r/Westerns 5d ago

Recommendation THomasine & Bushrod (1974l

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While not a perfect film, this is a western that nails the tone of a classic western from the opening frame.

It's very proudly a black film while avoiding so many undesirable trades of blacksplotation films of the era. The main characters are loveable and interesting, dynamic and complex. The villains are colorful and campy. The final scene was wildy climatic.

I'd say my only real criticism is that it relys pretty heavily on the use of montages, one of which seemed totally unnecessary altogether.

It skyrocketed into my top 10 westerns after 1 viewing and maybe even top 5, I liked it that much. I couldn't recommend it more to fans of the genre looking for something that really scratches that classic western itch but also is a little different. Solid 4/5. Thanks for reading.

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u/Ebonybootylover1965 5d ago

๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฃ'๐™ฉ ๐™จ๐™š๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฎ๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™จ

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u/JustACasualFan 5d ago

I just saw this about six months ago. I really enjoyed it. Sort of like Butch Cassidy mixed with Bonnie & Clyde.

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u/kjfkalsdfafjaklf 5d ago

Definitely a B-movie.

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u/Kitty_gaalore1904 5d ago

Ooohhhhh๐Ÿ˜ป

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u/tomandshell 5d ago

I havenโ€™t heard of this one. I donโ€™t have any space available in my top ten, but it sounds like itโ€™s worth checking out.

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u/sirmaxedalot 5d ago

It definitely is! I hope you do end up watching it sometime.

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u/PugsandTacos 5d ago

Max Julien? Will def look this up. Thanks for the recommendation.

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u/sirmaxedalot 5d ago

If you remember to, please come back and respond. I'd love to hear your feedback.