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The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford IS a masterpiece and one of the most underrated of all time


I feel no hesitation in making this statement, it is honestly one of the greatest films ever made in my opinion from an artistic standpoint. Andrew Dominik really must have had a passion for the material. 10/10 and insanely rewatchable. Yet nobody knows about this movie, it’s sad. One of the best films of the 2000s.

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And that dirty little coward,
That shot Mister Howard,
Has laid poor Jesse in his graaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaave!

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Great cameo, RIP to his son how horrible is that

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The song by Cher is better!

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Lol what

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You're struttin' into town like you're slingin' a gun
Just a small town dude with a big city attitude...

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Never heard it

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Cherly you can’t be serious

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Yup, only Cher songs I’ve heard are “I Got You Babe” and “Life After Love.” That was enough for me.

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Booring

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Booring??

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Prometheus is better.

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Nah, Jesse James is a much better film. I enjoy watching Prometheus more sometimes however.

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heavy on the dialogue

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It's been ages since I've seen it but I remember really loving it at the time

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The cinematography, performances and brief depictions of violence were expertly done but it was overly long

The title was pretty shit too

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Given we all knew what was going to happen and by who it was overly long. Even if you didn't know the title gives it away.

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You knew what was going to happen in titanic too, it’s not a suspense thriller it’s about the artistry

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I think if some people watch again who may not have liked on first viewing may appreciate it more second time. When I first saw it did not like the movie. I revisited it again. Its became one of my favorite movies. These scenes are couple of examples on why I really like this movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBCdekTEvmo and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-ZWfKn_XqE.. It has such great dialog, pace, cinematography, music, scenery, ect..

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Same thing happened to me. I didn't really care for it when saw it when it came out. Saw it again later and was blown away by how great it was. Then I bought it on dvd, now it's one of my favourites.

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I have it on dvd as well. I can see this movie becoming more popular over time. It seems to be grower to me.

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It’s a great film, agreed.

That said I still prefer Dominik’s Chopper.

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Still haven’t seen, upcoming Monroe pic looks great

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