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3:10 To Yuma [DVD] [2007]
enlarge	Director: James Mangold Actors: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Peter Fonda, Gretchen Mol, Dallas Roberts Studio: Lions Gate Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£19.99~~ Buy New: £2.30 as of 21/11/2009 15:28 GMT details You Save: £17.69 (88%) New (25) Used (16) Collectible (2) from £2.29 Seller: enigmadirect Rating: 72 reviews Sales Rank: 2160 Format: PAL, Surround Sound, Subtitled Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 117 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.6 EAN: 5060052413680 ASIN: B000Z63YPM Theatrical Release Date: 2007 Release Date: January 28, 2008 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review Never let it be said that the Western is dead. Because every time its last rites are read, another filmmaker moves in and produces another fine entry to an enduring genre that'll simply never go away. In this case, the film is I3:10 To Yuma/I, and the filmmaker is James Mangold, straight off his Oscar-winning Johnny Cash biopic, IWalk The Line/I. P I3:10 To Yuma/I is, however, a far different beast, bringing together two of the most magnetic male leads in modern day cinema. On the one hand, there's Christian Bale as the law-enforcing Sheriff, and he's facing off against Russell Crowe's killer. Unsurprisingly, it's the conflict and sparks between these two that ignite the film, and turn it into a film well worth seeking out. P For what director Mangold realises is that the trick with I3:10 To Yuma/I (named after the prison train that Bale's character seeks to put Crowe's on) is to give his two stars room to work, and injecting plenty of action and excitement into the mix. The end result, while not a top-notch Western, turns out to be a real cut above most of the current multiplex fodder. Even if Westerns aren't usually your thing, it's well worth giving this one a try. --IJon Foster/I

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 72 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...15 Next » Superb, gritty and action-packed western December 3, 2007 Hooligween (Kernow, Great Britain) 62 out of 66 found this review helpful Putting Russell Crowe and Christian Bale together in this movie was a master-stroke. They take opposing roles as the film romps along and the conflict (and then friendship) which develops between them makes for some gripping, nasty and touching moments. br /This isn't one of those slowly paced, meandering modern westerns where it takes forever and a day for nothing much to happen. This is a vigh-velocity romp with plenty of wham! and bam! In 3:10 To Yuma the characters develop through blood, sweat and tears (punctuated by gunfire and fist fights). br / br /Bale is a failing farmer, a cripple, who feels he's letting down his family and in particular his oldest son. Crowe is a high-living outlaw, used to ruling the roost and robbing whoever he can. Their paths cross when Crowe is captured and Bale agrees to join the guards who will take the prisoner to catch the prison train (that's the 3:10 to Yuma). br / br /So that sets the scene for a road journey, one where the two men get to know each other, understand more about each other, fight each other, ride horses, sit round campfire, get beaten up -- all that good western stuff. The pace of the film is rapid, so it doesn't sit around dwelling on each point, but clips along to the next fight, the next showdown, the next twist. br /There are moments of sweeping action on the plains and in the railroad yards, backed with gritted-teeth drama as the farmer's son starts to admire the outlaw -- his father can't compete with the glamorous gun-slinger who effortlessly charms the women, and provides exactly the wrong role model for the boy. br /Bale's character can't quite believe that Crowe really is 100% bad, and that he's completely beyond redemption. Crowe keeps proving, brutally, that he really IS a bad man. Yet in the end, both characters find a form of redemption, via a shower of bullets and a heart-stopping chase sequence. It's one of the best showdown sequences I've ever seen, across the clapboard walkways, through the barns and alleyways and on the roofs of a frontier town. br / br /3:10 to Yuma is over two hours long but it flies by. If you missed it at the movies then definitely watch it now. It's one of the best westerns to come along for years -- all guns blazing... 3:10 to Goodness... January 17, 2008 D. Woods (DURHAM, DURHAM United Kingdom) 11 out of 12 found this review helpful I'm a fan of all kinds of movies, but a lot of westerns leave me cold. Especially the older ones, where everybody always seemed to be so emaculate, despite the dust and grime of thier surroundings. And cheesy dialogue (lots of that). The better westerns were morality tales, like High Noon or action packed tales of violence, like the Dollars trilogy. What we have with this film is a perfect blend of both. A wonderful moral tale about redemption, loss, love and fighting for what you believe in melded with all that you expect from a really good western - coach chases, gunfights and some squinty-eyed quick draws. Performance wise? Note perfect. Actors like Christian Bale and Russell Crowe automatically add depth, but the stand-out is Ben Foster as Crowe's right hand psycho 'Charlie Prince'. A chilling and quirky performance. So, all in all, a good enough western to fans of the old fashioned type, with enough action and depth to appeal to the new crowd. Brilliant. Better than the original August 1, 2008 H. Galloway (UK) 4 out of 4 found this review helpful I have also recently watched the original version, with Glenn Ford and Van Heflin. It still holds up well, albeit in Black and White, but was not a patch on this latest production, with Russell Crowe and Christian Bale. Somebody said it was the best western since 'Unforgiven'. Well, I'm not sure I would rate it quite that highly, but it is definitely worth seeing, nevertheless. TRUly GRITty December 25, 2007 Kona (Emerald City) 24 out of 30 found this review helpful Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) is a killer and thief, and after robbing the stage 22 times, he's been caught. Rancher Dan Evans (Christian Bale) volunteers to join the posse that's taking Wade to the train station, a three-day ride away, for the princely sum of $200. Evans needs the money to keep his ranch and to improve his status in his teenage son's eyes. All the while, Wade's evil gang is following them and slowly but surely whittling down the posse. br / br /This western grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go for two hours. At the end, I felt like I hadn't taken a breath the whole time. It's gritty and dirty and cruel and incredibly intense. Crowe manages to make his nasty character likeable and even heroic at the end. His manly charisma dominates the screen. Bale is also excellent as the pitable, noble rancher. I was really rooting for him. Ben Foster plays a thoroughly hateful sadist with relish, but he looked so much like Mike Love of the Beachboys that I was a little distracted during his close-ups. br / br /The taut script has many memorable lines such as, "Even a bad man loves his mama." The desert scenery is magnificent and the movie has a realistic, no-frills look to it. It left me exhausted and sad, but it was powerful and extremely well-made. A real 6 shooter. September 8, 2008 Will Joseph (The universe is my oyster.) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful When two modern day stars of the screen are put together and you forget their stardom as you get swept along with the movie, you know that you are onto a good thing. It never felt at any point in the movie that Bale and Crowe were trying to outdo each other, giving each and every scene just what it needed. br /The story is a good one too; good guy needing money in the wild west is pressed into escorting the baddest of villains across the widerness to the prison train. You get all the usual stuff too, such as goodies who are nasty and baddies who are nastier and the development of a relationship between the two leading characters. br /Well made and eminently watchable, I highly recommend the modern day re:make of 3:10 to Yuma. Showing reviews 1-5 of 72 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...15 Next »

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