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Summary: SUPRISINGLY GOOD HORROR/WESTERN!!!
Review: AT THE START, I DID NOT EXPECT THIS FILM TO BE ALL THAT GREAT.
IT DID, HOWEVER, TURN OUT TO BE QUITE INTERESTING.
THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF BLOOD AND VIOLENCE, BUT WHAT WOULD A WESTERN BE WITHOUT IT?
IF YOU'RE INTO OLD-STYLE WESTERNS, THEN DON'T RENT THIS MOVIE.
IF YOU'RE INTO CLINT EASTWOOD STYLE VIOLENT WESTERN THRIILLERS, THEN YOU MIGHT JUST ENJOY THIS.
THERE WERE A FEW RECOGNIZABLE FACES IN THE FILM, BUT NO BIG NAME STARS.
IT IS, HOWEVER, A VERY GOOD WESTERN WITH LOTS OF BLOOD AND A TITLE CHARACTER WITH A COOL BLACK OUTFIT, A DEFORMED FACE AND A QUIET PERSONALITY.
HIS SHOOTING SPEAKS FOR ITSELF!!!
ALL IN ALL, THIS WAS A MOVIE THAT I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IF YOU LIKE NEW WESTERNS WITH ALL THE BLOOD AND GUNSHOTS THAT ONE COULD ASK FOR IN A FEATURE FILM. ENJOY!!!
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Summary: GHOST TOWN
Review: LEGEND OF THE PHANTOM RIDER opens with a bizarre scene set in the 12th century American West in which an Indian hauls a squaw off to the middle of the desert and then confronts another Indian. The Indians kill each other and we're in 19th century West, where a bunch of thugs murder a man and his son, leaving a widow and little girl behind. They go off to the nearest town to start all over. Of course, the bad guy, Blade, and his gang have taken over the town and are mercilessly killing anyone for the fun of it. The opening prologue does mention that there are two evil forces that seek a chief every hundred years or so, and thus we are given the premise for Blade and the mysterious Phantom Rider, who is about as frightening as a Bugs Bunny cartoon.
The problem with this movie is it doesn't really go anywhere with its plot. The townspeople are a bunch of sad sacks and the outlaws are reminiscent of the Apple Dumpling Gang with a sick sense of humor.
Robert McCray, the actor who plays Blade, is also responsible for what script there is. A vanity project with little reward. Denise Crosby is awful as the heroine Sarah and the rest of the cast approaches the same level. McCray is vicious, but he is such a cartoonish character, he is laughable. He also by the way plays the Phantom Rider; truly a vanity project.
I didn't care much for this; too dull and repetitious.
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Summary: Popcorn fun
Review: Okay, I didn't really knwo what to expect and perhaps that is a good thing. The visuals are very good in this one and echo back to the Serge Leone films The plot is somewhat confusing, but obviously the editor wasn't given a copy of the script. :>)That said, I sat back and really started to enjoy this flick. Denise Crosby suffers a bit in the acting catagory, but the rest of the cast seesm to have a lot of fun in the characters they were given. The standouts are Blade and his henchman Suicide (the baddies). Robert McRay is both charming and evil as the bald baddie Blade. I couldn't help but like the guy, even when he was killing kids (I know that sounds so bad). His performance is downright fun to watch. Zen Gezner plays Suicide, who seems willing to do anything for his boss. Hamming it up in the best Clint Eastwood style, the chemestry is perfect. The rest of the cast meander around an empty town and are all up for the task. The rundown: Directing good. Acting good, plot confusing, visuals good, editing awful. Analysis: Sit back and don't overanalyze. It's popcorn time and this will see you to te bottom of the bowl. Brad
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Summary: hopefully the legend doesn't die here
Review: wasn't expecting a whole lot out of this film so it really caught me by surprise when it ended up being pretty darn good! the movie is pretty much a gunslinging western with a small mix of the supernatural. an evil group of men take a small town over and a supernatural gunslinger has to come in to take back the town and take out the bad guys. might not sound like much but the acting was real good, plot was pretty good and of course nothin like a good western with plenty of people being shot up and some good gun battling scenes. definitely recommend this movie
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Summary: hopefully the legend doesn't die here
Review: wasn't expecting a whole lot out of this film so it really caught me by surprise when it ended up being pretty darn good! the movie is pretty much a gunslinging western with a small mix of the supernatural. an evil group of men take a small town over and a supernatural gunslinger has to come in to take back the town and take out the bad guys. might not sound like much but the acting was real good, plot was pretty good and of course nothin like a good western with plenty of people being shot up and some good gun battling scenes. definitely recommend this movie
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