Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Gary The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

aeh-72808 The reason is that a new life of the family is waiting there. Why does Maddox kill the Hurd Price? I think the answer is that Maddox wanted to marry Laura.

LeonLouisRicci Notice the title...Lawman...it could well have been called...Pig...if the counter culture of the time had anything to say. But that would have been silly. But true nonetheless. Because this is a cop not unlike the men in blue of the turbulent, wild streets of the 1960's who knew no compromise and had only one thing on their minds (a job to do and complexities had nothing to do with it).This is an unusually interconnected film that has a depth of field that was fashionable and a cynicism prevalent in 1971. It has a plethora of verbiage that is only common in the best of Westerns with many quotable lines. There is a great cast and the tableaux of the time is excellent.A must see for fans of the genre and is an overlooked and under-appreciated film that is both an icon of the modern Western while also being a throwback to the psychological, multi- layered style of post-modern 1950's movies like High Noon, The Searchers, The Tall T, and The Naked Spur, to name a few.

jeremiah59 Recently, when I was creating and synchronizing Croatian subtitles, I noticed that subtitle's timings didn't match between different versions. I have 3 versions of Lawman: 1. DVD PAL (duration 1:34:53) 2. DVD NTSC (duration 1:38:41) 3. DVB-T PAL (Croatian TV) (duration 1:34:37)Besides, there is a version from TCM which I don't have: 4. TCM DVB-S (duration unknown)All versions are different, so there are 4 different cuts of this movie.First, the comparison between PAL and NTSC DVD's: There are 2 distinctive scene cuts and neither version is uncut! NTSC DVD sold on Amazon, claims to be uncut, but it isn't.The scene which is cut from PAL DVD, is a 4 second horse fall (at 1:00:12 h).The scene which is cut from NTSC DVD, is a love scene (starts at 1:22:54 h) in which Sheree North (Laura) has naked boobs. This scene was replaced with a scene in which the boobs were completely covered with a blanket and never seen. The durations of these scenes are different and even the conversations are slightly different. It is interesting to notice Burt Lancaster's attitude in these scenes. In the scene with naked boobs, his face is bitter and his hand never approaches the boobs. But in the alternative scene with covered boobs, his hand repeatedly squeezes the boobs and his face has a cheerful expression. :-)The differences between TV captures are less important, but are as follows:DVB-T PAL (Croatian TV) is basically the same as NTSC DVD, but in PAL TV standard with slight indistinguishable differences in timings, full-screen, very crisp and clear video with more natural colors than on DVD's.TCM DVB-S "…is cut losing the horse fall & the 'squib hit' when Burt Lancaster shoots his wounded horse."

richramse This is not a great film but it deserves viewing if you enjoy the western genre. The setting and scenery are great. Great actors: Burt is solid as man on a mission, Robert Ryan is always good. It is just gritty enough without being cheesy. The final scene will surprise you and made me question the killings. This is not a happy cowboy movie. It is tough and raw as westerns should be. Lots of riding in the rugged countryside. The towns folks are a little boring in their effort to stop the action. I enjoyed the whore house scenes. The cattle roundup scene is pretty good. Overall it is a good western. Lots of moral overtones.