Thursday, November 13, 2008

3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma is a newer western movie set in Arizona right after the civil war. Dan Evans, a civil war veteran that lost a leg is trying to make a living as a cattle rancher. He's in financial trouble and is desperate for money. He stumbles into outlaw Ben Wade robbing a stage coach, after this meeting he later runs into him in town and stalls him long enough to be captured by the law. Dan agrees to help take the outlaw to Yuma to catch the 3:10 in exchange for $200. There are many twists in there journey. The final gunfight is an epic one.
I would like to start off by saying 3:10 to Yuma is one of the best westerns I've ever seen. I really enjoyed this movie in its entirity. There were a few exciting gun fights, action around every corner, and the story was easy to follow. One of the main characters, a cattle rancher that lost his leg in the civil war, ends up being a hero in the end and saving his family's ranch. Ben Wade, a blood thirsty outlaw, ends up being a very cool character and isn't nearly as bad as he's cracked up to be.

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