Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2007, No.49 - Nothin from Nothin

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NOTHIN FROM NOTHIN: . . . Leaves nothin! As the old song goes. I have nothing worth writing about today - other than I saw J.D. at the Commodores vs. Ole Miss game, the Dores smashed Ole Miss, and that was sweet poetic justice (Ann and I were witnesses to Ole Miss’ Homecoming Game last year against Vandy, and suffice it to say it "weren’t pretty"), but I did see a really good movie.

MOVIE REVIEWS FROM THE ATO NETHERWORLD

: 3:10 TO YUMA. B B B B This movie, directed by James Mangold, is a remake of a 1957 film with the same title, which starred Glenn Ford as the bad guy, and Van Heflin as the rancher who escorts him to justice. Russell Crowe stars as Ben Wade, a smart and ruthless gunfighter who leads a band of cut-throats in train robberies. Ben commands the gang, but his second in command, Ben Foster (played by Charlie Prince) is just as ruthless, and sadistic to boot. The rancher, Dan Evans (played by Christian Bale) signs on as a hired gun to guard Ben Wade and deliver him to the train station to catch the 3:10 p.m. train to Yuma, to face justice. Although he signed on because he needed money - his ranch was near foreclosure - he was the only gun brave enough to carry Ben Wade to station. Almost the entire town of Yuma responded to an offer by the sadistic Mr. Foster "$200 cash, guaranteed" to the man who shoots dead the deputies escorting Ben Wade. Dan Evans runs this gauntlet to show his teenage son what courage means. This is quite dramatic, because Ben Wade respects this, and essentially helps Dan Evans get him to the train. The last scene, which I will not spoil for you, is hands down the most spectacular western shootout ever filmed. This movie, while not as good as my all-time-favorite western, The Unforgiven, is nevertheless one of the best westerns ever made - I plan to buy the DVD. I give this film the highest Netherworld rating - four B B B B ’s.

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Larry Simons

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