Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

I waited a long time before seeing this movie.  Partially because I am not a huge fan of westerns and partially because I didn’t know anything about it.  Well this weekend I finally saw it.  It was different, in a way, than I expected it to be.  I laughed pretty hard, the dialogue is awesome (what dialogue there is).  The cinematography that won the Academy Award was very good, if not a bit hippyish.  The music, although good, really threw me off.  But I like things that throw me off, so it’s all good.  Seriously, just thinking about the characters and some of the lines makes me smile.   There really is no clear point to the film, except to portray a little bit of history.  Paul Newman and Robert Redford give awesome performances of two very well written characters.  It’s great to watch their friendship play out on screen.  Fun stuff, I’d watch it again.

Parent’s Guide:  This is not a movie kids will really enjoy.  There is some swearing as well as two brief scenes that are inappropiate.  A lot of western style violence.