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Major Dundee (1965)

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Commentaries on this disc:

Commentary 1: Film historians/Peckinpah experts Nick Redman, Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons, and David Weddle Rating:8.2/10 (6 votes) [graph]Login to vote or review
Reviewed by reidca on March 14th, 2013:Find all reviews by reidca
The highlight of the special features on this disc is the commentary by historians/authors Nick Redman, Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons, and David Weddle (Side note: it was a little freaky the day after I listened to this that I started to listen to Ron Moore's podcasts for the first season of the new Battlestar Galactica and discover that Weddle was also a writer on that show!). The track is entertaining and provides the most cohesive document of the troubled production history of the film. New scenes are identified and the commentators are not above criticising certain elements and scenes (especially the romance aspect). They also share anecdotes about Peckinpah, his working methods, his relationship with Jerry Brussler, the producer and the studio and most importantly, how important this film would be in the lead up to his next film, the classic The Wild Bunch.
Reviewed by musíl65 on February 3rd, 2020:Find all reviews by musíl65
Redman is the moderator. Seydor, Simmons and Weddle are talking without any gaps about the movie. The fights with the producer, the unfinshed script, the actors, the locations, the connection to The Wild Bunsh, the DP, the awful music, the pacing etc. are mentioned. A big point is working with Peckinpah.

The good and the bad parts of the movie are discussed. They are sitting in one room. In some points they disagree. They are perfect together.

This track is great. 10 out of 10.