2014 Directed by Eric Kissack
In the tradition of classic westerns, a narrator sets up the story of a lone gunslinger who walks into a saloon. However, the people in this saloon can hear the narrator and the narrator may just be a little bit bloodthirsty.
Стрелок, Rewolwerowiec, 火枪手
USA
USA
Saturday Night Shorts: Film 75
"It was a true ballet of death...."
A gunfighter enters a bar and suddenly him and everyone in the place can hear a narrator from the heavens elaborating on the situation. A narrator that seems to be a bit of an instigator and a troublemaker. A dangerous combination in a bar full of killers in the wild west.
In the month of November I like to focus on cramming some Westerns into my viewing schedule. I was surprised to find a short western for my Saturday Night Shorts project and even more so, a western comedy. The production values from the set design to the costumes are absolutely impressive for a short film and so…
"Don't listen to the voice" -Some Guy in a Bar,
WATCH IT: youtu.be/cWs4WA--eKU
Watch this... it's funny.
I love westerns. This is a western short film. I love western short films.
Especially when they're done as clever as this. «A gunfighter walks into a bar» could have been the opening of an ordinary joke, but this isn't an ordinary film. That line is heard by every character in the film as the narrator takes on quite the active role. And the narrator plays his cards in a very clever way plotting towards a ballet of blood. Hilarious!
this was painfully funny.
there’s nothing overly unique about this short film but it’s script is so well written and the camerawork is beautiful. it uses narration and typical cliques well without being overbearing and i would genuinely recommend watching this.
The kind of setup and comedic writing in The Gunfighter could quite easily have been adapted to any genre-film. But I’m glad they picked the Western.
If I were being taunted by that annoying, but funny-ass narrator who is testing out everyone including me to see who can survive the bloody dance at the saloon, I would draw my first revolver to sharpshoot and collect 6 six bounties and then quickly draw my second revolver to eliminate the remaining 6.
6 bullets for each gun = 12 skulls under my smokin' belt
From there, I would become framed for murder and the town would call me "The Quick-drawer in High Noon!"
Grade: B+
Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXfltmzRG-g
Without any Doubt the most enjoyable 9 minutes I've watched This Year So Far. This is why i Fucking love The Western.
No this was absolutely brilliant! Definitely one of the best shorts I’ve ever seen.
A genuinely hilarious short that had me laughing throughout. It's the kind of concept that shines in a short, but may get old after a while in a feature-length film. Nick Offerman's narration is amazing and the revelations that come out through it will keep you laughing. It's well worth the 9 minutes.
