JAMES COBURN   KRIS KRISTOFFERSON   BOB DYLAN    JASON ROBARDS   RITA COOLIDGE   and   BARRY SULLIVAN star in A Sam Peckinpah film PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID VHS - PAL - Time Code Critic Review VHS - Professionally Cleaned - M-rated - Colour - 1973-release - 102-minutes - Original VHS release in Australia - Cardboard Slip Box - ** NO SLEEVE ** - please see photos When Pat Garrett is about to become the local sheriff, he visits his old friend William Bonney, aka Billy the Kid, and gives him one week to leave the area.  When he doesn't, he's arrested and will soon hang.  However, he manages to escape, and Garrett sets off after him.  The Governor and business interests make it clear that Billy is a hindrance and they want him brought in.  As they both travel to the countryside, a great deal of blood is spilled before they meet for one last time. Sam Peckinpah's western follow-up to THE WILD BUNCH is a very different kind of beast, but one that nearly equals that classic in terms of quality.  This is an evocative western filled with violence, larger than life characters, and quite wonderful cinematography that brings the arid landscapes to life. James Coburn and Kris Kristofferson have a natural kind of camaraderie as the central twosome and a lot of the fun comes from their unhurried relationship and laughs along the way.  Although this isn't exactly an action-packed movie, there's still plenty of the trademark Peckinpah slow motion and iconic death that the director was known for.  The film's purpose is to bring to life two mythical characters from the Old West while at the same time looking at the changing landscape of the times and the dying out of the old ways. It's a fine film.