Jericho DVD Western
Added 5/26/2009
One of the best decent movies I seen in a long time. A classic. Top movie. Has a surprise at the end. The actors were great, was very believable. A#1 movie. Action, love, down to earth hardship, and problems. Recommand to buy it.
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An old fashioned western of the pre-spaghetti era
Added 8/26/2006
I would have only given it four stars--a one-star penalty for TV-dialogue in places--but then I decided the nifty plot twist was worth a bonus star. Jericho is a classic hero-myth that would have done the Odyssey proud. In fact, I even wondered now and again if Homer didn't do a little consulting on the script. ;-) Kudos to Black Knight Productions!! Now go do another one.
--Ejner Fulsang, author of "A Destiny of Fools" Aarhus Publishing
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i am very disappointed with jericho..it is in black and white and nowhere did it say it was in black and white
thank you
marion
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Pretty good Western
Added 5/8/2005
An interesting low-budget addition to the Western genre, Jericho is unusual in that while the plot is relatively strong, some of the dialogue is pretty clunky, and there are some big gaps in logic here and there. Nevertheless, a Western with an intelligent view of how nasty racism really is does have real merit.
Attempting to mix film noir with the Western, Jericho finds the title character having lost his memory (the noir aspect) after being left for dead by some bad guys--three, to be exact. But we only see two of them. At first. (The revelation of the third is another disappointment in the film; it's basically no big deal at all). Jericho is rescued by Joshua, an ex-slave, ex-preacher who's now a drifting cowboy (i.e., a guy who herds cattle on a drive for a living)--moving from one job to another. Having nothing better to do, Jericho goes with him and they meet various folks along the way.
Eventually, of course, the mystery of Jericho's identity must be revealed and this revealing half works, half doesn't. Coming near the film's completion, it leaves one huge loose end that never gets tied up at all which is definitely disappointing.
But also on the plus side is R. Lee Ermey who turns in a solid performance as the local marshal; it was nice to see him in the film. He and Buck Taylor as the trail boss, as well as a few other older, seasoned guys, lend the film some substance it wouldn't have otherwise. The cast is almost all unknowns.
Not great at all, but also not bad at all, this is a Western that is worth viewing and maybe owning--if you're a fan of the genre. It would have helped if the level of intelligence on display had been consistently strong instead of intermittent.
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This film shows up about every 3 months on the Starz Western Channel. I have viewed it twice and found something new each time.
whether you like westerns or not, you will find this a new and refreshing take on some old themes.
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