MOVIES - Watched The Professionals last night.

JP_TX · Post by **JP_TX** » Fri May 09, 2008 6:25 pm

What a terrific western. Burt Lancaster and Lee Marvin with Jack Palance playing "Jesus Raza" I just love that movie.

"Maybe there has only been one fight, since the beginning. The good guys against the bad guys. The question is, Who are the Good Guys?"

Jarhead · Post by **Jarhead** » Fri May 09, 2008 7:05 pm

Great Flick...I bought the Movie...I've always liked Lee Marvin...he was a WW2 Marine as well. He's also great in "Paint Your Wagon." As well as many others...

El Mac · Post by **El Mac** » Fri May 09, 2008 7:09 pm

A stellar movie! And the two chicks aren't bad either!

piller · Post by **piller** » Fri May 09, 2008 7:16 pm

Never watched it. Maybe I might have missed a worthwhile movie.

mescalero1 · Post by **mescalero1** » Fri May 09, 2008 10:02 pm

Last time I watched it, the girlfriend accused me of waiting the whole movie for Lee Marvin's last line

Rexster · Post by **Rexster** » Sat May 10, 2008 2:51 am

Good flick; I had not seen it since I was a kid, and bought the DVD when I found it was available. This is one of the best Westerns of all time, IMHO.

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Sat May 10, 2008 8:20 am

One of my Favorites. Always liked lee Marvin's pistol rig, 1911 & 1917! Can't beat that!

BruceB · Post by **BruceB** » Sat May 10, 2008 8:23 am

mescalero1 wrote:Last time I watched it, the girlfriend accused me of waiting the whole movie for Lee Marvin's last line

What's wrong with that?

Naphtali · Post by **Naphtali** » Sat May 10, 2008 12:20 pm

Synchronicity -- I watched it last night also. Did you notice that Lee Marvin had more than one campaign hat? Look at the Montana peaks. One is pointed; one is rounded.

The DVD I saw also included special features on Burt Lancaster, the making of the movie, and participants' memories of the making of it.

The novel on which the movie is based is significantly different -- not inferior, just different. The snappy dialogue, though, is pure Richard Brooks.

Last thing this post: the correct quotation is as follows. "Maybe thereâ€™s only one revolution â€¦ since the beginning â€”- the good guys against the bad guys. Question is: Who are the good guys?"

wildmanh · Post by **wildmanh** » Sat May 10, 2008 3:45 pm

Great movie! One I'd like to add to my collection.

Heber

Rod WMG · Post by **Rod WMG** » Sun May 11, 2008 8:39 am

A few years ago I watched that movie every day for weeks. I need to do it again.

Wayne Miller · Post by **Wayne Miller** » Sun May 11, 2008 10:04 am

2ndovc wrote:One of my Favorites. Always liked lee Marvin's pistol rig, 1911 & 1917! Can't beat that!

Close...it's a Colt Army Special. You get a real good look at it in the scene where Lancaster is hanging upside down in the pass. Want to talk about synchronicity? I watched it last night too!