I'm surprised no one has yet to ask that question. I thought some of the scenes were pretty close calls for some of the horses. At the same time I know that Asians don't necessarily value the lives of animals as much as us Americans. Anyone know if any animals were harmed in this film?
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No horses died during this production. You people are seriously unbelievable. Really just crybabies.
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shareAnd how do you exactly? Maybe no horse died, but some of them could have been injured due to all the tripping, uniformed a$$hole.
That's the only info I found:
"When The Good, The Bad, The Weird was released in western countries, all bits of animal cruelty had been clipped out, mostly tripped stunt-horses falling in non-rehearsed ways (a practice forbidden in many countries since the Eighties, but still allowed in Asia)."
Source: http://twitchfilm.com/2010/02/have-your-say-should-animal-cruelty-in-asian-films-be-censored-when-those-films-are-released-in-euro.html
Also:
"...And as stirring as it may be to watch those majestic four-legged creatures galloping through the desert, someone has to pay the price for all that excitement -- and you can bet it's going to be the stunt horses. The sequence is filled with gunfire and explosions that clearly startle the animals; while some of the action is very clearly computer-enhanced, I counted many instances -- too many -- in which horses stumbled and fell in ways that were clearly unrehearsed."
Source: http://movieline.com/2010/04/21/review-the-good-the-bad-the-weird-lousy-for-viewers-worse-for-horses/2/
Evidently NOT a movie where horses were well-treated! No one says that horses actually died, but no one says none of them were, either... What's for sure is that the horse-trippings were unsimulated, which is extremely upsetting.
Boycott movies that involve real animal violence! (and their directors too)
How is that upsetting?
shareDidn't find that upsetting, not at all. Also, I enjoyed the movie - and chaotic is my word to describe it.
I'm well over 60. I grew up outside a big city and went from a horse rental rider to a lifetime horse owner. Over the years, I've brushed, saddled and rode more horses than I can remember. I've come off some of them and hit pretty hard. I've had a horse or two go down under me. Either way, it can hurt.
Have worked as a trail guide and a riding instructor and during this time, there were some of the most rewarding times of my life.
All this didn't make me stop me from watching this movie.
If the horses were in charge of the stunts, what would they put me thorough?
In the US people buy their kids horses. Then when they get to be teenagers and discover the opposite sex they don't go near their former best friend. They truly are hay burners and that is expensive, plus vet bills, and stabling.
Most end up as canned dog food or exported as meat to countries where humans eat horse meat. I guess you can't say the US is a total throwaway society since the horses end up being eaten by someone or something.
I don't know everything. Neither does anyone else
Of course. Not everyone who ownes animals also loves them. For some people, like you, they are just a status symbol, or a source of income, or a hobby.
And the fact that you apparently blame the horses because they "made you fall and that hurt" is laughable. So it's okay to abuse a horse because riding them can be dangerous? If you didn't want the risks, you've chosen the wrong job, dude.
🐺 Boycott movies that involve real animal violence (& their directors) 🐾
Footage of horses being felled using what is (here in the UK at least) illegal wire tripping is cut from the UK print of the film. That doesn't necessarily mean the horses were killed, but it comes under cruelty to animals.
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