AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Donald Seymour This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Spikeopath Bandolero! is directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and written by Stanley Hough and James Lee Barrett. It stars James Stewart, Dean Martin, Raquel Welch and George Kennedy. A Panavision/De Luxe color production, music is by Jerry Goldsmith and cinematography by William H. Clothier.Initially set in Texas, 1867, the pic in short plot form entails the leading men, ruffian robbers with a glint in their eye, and leading lady, on a road trip of some discomfort. They are being pursued by the law led by George Kennedy, whilst having to deal with internal fighting and a date with blood thirsty Mexican bandits.Bubbling away in the mix is the tale of two brothers (Stewart and Martin) who went different ways during the Civil War, the conversations of such between the two most potent and worth sampling. Add in Welch for dressage and sexual tension, with Kennedy's stoic lawman in pursuit of both her and the outlaws, and it's got firecrackers simmering in the narrative. Hanging and the threat of sexual assault further stokes the fires, all while we are asked to take seriously guys with names like July Johnson and Roscoe Bookbinder!McLaglen directs with competent hands befitting the occasion, in other words let your star named cast operate without mugging for the camera - with the visual ticks of Stewart and Kennedy a joy as opposed to doing down the material. Goldsmith's score is a bit too modern sounding for the time period of story setting, but as expected it's a blood stirrer. While locales are most pleasing as the great Clothier cements his status as a Western genre legend.Ultimately with the cast assembled it really should be a far better film than what it is, but if nothing else, the odd blend of humour and serious themes makes for an intriguing viewing. Whilst as Kennedy slots in to steal the film from his more illustriously named co-stars, it's enough to just enjoy a cast and director comfortably at work. 7/10

Decker187 Not sure why it's being bashed so much. My Mom, sister and I sat down on a Saturday afternoon and caught this "sleeper" quite by accident and we all thoroughly enjoyed it. There's plenty of characterization, good acting, a decent plot and enough gunfighting to satisfy most action enthusiasts. It took me about a half hour to get used to James Stewart being a bad guy, but once I accepted it, I enjoyed the rest of the movie without even giving it a second thought. Only one thing annoyed me: gunfighters jamming their guns forward with every shot. It's an amateur move, and I wish the Director would have left that out, but it's only a minor annoyance. Look up the Director and you'll see that this movie fits his style perfectly. A little different from what you might expect from Mr. Stewart, but definitely worth a watch. Just remember: Don't spit in church, scratch yourself in front of your Ma, or pick your nose.

Petri Pelkonen Dee Bishop and his gang robs a bank, until the sheriff arrives.They await to be hanged.Then Dee's brother Mace arrives, posing as the hangman Ossie Grimes, and soon they all flee from the sheriff and his posse.And Mace has 10 grand with him, which he robbed when the sheriff went after his brother.And they also have a woman named Maria Stoner with them, whose husband got killed in the robbery.The sheriff July Johnson has some feelings for the woman, and soon does also Dee Bishop.During the chase across the Mexican border they also have the bandoleros to look out.Bandolero! from 1968 is work by Andrew V. McLaglen.It's not the same level with Shenandoah, which this 90-year old director did three years earlier, but this still is an entertaining film.And it has James Stewart and Dean Martin playing Mace and Dee Bishop, who bring some A- quality to this film.And Raquel Welch is quite a woman.And I've always liked George Kennedy, who plays Sheriff July Johnson.Andrew Prine gives a great performance as Deputy Sheriff Roscoe Bookbinder.Will Geer is terrific as Pop Chaney.And so is Tom Heaton as his son Joe.Clint Ritchie is great as Babe Jenkins.Denver Pyle is very good as Muncie Carter.Harry Carey Jr. plays Cort Hayjack and he's superb in his part.Dub Taylor is great as always, this time playing Attendant.Jock Mahoney portrays Stoner.Guy Raymond plays Ossie Grimes.John Mitchum is Bathhouse Customer.This movie is a straight B-western, and it is that with style.It's quite a terrific moment when they're ought to be hanged, but get to escape because of Mace's gun.There's a lot of shooting in the end, when the Mexican villains arrive, and both of the brothers end up dead.A rather sad ending to this western, which also has some light comedy and romance.

therascalsarchives I saw this film in the theater in 1971 on a co-bill with ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES (Central-Passaic,NJ) Loved it then and think it still holds up. Raquel Welch's performance never thrilled me in this film and her entire role was either looped by another actress, or she went in and looped all her own dialoge in post-production (I suspect the latter).Dean Martin trades in his tux for a leather holster, and although he's not playing the most convincing outlaw in the world, I always loved the way he portrayed his role here as the "bad egg" brother of Jimmy Stewart who longs to meet a fine woman and turn his life around.The trouble here is that he falls for a prostitute peasant girl (Raquel Welch) Some guys have all the luck!James Stewart is superb as usual, as is the great character actor Will Geer (they played opposite one another in another western classic, WINCHESTER '73) I love the scene between them in the cave where Stewart says "apologize, Mr.Chaney or I'll blow your head off" (words to that effect) Jerry Goldsmith also provides his usual excellent score. A great 20th Century-Fox widescreen film made in the days just before the Zanucks left the studio and the film industry started taking a gradual but steady morality nose-dive.