ThiefHott Too much of everything

Pluskylang Great Film overall

Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Spikeopath The Burrowers is written and directed by J.T. Petty. It stars William Mapother, Sean Patrick Thomas, Clancy Brown, Laura Leighton, Doug Hutchison, Karl Geary and Robert Richard. Music is by Joseph LoDuca and cinematography by Phil Parmet.August the 11th 1879, the Dakota territories, and after a family of pioneers are abducted a posse is formed and go off in search of the culprits. It is believed they have fallen prey to hostile Native Americans, but once out in the wilds the truth hits home and the posse find themselves in a brutal and bloody fight for survival.It's not like Tremors! That wonderful homage to the B movie creature features of the 1950s is played for laughs and action thrills. The Burrowers admittedly on plot synopsis' does lend one to think that a fun packed creature feature is in the offering, but as many unaware film fans have found out, this is far from being the case.I would rather walk in the right direction than ride with my head up my ass.The Burrowers takes itself seriously, and not insultingly so. J.T. Petty wanted to make a Horror/Western but not in the schlocky sense. He even infuses the narrative with some human concerns and statements, ecologically and racially so.The pace is very, very deliberate, so potential first time viewers need to take that into consideration. Once the plot is kick started in the opening salvo, the posse go out into the wilds and interact, for better and worse, dialogue is sharp and pointed, intelligent even.A number of great character based scenes are setting the tone for what is a downbeat picture, while when the action comes in tantalising spurts, it's well marshalled by Petty, and it's not just all about the creatures either.The look is of a classical Western, which considering the modest budget is quite some achievement. From costuming and props, to the colour palette, the film convinces as the Old West of 1879. In this regard it would have been very interesting to have seen Petty make a standalone Oater.Practical effects are very decent and CGI is wisely used sparingly, though the big showdown at pic's end is something of a let down. Elsewhere Sir Clancy of Brown and Doug The Thug Hutchison are sadly under written, though the face fuzz department scores high marks!A tricky one to recommend to either Horror or Western fans, but for atmosphere and a great sense of period - and no little amount of originality as well, it's worth checking out as long as you don't expect Tremors. 7/10

Armand an interesting subject. an interesting image about West. and the skin of dark fairy tale. a film about survive and about a myth. the other side of reality and the different vision about Amerindians and Whites. almost an old fashion horror because the purpose is not exactly the terror, to scare or to impress. but present a story not extraordinary but convincing. it is special for its spirit - few men in search of a family, the slices of classical western, the confessions and the fight against obscure enemy, the truth and the a new day. nothing amazing. but a good film. and this detail is more important because, after its end, the feeling what it was a different type of film remains.

HorrorInside Here is a cliff notes version of my review....At first I was leery about a Horror movie based in the 'old west', but as I read some of the reviews, I decided to give it a chance. After the opening scene (which had me pondering with what had just attacked them), it dragged for a bit (for me anyways) and I was wondering when it would pick back up again. Had some so-so gun fights, some nice, bloody scenes. But then we finally got to see the 'burrowers' and I was REALLY disappointed. Had they not looked like overgrown, mutated grasshoppers, then I might have liked the concept of an underground, burrowing creature. The story behind the burrowers was just okay at best, with how they feed. Cut them, 'puke' in the wound to paralyze them, then bury them (alive) until they start to rot before eating them, lovely.As my summary states "In a Nutshell".... I gave this movie a 6 based solely on the acting and what blood there was that we got to see, very little. I can't say that I will be adding this to my DVDs anytime.... period. It was okay one time around, but that's about it for me.

jet66 Kind of resembling a Cormack McCarthy story, The Burrowers opens with an unflinching look at racial violence in the Old West. The director takes time to weave a tale of mysterious disappearances on the frontier, which are initially thought to be the work of Native Americans. The true culprits are not human at all, but that only becomes clear after men have shown themselves capable of inflicting their own horrors. Well-paced, shot and acted, this movie suffers from two tragic flaws. First, the dialogue was very poorly mixed, and most characters sound as if they're mumbling. If one could make out much of conversation, the second problem might be explained. And that is the ending, which makes no sense at all. It's as if it were written for another movie altogether, and it's the only reason I can't give this otherwise great movie a better rating.