Shadow Riders
An Civil War story filled with handsome heroes, scoundrels and a truckload of petticoats. Brothers Dal and Mac find that their sisters and Dal's sweetheart have been kidnapped by rebels who refuse to accept the defeat of the Confederacy.
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American Cheese - MovieLover5
Well, I've not read the book this is based on, but from what others have said it apparently resembles the novel in title only. It's your basic American made-for-TV oater of 30 years ago: nice and clean, no blood to speak of, bad guys can't shoot the side of a barn if they were standing a foot from it, and then get knocked out with one punch etc. The heroine is feisty and ahead of her time (wears eye liner even after a couple of weeks captivity on the road).
I'm like others, thinking a cast with Tom Selleck and Sam Elliot should result in a pretty decent film. Wrong, save yourself wasted time and skip this near bomb.The Sacketts Part 2 - TrueSpirit
Made 3 years after the wonderful TV movie The Sacketts, this Louis L'Amour adaptation stars again Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott and Jeff Osterhage. Selleck and Elliott came closer than anyone in the last 30 years to fill the boots of the great western stars of the past. Maybe The Shadow Riders isn't up to The Sacketts, but it's still better than most theatrical westerns done during the last 3 decades. We also get western vets like Harry Carey, Jr., Ben Johnson, Gene Evans and director Andrew V. McLaglen. Maybe it deviates from L'Amour's book, but show me a movie which follows the book it's taken from - most don't. Too bad Selleck and Elliott only did 2 movies together. I think they're a dynamite pairing.Not Worth Your time - Hawk639
DO NOT rent this movie if you have read the book! It is nothing like it with many parts missing and bits added that have no need being there! Definitely not worth the time. I'm surprised that Louis had anything to do with this film at all. Maybe if I hadn't read the book, I wouldn't be so disappointed, but still not a great film.
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American Cheese - MovieLover5
Well, I've not read the book this is based on, but from what others have said it apparently resembles the novel in title only. It's your basic American made-for-TV oater of 30 years ago: nice and clean, no blood to speak of, bad guys can't shoot the side of ...The Sacketts Part 2 - TrueSpirit
Made 3 years after the wonderful TV movie The Sacketts, this Louis L'Amour adaptation stars again Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott and Jeff Osterhage. Selleck and Elliott came closer than anyone in the last 30 years to fill the boots of the great western stars of ...Not Worth Your time - Hawk639
DO NOT rent this movie if you have read the book! It is nothing like it with many parts missing and bits added that have no need being there! Definitely not worth the time. I'm surprised that Louis had anything to do with this film at all. Maybe if I hadn't ...