Assination of Jesse James "The Movie"

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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Greetings all,

Has anyone here seen the movie Assination of Jesse James staring Brad Pitt ?

I noticed tonight at wally world it was on sale…It just came out about 2 months ago didnt it?

What was your opinion ?Did it have a lot of train shots in it?

Is it worth the price?

Thanks to all

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I didn’t realize that Jesse James had been assinated. That must have hurt!! [:o)][:O]

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Only train scene is at night, not much to see, it is an intresting if brooding peice of cinema.

PS dont expect gunfights, chases, or fistfights, this is very much an anti-hollywood western, a brooding slow paced character study thats much more realistic in its depiction of James and the world he lived in.

It is a very good movie, but know what your getting, this is NOT “3:10 to Yuma”

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So on a serious note, “3:10 to Yuma” is worth a peek? The previews looked good, but you know how that can go.

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Depends, do you mean the “Classic” 3:10 to Yuma, or the recent remake??

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The re-make. I am really skeptical about re-makes of old or classic movies/television shows because they can tend to be terrible.

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Seen the remake too, its also a very good movie but for different reasons, its much more like the Sergio Leone and Sam Peckenpah anti-hero westerns of the late 60’s and 70’s, gunfights and all that, but a darker story and ending, not a Randolph Scot in sight. Both are definetly worth a rental.

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I never saw the original 3:10 to Yuma, but the remake is good IMO. The Jesse James movie that you mentioned I have never saw.

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I saw the remake and it wasn’t worth my $3 student ticket and the time I could of spent studying. Had a few good scenes, but a lot of it seemed like blood and gore just for its own sake not to actually develope the plot. Secondly there were definitly not enough train shots![2c]

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Oh that was nothin! You need to rent some Sam Pekinpauh movies for some real blood![:O]

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Well then,

I dont think I will be buying or rent it,I thot it may be like 3:10 to Yuma,but factual and have some RR holdups in it…I saw "The Story of Jesse James when I was a kid …I dont remember who played in it but it wasnt anyone BIG at the time…Thanks for the avise…