The Master Gunfighter

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Summary: . . . but for the acting
Review: I just got this movie (which I only remember vaguely from my misspent youth, on DVD and was very well suprised by the fairly high-quakity tranfer to the DVD format (I was expecting something closer to They Call Me Trinity). This could even have been a great movie if it weren't fro the absolutely horrible acting (eccept from Superfly, of course) and worse fight coreography. Still, true fans of Billy Jack will have to own this, there won't be any choice. Just don't buy it for any reason other than nostalgia.

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Summary: not billy jack
Review: I saw this on TV many years ago and thought it was a made-for-TV movie. With good reason, it turns out. The plot develops at a glacial pace and is full of actions and motivations that don't make sense. For example, the actions of the hero's wife at the end of the movie are totally out of charcater, given what she's said and done earlier in the film. Rather improbably, the movie portrays early California as a sword culture coexisting with a gun culture, which allows the producer to deliver a combo Samurai flick and Gunfighter flick, with lots of the dramatic pauses for which both are noted. In fact, the plot plods along because it's so full of dramatic pauses you could almost say the whole thing was one big dramatic pause. The only redeeming feature of this movie was the beautiful scenery. It's not worth the price; I'm not sure it would even be worth half of what they're asking.

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Summary: It should be called The Master Snoozer
Review: I saw this on TV many years ago and thought it was a made-for-TV movie. With good reason, it turns out. The plot develops at a glacial pace and is full of actions and motivations that don't make sense. For example, the actions of the hero's wife at the end of the movie are totally out of charcater, given what she's said and done earlier in the film. Rather improbably, the movie portrays early California as a sword culture coexisting with a gun culture, which allows the producer to deliver a combo Samurai flick and Gunfighter flick, with lots of the dramatic pauses for which both are noted. In fact, the plot plods along because it's so full of dramatic pauses you could almost say the whole thing was one big dramatic pause. The only redeeming feature of this movie was the beautiful scenery. It's not worth the price; I'm not sure it would even be worth half of what they're asking.

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Summary: Billy Jack Goes West
Review: If you're looking for a sophisticated, well written and well acted western, look elsewhere. However, if you're looking for a unique western that will provide you with silly entertainment, get this movie. The movie can simply be described as a "Billy Jack" movie set in the old west and Billy Jack is armed with a samurai sword and a special revolver (and he, of course, knows how to use them both). If you're a fan of the "Billy Jack" movies or you're just looking to expand your 1970's cultural awareness, you'll enjoy this movie.

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Summary: not billy jack
Review: just to clarify, laughlin plays finley in this movie, not billy jack. this film does not connect with the billy jack films in any way. this film is as bad as the 4 billy jack films are good!