| The Wild Bunch
				(1969), 
				Director: Sam Peckinpah, rated R for language, 
						violence 
						Nine men who 
						came too late and stayed too long... 
				
				  Starring: 
				William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Edmond O'Brien, 
				Jaime Sánchez, Ben Johnson, Warren Oates, Emilio Fernández, 
				Strother Martin, L.Q. Jones, Albert Dekker, Bo Hopkins, Alfonso 
				Arau, Dub Taylor 
DML Rating: 
★★★★★★★★★☆ 
- near perfect 
				"We're gonna stick 
				together, just like it used to be! When you side with a man, you 
				stay with him! And if you can't do that, you're like some 
				animal, you're finished! We're finished! All of us!" - 
				Pike Bishop 
				Why watch this? 
				Peckinpah's great ode to Western violence stands the test of 
				time. 
				Plot Summary:  
				Set in 1913, an aging group of outlaws attempt one last big 
				score during a time when the traditional American West is 
				fading. After a botched railroad office robbery, they flee to 
				Mexico with bounty hunters on their trail, led by a gang member. 
				In Mexico, they get involved with a rogue Mexican general while 
				trading guns and ammo. 
				Dad's Preview: Two 
				years after the shocking violence (well, not by today's 
				standards) in 
				Bonnie and 
				Clyde (1967), this film hit screens. Critics were split, 
				mostly due to the wanton violence and ruthless nature of the 
				lead characters. What everyone, then and now, can agree upon is 
				that the film is well-directed, the all-star cast's performances 
				are career-defining, and the cinematography, a slow-motion 
				ballet of savagery set in the angry Mexican landscape, is 
				breathtaking. William Holden deserved an Oscar for his portrayal 
				of Pike. These men depicted - killers, thieves, hired guns - 
				have no concept of a normal life. They are past their prime. 
				Yet, they live by the brutal outlaw code of the West: stick 
				together to the bitter, and in this case bloody, end. 
				 Touchstone Films, 
				Silver Screen Partners II; Buena Vista Dist. Co.
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