[.ca] Bite the Bullet (Widescreen/Full Screen)

One Kicked the Bucket, One Won the Race, All Bit the Bullet:
Good concept for a story, but somewhat shallow plot. I am a Ben Johnson fan. In my opinion, he did not have a big enuf part in this film. Ben was a tall man who spent his whole life on horseback and eventually walked as tho he had back problems and was in constant pain. His character,(a former pony express rider), also had back pain and he gets a linament rubdown from a compassionate compatriot. Loved seeing Ben's Hiney !! The horsemanship was wonderful all around. Who would believe Murphy Brown (Candace Bergen) was such a marvelous horsewoman. On and on they went. Don't even remember who won the race.

Loved this!!:
Forget all the rambling connecting this flick to the "ultra left", "revisionists" and "analyzing". *This is a great Western* Horse owners will enjoy it. 'Nuff said.

Little conversation, long time in the saddle:
Unfortunately, the film offers little acting or much of a story line. If you read the other reviews, you will learn about the plot, which is a 700-mile horse race that follows a railroad line. The actors include Gene Hackman, James Coburn, and Ben Johnson which are hardened cowboys hoping to win the prize. The race begins and will we see it end? Also, this movie is lacking in conversation, most lines the actors use are short. To the movies credit, there are a couple of good points, one of them is the scenery, which is spectacular. There is a lighter moment when James Coburn and Gene Hackman need to ride a motorcycle with a sidecar because they care chasing some escaped criminals that stole their horses. This is the good laugh of the movie. Now you should be asking yourself, why should I watch this movie? If you like horses and horse stunts, you will enjoy this movie. This movie has horses being ridden at the walk, Horse being galloped by their riders. There is a scene of horses being run in slow motion, contrasting the strength of a fresh horse and a horse that has been ridden too hard. I donýft know if this scene was studio magic or the real thing, however, I felt sorry for the horse. The horses earned their oats in this movie-one falls in the desert; another falls off a clip;another gets shot. The horses should be the focal point of this movie. If you feel anything for the animals, this movie will give you a definite reaction to this movie.

Entertaining but hokey:
"Bite the Bullet" is an entertaining movie that came out in 1975. It chronicles a 700 mile horse race around 1900 and the competitors who take part in it. Each of the racers has a story, and they gradually reveal their personalities and reasons for entering the race. The movie is interesting and reminded me more than a bit of "Stagecoach." Unfortunately, it becomes rather hokey toward the end and starts to feel more and more like a mediocre 70's action TV show. Great cast, though, with the likes of Gene Hackman, Candice Bergman, James Coburn, and Ben Johnson.

Bite this!:
Ohhh the brutality, ohhhhh the dying breed, ohhhh the sense of loss, ohhhh the prejudice! Jeez, when are all the revisionists going to stop analyzing Westerns for crying out loud? S**t happens. If it offends your socially engineered sensibilities then go back to the comfort of your Meryl Streep collection. Boring, tedious, and very tiresome waste of celluloid-particularly in light of Coburn/Hackman/Bergen's presence. Nothing interesting or intriguing here, unless you are obsessed with 19th century desert dentisty. May have been a little better without the constant diversion of the out-of-place south of the border guy with the bad tooth. A monument to the stupid ultra-left creeping sensitivity of the 60/70's. Virtually impossible to sit through the entire film. I think I'd rather have my eyes stapled open for the entire Lucky Luke/Trinity series. 2 Horses-all deader'n hell.