Greenes Please don't spend money on this.

Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

gavin6942 A woman (Jane Fonda) seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he is very different from what she expects.I think most people would say the essential comedy western (or western comedy?) is "Blazing Saddles". But with all due respect to Mel Brooks, that was never one of my favorite films of his. And I think the humor in "Cat Ballou", while not as biting, is just right to be enjoyed by a wide range of audiences. Both adults and kids can find amusement.This may also be the best role that Jane Fonda ever had. I would be hard-pressed to think of one that even comes close. Although, today (2016), she is better remembered for her political actions than for her film roles. Maybe it is time to re-evaluate that? "Cat Ballou" is the favorite film of comedy directors Bobby and Peter Farrelly, as stated in The AFI 100 Years, 100 Laughs television special. The Balladeers from their film, "There's Something About Mary", are inspired by similar characters in "Cat Ballou". That's an interesting fact to know.

SmileysWorld Her father is gunned down by a hired killer because he refused to be forced off of his own land by dirty high officials.Mild mannered Catherine (Cat) Ballou seeks revenge with her only help being her dad's Indian farmhand,two bungling outlaws that have never shot anyone,and a drunken has been gunslinger.The odds against her are definitely stacked,which forces her to toughen up to help things go more smoothly.The events along the way are very entertaining as we see a much different Cat Ballou at the end than we did at the start.I especially enjoyed the musical aspect with the shouters played by Stubby Kaye and the late great Nat King Cole,who sadly,was ill during production and died several months before the film's release.His part in the film made it all the more enjoyable.Fun ride!

dallasryan I get that the movie is a spoof on westerns, but it's just not funny. Not sure why the screenplay got nominated for an academy award, the writing is pretty bad and off in this movie. Every punchline pretty much doesn't work to the effect it should. I give this movie a 5 rating and I'll break it down why.2 Stars for Lee Marvins performance. Everyone else is pretty much off in their performance and that's due also to bad pacing, directing and a poor script. But Marvin saves the movie in some sense. Lee Marvin has one of the best scenes in the movie where he goes to confront his brother, but the scene is so out of context, it belongs in a completely different movie. I think Marvin should have been nominated for Best Supporting Actor and maybe won in that category, but winning for Best Actor? He's not the lead by far in this movie.I give 3 stars for just looking at Jane Fonda. Her legs and buttocks are to die for, she was always a workout fiend on her legs and it shows in this movie. They talk about how J-Lo started the big booty craze, but really Jane Fonda did in some way, she has a huge booty for a white woman, one with muscle and definition too. So I give 3 stars just for drooling over her body in this one. And she's always nice to look at in the face too.Other than that, this one isn't worth much of a look.

edlion43 Not a film that gets any airing these days,which is a shame,because in its way it was a masterpiece..Lee Marvin was one of my favourites,and in Cat Ballou he showed his comic versatility, before i first saw it..I can't say I was too keen on Lee being comical,but what a success, add in Jane Fonda at the height of her beauty, and the great Nat King Cole, and the ingredients are there for a feast of spoof western.The plot is simple there is a dangerous killer to be dealt with.( Lee Marvin ) so they send for a dangerous gunman to sort him (also Lee Marvin ) unfortunately he's a hopeless drunk..add in Jane Fonda as the notorious gang leader Cat Ballou and the whole picture is extremely enjoyable...when you see this film its not dated, you will see just how beautiful Jane Fonda was, although at the time she wasn't very popular in the USA..But most of all Lee Marvins twin performances make you see what a great actor he was..super film.