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| Action with surprises! (by rodrig58) |
| Any film with Charles Bronson, for me, it's a continuous joy, I watch them cyclically with great pleasure. I grew up with this actor, he's very dear to me and it will be how long I will live. I've seen almost all his movies, and all I've seen, I've seen them many times. I think he is also the coolest and very funny actor. Not fun in Charles Chaplin style, more like Buster Keaton style, but without looking for the comic effect at any price. "Breakheart Pass" it's a decent action movie, in which we have several distinguished actors, Ben Johnson in particular, <more> |
| Somewhat of an enjoyable surprise. (by Syxiepoo) |
| I was surprised to find that I had never before seen this movie, nor read the book. At first glance at the schedule, I had Heartbreak Ridge in mind, but it was clearly not that one. It's not an overly complex story-line, but it's a nicely structured screenplay, the photography and effects are excellent, and the cast, so many of whom are very well known from movies of the 70s, translate it into a very enjoyable cinematic event. It has several worthwhile twists and turns along the way, and concludes very satisfactorily. I have quite varied tastes in movies, ranging across all genres and <more> |
| One of the finest westerns of the 1970s (by MisterMickey) |
| Alistair MacLean wrote the screenplay from his own novel, so needless to say, director Tom Gries was extremely faithful to the original source. For those who consider Bronson as just another actioneer star, this is actually a mystery film, with a great deal of suspense. When the action scenes DO appear, second unit director Yakima Canutt did a super job. Then again, when didn't he? Gries assembled a great cast of some of the 1970s finest character actors Charles Durning, Ben Johnson, David Huddleston, Bill McKinney, Ed Lauter , and turned them into a terrific ensemble. Topping it off <more> |
| Thrilling, inspiring western (by Cristi_Ciopron) |
| I have enjoyed this extraordinary thriller when I was 11, in a movie theater ,and then when I was 14almost 15: this time on a B/W TV set. It may have been my first Bronson movie; so I presume. The second time, having already seem a couple of the RAMBO flicks, I did notice Crenna, in a supporting role, as well. Bronson meant action quality to memore so, than anyone elsemore so than Willis or Gibson.It is termed a suspense western; a thriller. It's one of the best. In a movie theater and a cold, winterly cold one ,it looked cool and, for a 11 yrs. kid, almost larger than life. It had <more> |
| A classic must-see for fans of Bronson, Westerns, mysteries or train movies (by lemon_magic) |
| I loved the original novel "Breakheart Pass", which seamlessly combined the adventure, mystery, and Western genres and produced something memorable and fairly unique. My main fear about watching the movie adaptation was that the filmmakers would make the same mistake that was made with "Ice Station Zebra" and change the story line to something unrecognizable.Fortunately, the director and screen writer stayed faithful to the book and managed to incorporate those elements that work in cinema to make a lively and enjoyable film. The casting is perfect - there's not a <more> |
| One of the best "Western" movies ever (by Haplo-4) |
| This movie is a real classic. The movie takes its place on a train on its way to Fort Humboldt, and Charles Bronson acts as a man accused of many ill-doings. Suddenly people starts disappearing and the thrill of the movie has begun. The movie is excellently made and one can never figure out the ending. Personally I think that this is one of Charles Bronson's greatest movies and his co-actors also does a very fine job. This is also one of the best movies made out of Alistair Maclean's books - even if it doesn't completly follow the book. |
| Westerns, trains, and Bronson... (by Andy4444) |
| ...all in one. What more to ask for? Well, the music could've been better, in between action and speech scenes there's a lot of "suspense" music, what I call TV-movie music, that the film could do without. But aside from that, I like this film.A good story, good cast, great scenery, and something I thirst for in westerns: good iron horse action, with actual American rail equipment of the era unlike, say, the European stuff in Sergio Leone's westerns . The setting is a railroad in the frosty cold weather of the Sierra mountains, with lots of "power" shots of <more> |
| Fatalities On a Train (by bkoganbing) |
| One thing I do like about Breakheart Pass is that absolutely nobody is who he pretends to be. For the first time viewer, 90% of the fun is figuring just who the good guys and bad guys are on this train to Fort Humboldt in the Rocky Mountains. It's not revealed until about 75% of the film is done and when it is revealed the action steps up considerably.A special train is being sent to Fort Humboldt with medical supplies and a relief force as cholera has broken out there. The territorial Governor Richard Crenna is taking personal charge of the operation, the troops are commanded by cavalry <more> |