Unforgiven

Guy's Take...

As a lover of movies I appreciate every genre that's out there and Westerns happen to be one I'm very fond of. So you might understand that I got a little bit shocked when I heard that Girl didn't really respond to horseriding, six shooters and sleazy saloons. I took it upon myself to show her one of the best (there will be many more) in this genre. I felt that Eastwood's last journey in this world of cowboys and bandits was the right way to start.

Unforgiven is bittersweet. Sweet cause it's awesome and bitter because we know that we will never see Clint Eastwood in a cowboy hat again. Sure, there's a huge library of great westerns with his name on them, but I've worn them out and know almost every line. Clone him and make more spaghetti westerns.

Everything in this movie is pretty awesome. The resurrection of something that should have been tucked away forever (Munny's killing past), revenge of a fallen friend and just doing what you know is right. Munny can never repay what he owes the world, he knows this and is tortured by it. Eastwood's past western hero (Man With No Name) never batted an eye or spoke about regret when he took out his foes. It's almost like Eastwood apologizes for everything bad he did in previous movies with this one.

I know that there might be someone out there that does not enjoy this movie. Let me tell you now that you are wrong.

Guy's Rating: What do you think? If you haven't seen it, hurry the fuck up!

Girl's gander....

Well, obviously I can't say I hate this film. If Guy knows every line from every Western ever made (exaggeration? Yes), he'll probably know how to use the shotgun hidden under the bed... Kidding. We don't have one of those and neither should you. But! It sure is fun watching someone pretend use them on the TV.

I'm a big fan of blockbuster action films, so the Western genre seems like a step down to me. I think a Western flick is like someone took an action movie, took out most of the action, and stuffed it full of some shitty slow-paced story about love and how fast you can draw a six-shooter, throwing in a dude playing a harmonica or a lute or some other instrument equally unimpressive... However, I have to admit that Eastwood is pretty badass, especially when he is playing this Munny character.

I love Greek mythology and Munny is kind of like Hercules... Confused? Let me explain. Hercules forwent killing for love. He settled down on a farm and had kids. Munny does the same. When their wives die, they try their best to walk the high road, but end up falling back into killing. The difference in my odd hero comparison is that Munny does it with a gun and a bottle of whiskey, which, let's face it, is a lot more fun than a throwing spear.

Girl's Rating: Worth the money... and possibly the time to make a rebuttal to my Hercules reference.