| Unforgiven | | Cast : | Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman | | Director : | Clint Eastwood | | Studio : | Warner Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Widescreen | | Released Date : | August 07, 1992 | | DVD Released Date : | August 22, 1997 | | Language : | French (Subtitled), English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 07, 2005 | | Summary | The Anti-Western | Content
 | I have seen most of Eastwood's westerns dozens of times; I only watched this one once. It is a carefully crafted and very sophisticated movie, perhaps moreso than any other "western"; but that's it -- it is really not a western after the fashion I am accustomed to.
As a product of the 1950's, I grew up with westerns in the cinema and on television, and believe that a good western should have several elements: a good plot, plenty of action, and a hero that triumphs in the end, leaving one with a good feeling. "Unforgiven" really has little action, and we all know there is no hero. As for the plot, it is certainly better than some, but the whole sordid tale is so dark and depressing that I could not bear to watch it again.
I can see why the Academy liked Unforgiven, but for someone like me, your average Western movie buff, it left me very disappointed. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 14, 2005 | | Summary | Vastly overrated; undeserved Oscars. | Content
| This is nothing but another Western. Anyone expecting some brilliance or originality to be in sync with its Oscar win as Best Pic of 1992 will be sorely disappointed. Starts out with a gratuitously violent slashing of a prostitute and goes downhill in unpleasantness from there. I think I can guess why the Hollywood left-libs loved this enough to make it best pic: it portrays the West (read "America") as unheroic and simply violent and evil. That's the sort of garbage that the creeps in Hollywood lap up like cats to a saucer of milk. Hey, celebrities!! If America sucks, kindly return all of that money you get from us for working a few weeks a year, will ya? My feelings won't be hurt. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 12, 2005 | | Summary | A great achievement | Content
| I loved this movie. Great acting, writing, and directing. Both a highlight of Eastwood's career in westerns, and as an actor and director in all cinema. Watch it, love it. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 08, 2005 | | Summary | Clint Eastwood's unforgettable masterpiece | Content
| If you're in a hurry, don't even read any of these reviews. Not even mine. The fact that this movie won 4 academy awards including best director, best picture and best supportng actor (Gene Hackman) should make you watch it. Clint Eastwood directed and starred in this western with a great cast and a great moral. Eastwood, Morgan Freeman and Gene Hackman, 3 of the best actors ever, now all past 50 years of age, are united in this masterpiece. That should also make you want to see it, because you see these absolutely extraordinary actors all in one extraordinary movie, together.
The film opens with a brutal scene, in which a man badly cuts up a prostitute in her face. He does this because she laughed at "the size of his pecker". The man and his accomplice are then released without any physical punishment with only a fine as their punishment by Lil Bill (Gene Hackman), the sheriff.
On top of it, the owner of the place doesn't care about the prostitute, and just cares about losing money because of one of the prostitutes' face. But, the other prostitutes can't live after what happened to their friend. So, they combine their money to form $1000.00 and place bounties on the two men's lives. But Lil Bill and his troops are prepared to stand their ground in their town of Big Whiskey.
And then come Ned (Morgan Freeman), William (Clint Eastwood) and Schofeild Kid. Ned and Will are partners that used to be killers. The Kid claims that he's a killer and acts tough. All of them need that money.
But Lil Bill is a corrupt sheriff and a violent man that ridiculizes anyone trying to kill the two men. Gene Hackman is absolutely brilliant and definitely deserved that academy award. He is a violent man that thinks that he can use this violence becuase he is a figure of authority. After beating up English Bob, a man trying to kill the two men for the money, Bill calls him the Duck instead of the Duke in a highly comical scene that is very memorable.
William is a troubled man, traumatized by his killings. He is scared of death and is a poor soul that misses his dead wife.
The movie is so excellent because of the cast, the character development and the execution of the movie. The characters are brilliantly made. Lil Bill is a corrupt man and usually is the vilain. William is the protagonist and hero of the movie but at times, you feel horrified by all of his murders in the past but do pity him also. He's a haunted man trying to change and erase all of the bad he has done. But in the end of the movie, he ends up needing to confront this and needs to decide whether to stop doing what he did or continue doing it.
Schofield Kid is a character that is a mystery. He acts all tough but deep down inside, he ends out being a puny little guy trying to disguise his real self for the whole movie and adventure.
Ned is brought to life by Morgan Freeman and seems the sweetest and most sensitive of the trio. And of course, you've just got to love the amazing Morgan Freeeman.
This movie is a masterpiece with an excellent moral and that needs to be seen. It is in my opinion the best western EVER MADE that is usually sad, funny at times and ends out being a unique and memorable film that should be purchased and rewatched and cherished forever. Movies like this are hard to come around so we should cherish it. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 05, 2005 | | Summary | totally clint | Content
| clint eastwood is my favorite western actor, he is so solid in this movie, i absolutely loved the dvd set, it is a great gift idea for anyone who loves westerns |
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