a5c7b9f00b After two years on the road, bushranger Ben Hall considers surrendering to the law when his old friend John Gilbert entices him back into the game. Taking on a fresh recruit John Dunn, the gang ride again, before long becoming the most wanted men in the British Empire. When they are declared outlaw, the three decide to flee the colony forever. As Ben Hall seeks to make peace with his tortured past, the their trusted friend becomes a police informant. They set a cunning trap for the outlaws, and on the cold morning of May 5th 1865, Ben Hall emerges alone from his camp… and walks into legend forever. The epic, true story of the most wanted men in Australia's bushranger history. After years on the run, Ben Hall and his infamous gang now only need to steal enough cash and gold to flee to America. The gang prove unstoppable until one fateful day during a Mail Coach robbery, a Police Sergeant is shot dead. With the laws soon to change, making the bounty on their heads profitable and deadly, Ben and his gang must each face the consequences of their crimes. As friends turn to enemies and enemies turn to bounty hunters, the police are now determined more than ever to capture or even kill the gang at any cost. As I am beginning to type my thoughts I know that I might upset some people. So I ask that you forgive my lack of knowledge on this matter. To begin I admit this movie was great. The scenery was amazing, awesome sights. The music I found went very well with the action and the emotions being portrayed. I enjoyed every moment. The only nag I had was Exactly what made this man a legend. This is my second movie of an Aussie Outlaw the first being The story of Ned Kelly Both were extremely well made and the scenes again very beautiful. But in this one I fail to see the grandeur of his how to say outlawness if that is a word. I know the movie doesn't show every robbery that he has done but is also failed to show us exploits that were done to earn him a title suchLegend. There is at one point were one of the men in the posse set out to catch his asks the others if they had ever dealt with Ben before and one man says yes and then another tells a story that you really can't tell if it was true or not but yet again the stories were ordinary stories nothing seemed exaggerated wherewhen men talk about a legend they always tend to make the story larger than life its self. After all isn't it part of being a legend to have people exaggerate your exploits. To me the only thing that seemed to be exaggerated is the title. The Legend of Ben Hall. OK you can throw your rocks at me know. But I did really much like the movie.one review stated ,it gave a good glimpse into how life was back in those days and how far ones neighbours are in times of need. I personally love these type of Aussie movies. What a great movie, I had the privilege of seeing the film recently after a friend told me about it. Great music, scenery and a true story, from history research, I believe the story is very close to the truth. I loved the selection of the cast, especially Jamie Coffa, playing Gilbert and William Lee, playing John Dunn. I also thought the girl who played Mick Connely's wife played the part extremely well and you could almost believe that she loved Ben Hall in real life…what a performance. I have since obtained the Composers edition on DVD/Blueray and look forward to setting up my sound system to fully enjoy the movie again. It is a shame that the big cinema's did not take up this great Aussie movie instead of some of the other stuff that keeps on arriving.
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