People are voting emotionally.

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

I don't know why some shows are labeled 'Reality Show' when there is little that is real in them. If it had not been on the history channel and not been labeled reality perhaps it would have fared better. It was fun and frequently funny. Of course there are a few (at least I hope few) folks who believe it is not staged. Because of that I will say this review contains spoilers.

I watched a few episodes of this show. Wow its dumb. What happen to history channel? Why was it taken over by Ridiculous Drama INC? A cameraman basically follows these people around while they "commit" illegal acts on camera, including, but not limited too, trespassing, theft, armed robbery, kidnapping, etc.I mean they turned Appalachia into the wild wild west of the 21st century. In fact, compared to this show, the wild west looks as safe as a police station. What happen to shows like "modern marvels" "the universe" "sworn to secrecy"" wwII in HD""wild west tech" etc? If i wanted to watch reality TV i would flip over to E! not watch history.

Besides what the previous reviewer said...these fools running around with their trendy AR 15 talking about light em up like they are going to with premeditation shoot/kill someone on camera gives responsible gun owners a bad name and also gives ammunition to those that would try and erode our second amendment rights. Total Hollywood bullshit right here. Shame on you. Seems I need more sentences to post this. So. Shame. On . you. Again. Once upon a time there was a great country who let themselves lose sight of where they came from and all the things that guaranteed them liberty and justice for all....so they slowly let their freedoms and their minds be stripped from them until all the citizens became actors in a movie called I D O C R A C Y .....

OK, I watched this show because I know some of the guys, it is filmed in my area, and I even happened to be in the area where they were filming and watched them "work" for a bit..."Appalachian Outlaws follows these unique characters in their quest to acquire this plant that affords many their livelihood. People will fight each other, steal it and risk jail time—or even their lives—to get their hands on it. In Appalachia, 401Ks are built on ginseng, moonshine and fur; feuds last for generations; and every day is a matter of survival."Seriously, "History" Channel??? No one fights anyone over ginseng (aside from occasional trespassing issues maybe). No one "builds a 401K" on ginseng, moonshine or furs (WTH???). This is ridiculous. If this was on MTV I could (maybe) understand, but I never realized the History Channel had stooped so low.Just for those that are interested (or those that think this show is in any way accurate), this show is fake. Sengers are not like this. Ginseng is not harvested in the manner they show it (gunshots, arguing, 500lb orders, etc). Most of the guys that are on the show are not even native to the area (or Appalachia for that matter). They are a bunch of yahoos that the show's producers dug up and put in front of a camera.The bear hunting segment coming up in the future is just as ridiculous BTW.You are not seeing reality, you are seeing unscripted shows. They tell the people of the show "this is what is going to happen" and then film their antics while "acting" it out. The producers also tell them what to talk about, but don't give them a written script. They would say for instance, "Ok, you two argue about (subject)" and then start filming. IT IS NOT REAL, or even a close facsimile. No one is really getting shot at (c'mon think about it people) and no one is trespassing (the land owner could just take the film down and charge the trespassers), etc. It's not real. This allows the producers to get "actors" for nearly free, people who will do anything to get on TV, with the promise of a payday down the road if the show floats and they get a contract. The show's producers get a big payday as they don't have to pay the "actors" much of anything until they negotiate a contract. You don't need script writers, just a general idea of what you want to happen (anyone watch WWE?)I am a native of the area they are filming in, and have watched them film a few segments, and even personally know some of the guys on the show. In the fall I dug ginseng with my father every time we could get out in the woods. I hunt(ed) and walk (ed) the very places they are showing in this unscripted comedy.Again, this is not about ginseng, it is about a bunch of idiots play acting in the woods.If you like this sort of thing, more power to you, but please don't think it is about ginseng, or the people from that area, or anything close to reality.