Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Pros: Bogart, Character Development, Development of Story, Use of Karma
Cons: Slow at parts, but ultimately acceptable for this story

There are a lot of times where a film will develop in a way that I like, simply because of character development. When the story takes the time to make sure that we understand the main characters, and that we know why they are making their choices, it ...

Pros: great story, Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston
Cons: none

Based on a book by Berwick Traven with a screenplay by John Huston, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a classic adventure story. It is also an exploration of the erosive effect of greed on men's characters. This 1948 Warner Brothers...

Pros: The direction, the acting, the story
Cons: Absolutely none

Many people have asked me, "proxy my man, how come you're so gosh-darned good-lookin'... and talented with it?" - No wait, I just imagined that. What they really ask is, "How's about giving the beer reviews a body-swerve and write about something ...

Pros: Gripping storyline, suspense, Bogart and Huston
Cons: None

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre was released in 1948, in black and white, by director John Huston. It stars Humphrey Bogart, Tim Holt and Walter Huston (John’s father) as three gold prospectors. It took me a while to watch this movie because I ...

Pros: Direction, Story, Cast, Score, Cinematography. One of the top ten movies of all time!
Cons: None

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges. I don't have to show you any stinking badges" Gold Hat. Director John Huston and actor Humphrey Bogart together made some of the ...

Pros: Contrivances? This plot don't need no steenking contrivances!
Cons: It has a few anyway.

Whether he is endlessly repeating the phrase "I kid you not" (as Commander Queeg in The Caine Mutiny) or referring to himself in the third person (as Fred C. Dobbs in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre), Humphrey Bogart does paranoia more...

Pros: Bogart, Huston (both of them), and the final act
Cons: none

The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Gordon Gecko, Wall Street Or not. ...

Pros: Everything
Cons: Not Applicable

"For the love of money is the root of all evil." I Timothy 6:10 Fred C. Dobbs (Humphrey Bogart) is stuck in a real rut when we first meet him, and despite what he may think, he stays that way through to the end of “Treasure Of The Sierra ...

Pros: Excellent acting by all; deep, powerful message; superior writing and direction.
Cons: Not a one.

There are some movies that give the wrong impression. Maybe by a quick glance at the story, or a misinterpretation of the title, the movie you’re watching turns out to be not quite as you expected. This happened to me with Treasure of the Sierra Madre. I...

Pros: The Greatest of All Treasure Hunt Movies.
Cons: A few abrupt cuts. I agree with my colleagues: See it in black and white.

In 1930, B. Traven, mysterious author of Mexican revolutionary novels, boasted he danced with the well-known Mexican actress Lupita Tovar in Guadalajara. He never forgot her, and seventeen years later, when Lupita Tovar was married to Paul Kohner, John ...

Pros: Exciting, rugged adventure, well-paced, with authentic locations and gripping characterizations.
Cons: Not much, although the story contains a few questionable character choices

After idling by a park fountain, staring at the hands of affluent Americans they “put the bite on” for pesos, nodding off to ambitious flophouse chatter, and being tricked to work up on derricks without pay, two drifters snagged in Tampico ...

Pros: John's direction, Walter's performance, Humphrey's madness, Nature's triumph.
Cons: It's over too soon.

By Max Scheinin.

At a time when many Hollywood films featured cartoonish story lines and overblown acting, along came The Treasure of the Sierra Madre to bust all the rules. Today, Treasure still holds up startlingly well, due to...

Pros: cast, direction, script, cinematography
Cons: Bruce Bennett's character

"The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" is an outstanding film that demonstrates how greed can corrupt one's soul. Humphrey Bogart delivers one of his most memorable performances playing a scraggly down-and-outer, whose gold prospecting windfall...

Pros: Intense drama/action, acting at its best
Cons: none

Treasure of the Seirra Madre is a movie which delves deep into the heart of what drives men. It looks at our basic needs, and what a person will do in order to get what he wants. The movie sets the stage as a slow moving Western- something that has...

Pros: Humphrey Bogart and director John Huston at their peak
Cons: A little heavy on the Latino stereotypes, maybe

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is one of those great movies that has permeated the American consciousness. Even if you've never seen it, you might think you have, just because of all of its pop-culture touchstones. "Fred C. Dobbs is nobody's f ...