3:10 to Yuma (US - BD RA)
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Feature
Out of luck and money, rancher Dan Evans (Christian Bale) heads into Bisbee, AZ only to find himself an accomplice in the capturing of notorious outlaw Ben Wade (Russell Crowe). Desperate for money, Evans volunteers to escort Wade to the town of Contention and stick him on the 3:10 train to Yuma prison. But Wade is a crafty prisoner, and like Hannibal Lector he worms his way into Evans’ head while whittling down the rest of his escorts. With Wade’s men only hours behind him, can Evans make it to Contention in time to catch his train?

The cover blub may be right, 3:10 to Yuma may be the best Western since Unforgiven, but we haven’t had a lot to chose from since Clint Eastwood’s final word on the genre swept the Oscars. From France came Blueberry, a psychedelic take on classic themes, from Spain came 800 Bullets, a post-modern reworking of the Spaghetti Westerns, from Australia came The Proposition, a grittily old fashion retelling of the themes, but none of them were as earth shattering or permanent as Unforgiven. Western themes were explored in Jim Jarmusch’s Dead Man, Tommy Lee Jones' The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, and even Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain, but I wouldn’t count any of these films as strictly western. So far the first and last words on Westerns in the new millennium was a television series called Deadwood, and depending on your affections, George P. Cosmatos and
Kurt Russell’s Tombstone.
But it’s 2007, Deadwood has been canceled, and we’ve got two all-star cast and critically acclaimed genre releases, 3:10 to Yuma and The Assassination of Jesse James (both released in September). I’d love to do an in depth comparison between the two, but I still haven’t seen the later. I’ll just compare it to what I know. If Unforgiven was a revisionist’s statement on the reality of the Western hero, and Deadwood was a gangland reapropriation of real life events, then 3:10 to Yuma is a classic genre tale told through modern action movie standards. This isn’t a bad thing, not every specific genre or period piece needs to be an allegory or post-modern statement on film, and it just happens that a lot of the best Westerns are one or the other.

An impressively staged high way robbery at the top of the first act starts things at a sprint, and there isn’t a lot of stopping the plot’s momentum once it’s rolling down the mountain. 3:10 to Yuma isn’t bursting with angst and pathos like Unforgiven, but arch can be fun when a film embraces the tropes of a genre (the last time Russell Crowe made a Western it was for Sam Raimi, who’s Quick and the Dead embraced the tropes times one hundred). Crowe revels in his arch-villain part, as Crowe is rather comfortable in larger then life roles, but he’s also a smart enough actor to effectively charm his way into a hero’s role. Christian Bale, a more method actor, doesn’t handle thin characters as well. His performance is often at slight odds with the rest of the cast, but in the end his choices are the right ones, and his ‘odd couple’ relationship with Crowe makes a lot of sense. It also makes the cornball moments easier to swallow.
Around the half way mark all my bitchin’ and moaning about lacking allegory doesn’t make a lick of difference because the ‘crackin’ yarn’ is too hard to resist. The simplicity of the story and characters become parts of a finely tuned thrill ride, and the final shoot-out/chase is just downright breathless. I’d like to say that the transparent buddy movie moments didn’t have an effect on me, but I smiled through every sappy moment. Intellectuals may want to see through the guttural thrill of manly men and whizzing bullets, but the rest of us can let go and enjoy a meticulously crafted action film.

Video
I’ve noticed that Lionsgate puts a lot more love into their more prestigious releases. Of the three Blu-ray releases I reviewed from the company for January, 3:10 to Yuma is the most impressive. The 1080p, 2.40:1 widescreen image is full of sharp details and crisp edges, but isn’t entirely without some problems. The transfer isn’t entirely consistent, darker scenes are grainy and loose some of the otherwise impressive detail, and unfocused backgrounds have issues with what appears to be compression noise.
Colours are magnificent, especially during daylight scenes. The overall film is baked in warm hues, except for some nighttime scenes, which are slightly blue. The film’s colour pallet is very specific, and is well represented here. Blacks, on the other hand, are never satisfactorily black. A direct comparisons reveals the same problems on the DVD release, but with generally more edge noise and detail loss.

Audio
Again, I can’t enjoy the uncompressed PCM 7.1 track, and I apologize. The Dolby Digital EX track is very tightly packed with gunshots, train bells, and Marco Beltrami’s pseudo-traditional score. The track’s balance is practically perfect in that even during moments of relative chaos minute details can still be effectively dissected. Dialogue is crystal clear and centered without any artificial production, and is audible even when the surround and stereo channels are bombastic. The score is warm, thick, and full of fidelity. Fans of surround effects will likely giggle with glee during the middle and last act shoot outs, which exact the effect of bullets zipping across one’s ear from all angles.
Extras
James Mangold’s commentary track is very intelligent, and it’s good to know that I read the film more or less the way it was meant to be read. He covers his aims in making the film, the original ‘57 version of the story, western fantasy pulp in general, and his influences. A few obvious influence I’m happy to hear Mangold mention are Silence of the Lambs, and Spaghetti Westerns in general (though he rarely names specific films or filmmakers). There is very little wasted space on the track, and though he’s a bit of an intellectual, Mangold doesn’t come off as a snob, though claiming that people didn’t like the movie just didn’t ‘get it’ is suspect.

The featurettes start with a 20 minute behind the scenes exploration entitled ‘Destination Yuma’. This featurette focuses mostly on technical aspects of the film, like the stunts, costumes, and set design. Everyone on set, even the curmudgeony Crowe, is obviously happy to be making a rock ‘em sock ‘em western. Considering 3:10 to Yuma was a medium budgeted feature (Lionsgate’s got to spend its Saw dollars somewhere) I’m sort of shocked at the sheer volume of set construction involved in the film. Apparently the dozens of existing sites in Southern Arizona weren’t quite what they were looking for.
‘Outlaws, Gangs, and Posses’ was a particularly fun little history lesson for me personally because of the focus on my hometown area of Southern Arizona, and my current home state of Minnesota. I’ve actually been to the places these bolo tied historians are talking about. The featurette sprints through Wild West history in a paltry 13 minutes, but is mighty fact filled.
‘An Epic Explored’ explores the allegorical and fantasy aspects of western films in general. The cast and crew all make intelligent statements about the genre and its history. In about 6 minutes the featurette more or less covers all the bases of entire books I’ve read on the subject. My bad.

‘3:10 to Score’ briefly explores Marco Beltrami’s musical score. The score is an impressive interpretation of other classic western music, specifically the definitive western sounds of Ennio Morricone. Beltrami states that he was trying to avoid emulation, but his process is very similar to Morricone’s, concerning the build of conventional and unconventional sounds, and a consistent gallop to the rhythm during onscreen action. The featurette runs about 7 minutes.
‘Sea to Shining Sea’ is a look at the Transcontinental Railroad, and its effect on America. The theme of the railroad killing the Wild West is, as stated, a common one throughout western cinema, probably the most common behind the American Civil War starting things. The specific facts of the effort and history, which run 20 minutes, are a fine edition to this surprisingly educational set of special features.

‘A Conversation with Elmore Leonard’ is pretty self-explanatory. I’m really not very familiar with Leonard, and I had no idea that he got his start writing pulp western shorts. Leonard did a lot of research when writing his westerns, and didn’t have much interest in other western literature, which is most likely what set him apart. In case anyone didn’t know, this is actually the second time his short story has been made into a major motion picture, but there isn’t much time for Leonard to recall the process of selling his first movie subject in the featurette’s five minutes.
‘Guns of Yuma’ briefly covers the different weapons seen in the film, and how they were chosen. Each gun was specifically picked for each character, and the actors all seem to have really taken to the firearms. It runs six minutes.
The deleted scenes are presented in widescreen with full HD video. The first two scenes deal with Wade’s crew, fleshing the faceless monsters out a bit. Later scenes fill out Crowe and Peter Fonda’s characters a little bit, and their relationship to each other. The longest deleted sequence involves Dan’s son meeting the posse on the road shortly after leaving home, which would’ve made his later appearance a little less shocking to the other characters. The scenes, which all seem to have been trimmed for pacing reasons, total seven, and run about seven minutes.

The interactive western timeline is what the title states, and is solid stacked with factoids, divided by year and place. A trailer and trailers for other Lionsgate releases bring an end to the disc. I couldn’t get the ‘Inside Yuma’ feature to work on my player, so I am unable to review that part of the disc.
Overall
The cover blurb is only partially accurate, it should read: ‘ 3:10 to Yuma is the best American studio produced western since Unforgiven, released before The Assassination of Jesse James, which may or may not be better’. It just doesn’t have the same ring to it. Comparing 3:10 to Yuma to Unforgiven is misleading anyway, I’d compare this rollicking shoot ‘em up to Tombstone or The Long Riders first. This is a fun and entertaining action film, and one I can see myself watching more then once. I can’t say having the disc crap out a half dozen times when loading the menu was much fun, but that’s most likely due to the shortcomings of Blu-Ray compatibility, not the disc itself.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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Gabe, you aren't implying in your review that Christian Bale is a more limited actor than Russell Crowe is, are you? Because if so, I highly disagree. I don't really understand why you're comparing the two in terms of talent any ways. Can you explain further?
Haha he can? Nah.
Uhhh, Brad Pitt can act. He happens to be pretty good at it too. Even if you haven't liked his work before, his portrayal of Jesse James has been called his best performance yet.
And I stand by that....
And I stand by that....
O.K. c**p is a lazy explanation, sorry, inferior films most definately and well, Brad Pitt can't act for toffee, i stand by that.
hogaburger wrote: My major issue with 3:10 to Yuma is that it lacks style, like most of Mangold's films. They are great stories and great performances, but the western was a genre built on 2 major things: style and landscape. Neither of which were given much attention in 3:10 to Yuma. It's still a pretty good movie for its characters and plot, but its not necessarily a great "western" in my mind.
I also have to agree that the Assassination of Jesse James was one of the best westerns I've seen in a while.
Agreed. That's what it was about this movie that was slightly "childish," as I earlier said. It didn't seem, beautiful enough, as "Assassination" was for example.
Edit:Top 5 SINCE Unforgiven [/quote]
But if you include all westerns ever made these five are not very remarkable in any way. The Proposition was downright dreadful. Give me The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance or The Outlaw Josey Wales any day instead of the c**p on that list.[/quote]
Have you seen Assassination of Jesse James. My friend, that movie IS remarkable and it is NOT c r ap. I agree that Josey Wales and Liberty Valance are great movies, I like them a lot, but The Assassination of Jesse James WAS a remarkable movie. It was one of the most beautifully put-together movies I've ever seen, with some of the best cinematography ever.
I also have to agree that the Assassination of Jesse James was one of the best westerns I've seen in a while.
Agreed. That's what it was about this movie that was slightly "childish," as I earlier said. It didn't seem, beautiful enough, as "Assassination" was for example.
Edit:Top 5 SINCE Unforgiven [/quote]
But if you include all westerns ever made these five are not very remarkable in any way. The Proposition was downright dreadful. Give me The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance or The Outlaw Josey Wales any day instead of the c**p on that list.[/quote]
Have you seen Assassination of Jesse James. My friend, that movie IS remarkable and it is NOT c r ap. I agree that Josey Wales and Liberty Valance are great movies, I like them a lot, but The Assassination of Jesse James WAS a remarkable movie. It was one of the most beautifully put-together movies I've ever seen, with some of the best cinematography ever.
My major issue with 3:10 to Yuma is that it lacks style, like most of Mangold's films. They are great stories and great performances, but the western was a genre built on 2 major things: style and landscape. Neither of which were given much attention in 3:10 to Yuma. It's still a pretty good movie for its characters and plot, but its not necessarily a great "western" in my mind.
I also have to agree that the Assassination of Jesse James was one of the best westerns I've seen in a while.
I also have to agree that the Assassination of Jesse James was one of the best westerns I've seen in a while.
Just bought it and I'm more pleased than what I remember when I saw it in theaters. I remember that it was good, but it really was better the 2nd time. However, after watching it again, something seems too "childish," but I don't think that's the right word. It just takes itself too serious sometimes, especially during the fights, which have been done better in other movies. It doesn't seem really, truely authentic. I'm not raggin' on the movie, though, as I really loved it.
What's wrong with Costner. He isn't that bad of an actor. It always seemed to me he put more effort into his Westerns, specifically Wyatt Earp and Open Range. I still say the last gun battle is the best shootout I've really ever seen in a western.
What's wrong with Costner. He isn't that bad of an actor. It always seemed to me he put more effort into his Westerns, specifically Wyatt Earp and Open Range. I still say the last gun battle is the best shootout I've really ever seen in a western.
I really wanted to go see this in theaters, but missed my chance to do so. It will be coming via NetFlix tomorrow in Blu-ray format, my first Blu-ray film since buying my PS3 last week. 
I'm not a big fan of westerns, but Tombstone is one of my favorite films. I avoided Open Range solely for the reason that I don't like Kevin Costner.

I'm not a big fan of westerns, but Tombstone is one of my favorite films. I avoided Open Range solely for the reason that I don't like Kevin Costner.
Sam Spade wrote: Sam Spade wrote: Didn't see 3:10 to Yuma because I figured it wouldn't be as good as the original 1957 film.I'll check it out though.But I did see The Assassination of Jesse James, which has beautiful cinematography in the vein of Terrence Malick and whenever a gun fires you take notice due to the suspenseful soundtrack.Jesse James shows just how brutal the west was as Deadwood does.Casey Affleck and Brad Pitt give award winning performances aswell.
Best Recent Westerns:
1)The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2)Deadwood
3)The Proposition
4)Tombstone
5)Open Range
Edit:Top 5 SINCE Unforgiven
But if you include all westerns ever made these five are not very remarkable in any way. The Proposition was downright dreadful. Give me The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance or The Outlaw Josey Wales any day instead of the c**p on that list.
Best Recent Westerns:
1)The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2)Deadwood
3)The Proposition
4)Tombstone
5)Open Range
Edit:Top 5 SINCE Unforgiven
But if you include all westerns ever made these five are not very remarkable in any way. The Proposition was downright dreadful. Give me The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance or The Outlaw Josey Wales any day instead of the c**p on that list.
Gabe Powers wrote: I'd add Silverado to this list of fun Westerns, but it did come out before Unforgiven.
I need to see Open Range, but otherwise I stand by my ‘3:10 to Yuma is the best American studio produced western since Unforgiven, released before The Assassination of Jesse James, which may or may not be better’ statement because I just rewatched The Quick and the Dead and Tombstone recently, and though I like them, I think I enjoyed this more.
Everytime I watch Quick and the Dead, I like it less and less.Maybe because of the cliches but it's making fun of the cliches...Only watch it for the eye candy of hot young Sharon Stone.
I need to see Open Range, but otherwise I stand by my ‘3:10 to Yuma is the best American studio produced western since Unforgiven, released before The Assassination of Jesse James, which may or may not be better’ statement because I just rewatched The Quick and the Dead and Tombstone recently, and though I like them, I think I enjoyed this more.
Everytime I watch Quick and the Dead, I like it less and less.Maybe because of the cliches but it's making fun of the cliches...Only watch it for the eye candy of hot young Sharon Stone.
I'd add Silverado to this list of fun Westerns, but it did come out before Unforgiven.
I need to see Open Range, but otherwise I stand by my ‘3:10 to Yuma is the best American studio produced western since Unforgiven, released before The Assassination of Jesse James, which may or may not be better’ statement because I just rewatched The Quick and the Dead and Tombstone recently, and though I like them, I think I enjoyed this more.
I need to see Open Range, but otherwise I stand by my ‘3:10 to Yuma is the best American studio produced western since Unforgiven, released before The Assassination of Jesse James, which may or may not be better’ statement because I just rewatched The Quick and the Dead and Tombstone recently, and though I like them, I think I enjoyed this more.
Sam Spade wrote: Didn't see 3:10 to Yuma because I figured it wouldn't be as good as the original 1957 film.I'll check it out though.But I did see The Assassination of Jesse James, which has beautiful cinematography in the vein of Terrence Malick and whenever a gun fires you take notice due to the suspenseful soundtrack.Jesse James shows just how brutal the west was as Deadwood does.Casey Affleck and Brad Pitt give award winning performances aswell.
Best Recent Westerns:
1)The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2)Deadwood
3)The Proposition
4)Tombstone
5)Open Range
Edit:Top 5 SINCE Unforgiven
Best Recent Westerns:
1)The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2)Deadwood
3)The Proposition
4)Tombstone
5)Open Range
Edit:Top 5 SINCE Unforgiven
I felt very disappointed on OPEN RANGE. To me, it felt quite mediocre and overrated.
Besides the obvious UNFORGIVEN, if you asked me for good western movies in the last few years (ok, maybe not so few) I would go with the somewhat tongue-in-cheek but very classic SILVERADO, and the over-the-top but, again, very close to tradition nonetheless and quite powerful THE QUICK AND THE DEAD.
I have yet to see this YUMA remake (I missed it at theatres) but it looks very promising (I must be one of the few who loved Mangold's western-y COP LAND).
Besides the obvious UNFORGIVEN, if you asked me for good western movies in the last few years (ok, maybe not so few) I would go with the somewhat tongue-in-cheek but very classic SILVERADO, and the over-the-top but, again, very close to tradition nonetheless and quite powerful THE QUICK AND THE DEAD.
I have yet to see this YUMA remake (I missed it at theatres) but it looks very promising (I must be one of the few who loved Mangold's western-y COP LAND).
I thought Open Range was horribly underrated. That was the movie that got me back into the western genre. I've always been a fan of westerns, but Open Range really did it for me. The last shoot-out was one of the best I've ever seen.
As for these other ones, I really really like Assassination. One of my favorite films of all time.
3:10 was also very good, but I think I liked Assassination better. I just got a chance to see the Proposition finally, and it was really good, but not as good as people are saying. I also haven't seen Tombstone for many years, so I can't remember what it's like at all. I'm planning on pickin it up tomorrow with 3:10. Did people not like Wyatt Earp as much as I did? I really thought that was a good film.
Overall, my top five of recent years:
1. Assassination of Jesse James
2. 3:10 to Yuma
3. Open Range
4. Wyatt Earp
5. Unforgiven
Some of those may be switched around I guess, and they aren't really in any particular order.
As for these other ones, I really really like Assassination. One of my favorite films of all time.
3:10 was also very good, but I think I liked Assassination better. I just got a chance to see the Proposition finally, and it was really good, but not as good as people are saying. I also haven't seen Tombstone for many years, so I can't remember what it's like at all. I'm planning on pickin it up tomorrow with 3:10. Did people not like Wyatt Earp as much as I did? I really thought that was a good film.
Overall, my top five of recent years:
1. Assassination of Jesse James
2. 3:10 to Yuma
3. Open Range
4. Wyatt Earp
5. Unforgiven
Some of those may be switched around I guess, and they aren't really in any particular order.
Gabe Powers wrote: The horse exploding moment was when I realized I was watching a silly movie, and as soon as I was able to accept that I started to enjoy the movie.
In case you missed it Peter Fonda shot the dynamite on the dude's hip, and that's seemingly why he exploded, though I have no idea if that would work in the real wold.
That probably would have worked. From the limited knowledge I have of Dr. Nobel's invention, it's ridiculously volatile, so I gun blast through the center of it would probably make it explode, along with the other bars around it.
Props to Artz for the example.
In case you missed it Peter Fonda shot the dynamite on the dude's hip, and that's seemingly why he exploded, though I have no idea if that would work in the real wold.
That probably would have worked. From the limited knowledge I have of Dr. Nobel's invention, it's ridiculously volatile, so I gun blast through the center of it would probably make it explode, along with the other bars around it.
Props to Artz for the example.
Didn't see 3:10 to Yuma because I figured it wouldn't be as good as the original 1957 film.I'll check it out though.But I did see The Assassination of Jesse James, which has beautiful cinematography in the vein of Terrence Malick and whenever a gun fires you take notice due to the suspenseful soundtrack.Jesse James shows just how brutal the west was as Deadwood does.Casey Affleck and Brad Pitt give award winning performances aswell.
Best Recent Westerns:
1)The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2)Deadwood
3)The Proposition
4)Tombstone
5)Open Range
Best Recent Westerns:
1)The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2)Deadwood
3)The Proposition
4)Tombstone
5)Open Range
The horse exploding moment was when I realized I was watching a silly movie, and as soon as I was able to accept that I started to enjoy the movie.
In case you missed it Peter Fonda shot the dynamite on the dude's hip, and that's seemingly why he exploded, though I have no idea if that would work in the real wold.
In case you missed it Peter Fonda shot the dynamite on the dude's hip, and that's seemingly why he exploded, though I have no idea if that would work in the real wold.
I'll take The Proposition over 3:10 any day; the original 3:10 was a lot more unassuming than this one is and a lot more direct. I'll take Assassination over The Proposition though.
I think The Proposition had significant heft behind it to back up its portents. I think that one line about how Danny Houston will protect Guy Pearce's character after everything they've done to each other because "they're family" is pretty indicative of the arbitrary nature of picking sides that the whole film is all about. But its brute style is what really gets you, not is philosophy.
I'm not so crazy about the remake of 3;10 but it was just fine. No miracles here though.
Also, maybe you noticed, Gabe:
what the f**k was with that gun that blew up that horse in the beginning? You have a screenshot of it and I'm so glad you did because NOBODY else seems to want to acknowledge that a guy blew up a horse in the opening chase.
I think The Proposition had significant heft behind it to back up its portents. I think that one line about how Danny Houston will protect Guy Pearce's character after everything they've done to each other because "they're family" is pretty indicative of the arbitrary nature of picking sides that the whole film is all about. But its brute style is what really gets you, not is philosophy.
I'm not so crazy about the remake of 3;10 but it was just fine. No miracles here though.
Also, maybe you noticed, Gabe:
what the f**k was with that gun that blew up that horse in the beginning? You have a screenshot of it and I'm so glad you did because NOBODY else seems to want to acknowledge that a guy blew up a horse in the opening chase.
Another good but not seen by many western is Seraphim Falls. Its only flaw was to be a bit slow at parts.
Gabe Powers wrote: I never saw Open Range. I keep forgetting about it.
The final shoot-out in "Open Range" is most excellent. The sound mix in Open Range is also great. Fist time I have actually heard real gun sounds in a Western. When Costner blows away a mirror in a pub with his shotgun, you actually feel it.
The final shoot-out in "Open Range" is most excellent. The sound mix in Open Range is also great. Fist time I have actually heard real gun sounds in a Western. When Costner blows away a mirror in a pub with his shotgun, you actually feel it.
The Proposition thought it was a lot smarter then it actually was in my opinion, there's an honesty to 3:10 to Yuma.
This movie was just ok. I think the best western since Unforgiven was The Proposition.
I never saw Open Range. I keep forgetting about it. I did a pretty extensive little google search after I finished writing to see if I missed anything, but it didn't come up.
Forgot about Tombstone. I never saw the flick. One more reason to go shopping hehe!
Man I wish I saw it in cinemas. But I had to go to Drury Lane.
This by far is the best western in a looong time.
Open Range is good, but in recent history I say The Three Burials is on the heels of 3:10 To Yuma, at least a favorite. Elmore Leonard is awesome (Rum Punch, Killshot) and he probably nears King in movie adaptations. Okay, nobody "nears" Stephen King in numbers of film adaptations but still. And the score is great isn't it? My favorite part would be the first time we meet Ben Wade. Crowe is bad! And then in American Gangster he's good. Whatever man, you're better being the bad guy! The Assassination of Jesse James carries less elements of any western I've seen, still incredible to look at. But if they weren't calling Pitt Mr. James I wouldn't have thought it were a Jesse James film. But in both films which came out the same month the characters are greatly developed. But I prefer 3:10 To Yuma even though it is shorter, I usually prefer long films. This movie is awesome and it wasn't even up for Golden Globes, but Casey Afleck is I think.
One more thing, Glenn Ford is very cool in the original, but after this remake expanding on the original story and adding new elements it beats the original and takes the cake. Notably the middle portion where there is a lot more "journeying" to Yuma and then when they get there the same tension is present of waiting until 3:10, like the original. But what makes it better is the extra support of all these added occurences along the way between the rivals Ben and Dan. And what was Luke Wilson doing there?! So entirely random.
One more thing, Glenn Ford is very cool in the original, but after this remake expanding on the original story and adding new elements it beats the original and takes the cake. Notably the middle portion where there is a lot more "journeying" to Yuma and then when they get there the same tension is present of waiting until 3:10, like the original. But what makes it better is the extra support of all these added occurences along the way between the rivals Ben and Dan. And what was Luke Wilson doing there?! So entirely random.
Glad to hear Open Range mentioned. That was the movie that got me interested in the genre. Looking foreward to "3:10" and to "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" as well.
"Open Range" wasn't that good, this clobbers that one by a mile.
Good review Gabe, although you forget Open Range
Prefered it ever so slightly to this



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Disc Details
Release Date:
8th January 2008
Discs:
1
Disc Type:
Blu-ray Disc
RCE:
No
Video:
1080p
Aspect:
2.40:1
Anamorphic:
No
Colour:
Yes
Audio:
PCM 7.1 English, Dolby Digital EX English
Subtitles:
English, French, Spanish
Extras:
'Destination Yuma', 'Inside Yuma' picture-in-picture, '3:10 to Score', 'An Epic Explored', 'The Guns of Yuma', 'Outlaws, Gangs & Posses', 'Sea to Shining Sea' ,'Historical Timeline of the West', 'A Conversation with Elmore Leonard', deleted scenes, trailers
Easter Egg:
No
Feature Details
Director:
James Mangold
Cast:
Christian Bale, Russell Crowe, Ben Foster, Peter Fonda
Genre:
Western
Length:
122 minutes
Ratings
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