The Wild Bunch
The 'soldiers' ride up to the bank, the wonderfully martial score rap-a-tap-tapping away. Kids avidly watch ants devour a scorpion in an arena (foreshadowing the grand finale of the film). Bounty hunters watch the soldiers from rooftops above. There's a temperance parade marshaling on the road outside. Tension builds relentlessly. Then Holden's classic line: "If they move, kill 'em."
Followed by the most violent and graphic gunfight in film history to that point. How do you top an opening like that? With a finale that features 150 extras and a gatling gun.
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Originally Posted by fotze
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Last edited by CliffFletcher; 02-19-2018 at 06:59 AM.
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