It is part of movie history now, that S. Peckinpah lost interest in this movie, as it became clear he couldn't do it as he liked to and would see it crippled it the cutting room from what he envisioned. Well i wish some well designed director's cuts could make it up to him. The movie starts strong, with a first act, in which a variety of interesting characters is presented from an one-armed scout to an very Mexican (actually German) sergeant, 2 two main antagonists, Dundee and Tyree, a priest, who is equally good with gods words as with fists and weapons and a horse thief. Unfortunately, something is lost in the middle of the film, where it literally looses way on it's original target, which is "find and destroy the Apaches". It picks up at the end, when both the Apaches as well as french heavy cavallery is taken care of. Best scene for me : The hunting group leaving the fort, each group tuning in for their favorite song (Blue, Gray and Civilians). If you can get it, enjoy it.
Review of Major Dundee
