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The 3:10 to Yuma Blu-ray features James Mangold’s 2007 Western, starring Russell Crowe as outlaw Ben Wade and Christian Bale as Dan Evans, a debt-ridden rancher who agrees to escort him to the prison train. Based on an Elmore Leonard story, the 122-minute film earned two Academy Award nominations. In stock and dispatched within 2 business days. Add it to your cart today.
| Format | Blu-ray |
|---|---|
| Discs | 1 |
| Studio | Liosngate Pictures Entertainment |
| Released | January 8, 2008 |
| Run time | 2 hours and 2 minutes |
| Condition | Not specified |
| Availability | In stock |
The 3:10 to Yuma Blu-ray brings home James Mangold's 2007 Western, with Russell Crowe as the outlaw Ben Wade and Christian Bale as Dan Evans, the struggling rancher hired to escort him to a prison train. It is a remake of the 1957 film and the second screen version of an Elmore Leonard story.
This is a Blu-ray disc, so you will need a Blu-ray player or a game console that plays Blu-ray discs. It will not play in a standard DVD-only player. Standard US shipping is $4.99, and orders over $50 ship free.
The film is set in the Arizona Territory in 1884. Dan Evans, a Civil War veteran, is a poor rancher deep in debt, and his barn has just been burned as a warning. While searching for his scattered cattle with his sons, he witnesses Ben Wade's gang robbing a stagecoach.
After Wade is captured in the town of Bisbee, a railroad agent hires a small posse to take him to Contention, where he is to board the 3:10 train to Yuma. Evans signs on for a 200-dollar fee to help pay his debt. Ben Foster plays Charlie Prince, Wade's ruthless right-hand man.
Peter Fonda plays the bounty hunter Byron McElroy, Alan Tudyk plays the veterinarian Doc Potter, and Logan Lerman plays Dan's eldest son, William. The cast of 3:10 to Yuma (2007) drew a Screen Actors Guild nomination for best cast.
The film received two Academy Award nominations: Best Original Score for Marco Beltrami and Best Sound Mixing. Both are good reasons to watch the 3:10 to Yuma Blu-ray on a big screen with a proper sound system.
Lionsgate opened the film in US theaters on September 7, 2007. A Western like this looks its best in high definition, and owning the 3:10 to Yuma movie on disc means it can never vanish from a streaming catalog.
Browse our full range of Blu-ray movies and TV or explore more movies on disc. For another big-screen epic, try the 10000 BC Blu-ray. Wondering why discs still matter? Read physical media vs streaming. For full cast and production details, see the Wikipedia article on the 2007 film.
3:10 to Yuma Blu-ray: Questions Buyers Ask
Is this the 2007 remake or the 1957 original?
This is the 2007 film directed by James Mangold, starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale.
Will the 3:10 to Yuma Blu-ray play in my DVD player?
No. It needs a Blu-ray player or a console that plays Blu-ray discs.
How long is the movie?
The film runs 122 minutes.
What is the movie based on?
It adapts Elmore Leonard's 1953 short story "Three-Ten to Yuma", first published in Dime Western Magazine.
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sixthreezy –
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3:10 to Yuma – A Modern Western Masterpiece
I used to make fun of my mom for watching “westerns” all the time, which was basically anything that had horses or old-timey clothes. Westerns were one of the largest genres of not only film as it transitioned into talkies, but also literature during the 1900s which is still alive and well. My attitude towards westerns at the time was that they were boring old movies, but what western stories did I have growing up? Things like City Slickers, horse movies like Black Stallion, or any number of corny westerns (like kung-fu movies) outside of Unforgiven, Tombstone, etc. which I didn’t want to watch until I was older. Westerns were all but a joke, or a setting for some sort of self-referential treatment, or glorification of the genre that ends up being a caricature. James Mangold set out to do more than just make another western, and it shows significantly that he had a good story to tell.
3:10 to Yuma is not an original film, nor is it an original story (mostly) in the original 3:10 to Yuma, but in each iteration there have been additions to tell. The story by Elmore Leonard is rather short at around 10-15 pages, and only picks up at the end of the story when our now named Dan Evans (Christian Bale) is but minutes from delivering Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) to the train departing from Contention. The original film starring Glenn Ford and Van Heflin, I would imagine added most of what this film added to that story, which is the lead-up to Leonard’s original short story. One thing that director James Mangold added to this film was that Dan Evans was a veteran who had lost his leg in the war, which results in different avenues of story-telling between these characters throughout. Christian Bale plays the good, hard-working farmer well, and it’s really the family that plays off of him that give him the emotional resonance from the start.
Russell Crowe is brilliant, as he plays the type of good guy that you hate to cheer for. He’s dastardly and destructive, wherever he goes there is chaos. But at the center of it is an extremely charming, bad guy in all black who ends up having the biggest arc of the film. Also, Ben Foster shines as his partner and assassin of Wade’s gang who is absolutely ruthless and seems to even have a more-than-normal affection for Wade that makes his role all that more entertaining to watch. Logan Lerman plays Christian Bale’s son in the film and is perfect for the role, as pointed out by the director in the commentary.
The Special Features are great on this release, including a textbook director’s commentary from James Mangold. He breaks down working with all of the stars in the film, including all of the small roles that are peppered through 3:10 to Yuma but really add to its excellence. Alan Tudyk joins the group leading Wade to Contention as a veterinarian, whom Mangold points out as only having 20 or so odd lines but it’s on great character actors such as Tudyk to do as much as they can with them. This film is bursting at the seams with these character actors, all of which do a stellar job at adding depth and emotional power to this movie. It has a few intense action sequences, but overall it’s a well-acted western drama about two men at odds with their own lives who drive each other to be better men.
I would argue that this is maybe the best western since the year 2000, other than a few hidden gems like The Proposition. The western genre in film is dead, and James Mangold discusses a lot of how hard it was to finance this film due to the outlook studios have on these films. There have been a few brief flashes of westerns and western crossovers since the release of this film, but none that have even come close to how great this movie is. Even in being a remake, it stands to be one of the better, more popular genre films of the modern era. Nothing has come close since, and stands to prove that all involved are very talented filmmakers and actors, writers, etc.
Blu-ray copy came in great condition, but this release did not include DVD or digital copies. I highly recommend 3:10 to Yuma to anyone looking for a great overall film to watch for movie night, and especially to those who are a fan of any of the actors or westerns in general. It’s the defining western film of my generation that tells so many stories among its many characters that it’s hard not to have some sort of investment somewhere in the movie. You are missing out if you haven’t taken the 3:10 to Yuma!
Vinn Metz –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Ray –
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Carryit –
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what plot problems? (some spoilers)
a great movie, one of those like tombstone you can watch over and over. the plot problems ive read here are more about movie goers who are ignorant of black powder weapons, horses and fighting for your life.
wade is complex with a wierd moral code who meets up with a flawed man he comes to respect. their interaction is what this movie is about. the ending is superb, when crowes character acts violently because of a newly developed friendship that is based on ‘respect’ rather then time and familiarity.
edit below:
i feel compelled to defend the film in certain areas so i have made comments to some of the reviews. here is a synopsis
the ending first:
if this had been a movie about a outlaw who spent a week seeking revenge for the murder of his best friend by a gang of outlaws he had ridden with before, there would be no problem understanding the plot, or in this case the ending. but since the murder of the bale character (who had become wades best friend) took place so quickly and the revenge followed even more quickly people are confused by it. the ending is the one part of the film that is truly crystal clear. great friendships can happen quickly sort of like love at first sight. wades character was missing a relationship in his life with someone he truly could ‘respect’ when he found that person and he was murdered right in front of him, he reacted violently after all he was a killer.
on the fonda charater getting shot:
the black powder cartridges being fired in the converted black powder muzzle loader pistols did not contain much stopping power (wades colt might have used more powder). maybe 8 to 12 or even 16 grains of black powder, these projectiles did not have much velocity or foot pounds of energy on the target and the energy drops drastically with distance so when they hit it was about like poking a hole in someone with a sharp stick, this is why many old time outlaws survived multiple gunshot wounds and continued to fight. Jesse James survived being shot in the lungs. therefore penetration through a tough abdominal wall could indeed slow the bullet enough to not do much damage internally but it was a good idea to get the bullet out, and since there was no real shock or trauma just a hole a person could indeed get up and pursue their mission. the old mountain men survived much worse wounds and still survived on their own, as have men in modern combat. did you see masters and commanders? was mark wahlbergs character having a sucking chest wound in 3 kings realistic?
the exploding horse incident:
dynamite concussion does not carry well through the air, if it is confined then its expansion is catastrophic, or if it is wrapped with a chains or other objects it will cause damage with the flying shrapnel, otherwise its just a really big shove, so the horse and rider carrying it would be blown to bits by the concussion and the shock wave that is left would reach out and do little damage.
the other plot twists are explainable and believable for people under stress for their lives. which includes why the sherriff abandoned the bale character, and why they didnt expose themselves to being shot by leaning out a window to shoot into the street etc. even the burning stage coach incident is believable, i’m sure in hindsight the person in the stagecoach wished he had done things differently but thats how people die in combat or law enforcement, mis-judging the enemies capabilities can be fatal.
the burning stage coach guy not doing the hollywood scream:
this isnt really a problem, did you ever see the monks burning in vietnam while protesting back in the 60’s? not a squeal, people who are rapidly burned to death often dont scream because their body shuts down and they can not respond. many fatal burn victims are found in a completely rigid state with their fists tightly cleanched, that is the body shutting down. some burns that are less damaging are more painful and therefore allow more responce.
(edit: my son a doctor reminded me of a couple of other points:
1: if the oxygen is burnt inside the stage coach rapidly there is no air to expel a scream.
2: if a person breathes super heated air the lungs throat and larnyx are toasted and no longer function. the movie got it right.)
the limp problem: i have to review the film to look for it but since the amputation was well below the knee he may have only limped when the prosthesis was irritating. but its not that big of a deal in my opinion.
the difficulty that i see is that when people see an event depicted in film that is close to reality they dont recognize it because their lifes experience is based on other hollywood movies. spend some time watching the discovery, history and military channels, the truth is out there.
the only question i have is how the horse heard the whistle over the train noise, and why they didnt just shoot the horses of the stagecoach they were robbing but robbers chasing down a stage coach is very old hollywood tradition, beyond that i found this movie to be very believable.
for those determined to not like this film because of plot problems and continuity alone, i am afraid you are destined to a life without the imagination of our fellows, entertaining us. movie makers do ask that we lower our credulity meter at least a little. the naysayers may be better off reading the tax code of the u.s. for entertainment, thus keeping it very real.
Kcorn –
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Superb Western plus some special features on the DVD (noted in this review)
There have been many attempts to revisit the Western genre. Happily, this one works and I think the sparse, but exquisite use of language and the vivid setting (which, thank goodness, was filmed outside and not on a studio lot) adds much to the movie. There were some key sentences that jumped out of this film and I’ve noted them below. If you see the film, try to listen for them and see if they resonate as strongly for you.
I found 3:10 to Yuma to be primarily a character-driven movie, although there is no denying that there is plenty of action as well. To my mind, this is Christian Bale’s strongest, most mature and multi-faceted performance to date, although fans of his other roles might find that point debatable. If so, I’ll concede the point since I’m wavering on that position anyway. Still, if I had to choose right now – today – I’d say this is his seminal film, if only for the way he manages to convey the ambivalence at the heart of a world-weary man, trying to find the energy to pull off one last desperate move.
The basic plot of the movie is simple. Dan Evans (played by Bale) is a rancher who is having a hard time making ends meet. He is at a pivotal point in history, just before trains were commonplace everywhere. Evans is hoping to take a renowned criminal, Ben Wade, to the Yuma train (the 3:10 to Yuma, hence the title) and collect a $200 reward for his efforts. Russell Crowe brings Wade to life, quite skillfully.
Both Russell Crowe and Christian Bale are well-matched, each playing off the other perfectly. Director James Mangold made the choice to use a lot of close-ups and this works well to emphasize the character studies in this film. Pay special heed to Bale’s portrayal of a tormented man whose facial expressions are just as important as his words. The pivotal words of his? To me, they are these: “I”ve been standing on one leg for three damn years waiting for God to do me a favor – and he ain’t listening.” Still, he wants to be a good man, wants his wife and sons to respect him and see him as honorable. That is a key element of his life. He is also more drawn to the dark side of things than he cares to admit.
Russell Crowe has a particularly risky role because he has to play “the bad guy”, but not as a simplistic one-dimensional criminal. He has to make the part his own. That he did so still amazes me. His key words won’t make sense till you see the film but they are: “I read the Bible from cover to cover. It took me three days. She never came back.”
Before moving on to the special features available on the DVD, I’d like to give a nod to Peter Fonda’s strong performance in this film as well as other actors who I don’t have time to describe in detail here.
The theme of the movie revolves around the complicated and very difficult path to righteousness and all the ways that one can veer away from that path – as well as muddy the waters. It is a very slippery slope, a point driven home by this movie.
Okay, the special features: I have to say that even if this movie had been terrible, I’d have considered buying it for the features alone because of the historical information contained in them.
After making a western which often gives sway to the mythological, even fanciful aspects of history, the features focus on the truth behind the fiction. The whole Western genre is explored as well as such famous outlaws as James Younger and his gang and Black Bart. Particularly noteworthy was the detailed information about how Western outlaws and Civil War veterans connected, particularly those who’d fought for the South.
This one is absolutely jam-packed with special features, including a look at how the film was made. The section on the actors and their connection to the horses was intriguing. While two of the actors loved being on horses and riding, one did not. I won’t spoil the suspense of finding out which actor in this film said that he hated riding. It was amusing. Also fascinating? Describing how they got a train on location.
One of the best films I’ve seen in awhile, highly recommended, although typically bloody and gritty, as you might expect. After seeing this, go have a look at the original movie and think about what this one says about our contemporary culture, based on the aspects of morality and other issues explored in the remake.