Product Description

Studio: Mti Productions Release Date: 03/30/2004 Run time: 91 minutes Rating: R

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #115103 in DVD
• Brand: MTI
• Released on: 2003-02-11
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 100 minutes

Customer Reviews

SUPRISINGLY GOOD HORROR/WESTERN!!!
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!!!

Four's Too Generous, Three's Too Little, I'll Say Three and a Half Stars
This here's a western/horror hybrid(a subgenre that to this date hasn't really been done very well), and while not too shabby, it's nothing worth running out and purchasing. After a prologue full of supernatural mumbo jumbo that has little to do with the events later on(at least it's never really explained what the significance of it all is. And if there is a deeper meaning, I'm sure as hell not gonna watch this film numerous times to piece it together....it's not worth it), we see Denise Crosby and her family attacked by a gang of vicious thugs led by Blade, a bald mascara wearing psycho in a confederate army uniform. With her husband and son dead(and herself being violated by the sleazy weenie of one of the thugs), she makes it to the next town only to discover that it has been taken over by Blade and his gang. The gang maim, terrorize and kill whoever they please, and the townspeople hold meetings, but really do nothing to stop the gang. Suddenly, through a confusing scene involving Crosby and an old Native American, The Phantom Rider is summoned. With long hair and a scarred right side of his face(obviously a Jonah Hex influence here), he strolls into town and starts offing the gang members. This inspires the townspeople to fight back as well. Blade's not the least bit threatened by this new stranger and continues to kill everyone. Naturally it all ends with The Showcase Showdown(where Blade takes home not only the pool table and the washer and dryer, but the new Hyundai Sonata as well).
I must say that Robert McCray makes for a particularly cold, brutal and loathsome villain. He's a bit hammy, but he's probably the most entertaining thing in the movie, even moreso than the Phantom Rider himself(also played by McCray). The Phantom Rider isn't seen very much, and his motivations are a bit unclear. All we know is that he's supernatural to some degree and he has it in for Blade.
There's one thing in this movie that irritated the hell out of me, and this kind of thing I've seen in movies before. There are numerous opportunities in this movie for a character to simply blast Blade away, but no one ever does it! And it happens at least five times!! After awhile I literally yelled, "AAAAAAAAHHHHH!" because it was so damn frustrating. There's this ongoing theme with Blade about "taking the shot" when the shot is presented, so maybe the film makers did this intentionally, but that definitely doesn't make it less annoying.
But all in all, this wasn't the great horror western that I'm constantly searching for, but I have to admit that the movie has a way of keeping you interested, and that's really what it's all about, right?

GUNSLINGERS
I was really surprised that this movie was so good. The story does have holes in it though. I recommend just filling in the blanks yourself. I love a fast draw and Pelgidium (the good guy) is incredible. Blade (the bad guy) is probably just as fast but does not quite have the same flair. The same actor (Robert McRay) plays both parts wonderfully. I also liked the music but in a talking scene or two it was a little too loud. This movie could be placed in the Western section of video stores just as well as the Horror section. Alot of Western lovers don't know what they're missing.