16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome Movie! 5 stars! One of the most intense movie I've seen!, Aug 21 2010
By Olaf Johnson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Horseman [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
Intense! like the previous review said, you have seen this plot before (more recently in the Taken move with Liam Neeson) but you have NEVER seen any revenge plot produced with such intensity.
Every minute is pretty much gripping and heart wrenching and honest. Our main character isn't a Kung Fu, special ops, commando type guy but just your average Joe who is at first emotionally numb towards his daughter's recent death. As the movie goes on his anger and rage grows and eventually he gets revenge not with choreographed action sequences and Hollywood special effects but with an honest and graphic caveman-like violence. If anything the violence inflicted is very human and honest and up close. It connects you with the hero because in most scenes he is fighting not just for revenge but for his own life as he gets mixed up with the wrong people connected to the original people he is seeking. This is where the movie earns every star.
Very good stuff. Like I said it reminded me of Taken and even the hero father guy looks a lot and sounds a lot like Liam Neeson.
Actually I wouldn't at all be surprised to find out that Taken is a big blown up American Hollywood remake of this much better, tighter, and more gripping movie.
18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Unsung Masterpiece, Jun 15 2010
By Dayna Newman "Slasher Diva" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: NEW Horseman (DVD) (DVD)
The Horseman absolutely blew me away I'm ordering it as I write this.
I caught it on Fios On Demand.
After his daughter ends up dead The girl in questions father finds out she was involved in a porno shoot where she was drugged and abused on set. What ensues next is one of the best revenge films I have ever seen.
It is shot somewhat out of sequence,basically after he"Peter Marshall" gives a ride to a stranded girl near the same age as his deceased daughter ,she asks if he has any children.This takes him back to the beginning in a flashback and from there it goes from flashback to real time.
It is brutal,bloody with teeth grinding ,edge of your seat suspense and action.
I don't see it as a horror movie but a riveting bloody thriller.
It starts off full speed ahead and never lets up.There was not one moment that I wasn't glued to the TV.Peter Marshall is incredibly believable ,powerful and brilliant as Christian the vengeful father on a mission.Since the death of his daughter he is reduced to a cutter,with the camera getting shots of him cutting on his arm and hands frequently which makes any pain he may receive along the way not as effective to him as it would someone that does not inflict intentional pain on themselves.
I say buy it,you will definitely want to watch it more than once ,as well as have it in your collection. The last 20 minutes were some of the most tense moments I have ever seen on film.There's some Irony in the ending that is quite genius and effective. If I could give it more than 5 stars I would..
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sticks with you like a big knuckle sandwich, Sep 2 2010
By Scorpio69 - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: NEW Horseman (DVD) (DVD)
Just when you're perhaps starting to think, "Well, this is OK but I'm just not sure it's so great..." it takes off. What a ride. Deep emotion and personal reflection that quickly intensifies into one of the most believably vicious movies Ive ever seen. Youll feel like you've had the stuffing knocked out of you.