Two westerns separated by five decades, but connected by a short story from Elmore Leonard and lead actors who are real cutey pies.

First up, Glenn Ford and Van Heflin are at odds, as the former tries to convince the latter to spare him from the eponymous prison train. It's light on action, heavy on charm and presents a fairly believable vision of the old west in Van Heflin's simple farmer.

Then, 50 years later, we got the big budget remake from James "Logan" Mangold, with Russell Crowe and Christian Bale stepping into the shoes of Ben Wade and Dan Evans. This time, Mangold adds in half an hour of runtime - mostly in action scenes that are quite spectacular - and he changes the ending.

So which is going to fare better: the simple, straightforward semi-classic; or the bombastic, big budget update?

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Music is 'Bring Me the West' by phlaala