I might be wrong. I think in the movie he was climbing up on his master while he had a shotgun in his hand, and it went off and killed him. According to Wikipedia, he does die in a car accident (or doesn't rather).

The last time I played I was going to do that, but it was getting so repetitive I gave up pretty quickly. I've overpowered Gau in the past. It's really not all that fun, anyway.

Well, the way I read it, the dogs (and master) do actually die, but there's like an extra couple of chapters where the author insultingly brings them all back to life because otherwise it would be too dark. Watership Down, the novel, is even mentioned, in reference to the fact people found it too dark (though, as I've…

Have you read the novel The Plague Dogs? This is one time where the film is just much better. The dogs actually live in the book. So does the master who gets shot in the face. The last chapter is just a really insulting thing where the author is like, "Fuck you! You want a happy ending, assholes, here it is!"

But keep the ejaculation.

Yeah, when I saw the header image, I had the same thought. I think it's only a matter of time before we see a Goonies remake. It seems like a no-brainer.

I've seen the original before, but it's been a good 20 years so I don't remember it all that well. But I caught a good 15 minutes of it on TV not too long ago and it didn't seem all that different from the Coens' version, at least script-wise.

I haven't seen the Wayne film in forever, but the Coens' True Grit is one of their best films. It's brilliantly acted and directed throughout.

I like them both. They both pale in comparison to the 1941 version, but they're extremely interesting. The second one, Satan Met a Lady, has a nice comic edge.

Avoid The Plague Dogs if you found Watership Down hard to watch.

Honestly, as I recall, there's only like one major scene from the book that isn't in the film (and it becomes sort of a plot hole in the film). Otherwise, it's almost identical.

These reviews aren't Netflix order, because I just watched both on Netflix and I had to search everywhere for them.

No doubt that that was a big problem in Ford's work. I do admit I like the comic scenes of The Searchers more than most, but in other films, e.g., She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, it slows the film to a stop.

Capra and Kazan were solid cinema workmen. Ford is one of the world's finest auteurs.

As far as I can remember, there aren't any Ford films where there are Indians who are actually fully fledged characters. Fort Apache is definitely progressive, but they're just the victims.

Yeah, that's the thing. He is a great filmmaker. He's also kind of an idiot whose words outside of his films can and should be largely ignored.

I remember thinking this film was really good, but this scene is basically all I remember from it. I do think Ford is very close to the best American director who ever lived, but he's obviously got some real ugliness in his work. I mean, it's America, man, we've done some fucked-up stuff. What can you expect?

The best kind, yes.

"Well, I did mean to have you neutered, Dogmeat."

Boo! This kid sucks! We want Bender!