I sat down in 2022 to watch the 1971 Western "Captain Apache" for the very first time. And I must admit that I was expecting something from the movie as it had Lee Van Cleef in the leading role. Sure, I had never heard about this movie before now in 2022, so writers Philip Yordan and Milton Sperling had every opportunity to impress me with this 1971 movie.
But while "Captain Apache" was watchable, it just wasn't a particularly outstanding Western movie, especially not from that era. It made for an adequate enough viewing, but it is hardly a movie that I will ever return to watch a second time, nor is it a movie that I consider to be a particularly influential or important movie in the Western genre.
The cast ensemble in "Captain Apache" was okay, with the likes of Lee Van Cleef, Carroll Baker and Stuart Whitman on the cast list. The acting performances in the movie were fair enough, just a shame that they had such limited material to work with in terms of script, characters and events.
"Captain Apache" is good enough for a single viewing, but it is hardly a memorable Western. And it is not one that I would recommend you rush out to get a chance to watch.
My rating of "Captain Apache" lands on a bland five out of ten stars.
But while "Captain Apache" was watchable, it just wasn't a particularly outstanding Western movie, especially not from that era. It made for an adequate enough viewing, but it is hardly a movie that I will ever return to watch a second time, nor is it a movie that I consider to be a particularly influential or important movie in the Western genre.
The cast ensemble in "Captain Apache" was okay, with the likes of Lee Van Cleef, Carroll Baker and Stuart Whitman on the cast list. The acting performances in the movie were fair enough, just a shame that they had such limited material to work with in terms of script, characters and events.
"Captain Apache" is good enough for a single viewing, but it is hardly a memorable Western. And it is not one that I would recommend you rush out to get a chance to watch.
My rating of "Captain Apache" lands on a bland five out of ten stars.