until today and i think there only three people and include me and who consider heaven gate ( 1980 ) to be a masterpiece and perhaps the last great western and ( since the 1970 ) and after and little big man ( 1970 ) and jeremiah johnson ( 1972 ) and the outlaw josey wale ( 1976 ) and the long rider ( 1980 ) . i be stun and please to see that 22 . 5 % of those vote at imdb rate this movie a 10 and as do i. a recent book and the bad movie of all time and include heaven gate . through it production and release it be vilify and a no movie since cleopatra and almost twenty year before . at one time it be consider the most expensive over budget movie of all time and surpass even cleopatra . it be blame for the downfall of it studio and united artist and until everyone finally saw all the studio be fall . michael cimino and fresh from his glory with the deer hunter be hat and despise for his success and movie making excess and but clearly and that be petty jealousy at it bad . cimino end up fashion one of the great exposition of the american experience . this film be not to be miss but any serious student of american filmmaking .