First watched this when I was school age and thought it was brutal and loved it. Being a big fan of westerns and Oliver Reed I watched it again years later and again loved it. Oliver Reed looks badass and is badass in this. And Gene Hackman playing a nasty character , a role he plays so well in other films. Such great actors. The slow motion blood spatter scenes are of the time and and I like that. I Don't get the negative reviews. This is a good old fashioned violent western