I would have rated this movie higher if the director hadn't made some classic Hollywood western mistakes.
1. I have ridden horses all my life and when you are out in the middle of nowhere and dismount, the last thing you do is turn the horse without tying them up or holding them. In the movies they just dismount and leave the horse to wonder off. REALLY! How stupid! Gee, it's only thirty eight miles back to the fort, I don't have any water or food so I think I'll just turn O'l Buck loose. How unrealistic.
2. When there is a group of riders and the lead rider wants them to stop, he always holds up his right hand as a signal. Apparently if he doesn't hold up his arm, the other riders will just keep going and their horses will crash into him.
3. The shooting accuracy of our hero is incredible. Hitting a rider on a running horse at a great distance with one shot. Wow!
4. At this time in history, bullets were not all that easy to obtain. Yet both soldiers and Indians seen to just fire away like getting more ammo is no problem.
It really bothered me this movie that so many horses were caused to fall using trip lines. Their use was outlawed prior to the making of this film, so I was surprised to see it. Hollywood firm makers killed a lot of horses over the years just to create dramatic falls.
And lastly, on a different note, Ulzana surrendering to Ke-Ni-Tay just seemed flat, unexplained and awkward.
1. I have ridden horses all my life and when you are out in the middle of nowhere and dismount, the last thing you do is turn the horse without tying them up or holding them. In the movies they just dismount and leave the horse to wonder off. REALLY! How stupid! Gee, it's only thirty eight miles back to the fort, I don't have any water or food so I think I'll just turn O'l Buck loose. How unrealistic.
2. When there is a group of riders and the lead rider wants them to stop, he always holds up his right hand as a signal. Apparently if he doesn't hold up his arm, the other riders will just keep going and their horses will crash into him.
3. The shooting accuracy of our hero is incredible. Hitting a rider on a running horse at a great distance with one shot. Wow!
4. At this time in history, bullets were not all that easy to obtain. Yet both soldiers and Indians seen to just fire away like getting more ammo is no problem.
It really bothered me this movie that so many horses were caused to fall using trip lines. Their use was outlawed prior to the making of this film, so I was surprised to see it. Hollywood firm makers killed a lot of horses over the years just to create dramatic falls.
And lastly, on a different note, Ulzana surrendering to Ke-Ni-Tay just seemed flat, unexplained and awkward.