merelyaninnuendo The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre4 Out Of 5The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre is a tale about three partners going after the treasure and the irrevocable journey or adventure that it brings along with it. The inner politics depicted among the greedy friends and the good old "morality" conflicts that it raises, is the ingenious yet simply sensible take of the makers especially when the heat is communicated directly to the audience, it gets better as it ages on screen. It is rich on technical aspects like sound effects, background score, editing and art design. The primary reason the feature offers a satisfactory outcome is that not only is it unpredictable but is justifying with genuine reasoning which is the soul in here. The structure of the script may be familiar but its additional and side characters does make it worth keeping the audience engaged offering them enough work and art to explore in it. John Houston; the screenwriter-director, uses its smart adaptation wisely and brilliant execution skills on creating the anticipated vision on screen. The performance is decently acted by Humphrey Bogart and Tim Holt but the real gem of the feature is Walter Houston who gives a memorable performance as a supporting cast. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre is an interesting take on morality while procrastinating the humane accuracy and lunacy on its backdrop that ticks loud and clear all through the way.

Anssi Vartiainen Two Americans down on their luck find themselves stranded in the city of Tampico, Mexico. They have been poorly treated, even betrayed, by both fellow poor as well as those in power. But then a few strokes of luck give them the means to finally set out and try to change their fate. So they head out to the mountains with an old gold miner named Howard (Walter Huston). But one who digs gold must beware not to be seduced by it.This is an excellent film, and quite an influential one as well. It combines tropes from both westerns and adventure films alike, contains memorable characters and is an all-around enjoyable experience to sit through. Especially given its age.Both Huston and Tim Holt as Curtain are excellent in their roles, but this film belongs to Humphrey Bogart as Dobbs. A resourceful and proud man, who at the beginning of the film swears not to care about the lure of gold, only to be confronted by a whole mountainside full of it. And thus a man's worth is measured. Great role, and this man has no shortage of great roles to his name.Great adventure film. Just great.

SlyGuy21 It's amazing how vibrant these older movies can be without using color, whether it be the characters or the score, there's something about older movies like this that makes you feel something. Even though I've seen the plot of this play out in other movies, it still engaged me, it still interested me. The film drags on a little bit, maybe the scene between Howard and the Natives goes a little longer than it needs to, but the movie still has a good flow and doesn't drag that much. I do kind of wish that the gold corrupted more than just Bogart, maybe make a Shakespearean tragedy out of it to really get the message across. Regardless, the film's aged incredibly well, and definitely worth a watch if you're interested.

eddie_baggins Despite being almost 70 years old, the influence and lasting legacy of legendary director John Huston's The Treasure of the Sierra Madre can't be underestimated.A driving force behind Paul Thomas Anderson's oil opus There Will Be Blood, a winner of 3 Oscars at the 1949 Academy Awards and perhaps most telling of all, a ranking in the top 120 best films of all time on the constantly fluctuating IMDb Top 250, Huston's gold hunting adventure film that also marks itself with some truly memorable dark comedic moments, may've aged in areas over the years but there's little denying the power at the heart of this cautionary tale.Following the exploits of a trio of desperate yet determined Americans, we are joined together with Humphrey Bogart's cold hearted Dobbs, Tim Holt's good natured Curtain and Walter (John's father) Huston's experienced gold prospector Howard (a turn that garnered the legendary actor a Best Supporting Actor Oscar) as the men work together and work out each other for fear of betrayal as they prospect deep in the barren landscape of the Mexican countryside, with nothing more than the potential of great gains driving them forward on their quest.Huston and his team of fine performers perfectly capture the uneasy friendship of such a fools dream as the group delve further and further into their venture, fighting off bandits, the elements and most tellingly, their internal demons that could potentially drive them over the edge at any given moment.It's not hard to see where a filmmaker such as Paul Thomas Anderson would've got his inspiration for There Will Be Blood from.Day Lewis's legendary turn as oil baron Daniel Plainview is clearly cut from the same cloth as Bogart's Dobbs, the two sharing an uneasy nature, an ambition to strike it rich no matter the personal or external cost and watching Bogart quietly work his performance from beginning to memorable end is quite the treat, as one of Hollywood's greats delivers one of his most fully formed acting turns.The performances are one of the ageless joys of Huston's film and while not everything in the film stands the test of time, such as some questionable dialogue and character choices, Sierra Madre is one of those rare films of an early Hollywood vintage that could doubtfully be done better be it made today.This fact can only but be seen as further proof of the longstanding notion that John Huston is and will always be one of cinema's finest ever directors.Final Say – Filmed on some stunning sets and captured with wonderfully attuned black and white cinematography, John Huston's quintessential treasure hunting adventure, that portrays a relevant story of greed and the ever present madness of it is a must watch golden era classic that overcomes its slight age flaws to still be a film worthy of it's standing as one of cinema's all-time great events.4 ½ bags of gold out of 5