 09:00pm

Great Movie however I am collecting My Eastwood Westerns in Chronological order right now.

*Spits* Are you fonna draw those Irons or wistle Dixie boys.

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-02-18 09:17pm

"I take it you're William Munny, murderer of women and children."

"That's right. I've killed everything that walks or crawls at one time or another ... and I'm here to kill you, Little Bill. For What you did to Ned."

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-02-18 09:29pm

Ah yes, The Cut Whore Chronicles. What? Didn't you know that was the original name?

desertjedi · Post by **desertjedi** » 2003-02-18 09:41pm

Mony: ...And you better bury Ned right! Or I'll come back and kill all you sons of bitches!

Lightening flashes.. Thunder explodes...

A superb Eastwood ending!

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2003-02-18 11:24pm

The Yosemite Bear wrote:Great Movie however I am collecting My Eastwood Westerns in Chronological order right now.

*Spits* Are you fonna draw those Irons or wistle Dixie boys.

The Outlaw Josey Wales one of the best.

His "Man With No Name" series is pretty good too.

I also kind of like the duo of High Plains Drifter & Pale Rider, although Pale Rider reminds me a bit too much of Shane.

Lord Poe · Post by **Lord Poe** » 2003-02-19 12:02am

I love it. Bought the special Edition DVD a couple months ago. I liked the part where the told the cowboys to give the dying man his damned water!

Here's hoping that "Heartbreak Ridge" gets a SE-DVD!

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-02-19 12:09am

Lord Poe wrote:I liked the part where the told the cowboys to give the dying man his damned water!

So he could hurry up and die, right? After all, you never drink water when you've been shot through the gut.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-02-19 12:12am

Vympel wrote:
Lord Poe wrote:I liked the part where the told the cowboys to give the dying man his damned water!
So he could hurry up and die, right? After all, you never drink water when you've been shot through the gut.

I seem to recall that one of the physiological effects of a stomach wound is unbearable thirst.

Trytostaydead · Post by **Trytostaydead** » 2003-02-19 12:14am

Darth Wong wrote:
Vympel wrote:
Lord Poe wrote:I liked the part where the told the cowboys to give the dying man his damned water!
So he could hurry up and die, right? After all, you never drink water when you've been shot through the gut.
I seem to recall that one of the physiological effects of a stomach wound is unbearable thirst.

Yes indeedy. Your body thinks its loosing too much water and dehydrating. But giving water to a gut wound = NO GOOD.

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-02-19 12:14am

Darth Wong wrote: I seem to recall that one of the physiological effects of a stomach wound is unbearable thirst.

Yeah, me too- I can't help but think there's something that says you're not supposed to drink anything despite this- buggered if I know really.

Makes you wonder why Tim Roth in Resevoir Dogs didn't whine for water tho. He was just a hard case I guess.

Lord Poe · Post by **Lord Poe** » 2003-02-19 12:20am

Vympel wrote:
Lord Poe wrote:I liked the part where the told the cowboys to give the dying man his damned water!
So he could hurry up and die, right? After all, you never drink water when you've been shot through the gut.

Actually, no. The scene worked because the shooters were showing compassion for a dying man crying out his last wish. His friends didn't want to move to him for fear of being shot.

Warspite · Post by **Warspite** » 2003-02-19 08:47am

Lord Poe wrote:[...]
Here's hoping that "Heartbreak Ridge" gets a SE-DVD!

FINGERS CROSSED!!!!!

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-02-19 08:52am

I must tell my dad to get that on DVD, he loves it and can't believe it was a nineties western, they don't make 'em like that anymore.

Butch and the Kid is my fave and A Fistful of Dollars followed by The Magnificent Seven.

As for the stomach thing, I think it has something to do with the fact that if you drink anything or eat anything you will secrete acids and enzymes that will get to places you don't want them too, plus you dehydrate which may explain the thirst.

The Great Unbearded One · Post by **The Great Unbearded One** » 2003-02-19 11:36am

Love the film...

I too own the SE DVD.

Defiant · Post by **Defiant** » 2003-02-19 07:39pm

Beuchamp (the stupid author): "Usually, a skilled gunfighter will kill the most dangerous enemy first. How did you know which one to kill first?"

Munny: "I was lucky in the order. But then again, I've always been lucky when it comes to killing folks"

Excellent movie!

Munny: "You better bury Ned right! And you better not cut up or otherwise mistreat no whores. Or else I'll come back and kill all you sons of bitches!"

Yes, I know its been quoted, but its the best damn line in the movie!