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The Hunting Party Review

I have read all the listed reviews, and what is clearly evident with 99% of the negative criticism, is that it seems to be entirely directed towards the violence contained in the movie. Hardly any mention of the Oscar winning stars and their performances or the dynamic cinematography that takes place throughout the film. I viewed this movie over 35 years ago and it made such an impact on me, I couldn't get it out of my mind. I purchased a VHS copy (probably a bootleg) a couple of years ago, and it was as great a western as I had always remembered it to be. Much to my joy, I just found a new copy on DVD, and can't wait for it to arrive. I am a huge fan of many old westerns, too many to list here, and consider "The Wild Bunch" as possibly the greatest of all the violent, shoot-em-up westerns ever made. I'm a huge fan of western giants like John Wayne and Clint Eastwood, but have also come to appreciate some of the newer westerns. What western movie fan, in their right mind, could not truthfully list "Tombstone" as one of the best, not to mention, "Open Range", or possibly "Quigly Down Under"???? Bottom line, The Hunting Party is indeed a bloodbath, but not much more than many critically acclaimed films of today. Ultra violent?...yes, but probably a more accurate version of the times. Meaningless?...hardly, it is pure man at his best and worst. Happy ending?...probably not...but do all things in life end on a happy note?...I doub't it. Seems to me that the wimps that criticised and tore this movie apart, based their opinions solely on the violent aspects of the movie. If the movie disturbed you so badly, then I highly recommend that you stick with the feel good chick flicks and leave the REAL shoot-em-up westerns to us VIOLENT folks!!! For those of you who love non-stop action, lots of gun fights, blood, guts and just plain macho madness, then this is the western for you. Some of the finest actors of our time are in this GREAT western. It is a shame that a few, only concerned themselves with the so called meaningless violence, and sadly failed to recognize and mention the stellar performances given by such legends as Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, Oliver Reed and several other great character actors. If you like true to life, tougher than dirt westerns, then do yourself a favor and give it a try, you won't be disappointed!!! 5 STAR RATING!!!!!!!!!

The Hunting Party Overview

Nobody steals from Brandt Ruger and lives. With a stellar cast led by OscarÂ(r) winner* Gene Hackman (Unforgiven), EmmyÂ(r) winner Candice Bergen ("Murphy Brown") and Oliver Reed (Gladiator), this searing western fires round after round of emotional heat with a torrid frontier love triangle that can only lead to revenge. To cattle baron Brandt Ruger (Hackman), his beautiful wife Melissa (Bergen) is just one of his possessions. So when notorious bandit Frank Calder (Reed) kidnaps Melissa, Ruger isn't concerned about herhe's enraged that someone stole from him. Melissa finds her captor quite kind, but Ruger is organizing a posse to hunt down the pairand recover his property dead or alive!

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