[Chris in OC]

I like this movie, too. The deal with the real-life brothers seemed like a gimmick at the time it came out, but luckily all of these brothers can act, and I think there's something in that connection that helped make the film work. It was also beautifully filmed, though with a strong sensibility of the time in which it was made, especially regarding violence. Although it's a western, it's closer in style to Bonnie and Clyde than anything John Ford ever filmed. The climactic shoot-out is stunning, and it has stayed with me since I first saw the film in the early 80s.

I think this may have been Ry Cooder's first turn at film scoring, and he did an excellent job, coming up with something authentic sounding and yet new for western films.

I would love to see an SE of this one.

BTW, Ravenous, David, Keith and Robert Carradine are half-brothers and there's a considerable gap in their ages, but it still works.