And to think, they called "2001: A Space Odyssey" the ultimate trip. The authors of that slogan never saw what this Maxwell can do over surfaces that make the lunar terrain look like newly paved highways.
There is a sweet and jingoistic undertone to the narrative. Two people, because of their American virtues, can take on two dozen Mexican bandits.
It is fitting that this film with a tough woman protagonist (who also wrote and directed it) was made in 1920, the year that American women got the vote.
One piece of advice - should you see this film on TCM they showed it with (to my ears) an entirely inappropriate modern jazz score. That's why God gave us a mute button. Enjoy the visuals and blot out the sound.
There is a sweet and jingoistic undertone to the narrative. Two people, because of their American virtues, can take on two dozen Mexican bandits.
It is fitting that this film with a tough woman protagonist (who also wrote and directed it) was made in 1920, the year that American women got the vote.
One piece of advice - should you see this film on TCM they showed it with (to my ears) an entirely inappropriate modern jazz score. That's why God gave us a mute button. Enjoy the visuals and blot out the sound.