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TV Remake of the 1950 James Stewart Western movie of the same title has two brothers, one an ex-con the other a law officer, competing for possession of the famed repeating rifle.
Winchester '73
1967 Directed by Herschel Daugherty
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14 Mar 1967
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Did not enjoy the original. Don’t know why I thought it was a good idea to watch the made-for-tv remake. Joan Blondell is also barely even in this!! AVOID.
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I watch a lot of TV Movies. Anyone that follows me here or on social media, in general, may know this. It's rare when I happen to catch two decent ones in a row though, but with this and "The Wizard of Lies" yesterday that very thing just so happened.
Surprisingly solid remake of the Jimmy Stewart classic. With, nearly everyone replaced reasonably well. Including a very young John Saxon as the heavy.
Majorly screws up with the Stewart surrogate. Sure, it would have been impossible to replace him (lest they brought back Jimmy himself,) but Tom Tryon ironically doesn't even try.
Fans of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" like myself might think this perfect fodder for Rick Dalton. I'm sure Tarantino's seen this. And may even like it more than the classic original. I mean, if he could prefer "Psycho II" over its iconic predecessor...
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It’s painfully below average, and in a world where you can just watch the terrific original, why would you ever bother with this one?
I mean yeah, I’m amused to see Dan Duryea at 60, playing a kindly but conflicted old man — a delightfully against type role that works at this stage of his career. And yes, John Saxon did well as his son, the villain of the piece who’s pretty enjoyably to watch strutting around the place.
And yes, it’s even fun to think about how Duryea played his role more or less in the OG Winchester ‘73.
But the rest of it? Oof. It replicates the shooting competition in the opening fairly capably, but fluffs the rest.…
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TV movies used to be as much like theatrical features as they are nowadays. They slowly morphed into the dreaded quality that prevailed in the late-'80s thru the 2000s and which still lingers in Hallmark and Christmas movies. So, this early one, a remake of the classic Jimmy Stewart western, is remarkably filmlike except in its structure allowing for commercial breaks. And I quite enjoyed it. It has a great cast and it looks expensive for a television movie, with a large cast of extras and some nice production values. I've still never seen the original film, so I can't compare them, and I can't say how much this one deviates from the original screenplay, but as its own thing,…
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This definitely has some charm as a product of its era, even if it's a largely baffling piece of work that seems like someone attempting to recreate the original purely from memory. Bringing back Dan Duryea in a key role was a nice touch, and the climactic shootout that begins in the church is also pretty well executed.
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I'm betting someone could find a way to tighten this up, cut out maybe 15 minutes, and make it a really superior little movie.
The acting is solid all around, particularly John Saxon, and the action mostly works. The writing is pretty weak. It takes the skeleton of Anthony Mann's original Winchester '73 and drops any kind of storytelling flourishes, where the original let the story unfold and this just lays them out there.
I almost want to go ahead and give this 3-stars, but it would only be for that imaginary version in my head. The one on my TV just didn't quite cut it.
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A TV remake of the Jimmy Stewart flick and I have to give it a thumbs up. There are many trap falls with TV films of the 60's and throw in "remake" and you usually have a total crapper on your hands. Viewed this one tonight (August 2019) on a premium cable movie channel and was pleasantly surprised. First, the acting was rather good, and with the list of minor lead actors and first rate character actors you have a good start. The flick was presented in crisp high def color lending the film to a "newlike" look. We have the standard western (W73 story) here and that helps as it is engaging. Good killings, action, and drama. I liked this TV flick of the day.