ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

Onlinewsma Absolutely Brilliant!

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Suman Roberson It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

Benedito Dias Rodrigues One thing is make a movie with big budge as Once Upon a Time in the West a super-production by Sergio Leone...another thing is make a low budge western even with great director John Sturges...like this!! Daring go to Spain making this flap movie Bronson could be buried your career,but after this came Death Wish series and saved your skin Chino isn't a good plot. Weak casting...a medium western. I'd watched this movie in 1988,now l revisited the movie in a bad copy from VHS transferred to an original DVD from Continental. Maybe with a good restoration the movie can be better image to me, but l have my doubts if can be possible in near future.

Wuchak Although an Italian/Spanish/French production and shot in Spain, "Chino" (1973) isn't a genuine Spaghetti Western on account of director, John Sturges ("Magnificent Seven") being an American (although he didn't finish the film; Duilio Colett did). More Importantly, "Chino" lacks the typical comic book tone and one-dimensional/amoral protagonists of most Italian Westerns, e.g. "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly." On the contrary, "Chino" is ultra-realistic and features flesh & blood protagonists.THE PLOT: Chino Valdez (Charles Bronson), a half-breed, runs a horse farm in the desert and is usually persecuted when he goes to town. A 15 year-old runaway named Jamie drops by and Chino decides to hire him. Meanwhile, a neighboring rancher is starting to fence-up the wilderness and Chino falls for his beautiful half-sister (Jill Ireland).I stayed away from "Chino" all these years because I was told that it was a slow, lackluster and uneventful Bronson Western. Well, it might be sort of slow, since the story focuses on the characters and their drama, but it's not lackluster or uneventful. I was surprised at how good it is. The theme is the dying of the Old West and everything that went with it. Big time ranchers are moving in and fencing-off the land and Native Americans are becoming extinct across the landscape, except for Reservations. Being a half-breed, Chino seems to stir-up trouble wherever he goes through no fault of his own, which results in a saloon fight here and there. Thankfully, Jamie is too young to be bigoted and they develop a sort of father/son relationship. If you enjoy horses you'll love "Chino." It features the running of a herd in open pasture, cameos of a magnificent stallion, the birthing of a foal and its life with Chino & Jamie, the bareback riding of a group of Natives, Chino's great drive of some horses into town and an unexpected horse mating scene. Fittingly, that last one is the set-up for Chino making the moves on his woman, lol.There's also a fairly long Native American sequence where Chino introduces Jamie to the band of Indians that are basically his family. There's a sleeping-in-the-tepee scene that's reminiscent of a similar scene in "Dances with Wolves," which came out 17 years later. Also, as Chino entertains the idea of hooking-up with a sexy squaw Jamies meets a sweet young thang.Unfortunately the story didn't end the way I would've liked it to end; it left a sour taste. But then I reflected on the movie and accepted it. In view of the film's main theme -- the twilight of the Old West -- I suppose it ended the way it had to. Besides, not every story ends on a "everyone lived happily ever after" note.In any event, "Chino" breaches the ceiling of greatness as a simple, yet compelling drama that takes place in the soon-to-be-gone Old West.The film runs 98 minutes. GRADE: A-

Tony Rome This a very good Charles Bronson film. Not very violent, with a good message. This was one of the many films Charles Bronson made with his wife Jill Ireland. Bronson plays Chino Valdez, a man who is haunted by the fact that everywhere he goes there is trouble. He is a silent, not scary man, but people constantly get into fights with him. He meets a young boy who is eager to work with him as a ranch hand. The boy learns how to break horses and he learns the facts of life. Chino Valdez serves as a father figure for the boy. **** Great movie. Unfortunately many of the prints on DVD are lousy. The 1984 Warner Home Video VHS copy is not a bad print.

Andrew Eastenegger First of all when i first saw this some 6 years ago, i thought it was s**t. I bought a Charlie DVD with 3 films on, this with Cold Sweat and Lola. But last year it was released on DVD over here in the UK. And man it's a great picture, like new. And that made it all better and interesting. The story line is great, unique. You cant beat it, I love it. But then again there isn't a Charlie film i don't. If it was released back in 73 the way it was on the us DVD, no wonder it didn't make money, OH brother what was wrong with them. I Defo recommend this to anyone, but only if you buy the UK DVD.A story i will treasure...10/10