Wonderful Movie

disgusting, overrated, pointless

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

This movie was apparently made by an amateur would-be filmmaker who loved watching westerns so much he tried to make one himself actually. As such it is not bad at all. Just should be kept in the family and not copied onto DVDs.But if judged by pro standards, the movie is a disaster in almost every respect you can think of. First off, it is a disaster in casting. I saw a silent question of 'what am I doing here?" in the eyes of quite a few actors appearing on the screen. Michael Madsen is NOT in a leading role, and his repeating cameos are so unnecessary for the... plot (OK I'll put this word) it makes YOU wonder what is he doing there anyway. Actors' performance (Madsen included) is as cheesy as is the dialogue. The rule here seems to be, the smaller is the role the more it's tolerable. Silent roles go best and even show some skills. The plot is an epic disaster. Epic in a sense that there are so many lose ends and episodes leading nowhere, you soon start feeling like you're in the middle of season two of something. I actually smelled the rat as soon as 5 minutes into the film when a mass killing of children was used just to show how bad are the bad... The camera work is even more awful than everything else except for those few citations from classic examples that look meaningful thanks to the originals. And and if you're in for some beautiful scenery, look elsewhere. Some reviewers hated the music too, I'd say it is more weird than bad, and at least there's some measure of individuality to it. Directing... what the hell?..I'd like to stress there's no evil in making amateur movies, or low budget movies, or home camera movies, or one-man movies as such. But what I'd expect from these is some originality, some sharpness, some cleverness, some acquired taste, some feeling of purpose. You don't really find it here. It's just a 'me too', and a very weak one. I sincerely hope the filmmaker is young and willing to learn. Make him a favour (and Michael Madsen too) - don't ever watch 'Cold day in hell'.

I can't believe that I finally found something that makes home movies look like masterful works of art.Every time a scene came on with Michael Madsen, all I could say was "Oh Michael...how far you've sunk." After 20 minutes, we put it on pause and sat there looking at the screen talking about the good movies that he was in, and finally turned it off.I can honestly say that we didn't pay for this piece of tripe - we borrowed it from the library. I feel sorry for the person who actually paid good money for it.This movie was just plain sad and it will be one cold day in hell when we watch it again. I think that Christopher Forbes shouldn't quit his day job quite yet.

These so-called western fans need to look to horror fans to find out what it is really like to be a fan of a certain genre. When a horror fan watches a low-budget film, they don't whine about why more money wasn't spent or cry about why their favorite actor wasn't perfect in the film. I'm a true fan of western films and I've viewed a vast number of them, from the classics to new films that have gone direct to video. I always watch a film looking for what's right with the production, and there is a lot right with A COLD DAY IN HELL, notably some solid performances from a number of key players. But the crybabies who wrote these so-called "reviews" don't see this. What I would suggest is that they meet with their mommies to work out some long-buried issues and then write a real piece of criticism. Then, negative or not, it would still be a respectable piece of communication. Otherwise, shut up and eat your gruel.

This film is just an embarrassment to film making and acting.Not really much more to say.Hammy acting, poor script, terrible editing.I have seen decent films with Michael Madsen in and am amazed he had anything to do with this. Even his acting looks poor in this. None of the Characters have anything about them. Impossible to build any rapport or empathy with the characters or story line.The best thing about this is the DVD Cover - hilarious - comparing this rubbish to quality western films like and 3.10 To Yuma and True Grit.Please stay away from this "C Movie".