A Million Ways to Die in the West || A Movie Review [ENG - ESP]

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I grew up watching western movies and my favourite amongst them is, ” The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.” I have often wonder what it will be like to live in those times, to be a bounty hunter, to be a cowboy, a sheriff of a small town, a mayor, to be a tribe chief and so on. How fun will it be, riding and taming those wild horses, getting involved in gun slinging, a fight in a bar, etc. But when I watched this western movie, the reality of how hard western life could be dawned on me and I discovered that the amenities and technology I’m enjoying in the here and now is a blessing because there are a million ways to die in the west. Though the movie portrayed it an extreme way at times but I know it can’t be further than the truth. Life then was truly fleeting.

THE TECHNICAL DETAILS

The movie, "A million ways to die in the west," was made in a 1882 setup. The movie was released in May 30,2014. The American Western comedy film was directed by Seth MacFarlane, who was also part of the writers and producer. He also played the main character in the movie, Albert.

The writers also include; Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild and Seth MacFarlane.

The movie had some of the best casts Hollywood has to offer in:

Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Neil Patrick Harris, Giovanni Ribisi, Sarah Silverman and Liam Neeson.

Producers includes, Scott Stuber, Seth MacFarlane and Jason Clark.

The film was produced by Fuzzy Door Productions and Bluegrass Films. Distributed by Universal Pictures.

The film was made with a budget of $40 million and grossed $80.2 million in the box office.

Locations where the movies was made includes New Mexico, Albuquerque and Santa Fe.

PLOT SYNOPSIS

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Albert stark, a lowly Lily livered sheep farmer who stayed with his miserable aged parents, hated life in the western frontier and tries as much as possible to stay alive while avoiding what might bring about an abrupt end to his miserable life. Life was bearable for him outside the old stump, Arizona until when he loses his girlfriend, Louise played by the charming Amanda Seyfried, to the most successful business man in town, Foy, played Neil Patrick Harris, the owner of Moustachery store. All efforts to get her back failed massively. Albert was broken but underneath the cloud was a silver lining in the person of Anna played by Charlize Theron, the mysterious woman who ventured into town with her brother captured the heart and interest of the heart broken and lonely Albert.

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She took a liking to him and both were inseparable but Albert's heart was still fixated on Louise. Anna tried all she could to assist Albert get back his lost love including pretending to Albert's new girlfriend but the ship had long sailed. Louise was enjoying her new status as the girlfriend of the successful business man, Foy who always made fun of Albert for not having a moustache. But with the constant encouragement of Anna. Albert grew a pair eventually and wasn't the lonely coward that he was known to be.

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The relationship between Albert and Anna grew into admiration but even this was cut short when her husband Clinch played by Liam Neeson, the notorious outlaw and gun slinger rode into town in search of his wife, Anna.

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Albert was shocked at this revelation,felt betrayed because deep down he knew what was growing between them was too good to be true even as his close friend, Edward played by Giovanni Ribisi on numerous occasions told him.

Eventually he put his hurt feelings aside and put the courage Anna had helped him find to the test by going after her and got her back. But while going after her, he faced his final challenge when he confronted her Clinch in a gun sling battle and won.

PERSONAL OPINION

Though this movie had some average and poor ratings. Rotten tomatoes gave the film a 33% rating with an average score of 4.90/10. I still think it's a good western movie which captured the essence of the old wild west lifestyle.

But statements such as we're made by prominent people in the industry did it some justice,like;

Steven Holden of the New York Times called the film, "a live - action spin off of the family guy with different characters."

Rafer Guzman of the Newsday found the film amusing, calling it, "another example of MacFarlane's ability to mix poop jokes with romance,foul language with sweet sentiment, offensive humour with boyish charm."

If you are a lover of comedy and action movies, I will recommend you to watch this movie. Just ensure you watch it with an open mind because of the foul languages which were constantly used in the movie which can be offensive. Aside that you are good to go.

CONCLUSION

I love movies were the main character came up from nothing into something and gets the girl. A nice ending to a funny movie.

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Crecí viendo películas del oeste y mi favorita entre ellas es "El bueno, el malo y el feo". A menudo me he preguntado cómo será vivir en esos tiempos, ser un cazarrecompensas, ser un vaquero, un sheriff de una pequeña ciudad, un alcalde, ser un jefe de tribu, etc. Qué divertido será, montar y domar esos caballos salvajes, verse envuelto en un tiro de honda, una pelea en un bar, etc. Pero cuando vi esta película del oeste, caí en la cuenta de lo dura que puede ser la vida en el oeste y descubrí que las comodidades y la tecnología de las que disfruto aquí y ahora son una bendición, porque hay un millón de formas de morir en el oeste. Aunque la película lo retrataba de forma extrema en algunos momentos, sé que no puede estar más lejos de la realidad. La vida entonces era realmente efímera.

LOS DETALLES TÉCNICOS

La película "Un millón de maneras de morir en el oeste" se realizó en un montaje de 1882. La película se estrenó el 30 de mayo de 2014. La película de comedia del oeste americano fue dirigida por Seth MacFarlane, que también formó parte de los guionistas y productor. También interpretó al personaje principal de la película, Albert.

Los escritores también incluyen; Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild y Seth MacFarlane.

La película contaba con algunos de los mejores repartos que ofrece Hollywood:

Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Neil Patrick Harris, Giovanni Ribisi, Sarah Silverman y Liam Neeson.

Los productores son Scott Stuber, Seth MacFarlane y Jason Clark.

La película ha sido producida por Fuzzy Door Productions y Bluegrass Films. Distribuida por Universal Pictures.

La película se realizó con un presupuesto de 40 millones de dólares y recaudó 80,2 millones en taquilla.

Las localizaciones en las que se rodó la película incluyen Nuevo México, Albuquerque y Santa Fe.

SINOPSIS DE LA TRAMA

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Albert Stark, un humilde criador de ovejas de hígado de lirio que se queda con sus ancianos y miserables padres, odia la vida en la frontera del oeste y trata de mantenerse vivo en la medida de lo posible evitando lo que podría suponer un final abrupto para su miserable vida. La vida era soportable para él fuera del viejo tronco, Arizona, hasta que pierde a su novia, Louise, interpretada por la encantadora Amanda Seyfried, a manos del hombre de negocios más exitoso del pueblo, Foy, interpretado por Neil Patrick Harris, el dueño de la tienda Moustachery. Todos los esfuerzos por recuperarla fracasan estrepitosamente. Albert estaba destrozado, pero bajo la nube había un resquicio de esperanza en la persona de Anna, interpretada por Charlize Theron, la misteriosa mujer que se aventuró en la ciudad con su hermano y captó el corazón y el interés del solitario y destrozado Albert.

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Ella se encariñó con él y ambos eran inseparables, pero el corazón de Albert seguía fijado en Louise. Anna hizo todo lo posible por ayudar a Albert a recuperar su amor perdido, incluso fingiendo con la nueva novia de Albert, pero el barco hacía tiempo que había zarpado. Louise estaba disfrutando de su nuevo estatus como novia del exitoso hombre de negocios, Foy, que siempre se burlaba de Albert por no tener bigote. Pero con el constante estímulo de Anna. A Albert le creció un par eventualmente y no fue el cobarde solitario que era conocido.

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La relación entre Albert y Anna se convirtió en admiración, pero incluso esto se vio interrumpido cuando el marido de ella, Clinch, interpretado por Liam Neeson, el famoso forajido y pistolero, llegó al pueblo en busca de su esposa, Anna.

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Albert se sorprendió ante esta revelación, se sintió traicionado porque en el fondo sabía que lo que estaba surgiendo entre ellos era demasiado bueno para ser verdad, aunque su amigo íntimo, Edward, interpretado por Giovanni Ribisi, se lo dijera en numerosas ocasiones.

Finalmente, dejó a un lado sus sentimientos heridos y puso a prueba el valor que Anna le había ayudado a encontrar, yendo tras ella y recuperándola. Pero al ir en busca dedeella, se enfrentó a su último reto cuando se enfrentó a ella Clinch en un combate con honda de pistola y ganó.

OPINIÓN PERSONAL

Aunque esta película tuvo algunas calificaciones medias y pobres. Rotten tomatoes dio a la película un 33% de valoración con una puntuación media de 4,90/10. Sigo pensando que es una buena película del oeste que captó la esencia del viejo estilo de vida del salvaje oeste.

Pero declaraciones como las que hicimos personas destacadas de la industria le hicieron algo de justicia, como;

Steven Holden del New York Times calificó la película como un spin off de acción real de Family Guy con diferentes personajes

Rafer Guzman del Newsday encontró la película divertida, llamándola "otro ejemplo de la habilidad de MacFarlane para mezclar chistes de caca con romance, lenguaje soez con sentimientos dulces, humor ofensivo con encanto infantil".

Si eres un amante de la comedia y del cine de acción, te recomiendo que veas esta película. Sólo asegúrate de verla con la mente abierta, ya que el lenguaje soez que se utiliza constantemente en la película puede ser ofensivo. Aparte de eso, puedes irte.

CONCLUSIÓN

Me encantan las películas en las que el protagonista sale de la nada y consigue la chica. Un buen final para una película divertida.

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Hello, it is important to put the source from where you have taken all the part of the TECHNICAL DETAILS, most of them are data from wikipedia.

Whoops! Totally forgot to do that. Thank you @moviesonhive for pointing it out. I have made the correction.


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I agree with you this movie deserves a better rating! I really enjoyed this movie!
Great review on the movie, I hope you're review peaks the interest of other's to check it out for themselves!! 🌞🎉

I have hardly come across anyone who feel otherwise about the movie. For those who haven't I will say they should try checking it out.

Thank you for visiting my post @tealqueen

I remember laughing my ass out when I saw this movie. The western theme and the humor seemed to blend perfectly. The actors did a great job. The funniest part to me was the christian prostitute and her husband. This totally deserves a better rating... Thanks for the review

So was I. I laughed uncontrollably. You can imagine the big smile on my face while writing the review on the movie. When the memories flood my mind. 😁

Don't even get me started on Edward and his Christian prostitute girlfriend...Hehehe...

Right?! It does deserve a better rating. Thank you @nelson-george for visiting my post.

Hey I remember this movie. I saw it some years back and, although I can’t remember much, I can definitely remember Albert and his sheep. They were so many.

The movie was really funny in my opinion. I watched it with all my siblings and we all had a great time. I’m really considering seeing it again now.

Good writeup my friend.

Hehehe.... especially the one that climbs up on the roof of their house. Eventually those sheep saved him when he was been hunted down and he hid amongst them.

The movie never gets old for me. I think you should check it out again. 😁

I have a very long list of movies and series but I'll find somewhere to chip this one in. I really want to have a good laugh again.

That's the spirit! 😁

Do remember that some movies values on rotten are just about when it was made and the time it was shown to the public, this movie is actually not that bad, but the way it ends makes it feel so undeserving of a good rating that it would be oversimplistic to give a better one than 5.

If the main character died on the end, it would have being a solid 9 or 8, for example :)

I'm glad you see and feel the same way I felt about the rating. The move is funny and not bad.

Your last statements though funny but makes a lot of sense about the movie getting a better rating had the main character died. Probably an unpredictability to the ending would have done the trick 😁.

Thanks @jesustiano for visiting my post.

Youre welcome, thanks for writing it, i did a peace on a cowboy comedy too today, you should pass by, i will gladly recommend you to see it, if you had fun with this, you gonna rolf and lol a lot with Blazing saddles :D

Heading there now. 🏃🏃🏃

Just ignore my post and watch the movie, is a god damm classic and i tell you, you gonna have a blast :)