3:10 to Yuma (Full Screen Edition) | 
| Actors: Christian Bale, Russell Crowe, Ben Foster, Peter Fonda
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Rating:  388 reviews
Sales Rank: 10011
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Digital Sound, Dolby, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 122 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 22186
UPC: 031398221869
EAN: 0031398221869
ASIN: B000XR9L5K
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: January 8, 2008
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Here's hoping James Mangold's big, raucous, and ultrabloody remake of 3:10 to Yuma leads some moviegoers to check out Delmer Daves's beautifully lean, half-century-old original. That classic Western spun a tale of captured outlaw Ben Wade (Glenn Ford)--deadly but disarmingly affable--and the small-time rancher and family man, Dan Evans (Van Heflin), desperate enough to accept the job of helping escort the badman to Yuma prison. Wade, knowing that his gang will be along at any moment to spring him, works at persuading the ultimately lone deputy to accept a bribe, turn his back on "duty," and go home safe and rich to his family. That the outlaw has come to admire his captor intriguingly complicates the suspense. All of the above applies in the new 3:10, but it takes a lot more huffing and puffing to get Wade (Russell Crowe this time) and Evans (Christian Bale) into position for the showdown. Mostly, more is less. To Mangold's credit, his movie doesn't traffic in facile irony or postmodern detachment; it aims to be a straight-up Western and deliver the excitement and charisma the genre's fans are starved for. But recognizing that contemporary viewers might be out of touch with the bedrock simplicity and strength of the genre--not to mention its code of honor--Mangold has supplied both Evans and Wade with a plethora of backstory and "motivations." At the overblown action climax, the crossfire of personal agendas is almost as frenetic as the copious gunplay. (By that point the movie has killed more people than the Lincoln County War.) Best thing about the remake is Russell Crowe's Ben Wade, a Scripture-quoting career villain with an artist's eye and a curiously principled sense of whom and when to murder. As his second-in-command, Ben Foster fairly pirouettes at every opportunity to commit mayhem, and Peter Fonda contributes a fierce portrait of an old Wade adversary turned bounty hunter for the Pinkerton detective agency. --Richard T. Jameson
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 BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL: A CLASSIC FILM, WESTERN OR NOT July 4, 2009
Francisco Santoni (USA)
I guess we've become desensitized to great, old-time movie-making in the past decades. New generations are growing up on 'in-your-face' sex, splatter [of blood and everything else] & silliness from Hollywood with the new gen deluded with pretense, propaganda and programming. All of this, of course, propagated by technnology and the always #1 culprit: $money$. Originality being at a nadir, same-old themes are being rehashed and remakes are rampant. That's why I was not too happy with the idea of 3:10 TO YUMA [1957], one of my favorite Westerns of all time [with one of my favorite actors of all time, Glenn Ford], being redone. I even scoffed at the idea of Russell Crowe playing the critical lead, terribly miscast, I thought. However, 3:10 TO YUMA [2007] is a GREAT film and the best Western since the underappreciated TOMBSTONE [1993]. Incredibly, what I thought would be it's weak point, casting, was its greatest asset. Wow! What a wonderfully, skillfully selected group of actors this was. Stars to Lisa Beach and Sarah Katzman for their search and director James Mangold for the final thumbs up. Crowe, who played lead Ben Wade, was more versatile than Glenn Ford was in the orig as the leader of a gang of murdering cut-throats who is captured and translocated to the town of Contention to be put on a train that will take him to Yuma Prison. There are a couple of problems, though. One problem is that Wade's gang is gonna make sure their "Boss" doesn't get on that train. The othe prob is that the law has to scrounge for volunteers to escort Wade across the unforgiving plains---the escort eventually consisting of a small group of rickety, untested, unproven locals that include the town veterinarian [Doc Potter] and a guy with one leg. Awesome, as Peter Fonda [EASY RIDER, 1969] is dredged from the depths for this one and plays a tough-as-nails Pinkerton agent. Dallas Roberts [as Mr Butterfield], who I knew nothing about before this, is simply marvelous and perfect as the head of the money-transfering stagecoach company that Wade is plundering and depleting. He's paying major bucks for these guys to get Wade on that train. Christian Bale [as Dan Evans] plays a down-on-his-luck family man, both wife and oldest kid getting on his case, who is on the verge of losing his house and farm because of lack of $. He's the guy with one leg, lost it in the war, and his self-image is pretty ebbed out right now. Bale's wooden countenance and whispering, gravelly voice are optimal for his role as the chronically demoralized father & husband who can't seem to provide for his family. He is obviously picking up a gun and coming on this one. The major casting coup here is Ben Foster who plays Wade's #1, Charlie Prince. This is one all-time GREAT supporting performance. Foster is captivating as the focused but sadistic psychopath with the mesmerizing eyes who stops at nothing to get Wade back. A very atypical villian, though, as he is short, slight of build, has a low-pitched voice and seems almost androgynous. Yet it works! Great creative & innovative casting and direction AND great acting by the has-to-go-places Foster. Logan Lerman, who plays Bale's older 15 year old son William, is terrific. Frustrated and scared, he is constantly critical of his dad yet follows the motley escort against orders when he feels the group is undermanned. His countenance and eyes alone spoke volumes and I doubt anyone could have been any better in this important role. The dialogue between Bale and his tenuously supportive wife, before he leaves to escort Wade, is moving. Ya gotta hear this---great script. Crowe, like Ford in the orig, uses smarts, smoothness [glibness] and savy to try to talk his way out of being put on that train. But, unlike Ford's persona, Ben Wade in this one is also no-bones-about-it evil as nicely depicted by Crowe's hair-raising picketing of Kevin Durand's [Tucker] throat while the latter lay asleep in the middle of the night. This gruesome act occurs after poor Tuck annoyingly keeps Wade up most of the night with a "...gonna hang me in the mornin" lullaby. Not a good idea. The guy gets skewered. This one scene is unforgettable. Got to see it yourself. Luke Wilson, Owen's bro, has an AWESOME cameo here as a red-neck, yellow-teethed miner. He's torturing Wade, who got away from the escort, when Doc implores, "you can't do that, that's immoral", & Luke replies "..moral ain't got a damned thing to do with it..". Best delivery in the entire movie--thanks, Luke. Doc's heroics bails them out of this mess with the revenge-seeking miners but he is sadly killed as they escape. The escort finally gets Wade to Contention where they hole up in a hotel and are joined by the local Marshal and his deps. The latter, though, look scared from the beginning and get the hell out of there when Wade's "bunch of animals" arrive, led by Prince. It becomes time for Butterfield to renounce all attempts to get Wade on the train when Prince publically puts a bounty on their heads and the gang executes the surrendering Marshal and his deputies. It's now just Bale and Crowe. Despite Butterfield's pleas to abort and still get paid Bale, who knows the only sure way to save his home, farm and family is more money, decides to go through with the deal but for more $$ and a guarantee that his family are farm are protected. He also asks Butterfield to take his son safely back. Nice repartee between Wade and William in the hotel as it's time to separate. Bale is aware the best legacy he can leave his fam is his courage, conviction [moral and ethical] & their home rather than risk certain dissolution of his family and marriage with things as they are. Has a lot to prove to himself, also. Tough journey from hotel to train station for Bale and Wade with the pings + pangs of gunfire everywhere--Prince and the boys right on top of them. William industrious at the end trying to help his dad. Heart-wrenching end for Bale and surprising resolution between "rescued" Wade and his gang. Nifty finish with Wade putting himself on the train headed for Yuma to consummate Bale's mission then whistling for his horse that follows. This was a GREAT film. Interesting how through his tumultuous translocation Wade came to admire the strength, courage and principles of his broken but stalwart captor and came to abhor his gang's spurious [strength-in-numbers] effrontery and lack of inner bark [mental strength]. It may have become apparent that Dan Evans probably had more guts than any one man in his crew. Crowe underplayed his role marvelously and was a joy to watch. I laud James Mangold for giving us a magnificent Western. A film that still respected the original 3:10 without demeaning it and, actually, giving us a little more. A film that was skillfully, and imaginatively cast with OUTSTANDING supporting acting at all levels---the latter probably a result of great direction, great respect for superstar Crowe and simply having superbly talented actors. I hope this great remake will motivate many to watch the original 3:10 which had its own singular features and merits and two great, forgotten stars-- Glenn Ford & Van Heflin.
 The worst western ever June 22, 2009
David Barker (Dallas, TX)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Western movies are, at their best, about strong individuals who face challenges and make their own luck. The character played by Christian Bale is a girly man and it is just painful to watch this movie.
3:10 to Yuma May 29, 2009
G. D. Williams (USA)
This is not your typical western. It is character and plot driven.
With both Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, this is a powerful film with a supporting cast which blends together in a beautiful tapestry. Peter Fonda is outstanding as the aging Pinkerton Detective.
Forget about the typical good and bad guys. There are no black and white stereotypes.
In essence, this is a story of two men -Ben Wade, the desperate desperado with a heart and Dan Evans, a veteran of the Civil War struggling to survive in the Arizona Desert. The reason why Evans farms a desolate piece of land is one of the touching moments in this film as well as when Evans answers Wade's question about how he lost his leg in the war.
What happens to these two men throughout the film is what is so compelling. Of course, there are gunfights, very good gunfights.
The last twenty minutes is one of the best ending that I have seen for a western. With twists and turns, it is riveting.
If you want a well written western with an excellent plot, superb acting, and plenty of rugged action, then this is the one for you.
And if you want to know why these two actors-Bale and Crowe, are on the top of their game, then this film will give you a clear picture.
changed ending! May 2, 2009
Lillian T. English (Delaware City, De United States)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
anyone who saw the original will be disappointed in the ending. the original had a clever and happy ending; this remake has a depressing ending! beware!
Will they reach the trian in time? April 27, 2009
Eric S. Kim (Southern California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Maybe it was the HBO series Deadwood that led to the return of the Western. Whatever the reason, it's good to see cowboys again. Here, in 3:10 to Yuma, we get to see a more realistic take of the Western that Deadwood has brought out (though the profanity and sex are greatly toned down). The grittier and edgier settings really do the trick, and the gunplay are a more believable than what we see in the old John Wayne flicks. While I still prefer Deadwood, 3:10 to Yuma is still a marvelous Western film.
Grade: A
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