3:10 Yuma; King of Ants

Movie bad guys

I am famously an all-or-nothing guy, and lately that's manifested itself as a movie binge.  Watching Appaloosa made me hungry for more Westerns, so I finally watched 3:10 to Yuma.  Having seen the 1957 Glenn Ford, Van Heflin version, this remake was way down my list of movies I wasn't watching anyway.  Absolutely terrific acting, and of course quite different from the original - as scored by body count.  I love villainous villains, and Charlie Prince is so nasty I wanted to kill him myself.  And the Messican sharpshooter.   I also learned from watching the credits that  3:10 to  Yuma began life as an Elmore Leonard short story. Mmmmm. Elmore Leonard.  Somehow, HFS, I then latched onto "King of the Ants."  I'll leave it at this.  If you liked Reservoir Dogs, this is for you. And yes, that is Normy from Cheers, still sucking down brewskis.   I couldn't stop watching.  There is so much evil in this film that the central character, sociopath Sean Crawley,  somehow rides away on a moral high horse.  I wanted to shoot everyone in this movie, except the woman. Good acting jobs all around.