3:10 to Yuma - the original

[isiscolo]

Our library has an eclectic collection of DVDs, and the other day I rented 3:10 to Yuma - the 1957 B&W version with Glenn Ford and Van Heflin, remastered and reissued (and looking damn fine, I have to say) as the remake was released. I enjoyed it a whole lot, and in fact, I think it is a better movie than the 2007 remake and recommend it to

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[franzeska]

I still want an AU of the new one. They were just so hot. *sob* Maybe for Yuletide...

And now my brain is generating all sorts of supernatural cowboy vampire ideas. Oh dear.

[isiscolo]

They were hot! So is it really an AU if it follows the ending of the original, but is built on the remake universe otherwise?

And now my brain is generating all sorts of supernatural cowboy vampire ideas.

*encourages*

[franzeska]

Yeah, it's still an AU. Or maybe a fusion of two versions. I wish there were more consistent terminology for how things are AU.

All the melodrama of the new ending plus added ridiculous crawling-out-of-the-grave melodrama. It bears pondering.

[isiscolo]

ZOMBIE COWBOYS FTW!

(Hi, I just read World War Z: an oral history of the Zombie War and I kind of have ZOMBIES ON THE BRAIN.)

[isiscolo]

See comment below about the story! I am going to have to find it, I think - I am endlessly fascinated with the process of how stories get turned into movies, and in this case with two versions I think it's even more interesting.

Charlie isn't called anything other than "Charlie" in the original movie, but at least on IMDB he's listed as "Charlie Prince."

[edenfalling]

The short story ends with both men on the train, but most of the page time is in the hotel room. Evans is steadfast and will not be bribed, which intrigues Wade; he spends much of the story trying to figure out why this man is willing to go through so much trouble and danger for such lousy pay. The writing is very spare, with any emotional depths remaining firmly in the realm of vague hints. I didn't notice any subtext.

[isiscolo]

I think I need to read the story! I'm actually not really a fan of Leonard's books, at least those I've read.

[edenfalling]

We had a few copies of the story collection (which is awfully thin -- Leonard is apparently very literal about the 'short' part of short stories) in the store I work at, and I was curious after hearing about the movie, so I read that one story. It's a pretty good way to kill 10-20 minutes, depending on your reading speed. :-)

[sistermagpie]

I'd seen this not long before I saw the remake and they're really interesting side by side. I actually think that both versions are different from the original. I seem to remember Elmore Leonard like almost no backstory for the characters so the remake got further away but the original was too.

[isiscolo]

Yes, according to baggyeyes above, Leonard didn't care for either version. I shall have to read the story!

[purna]

Hee! After watching the remake, as we left the theater, I was trying to explain to a friend why I too thought the original was better. My thoughts weren't nearly this organized, though; I wish I could have just handed him your comment! :D

[isiscolo]

Aw, it took me a couple of days to come up with this - and I still feel like I'm not capturing it precisely.