100 Rifles

What makes a film crew, living a stones-throw away from the real Mexico, book a flight all the way to Spain to film a movie about the Mexican revolution? I don't know, but they sure had a lot of fun, especially Burt Reynolds and Fernando Lamas, who's half-breed redneck and bloodthirsty general characters are way more interesting than those of top-billed Jim Brown and Raquel Welch. In fact, it's easy to see here why Burt seemed to rule the big screen in the nineteen-seventies. The violence is potent and the pace is breezy enough for the most part. The only real drawback is the sense of deja-vu that hangs over the proceedings. I mean, we've been down this revolutionary road a lot, in about a million other movies, with varying degrees of success. One point of interest for some is the appearance of tragic Spanish starlet Soledad Miranda, who appears in her only non-dubbed English-speaking role as Burt's gloriously unclothed bedmate. She really should have been in the rest of the movie!

Decent enough action-drama, set in Mexico in the late-1800s/early-1900s. Good plot, though it runs out of steam towards the end. Direction is solid, though unspectacular. Good performances Jim Brown and Burt Reynolds. However, Raquel Welch steals the show with her stunning beauty and action-girl character.

this my not be the best western ever made but for my money this is a great action flick. the action has not dated to bad. this is an action movie with the next battle more a priority than plot or story. I'm not saying this is a bad thing because we have see umpteen storys of this type before, so what tom grimes is give us a solid action movie in a western setting. as for the cast they are just outstanding, especially rachael. I'm a burt fan so he can't do no wrong but the surprise is big jim brown probably his best role. all the extras were good excluding some poor death scenes throughout but hay it is also a western and that comes with the territory. 100m rifles is truly worth seeing and the DVD look stunning a good transfer probably looks better than ever. if you have not watch a western before give it a go if your a western fan give it another go you will be surprised how well it has stood the test of time.

100 RIFLES is a Hollywood western shot in Spain with a good little cast. Made in 1969 it features a little ultra-violence in the WILD BUNCH style although is much inferior when compared to the Peckinpah movie. However, it's still quite watchable and has an interesting story about a bank robber, a bounty hunter, a female gunslinger and a cruel Mexican general. The story favours larger-than-life characters and action and generally works very well, even if it isn't top tier. Burt Reynolds plays an irascible character with plenty of charm while Jim Brown is another imposing tough guy with a heart. Raquel Welch certainly grabs the attention with THAT infamous shower scene but the tragic Soledad Miranda is equally entrancing in her first-scene cameo. I wouldn't call 100 RIFLES a classic but it certainly does the job for western lovers.

Jim Brown isn't too bad as a sheriff who chases half-breed bank robber Burt Reynolds to Mexico, where both are captured by the vicious Mexican Army, but Raquel Welch is surprisingly underused as a guerrilla fighter. All the western clichés you can think of (and probably some you've forgotten) are on display here: the cliff-side brawl, the train-wreck, the dirt town shoot-out, the wild drunken party, the surprise fire, and on and on. Welch is lovely if over-the-top while warming up to manly-but-wooden Brown (when she tells him, "I am your woman", she's suddenly so serious you can almost believe it); she's also very sexy showering under a water-tower (as a ruse to get a train to stop), but 80% of the picture is given over to the men, and their squabbles are completely routine and dull. "100 Rifles" could use less rifles and more human interaction. ** from ****

Burt Reynolds plays a half-breed who stole some money to buy the title amount of items for his people, Jim Brown is a sheriff pursuing him, and Requel Welch is a revolutionary having witnessed a hanging of a family member. All three eventually team up to defeat the Mexican general Fernando Lamas and his men for all the cruel acts they committed. With what I just described, this was quite entertaining what with all those action scenes, a steamy love scene, and Ms. Welch's assets almost exposed whenever her close-ups come on. Really, I don't have anything else to say except that 100 Rifles is worth a look for fans of the above players.