Jubal | Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine | Great for what it is, not what you wish it to be.

Jubal | Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine | oldie but goodie

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Jubal

	Jubal Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine Sony Pictures, 2005 average customer review:based on 15 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Found grievously injured by rancher Shep Horgan (Ernest Borgnine The Wild Bunch) Jubal Troop (Glenn Ford 3:10 to Yuma 1957) a man who's life has been dogged by bad luck is offered a job as a cowhand. Soon his obvious abilities earn him Shep's trust and a promotion. This riles former top hand Pinky (Rod Steiger On The Waterfront) who's been supplanted by the new man. Things are further complicated when Shep's wife Mae unhappy in her marriage turns her attention away from Pinky and onto Jubal whose romantic interests lie elsewhere. Into this explosive situation Reb (Charles Bronson Once Upon A Time In The West) a traveling stranger offers his help but it's up to Jubal to change finally change the luck in his life from bad to good.System Requirements:Running Time: 101 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: WESTERN/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 043396091030 Manufacturer No: 09103

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Great for what it is, not what you wish it to be.

Compared to modern westerns, Jubal might be a little slow for some. This is not a modern western, far from it. What this movie does is serve as a transition from the hookie 40s movie to the modern anti-hero westerns of the 60s. Wayne kept with the hookie stuff, but others were moving the western into modernity. This was the starting point of that trend. Hate and other more base emotions are at work throughout the movie, with the result that it is an very enjoyable tale. I didn't think I would like it as much as I did, but was happy I did. Get it and enjoy!!!!

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oldie but goodie

Glenn Ford as always is the best in any movie. No matter what, his mannerisms and looks keeps a person interested.

Fantastic

Just as I remember it, to see these great actors on the screen once again
is rewarding.

Wonderful location!

The movie is pretty good, a classic western plot. The location, Jackson WY and the Grand Teton, is astonishing! Some of the scenes have been shot just from the same point of view Ansel Adams made one of his most famous picture (Snake River & Grand Teton). Great.

Measured Jubilation for Jubal

Until buying and watching this DVD from start to finish this year I had never really settled down and watched anything but bits and pieces of this film. It had been broadcast on TV many times through the years, but there had never been much to really pull me in for a full viewing. Now that I have given the film its due, I conclude that my original instincts were correct. It attempts to be a great film, but just does not hit the bullseye. Its problem is in the script. It tries hard to serve as a work cut out of the mold of a Shakespearean tragedy, and to an extent, it succeeds. Without giving away the plot, I must say that it sort of reaches the tragic juncture a tad too early in the narrative. This creates a problem in how to end the story. Performances are pretty good. I was particulary impressed by Ernest Borgnine. His character is like animated electrical voltage in the film. Glenn Ford, as always, is good, but not as effective as he is in other westerns. This is due to the script. Rod Steiger plays a perfidious jerk to perfection. However, I don't think a guy like that would have lasted long in the old west! One surprise is an early, and effective performance by Charles Bronson. One almost wishes director Delmer Daves had given him more to do in this movie. The DVD quality looks ok. I am glad to own this film, but in all honesty, I am not sure how often I will revisit it. Still, it is more entertaining than many films being cranked out by the Groupthink Hollywood crowd of today.

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