kenneth_sutphin

I write this as a 10 year old seeing this for the first time in 1958. I walked home from the theater watching all around so the spider didn't get me on the way home. I know compared to todays movies it was not much but to a 10 year old in 1958 it was very memorable. What else do we watch movies for if not to learn, be entertained, and to remember them. For me it was intense and I didn't even think of the plot or the realism. I only saw that which I had never seen before. I learned hat spiders liquefy their food so they can drink it and I never forgot that. 50 years ago I saw it and both enjoyed and feared it. What more can a movie do than trigger those feelings today.

Lots of action but the same old plot of good, but not too good versus bad, pretty bad. No gratuitous sex and violence in the old style with no gore. Interesting story line of old grudges and the new breed of cowboys learning lessons from the older guys. Gregory Peck is outstanding and out shines the rest of the cast but the bartender, Trooper, does his own shining. Bobby J is the meanest of the bunch but Sam Foley has his own secrets and he does an excellent job. This is one of those you enjoy seeing every few months. This is a tough guy movie about tough guys but one with a heart. It does have a few unexpected turns and twist, especially the kid, and there are several turn of events that keep it interesting with out all the technical tricks of todays fare of flicks.