The Hunter on DVD (1980)

New to Steve McQueen?

Tudor Smith from Kent, England , 05/11/2006

This was Steve McQueen's last movie and although it reeks of 70's TV-Movie syndrome, it's actually quite good. If you are New to Steve McQueen or only know a few of his movies then you'll like this one. If you are an ardent fan you may feel this was under par for him. I like it. Good plot, sensible action and a real element of darkness from the villain too.

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Steve's Swan Song

Charles Brickley from Andover, Hampshire England [Highly rated reviewer] , 01/12/2006

Considering that Steve McQueen was in his Fifties by the time that he made this film I believe that it is a fitting tribute to his cinema career.

He managed to steal most of the scenes and the plot flowed most of the time. Yes it was jerky in places, but the Bioptic Genre was still in its documentary mode in the late Seventies. Whilst 'Tom Horn' was a much better film, 'The Hunter' still holds its own as a fair and enjoyable film.

Showing snap shots of the life of a wild west bounty hunter in the twentieth century, this tale spawned several similar productions including a TV series.

Whilst 'Domino' is made for the modern taste, both stories are flashbacks on anecdotes told about a hard and precarious career choice.

I thought that this was well wotrh the Money!

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Tongue in Cheek Acting

A customer from North Berwick , 15/01/2008

I think there's more to this film than first meets the eye. It seems to parody all the things Steve McQueen was made famous by. For instance driving and parking badly when did he ever do that? Living in a house full of people, in most of his films he played a loner, they also played cards which he would not join in.... Cincinatti Kid? Then he has a nerdy hobby, collecting model cars etc and tinkering with them. All round I think the film was interesting in this reapect whilst it still retained some of the serious aspects that McQueen excelled at. Watch it tongue in cheek.

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A customer from UK , 23/06/2008

How narrow are we to compare this to any old action film, it really has a sense of realism - that it could happen, that it is why it sticks out: more of a Clint action flim really because it makes you believe something, that people do not believe. So what if he is older, this has some very subtle acting, and I hope the dvd can bring it out. Does everything have to be the best, it gives enough: but in it's own way - which is not a bad thing at all.

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Tongue in Cheek Acting

A customer from North Berwick , 15/01/2008

I think there's more to this film than first meets the eye. It seems to parody all the things Steve McQueen was made famous by. For instance driving and parking badly when did he ever do that? Living in a house full of people, in most of his films he played a loner, they also played cards which he would not join in.... Cincinatti Kid? Then he has a nerdy hobby, collecting model cars etc and tinkering with them. All round I think the film was interesting in this reapect whilst it still retained some of the serious aspects that McQueen excelled at. Watch it tongue in cheek.

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Steve's Swan Song

Charles Brickley from Andover, Hampshire England [Highly rated reviewer] , 01/12/2006

Considering that Steve McQueen was in his Fifties by the time that he made this film I believe that it is a fitting tribute to his cinema career.

He managed to steal most of the scenes and the plot flowed most of the time. Yes it was jerky in places, but the Bioptic Genre was still in its documentary mode in the late Seventies. Whilst 'Tom Horn' was a much better film, 'The Hunter' still holds its own as a fair and enjoyable film.

Showing snap shots of the life of a wild west bounty hunter in the twentieth century, this tale spawned several similar productions including a TV series.

Whilst 'Domino' is made for the modern taste, both stories are flashbacks on anecdotes told about a hard and precarious career choice.

I thought that this was well wotrh the Money!

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