| | |  | MEXICO | Home » » Villa Rides | | | | | | | Description: | | Yul Brynner, Robert Mitchum, Charles Bronson. He rages, he lusts, he kills-and he rides! Mexican rebel Pancho Villa leads a revolution helped along by an American aviator imprisoned in Mexico. A Western that sizzles hotter than a branding iron! 1968/color/122 min/R/widescreen. | | | Features: | |
• Viva la revolucion! Oscar winner Yul Brynner stars as Pancho Villa in this thrilling story of the Mexican Revolution. Along for the ride are legends Robert Mitchum with Charles Bronson at his sneering best. A gritty screenplay by Sam Peckinpah (The Wild Bunch) brings out the chemistry between the stars and makes this action packed tale of real life desperados a must see! Format: DVD MOVIE Gen
| | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Yul Brynner, Robert Mitchum, Charles Bronson | | Director:
| Buzz Kulik | | Format:
| Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, HiFi Sound, NTSC, Surround Sound, THX, Widescreen | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Legend Films | | Run Time:
| 122 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| June 03, 2008 | | Average Customer Rating:
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7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Once upon a time in Mexico...Apr 22, 2004
By Steve83
"Steve83"
Look for great performances by Yul Brynner, Charles Bronson, Robert Mitchum, and even Herbert Lom (as the villainous Gen. Huerta). Close enough to historical fact to be engaging, but dramatized enough to be entertaining, this movie deserves a bigger re-release, especially on DVD.
6 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Villa and the KingJan 30, 2010
By Mark Edwards
"western fan"
Ahhh Revolution etc. etc. etc.
Just having a little fun at Yul and Pancho's expense.
In reality I'm sure Pancho Villa would have been flattered having Yul Brenner
portray him in a film that shared a glimpse of his life - Hollywood style.
Though the quasi Robin Hood and hero of Mexico's history was a bit more violent(okay, way more violent-and real)than England's hero of the people.
Not to mention stouter, thicker...
I still liked the movie.
I first saw it at the theater way back when I was a young boy almost teenager.
Robert Mitchum was riding the last wave of his box office draw as a leading man (Mr. Moses,The Yakuza,El Dorado etc....)though I wasn't aware of it at the time and didn't care..still don't.
Not an Academy Award performance nor film nominee but I liked Mitchum, Brenner and Bronson (Charles Bronson as Pancho's right hand man/enforcer and comedy relief).definitely a more violent version of Robin's - Little John.The violence might be a bit of a turn off for the female viewer but put into comparison with movie graphics today...
So as far as my humble opinion goes in regards to this film.
Let me sum it up like this.
As a kid I remember my (now late) grandfather fondly relating one his childhood memories living in Mexico and seeing Pancho Villa ride into his village once ,twice, three times (Villa's long barrel pistol was described along with his great horsemanship skills).In fact over the many years I heard my grandfather tell of these glorious encounters in all their glamor,once twice,thrice...but unlike this Director's "Pancho" story, Grandpa's accuracy in detail was never questioned.
This is good because just like this Villa movie, I enjoyed his "Villa Rides" way back then and still do today.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 No classic but a sporadically spectacular time-fillerOct 21, 2010
By Trevor Willsmer
Villa Rides is one of those films that's disliked not for what it is but what it isn't. It isn't the script that Sam Peckinpah wrote while trying to work his way out of directorial exile - Yul Brynner found Peckinpah's vision of Pancho Villa's cruelty too unsympathetic for his ego - and it isn't that much the version that Robert Towne rewrote either. But taken on its own terms, it's a decent south of the border oater that sees Robert Mitchum's gunrunning aviator first a prisoner and then a reluctant ally of Yul Brynner's Villa in the early, less successful days of his revolutionary career. Of course, even with hair casting Brynner as Villa in the first place is a bit like casting Jeff Goldblum as Fatty Arbuckle (Herbert Lom's General Huerte is no lookalike either, though he wouldn't be out of place as a Bond villain), but as long as you're willing to overlook little things like historical accuracy, it offers some spectacular battle scenes and enough efficient action to pass muster for a couple of hours. It's also of note for introducing Charles Bronson to his trademark Zapata moustache (and unfortunately his first co-starring role with Jill Ireland) as a Villista who likes shooting prisoners and for a great Maurice Jarre score that finally received a long overdue CD release in 2011 (El Condor / Villa Rides). And Peckinpah did at least get the chance to put all that research he did to good use when he took a trip down south of the border with William Holden, Robert Ryan and the rest of the Bunch...
No extras, but an acceptable 2.35:1 widescreen transfer.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
new look at Panco VillaNov 30, 2010
By Missouri Eagle
"Van"
I would actually give this 4 1/2 stars because it's definitely better than 4 stars. With cast of Yul Brynner, Robert Mitchum, and Charles Bronson and written by Sam Peckinpah (wild bunch), my expectations may have been too high. Villa rides moves along well and the chemistry between Mitchum, brynner, and bronson is great. While this may not really be historically accurate in the portrayal of Villa or his band, it's still a fun watch. I'm very partial to Charles Bronson and Robert Mitchum movies so I'm willing to forgive historical inaccuracies for the sake of entertainment and Villa Rides is definitely entertaining. The plot has been covered by other reviewers so I won't bore you with another synopsis. Some interesting moments include the marriage of Pancho Villa to Mitchum's 'love interest'. Seems she's raped by villa's men and the message from Villa is 'I'll marry her to protect her from my men but i will not be a husband in any sense of the word'. Kind of an interesting slant on Pancho Villa, seems Peckinpah figured Villa was more Robin hood than Quantrill or Bloody Bill Anderson. Villa Rides is a great way to pass 2 hours on a rainy afternoon.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Villa Rides - Mitchum, Bronson, BrynnerMar 13, 2010
By Dale Thorn
I hadn't seen this for at least 20 years, and was surprised by some of the dialog that I thought was weak and under-directed, more like a low-budget movie. Nonetheless, I enjoyed this film, since it's not only a good adventure, but does have many treasurable scenes:
"Come on Gringo." - Mitchum: "Who, me?" - "Do you see any other Gringos around here?"
Villa: "What is in your heart, Gringo? - (Removes money bag) - This is your heart!"
(Scene where Villa marries a rape victim)
Female love interest: "Villa is a good man." - Mitchum: "Am I a good man?" - She: "Yes." - Mitchum: "Well, I'm as good a man as Villa, and that doesn't say much for either of us."
All in all, very enjoyable, but less than top-notch production and direction.
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