I love this movie so much

Why so much hype?

Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

...so, it's generally agreed that this is an awful movie...my first glimpse (on TV) involved a short scene of a reverend digging a fresh grave in a cemetery: did anyone happen to notice the over-sized weathered headstone with '1886', and yet the movie is supposed to be set in 1882? If the mistakes were just in continuity, at least it would be fun to watch. As it happened, we were either bored or slightly less bored in the action scenes - had to turn to a different station 20 minutes in. The question remains: Why waste the celluloid? My advice is to not bother wasting the brain space, because there are so many other westerns that incorporate ghosts/martial arts/retribution in a much more palatable package. Too bad - I was looking for a Gary Busey movie that was more than his standard "bad guy" persona. Oh, well,,,

I have liked Gary Busy in every movie I've seen him in except this one. His acting, like that of the rest of the case, sucked. It's like they signed him up during a bender and didn't quite get him sobered up before filming started.The rest of the cast sucked, the story sucks, production values are near the bottom of the heap.In short there's nothing I can find about this film that's good, and the only reason I don't give it a 1 out of 10 is because, believe it or not, I HAVE seen worse movies.So, if you see this movie in the bargain bin a your local big box store at $1.00, ask yourself this question: "Do I need another DVD case to fix a movie with a broken case"? If you answer Yes, then buy this movie and use the case to replace your broken one. $1 for a DVD case isn't TOO bad. You might be able to use the DVD to play with your dog.

It wasn't an original idea, the thought of combining the martial arts and western film genres into a single project. It's been done before: Kung Fu with Davind Carradine, The Fighter aka Savate (a straight to video film by Oliver Gruner). However, none before were this horrible.For starters, the acting was wooden throughout the entire film. The only recognizable actor was Gary Busey, and I truly pity him for having to resort to this kind of crap to pay his rent. It is such a fall to a truly talented actor.Then there's the so-called martial arts in this. Holy crap, can none of these "martial artists" really do martial arts? It's almost as bad as most of Bloodfist! I've seen children who are more impressive martial artists than these people! The only possible upside to this entire thing is that the two lead actresses were very attractive, and this certainly isn't enough to carry a movie, especially if the viewer has any appreciation for acting talent.At all costs, DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE!! You will waste valuable brain matter if you do! For the sake of your intelligence, do not watch this!!

I am a true lover of westerns, including the "B" westerns of Hollywood's golden era, so I tend to be tolerant of diverse production values. However, this is truly a time-waster. Continuity is sporadic, transitions are sometimes clumsy, comedy breaks are mediocre to silly, and stunt work is often abysmal. Gary Busey is the highlight in this film, although he did nothing to elevate his status by playing in this movie. He is a talented and accomplished actor and would undoubtedly shine, in even the worst movie. (Perhaps he just had that chance.) Now, not every small movie is a time-waster. Some of them turn out to be real gems. This is not one of them.