Westerns are perhaps the defining American film genre.
Consequently,the genre has contributed many masterpiecesto the medium, fromThe SearcherstoUnforgiven.
They tap into American myths but update them for their era.
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These movies prove that Westerns are tricky to pull off and can quickly degenerate into absurdity if handled poorly.
If just a few key elements are off-base, the whole thing can collapse.
Beyond that, though, there isn’t much reason to check outRide Him, Cowboy.
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Everything aboutThe Outlawis amateurish, from the sets to the costumes to the hammy dialogue and wooden performances.
Indeed,The Outlawhad a considerable budget, but it feels like a B-movie.
Everything about it is amateurish, from the sets to the costumes to the hammy dialogue and wooden performances.
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This may have been the result of the film’s tumultuous production.
The only memorable part ofThe Outlawis the role it played in catapulting Russell to stardom despite her underwhelming performance.
The riverboat, for example, is far too large and clearly made of canvas.
Once again, this is a solid idea, but it’s bungled through hapless storytelling and shoddy performances.
The casting of teen idols like Kutcher and Van Der Beek, especially, just doesn’t work.
Texas Rangersfeatures a solid idea, but it’s bungled through hapless storytelling and shoddy performances.
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“They don’t have any sense of responsibility.
With aRotten Tomatoes ratingof 2%, it can’t be called a critical success either.
Will you get it for me?
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“Final Justiceis a low-budget Western from directorGreydon Clark, the brains behind B-movies likeWithout WarningandDanse Macabre.
However, the mission goes awry when the mobster’s accomplices ambush Geronimo and leave him stranded.
The production values are poor, as one would expect.
It almost suggests that nobody double-checked the movie before it was released.
This film adaptation of the famous DC Comics character is one of the mostnotoriously bad superhero movies ever made.
It starsJosh Brolinas the title character, a scarred bounty hunter who can communicate with the dead.
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The fact that Brolin’s facial prosthetic impeded his speech didn’t help.
Some of the problems may have been due to directorJimmy Hayward’s inexperience.
“Gallowwalkersisa supernatural horror WesternstarringWesley Snipes, but it’s more near-miss thanNear Dark.
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He plays Aman, a cursed gunman whose victims return from the dead.
Gallowwalkerslurches from gritty and violent to campy without rhyme or reason.
Blade, this is not.
Tonally, the movie lurches from gritty and violent to campy without rhyme or reason.
The frenetic editing is likewise nauseating, and the plot is devoid of logic.
Characters show up but serve no purpose, while irrelevant backstories do nothing to advance the narrative.
These oddball elements could’ve madeGallowwalkersa so-bad-it’s-good cult classic, but they don’t even accomplish that.
It’s just a disaster all around.
“The Ridiculous 6wasAdam Sandler’s first movie after inkinga multi-project deal with Netflix, and easily the worst.
As with other failed comedies,the problem is thatThe Ridiculous 6is just painfully unfunny.
The writing is simply lazy as if the team couldn’t even be bothered to try.
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