tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003345269984484749.post8388367744753630094..comments2024-03-22T09:33:19.635-04:00Comments on 2,500 Movies Challenge: #990. The Tall T (1957)DVD Infatuationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02986606131886453883noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003345269984484749.post-75943005063369335672013-05-11T04:23:30.648-04:002013-05-11T04:23:30.648-04:00Totally agree, this is far and away the best of th...Totally agree, this is far and away the best of the Ranown westerns - and that is saying something given how good Buchanan Rides Alone and Comanche Station are.<br /><br />What really stands out for me (apart from the relationship between the two male leads that you point out) is that there is a point in the second act where I simply cannot see Scott and O'Sullivan escaping.<br /><br />I am aware it's made under strict Hays Code rules - where bad guys can never 'get away with it' - but the script just seems to point to no way out for the protagonists. <br /><br />Totally gripping.gogilesgohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07103323113636996342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003345269984484749.post-2822904678505663312013-05-02T13:54:00.231-04:002013-05-02T13:54:00.231-04:00Thanks, guys, for the comments!
Robert: Yeah, thi...Thanks, guys, for the comments!<br /><br />Robert: Yeah, this is definitely a terrific western!<br /><br />Fred: How are you, sir? It's funny you mention that line... every time I sit down to watch a movie with Randolph Scott in it, and his name appears in the opening titles, I always repeat this line in my head! Gotta love BLAZING SADDLES!<br /> DVD Infatuationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986606131886453883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003345269984484749.post-46594673664395479352013-05-02T09:58:59.849-04:002013-05-02T09:58:59.849-04:00"You'd do it for Randolph Scott!""You'd do it for Randolph Scott!"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15884307985734629308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003345269984484749.post-36885191561369433112013-05-02T09:41:59.279-04:002013-05-02T09:41:59.279-04:00A great one for sure!A great one for sure!Robert M. Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859539802875463995noreply@blogger.com