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I can't believe people actually liked this movie

posted 20 years ago by MrJoker96
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Seriously, whats up? I watched this movie and absolutely hated it... I wanted to turn it off halfway thru but I unfortunately chose to see it all. THIS IS A DISGRACE TO WESTERNS, that, and a disgrace ti just movies in general. I dont care if it had an allstar cast, whats the point if the acting was still horrible, the characters (the villains especially) are dumb and pointless, and the movie is just crap crap crap. How is this getting a 7.0?! It's a flat out horrible movie! And what bugs me evern more is the title recommended is Sergio Leone's "Once Upon a Time in the West" which is a tremendous movie and one of the best westerns ever. "Silverado" belongs nowhere near it!! Its one of the worst films I have ever seen.

[–] historygeek-2 18 years ago

Different strokes, I guess. I can't believe people wouldn't like it. I think it's one of the best movies I've ever seen. Watched it again last night, for about the 10th time. Still love it.

[–] one189teen50five 18 years ago

I love Silverado but my only problem with it is there isn't enough of Kevin Costner in it. He is adorable in this. Love it when he rides wild into town and kicks in the saloon doors and then gets two baddies at once. Really cool.

[–] jejozi 11 years ago

I can't believe people actually go to sites of movies they don't like and post drivel.

This will be the high point of my day; it's all downhill from here.

[–] IndianaMcClane 11 years ago

What's all this then?!

[–] one189teen50five 11 years ago

First of all, this was meant to be a fun tribute to the westerns of yesteryear. Second, OPEN RANGE is one of the best movie westerns ever made AND Kevin Costner knows how to make those masterpieces. HE IS BETTER than Eastwood any day of the week. Third, John Wayne was just ok. In every western, he played basically the same cowboy. Talk about having no range!!! Please. Fourth of all, the characters were great in Silverado. Not everybody has to like it but to say it's the worst is a downright LIE. FIFTH POINT...get your stupid friends to tell you whether or not you should go and see a movie because you are too ignorant to make up your own minds. END OF LESSON.

[–] Fibre_Optic 10 years ago

LOL I like Silverado but that's quite the hissy fit, ah I get it now you're a Costner fanboy. As much as I quite like Costner, he isn't anyhwhere near to Eastwood in acting or directing, period. As a Costner fanboy you lack any real subjectivity don't you as I will show below.

Just looking through your IMDB ratings you've given Costner 10 out of 10 for every film he's made lol, Waterworld, Postman, The New Daughter, American Flyers etc etc etc. Yet we are to take you as credible when you've given films like Pulp Fiction 1, Forrest Gump 1, Gladiator 1, Goodfellas 1, The Silence of the Lambs 1, Saving Private Ryanm 2, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 1, No Country for Old Men 1, Heat 1, Unforgiven 1. I understand people have diferent tastes but seriously? I bet it nearly killed you to give A Perfect World 10, Eastwood, directed and starred, good job Costner was in it otherwise it would have got a 1. It's people like you that make the IMDB ratings system a joke.
I wouldn't be calling anyone stupid or ignorant if I was you.

[–] vranger 10 years ago

There's no reason for a comparison, anyway. Most of us have enough time left in our lives to watch our favorite Costner films, our favorite Eastwood films, and our Favorite John Wayne films at least once more. ;-) So who needs to choose?!?

Frankly, of the three stars, there are more John Wayne films I'd choose to watch as my "last movie" than Eastwood films, and more Eastwood films than Costner films ... and I like all three actors a lot.

For Costner, I'd probably go with either Silverado or Tin Cup.

For Eastwood, it would be Kelly's Heroes, hands down, although Any Which Way but Loose would be in there swinging.

For John Wayne, the list is REALLY long. Great war films, great dramatic westerns, great adventure comedies all come to mind. How do you choose between The Quiet Man, McClintock, In Harm's Way, Sands of Iwo Jima, Stagecoach, True Grit, The Searchers, Donovan's Reef, Hatari!, and on and on. Say what you will about the versatility of his acting, but he left a legacy of VERY watchable films that is virtually unrivaled.

[–] mrbluto-2 11 years ago

Wrong troll. A great send up of Westerns.

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[–] ufopium 9 years ago

I agree totally. Horrible movie.

[–] edestci 9 years ago

An advice:
When you see scheduled "Silverado" on your TV, run away fast or go to sleep........ZZZZZZZZZZ.

Against insomnia SILVERADO dragees.

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[–] BourbonKing (5787) 4 years ago

I can see why people liked it back then and still like it today. It's very well crafted and the narrative flow of the story and its characters are well rounded. All that aside, this movie did nothing for me at all as it felt like a lot of Ron Howard's movies where it relies on basic movie tropes, in this case classic Westerns, and conveniently adds a lot of post modernism which I felt was excessive and trite. In other words, the movie just gets too cute with itself which can be a trait with a lot of Lawrence Kasdan screenplays.

[–] Magicdave (1004) a year ago

Different strokes for different folks ...