Monday, 23 February 2026

“It Ain’t Like It Used to Be. But It’ll Do:” How Sam Peckinpah’s ‘The Wild Bunch’ Became Both a Eulogy for a Mythic Past and a Template for a New Kind of Action

quote [ The Wild Bunch poster art by Tony Stella By Tim Pelan We wanted to show violence in real terms. Dying is not fun and games. Movies make it look so detached. With 'The Wild Bunch,' people get involved whether they like it or not. They do not have the mild reactions to it. ]

Running with the wild bunch
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[by ScoobySnacks@7:27amGMT]

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Paracetamol said @ 9:50am GMT on 23rd Feb
relevant:

HOW TO DIE THE SAM PECKINPAH WAY!!


1) Bullet hits you, sending bloody, meaty particles bursting out of your chest. 2) Fall over backwards and roll about on sun-chafed desert floor. 3) Feel time slow down as everything switches to slow motion and all audio drops several octaves.

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