TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Western Adventures (The Wild Bunch / McCabe & Mrs. Miller / Jeremiah Johnson / The Train Robbers)

I picked this up mainly to replace my V.H.S. Widescreen version of Jeremiah Johnson to a D.V.D. version. I had to go with this collection because of the bargain. The main draw for me was Jeremiah Johnson but The Wild Bunch is a must have for any serious western collection! Sam Peckinpah put the reality of violence into " The Western genre" giving western fans a unexpected graphic visual of what guns did to the human body! It is rumored that the special effects department went through buckets of "blood" when making The Wild Bunch & I don't doubt it a bit!!! The Train Robbers & McCabe & Mrs. Miller are definitely worth the watch but the two really big movies in this collection are Jeremiah Johnson & The Wild Bunch! "Jeremiah Johnson ", much like " The Revenant"/ " The Man in the Wilderness" are based on real Mountain men... a movie genre that is lacking for movies as far as I am concerned. The Train Robbers is a typical John Wayne western...not his best & not his worst! McCabe & Mrs. Miller has the potential to be great but is just lacking in something...possibly character development. You really don't feel that invested in the characters either due to a lack of character development or maybe the actors were just not into it enough I just can't put my finger on it, it has all the ingredients but the end product lacks flavor! Jeremiah Johnson & The Wild Bunch are worth the price of this collection...actually any one of the two are worth purchasing this collection the rest are icing & movies I am happy to add to my "Western" & " Mountain Man" Collection's.

I bought this for McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), which is a near perfect piece of filmmaking. I had seen The Wild Bunch (1969) once before and thought it good, but after watching it again and listening to the commentary, I gained even more respect for it and enjoyed it even more. Watching The Wild Bunch and then immediately afterwards watching The Train Robbers (1973), it really hits home how much of a revolution of the Western genre The Wild Bunch really was. While The Train Robbers (1973) comes four years after The Wild Bunch and two years after McCabe & Mrs. Miller, it is really a throwback to an earlier generation of Westerns where none of the well-mannered, overly respectful good guys died and where edifying lessons come through in parts. For me, it was difficult to take The Train Robbers seriously coming as it does in the wake of The Wild Bunch and McCabe & Mrs. Miller, both of which, in their own distinctly different ways, burst the traditional boundaries of the Western. Jeremiah Johnson (1972) was okay, I suppose (though the wolf pack attack scene was just embarrassing). One Amazon reviewer said the packaging was cheap. This is true, but it doesn't bother me because, to me, McCabe & Mrs. Miller alone was worth more than double the $14 I spent on this two-disk, four-film package. Yes, it would have been a little nicer to get McCabe & Mrs. Miller and The Wild Bunch on their own separate discs in better packaging, but I am not complaining. I am delighted with my purchase. Getting these two groundbreaking classics for $14 is a steal.

Three of the four westerns in this Turner Classic Movie collection are indeed classics. Sam Peckinpah shocked moviegoers and critics with "The Wild Bunch" because of the bloody violence. However, the film has stood the test of time for the story and performances of the stars and supporting players alike. It has been a mainstay available over the years in both VHS and DVD. "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" is a classy though oddball western in which cliches are turned upside down and the rambling narrative makes it difficult to tell the good guys from the bad. Warren Beaty is the hero - or is he? "Jeremiah Johnson" is still a pure cinematic pleasure to watch no matter how many times you see it. Robert Redford stars as tenderfoot with ambition to become a mountain man. The tough lessons he learns make for a most enjoyable movie. The fourth in the collection, "The Train Robbers," is another in the John Wayne canon made during his later years. Though enjoyable for the action mixed with comedy, it remains in the same class as others made during that era. Hardly classic in a literal sense, but good enough for fans of the Duke - which includes me.

I've seen Jeremiah Johnson a few times, in the past, and really like it. That one gets four stars from me. I never saw the others before so I bought this because they are supposedly classics. If I were only reviewing "The Wild Bunch" I'd only give this two stars, maybe three for the good acting. I really hated it, though. It had no real story and was very violent. There was not one character anyone could like. That would be fine if the story was good, but it isn't. The Train Robbers, on the other hand, had characters that were too good to be true. The ending could be surprising to some, if you had not already guessed that one of the characters was going to turn out to be not what they supposedly seemed. I guessed that right away at the beginning. John Wayne was the usual semi-tough guy hero all the men respect. McCabe & Mrs.Miller was the old West as it was and I really liked that one. It reminded me in some ways of HBOs Deadwood except it did not have all the cursing Deadwood did. The only thing that spoiled that one for me is it played so dark on my old T.V. I could not even see the actors in some of the scenes. When I get the chance, I'm going to play it on one of my newer slim T.V.'s and see if it looks better. The depiction of the Old West in McCabe and Mrs. Miller gets five stars from me.

I bought this collection for Jeremiah Johnson. I enjoy western classics, actually all classics. These 4 are good stories, it's interesting to see movies based on late 1800 early 1900, it helps a person appreciate what we have available today, that we take for granted, such as electricity and indoor plumbing. Good movies, good actors. Thank you seller for the affordable price and prompt delivery.

Très bon ,,je recommande !!!

I like the shows. I thought they were good. I have no dislikes.

good movies

If you have seen these movies and like these movies buy them.