The wild bunch (1969)

I watched 1/2 of Sam Pekinpah's The Wild bunch. Then I came to the conclusion that life is to short for this kind of movie. : I get it, Pekinpah updates the western. He brings in frenzy violence, confrontational dialogue & some musings on how the world changes. Is it interesting? A bunch of elderly outlaws / the last score: *yawn*. BUT: The first scene, children watching how a scorpion is eaten by ants, is quite nifty and gruesome. The next segment, a shoot-out filmed in short, contrasting takes, works as well. For the rest of the film: -. (Maybe I just don't see the depth of this film, described as a tender and poetic movie about misfits and male bonding.)