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Poke: Some of the best fighting scenes that look realistic. Shane is a straight up boss and I just loved the overall story of a stand-up guy looking out for people who he has come to love.

KBM: Okay, yes, the kid is a little annoying. But he could have been worse, and he's very much NOT the focal point of the movie, so even as someone who usually can't stand annoying kid characters in movies, I found him largely forgivable, because damn, this was a fun watch in spite of it. I really enjoyed Alan Ladd's softspoken performance as Shane; as laconic as many of the gunslingers on this list were, there was a quiet, subtle nuance to his performance that only Jean-Louis Trintignant's performance as Silence came close to, unlike the blunt gruffness of an Eastwood type, or the folksy charisma of John Wayne or Gary Cooper. The way Shane played off of all the various characters in the ensemble cast was also consistently interesting, whether it's his undeniable chemistry with Jean Arthur as the homesteader's wife, or the electric fights he picks with his natural adversaries in town. And how about Jack Palance? What an iconic performance he gives here. Between his chillingly casual, smiling demeanor, and that incredible scene where he shoots Elisha Cook, Jr., he manages to give one of the greatest villain performances on the entire list (and all while the actor was apparently extremely uncomfortable on horseback, to boot). If it weren't for the kid, this would be a top tenner easy, but as it stands, it's still one that I'll never forget and will probably watch again at some point, because the good things about it are just SO good and largely overwhelm anything negative I'd have to say.

Johnbobb: oh my god will shane and joe just bang already

CoolCly: Shane himself was a pretty boring and generic drifter with some gunslinging skills.
The dad homesteader is pretty compelling in his values and goals, and he was very well acted. He was the highlight of the movie for me. Its kinda interesting to see the town shop that the homesteaders to do their shopping and that sort of thing. Some interesting mundane details. I wonder if they were based on actual life then.
The villains who want their land are pretty generic, but the way they provoked that loudmouth guy that was itching for a fight was pretty good.
Unfortunately, the kid that just yells about Shaaaaaaaaaaane is unbearable. I hated this kid, and yet hes the lens we watch the movie through. Therefore, I hated this movie and would anti recommend it to anyone who might ask me about it.
2/10

Karo: This lone gunman wanders into town and befriends a group of farmers who in the true spirit of the old west have just stolen other people's land by camping out on it and calling it their own.
These squatters are the heroes apparently just because they have kids or something and the other side is in the wrong 'for reasons'. Fuck you I'm going to fence up your cow pasture and you don't have the right to complain because think of the children!
Speaking of children, the main farmer couple have this ugly little gremlin who is almost like the deuteragonist for no reason. Like the little fucking brat forces himself into every scene in the movie despite having almost nothing to do with anything that is going on. Like we'll be trying to have a scene that is serious or moving and then suddenly there will be random high-pitched squealing hey shane shane lookit me oh youre so cool shane bang bang bang im a cowboy heeba deeba herpa derp
It's like the producer's kid was playing on the set during filming and they had to leave him in because he was the producer's kid.
So anyway Shane goes and kills all the ranchers for having the gall to complain about their stolen land. The kid saves Shane's life because of course he does. Shane then rides off into the sunset and leaves a small child alone in town in the middle of the night surrounded by the dead bodies of everyone he murdered. And thus was the tale of how the west was dumb.

Inviso: I wanted to give this movie a fair shake, because on paper, the idea of homesteaders fighting back after being threatened off their land has potential to be interesting. But unfortunately for this movie, it has one of the most obnoxious and most overused child actors Ive ever seen in one of these lists. It was like watching a bad 80s/90s kids movie, with Shane (a gunfighting, human male) as the pet that the little kid has to yell at and send off into the sunset by saying he hates him. And the scenes with the kid just go on forEVER. Im gonna chirp bang! over and over and over again, even though my mom is clearly upset at the gunfighting stuff. Im gonna wail Shane! over and over and over again. I just couldnt enjoy any aspect of this film because of how cheesy and immature it made the plot seem, even compared to some of the worst movies Ive watched thus far.
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Bear Bro
The Empire of Silence