I don't know why...

Rating: 10/10 (28 May 2006)

...it's taken me this long to see "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid." I meant to see it when it first came out and didn't. Nor did I feel like buying a VHS tape, etc. Because of Netflix, I finally got around to ordering a DVD and watching it. Everything that needs to be said about this film has probably been said a hundred times. It is THE classic of its type: the only truly funny Western I've ever seen. For those who are dog tired of Westerns, this remains one to search for. Paul Newman and Robert Redford are great together (as they were later in "The Sting"), the dialog is worthy of any comedy of any description, and the direction by George Roy Hill manages to embed the story beautifully in its era -- during the period of the Spanish-American war. I haven't seen the "pre"quel (awful word) and don't plan to but this is a true original and deserves its reputation.