tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post6648692753979806964..comments2023-10-28T11:09:18.671+05:30Comments on Cinemascope: The Ballad of Cable Hogue [1970]Shubhajithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-46928409137437855442013-06-26T12:34:47.484+05:302013-06-26T12:34:47.484+05:30Thanks a lot Sam. I too was taken aback by the fil...Thanks a lot Sam. I too was taken aback by the film's warm, light-hearted and gently amusing tone, given that THE Sam Peckinpah made it. The fact that 2 of his most violent & nihilistic films sandwiched it, made it all the more interesting. Personally I quite liked the film, and feel that its deeply underrated & under-watched. I'd be really interested to know your opinions as & when you manage to revisit it.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-44347105055691948152013-06-26T07:49:38.347+05:302013-06-26T07:49:38.347+05:30Agreed Shubhajit, that this is definitely antithet...Agreed Shubhajit, that this is definitely antithetical to the Peckinpah films that come before and after it. Never a personal favorite I still think it's a reasonably impressive work that effectively integrates humor into the proceedings. I haven't seen it in years and would like to do so again soon.<br /><br />Excellent, most perceptive review!Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-72155766411522317862013-06-22T14:47:41.544+05:302013-06-22T14:47:41.544+05:30Well, the entry of the automobiles did change the ...Well, the entry of the automobiles did change the film's focus. But then, Peckinpah had always been fascinated by the theme of Death of the Wild West, and the fact that not just figuratively, but even literally Cable is killed by the marching civilizations, added layers to the film in my opinion.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-83827971367791598222013-06-22T14:35:47.579+05:302013-06-22T14:35:47.579+05:30Till The automobile entry, the film was moving smo...Till The automobile entry, the film was moving smoothly with the flow of a nice western.<br /><br />suddenly after the automobile enters the scene, you tend to feel that the film takes a u turn in it's flow.<br /><br />you feel that the film ends from the moment the car enters the film and u are watching another film and not the ballad of CH.<br /><br />King Viswahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04648131417869292396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-28712039677172964082013-06-22T10:24:58.729+05:302013-06-22T10:24:58.729+05:30Yes, vengeance did form a key driving force for Ca...Yes, vengeance did form a key driving force for Cable, though, ironically, had he not been robbed & left stranded by those 2 men, he'd neither have found the water nor his love. But, in comparison to the film that preceded & followed it, it was quite a gentle film really.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-40381187531398411262013-06-22T02:31:49.498+05:302013-06-22T02:31:49.498+05:30This is actually a pretty dark movie. Hogue hangs ...This is actually a pretty dark movie. Hogue hangs around that spot and even gives up on love to get his vengeance. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com