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Heartland (1979)
Most Accurate, Authentic Western Ever
Both of my grandfathers and one of my grandmothers homesteaded in eastern Montana the same time as this film is set. I have performed all of the chores shown in this film and they are shown in a starkly realistic way, to the discomfort of some viewers. Conchata Ferrell as a big brawny homestead woman also is refreshingly realistic. What a terrific performance she gives us.
There's a reason Wyoming was the first state to give women the vote and Montana was the first state to elect a woman to Congress. Women were landowners, they worked and suffered hardships like everyone else and they were respected as deserving equals.
The only nit I have to pick is that the ranch house in this film is much nicer than the hovels most homesteaders lived in. This movie speaks to me of my family's history, which is why it ranks number one on my personal list of 10 best movies.
La vendetta (1989)
Low Budget, Low Brow, Low Expectations
One of those movies that when you find yourself watching it the only entertainment is amusement at the tacky production values, abysmal acting, and laughable storyline. There should have been two silhouettes in the foreground making snarky remarks.
This must have been shot sometime in the late 70s because of the men's fashions, hairstyles and mustaches. It concerns an American veteran of the Vietnam War who was betrayed by his Army buddy and spent 5 years in a POW camp. He gets home and wants revenge on his old buddy. The police take him in because the old buddy is now running drugs out of Southeast Asia and is a very nasty character. Richard Roundtree buddies up with the betrayed veteran and they go hunting the bad guy all over Thailand. Lots of poorly staged martial arts fights. Ludicrous gun battles. Sets that must have cost all of $15 to construct.
This is an Italian movie that was made without an American military technical adviser and it shows. I'm trying to think of a reason why anyone would want to watch this movie but I can't think of one. Oh that's right, there's some gratuitous nudity.