Wordiezett
So much average
Voxitype
Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
Aubrey Hackett
While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.
FightingWesterner
With his wagon train resting, trail guide Charles Bronson rides to the nearest town for provisions with ten-year-old Kurt Russell tagging along.Once there, Bronson finds his long lost love whom he thought dead, married to his villainous one-armed enemy, who along with his nasty brothers holds the town virtually hostage.Edited together from from episodes of the early sixties TV series The Travels Of Jamie McPheeters, Guns Of Diablo is a decently entertaining and well acted movie, despite the fact that the direction and editing still have that episodic television feel.At the end of the day, what really makes this worth watching is the irresistible chance to see tough guy Bronson acting alongside future tough guy Kurt Russell.Russell should have pulled some strings and got Bronson cast in Tombstone!
wm_ash
During the Sixties MGM packaged episodes of TV series as feature movies for distribution in Europe. "Guns Of Diablo" represents two episodes of the series "The Travels Of Jamie McPheeters". Some comments note the daring love scene (for TV at the time). Actually sometimes MGM would add footage not in the original episode to make the feature more adult for European audiences. This was the case for "Guns Of Diablo".This feature has been released on both video and DVD on budget labels. The print quality is fairly good under these circumstances.When you consider its origins, "Guns" comes off as a reasonably entertaining western. It certainly showcases Bronson's talent and on screen charisma. For an example of how not to turn TV episodes into a feature check out "The Meanest Men In The West" also starring Bronson. It consists of two episodes of "The Virginian" with Bronson and Lee Marvin as brothers who do not share any scenes together but with editing appear to.
kilgore-trout0
Nay-sayers there are many... but I feel this is one of Charlie Bronson's best western flicks (much better than that long, tired, over-rated "Once Upon a Time in the West"). Bronson plays a mentor to a young Kurt Russell. Taking the boy into town one day, Bronson comes face to face with a woman... and some dangerous men... from his past. Very sexy flashback sequence (how did that one ever get past the censors in 1964???)... as well as copious amounts of gunplay and fisticuffs! The final showdown scene is a classic... much more exciting than anything that hack Sergio Leone could ever come up with. This film was ripe for a sequel... because the wagon train that Bronson was a part of never did get to its final destination. I'd like to know if they ever made it!
Peach-2
This is a fair movie to say the least. Not one of Charles Bronson's better movies. Only the die-hard Bronson fan might want to check it out. Look for a very young Kurt Russell in the film also.
