Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid remains one of the greatest Westerns of all time and the final scenes remain one of the most iconic of the decade.
With this movie director George Hill encapsulated the very meaning of the Western dramatic chase scenes on horseback to daring robberies of banks and trains all based around a friendship where either would die for the other.
In 2009 this film celebrates it's fortieth anniversary and it really has become a masterpiece of cinema. Not only did this film launch the career of Robert Redford it kicked off a friendship between Paul Newman and Robert Redford that has spanned almost forty years.
Directed by George Roy Hill, Butch Cassidy's balance of drama, action, and humour is a winning combination on its own. But this excellent tale of friendship and adventure is most successful for its talented leads, who fill every scene with wit, skill, and machismo.
It's success was largely down to the sizzling chemistry of Robert Redford and Paul Newman, with Newman was at his roguish best and Redford mixing sex appeal with danger.
As well as being action packed the movie is cool as well as charming, not to mention quite emotional.
Now I'm not saying that you are going to be weeping into your hankie but those closing scenes really are quite poignant.
That scene further reiterates that friendship really is the key ingredient in this movie - the final stand really is one of the best moments.
The great central performances are supported by a great script and totally stunning cinematography - it really is beautiful.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid remains one of the classic movies in this genre and has never been bettered.
FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw