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Posted by Mark Lensenmayer (Member # 134) on 06-24-2010, 02:54 PM:

This is just an old-fashion B-western kicked up with some special effects and makeup.

I had a good time watching this movie. Here are some of the good things about this movie:

A Good Villain -- John Malkovich is terrific, as always

A Good Hero -- Josh Brolin is good as this human zombie-like character. I hope he was paid well for this.

A Good Love Interest -- Megan Fox. Wow, she has a skinny waist. She doesn't do a lot for me (I'm more the Eva Mendes type), but she looks good and fires a mean gun.

Good Booms -- Lots of explosions here...Trains, boats, towns and lots of people.

This movie also has the best character name I've seen in a long time: Ty Holland as Dumbass Outlaw

A lot of money was spent on this movie...mostly for naught, as reviews and business have been terrible. It could have been made very cheaply and still be effective.

This is a good, mindless summer movie. It's a lot of fun, and, at around 80 minutes, you won't be bored.

I give this one a B+...better than I expected.

Posted by Jeremy Jorgenson (Member # 2989) on 06-29-2010, 07:07 AM:

quote: Mark Lensenmayer
at around 80 minutes, you won't be bored.

Actually... I was ok with this for the first half or so, then I got bored with the whole thing. It just never went anywhere that interested me.

Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 07-07-2010, 08:22 PM:

Just found out...it's going straight to DVD here.

Posted by Chris Slycord (Member # 4239) on 07-07-2010, 10:18 PM:

quote: Jeremy Jorgenson
Actually... I was ok with this for the first half or so, then I got bored with the whole thing. It just never went anywhere that interested me.

Absolutely agree. It had started out pretty good then got progressively worse and worse.