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Cat Ballou is a sentimental favorite of mine. With the classic balladeers, Stubby Kaye and Nat King Cole, how can it be anything less than terrific?
The story is a comic Western, with Jane Fonda in "ingenue" mode, and as Catherine Ballou, former school teacher turned outlaw set to avenge the murder of her father. Also in this film are Dwayne Hickman, Michael Callan and Tom Nardini with great supporting roles. All three of them are great.
Of course, Lee Marvin is the star, in what I consider his best role ever. He plays both Kid Shelleen and his evil brother Strawn. He does the best drunk I have ever seen.
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This was one of the first movies I saw as a youngster,I laughed then and after watching it recently I laughed again. Sure,its no masterpiece but it has outlasted other so-called comedy westerns. The DVD is a superb transfer and I particularly like the idea of Original Ratio/Full Frame options some DVD,s are doing at present,at least the buyer has an option. There are also some nice extras and this should be a must have in any DVD collection. The highlights for me are the crisp photography,Lee Marvins performance and the unforgettable theme song. Enjoy
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"Well now, friends, just lend an ear / For you're now about to hear / The Ballad of Cat Ballou..." so begins the "Greek chorus" of Nat 'King' Cole and Stubby Kaye, banjos in hand. Having seen "There's Something About Mary" before "Cat Ballou," I didn't realize that the former was paying homage to the latter with this clever device. (Of course, being the original, "Cat Ballou" does it much better). By the way, the often-humorous score is by Frank DeVol.
The performances are good all around, each character with well-played and memorable funny bits. Jane Fonda plays it straight and serious next to the inept-ness of so-called outlaws Dwayne Hickman and Michael Callan and the over-the-top Lee Marvin (in a dual role as the Kid Sheleen, the drunken hero, and Tim Strawn, the bad guy with an artificial nosepiece). Marvin and the horse steal the show!
This movie is a lot of fun - pure entertainment - and the DVD people at Columbia/Tri-Star did a really good job putting together some extras. The audio commentary with Hickman and Callan itself is fun to listen to while watching the movie on repeat; it's very informative and even laugh-out-loud funny at times. The featurette with the director provides some good info on the movie, and the original trailer and vintage advertising (movie posters, etc.) is nostalgic.
The picture and sound quality is excellent; the visuals are clear and colorful, no noticeable scratches...the sound is very clear for being monaural. One side of the disc has the widescreen (definitive) version; the other side has the formatted version, which is also worth a look as it contains some extra information at the top and bottom of the screen on the scenes that were soft-matted.
I love this movie - it's nice to see that the DVD people took some interest enough to put together the special features on an almost 40-year-old film. Keep up the good work!
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Lee Marvin is awesome in his role as Kid Sheleen... you have to see him! The story is humorous and a good satire on western flicks. The music (Stubby Kaye and Nat King Cole) is lively and quite enjoyable. A fun movie about the typical western theme -- a crook trying to take over someone else's land and property for his own nefarious reasons. Why then should this movie be rated at only 2? Without the Hanoi Princess (famous for her picture on the anti-aircraft gun pretending to shoot down American planes and American boys) playing the role as Cat, I'd give it a 5. Her presence is enough to lower any rating by at least 3 points.
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This 1965 spoof of westerns was a big hit back then. It's the story of Katherine Ballou, nicknamed "Cat" and played by Jane Fonda, who comes home to her small Wyoming town after studying to be a schoolmarm. However, because her father refuses to sell his land to the speculators, he is brutally murdered. She goes gunning for revenge. But this is a comedy and it's all very lighthearted, especially since there are constant musical narratives by Stubby Kaye and Nat King Cole. Lee Marvin won an academy award for his excellent portrayal of two aging outlaw gunmen and he's great. It's worth seeing, just to see his performance as he's a master not just of facial expressions, but also of total body language. Jane Fonda looks pretty as the sweet-young-thing turned outlaw. And there's enough love interest and comical episodes to keep the story moving. There's a train-robbing incident that is quite funny. And, of course, there's a happy ending.
I'm not much for comedies and so that fact that I was willing to spend the 96 minutes watching it all the way through says a lot for it. Recommended for light entertainment.
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