HIGH SIERRA / COLORADO TERRITORY / I DIED A THOUSAND TIMES

I finally was able to view COLORADO TERRITORY and can offer my thoughts. I DIED A THOUSAND TIMES, I can't find empathy for characters Jack Palance plays. Not because he is a bad actor, because first I saw him as a despicable wicked person, which he plays well. Thereafter I always expect his characters to have no redeeming characteristics.

Deciding between HIGH SIERRA and COLORADO TERRITORY is tough. I root for the bad guy to survive and live happily ever after with the only woman he ever loved. I always wonder why I rooted for him. I doubt I'd root for the bad guy in a true life situation. Is it the tendency to root for the underdog? For this concept to be filmed three times, there must be wide appeal for the idea. I almost need to flip a coin to decide. I think Bogart wins the day, because he is able to give that sorrowful, beaten down expression, makes a bleeding heart like me want to reassure him everything will be all right, even when it won't be. HIGH SIERRA wins my vote.