3:10 to Yuma (Special Edition)
by Delmer Daves
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Actor: Felicia Farr, Glenn Ford, Henry Jones, Leora Dana, Van HeflinDirector: Delmer Daves
Brand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Unknown; Spanish (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Unknown
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 92 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-08-28
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Reviews of 3:10 to Yuma (Special Edition)
DVD Review: Great Western!
Summary: 4 Stars
They made this movie when I was 5 years old and I finally got around to watching it last night. Don't know what took me so long but, obviously, good things comes to he who waits. "3:10 to Yuma" is a good, quality Western. It isn't in the same category as "High Noon" but it stands tall on the next level. What impressed me the most was the well-developed relationships that permeated the film. Of course, the most impressive inter-action was between the Van Heflin and Glen Ford characters. However, it seemed that just about every relationship was noteworthy as was the dialogue. Kudos to actors, director, and writer. The action was exciting yet not over done. For example, there was a fair amount of gun fire but a minimal amount of fatalities. That's something that's often overdone in the Western genre. There was some romance but that was very well presented also. The suspense was very real (the movie's title helps to enhance the suspense the same way "High Noon" helped to focus the suspense in that movie). The ending had me a bit mystified but then I appreciated the way it turned around.
I like a good Western and I'm glad to see there are some I missed the first time around (and THEN some in the case of "3:10 to Yuma"). It is a style of movie that is regularly overlooked at Oscar time except when the occassional Big Name actor stars in it. Yet, when properly developed, it can bring together action, romance, suspense, humor (Gabby Hayes anyone?) and wrap it all up in a morality play about good and evil. Akira Kurosawa had his Samurai movies with the same purpose. We Americans have our Westerns. "3:10 to Yuma" is a reminder of why that can be something to be proud of.
DVD Review: 3:10 to Yuma (Special Edition)
Summary: 4 Stars
I wanted to see this version before the recent re-make and was not disappointed. The performances are good and the deeper emotional and ethical issues make for contemplative entertainment. The remake will have to be very good to meet the standard of this earlier version.DVD Review: Shades of gray in characterizations make it an interesting study of good vs. evil...
Summary: 4 Stars
3:10 TO YUMA is a well crafted psychological western with the emphasis on the tense relationship between bad guy GLENN FORD, a killer and a thief, and upstanding good man VAN HEFLIN, struggling to keep his ranch going during a drought and putting food on the table for his wife and two kids.
The focus is really on whether or not Ford can smoothtalk his way out of his predicament, handcuffed and ready to be taken off to jail on the 3:10 to Yuma if Heflin gets his way. Heflin takes on the assignment reluctantly but he's determined not to let Ford get away with murder.
How the situation is resolved is enough to keep the viewer glued to the action, however slow paced some of it is. Director Delmer Daves gets the most suspense out of the film's last ten minutes, when you don't know what to expect in the way of a satisfying conclusion.
However, there are some script problems with the ending that didn't satisfy me as to the motivations of Glenn Ford's character, as well as Van Heflin's solid citizen. It seemed a bit rushed and unbelievable in how the score was settled, with a convenient thunderstorm assuring us that Van's ranch would survive the drought and he'd go home to his wife and kids with new respect.
Whatever weaknesses in the script, there's no doubt that Ford and Heflin are at the top of their powers as the leads who remain the focal point of the story. They give mesmerizing performances.
Summing up: Not perfect by any means, but good, solid performances from the entire cast is a big help. Very watchable. Frankie Laine does a nice job on the title song in true 50's style.
DVD Review: Ford & Heflin try and make the 3:10 to Yuma
Summary: 4 Stars
Perhaps due to the recent success of the remake of this short story by Elmore Leonard, this re-issue of the '57 classic western starring Glenn Ford and Van Heflin was released. For students of screenwriting both versions offer an important lesson in the "less is more" axiom. The original was a taut, short (barely over 90 minutes) tale that concentrated on its 2 main characters whereas the recent remake offers too many characters and subplots that makes this remake not as appealing as the original did. Also the characterizations of the 2 characters are quite different from the original. Whereas Ford is shown as a bad guy who only draws when confronted, Crowe in the same role, is a Bible quoting psychotic who will shoot on mere provocation when crossed. Also the farmer character as played by Heflin is now a disabled Civil war veteran who is burdened by marital problems with his wife. Also the ending has been drastically changed in the remake and a very unsatisfactory, nonsensical one at that!! I've been taken to task for my criticism of the remake but I will hold steadfast to my opinion that if you build up sympathy for a character in a film--you don't kill him off unless there is a plausible reason for it which the remake did not have. So do see this classic Western, because you'll finally appreciate what a fine under-rated actor Ford was in comparison to Russell Crowe. DVD Review: Gritty Adult and Unique Western, Still Stands Up, Ford is Exellent
Summary: 5 Stars
Glenn Ford is at his best as he subtly underplays a highly intelligent, sophisticated yet violent outlaw that seems to move at his own pace regardless of the action of others or time or circumstances. His character, Ben Wade, is one of the most unique individuals particularly in westerns, as he is a man of fine tastes, extraordinary courage mixed with a total lack of alacrity about whether he could be caught or killed. The fact that he can and does become violent enough to kill a man and whomever is in his way is oddly inconsistent with his cerebral abilities indicating that he could have had a highly successful life without crime. Van Heflin plays what is almost a stereotype for him as a less powerful and charismatic hero as his vintage role in the 1953 western "Shane" but Heflin's strong yet subdued principled character works well against Ford as he accepts the difficult mission, due to economic desperation and maybe because it is the right thing to do, to deliver the captured Wade to Yuma in time for the train. The interplay between the two characters makes the film as Ford's character sees positives in Heflin's struggling life with a supportive wife and family trying to scratch it out on a ranch that is on the verge of failure yet is owned, at least for the time being by Heflin. The film captures Ford's quiet and interested reflection that Heflin may have what he was always seeking, something concrete and real not just a life of escapism and it just about seems to amuse Ford with the thought. Ford's character is continuously fascinating, he is the legendary killer Ben Wade but he has excellent table manners, is particular about what he eats and even in the comfort he seeks. The drama builds as Heflin and his party, with Ford in tow, are being tracked by Ford's extremely violent killers led by actor Richard Jaeckel. The end is the typical confrontation in all westerns but much more realistic than its remake and a very satisfying film. One of the most intriguing westerns ever made due to the uniqueness and complexity of the Ben Wade character played by the great, and often under appreciated, Glenn Ford.
Description of 3:10 to Yuma (Special Edition)
This fine western opens with Van Heflin as a rancher whose family is suffering from the devastatingeffects of a long drought. Heflin needs $200 to build a well then learns he can obtain the money as a reward for delivering Glenn Ford a notorious outlaw now in the hands of the law to the state prison in Yuma Arizona. Though this will put Heflin in great personal danger the peaceful man accepts the assignment knowing what the money will mean to his family. Heflin and Ford hole up in a small hotel in another town while waiting for the train to Yuma. The outlaw begins toying with Heflin's mind talking in a friendly manner about Heflin's job and financial situation. Playing psychologicalgames Ford tries to convince Heflin to take $100000 to look the other way while he escapes. Heflin finds himself in a quandary desperately needing the money yet being bound by his word to carry out the job. Ford's gang led by Jaeckel discovers where their leader is hidden and sets out to rescue him. The town officials abandon Heflin rather than put themselves in danger leaving the troubled rancher alone to face off with the outlaws. Ford ends up assisting Heflin helping his captor on the3:10 to Yuma explaining 'I owed you that.' Heflin has come through the ordeal body and integrityintact and as if in answer to this baptism by fire the skies burst forth with rain putting an end to the drought.System Requirements:Run Time: 92 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?WESTERN/MISC. Rating:?NR UPC:?043396212251 Manufacturer No:?21225Struggling rancher and family man Van Heflin sneaks captured outlaw Glenn Ford out from under the eyes of his gang and nervously awaits the prison train in this tight, taut Western in the High Noon tradition. Adapted from an Elmore Leonard story, this tense Western thriller is boiled down to its essential elements: a charming and cunning criminal, an initially reluctant hero whose courage and resolution hardens along the way, and a waiting game that pits them in a battle of wills and wits. Glenn Ford practically steals the film in one of his best performances ever: calm, cool, and confident, he's a ruthless killer with polite manners and an honorable streak. Director Delmer Daves (Broken Arrow) sets it all in a harsh, parched frontier of empty landscapes, deserted towns, and dust, creating a brittle quiet that threatens to snap into violence at any moment. --Sean Axmaker
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