The pacing is too pokey by half, and the payoff is a wrenching disappointment.
The Burrowers (2009)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:6
Rotten:3
Average Rating:6/10
Theatrical Release:Nov 30, 1999 Wide
Synopsis: The Dakota Territories. 1879. A handful of brave pioneers maintain isolated settlements in the badlands beyond civilization. When a family is brutally abducted in a nighttime attack, a posse... The Dakota Territories. 1879. A handful of brave pioneers maintain isolated settlements in the badlands beyond civilization. When a family is brutally abducted in a nighttime attack, a posse forms to rescue the missing from the Native Americans suspected of the crime. An Irish immigrant searching for his lost beloved, a naïve teenager hoping to prove himself, an ex-slave looking for his place, and a pair of aging Indian-fighters set themselves against all the perils of the Old West, battling nature and hostile tribes. But as men vanish in the night, and horrific evidence accumulates with the dead and dying, the group discovers that their prey is far more terrifying than anything human, and their prospects are far more terrible than death. [More]
Starring: Karl Geary, William Mapother, Sean Patrick Thomas, Galen Hutchison
Starring: Karl Geary, William Mapother, Sean Patrick Thomas, Galen Hutchison, Clancy Brown, Alex Edmo, Doug Hutchison, Jocelin Donahue, Laura Leighton
Director: J.T. Petty
Director: J.T. Petty
Screenwriter: J.T. Petty
Producer: Jason Shuman, William Sherak
Studio: Lions Gate Films
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Release:
Apr 21, 2009
DVD Features:
- Region [unknown]
- NTSC
- Keep Case
- Widescreen
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Subtitles - English, Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Featurette:
- 1. Digging up THE BURROWERS: Creating the Monster
Making Of:
- 1. THE BURROWERS: Making a Horror Western
Audio Commentary:
- 1. Writer/Director JT Petty and Actor Karl Geary
Reviews for The Burrowers
Petty is pursuing a more measured, sympathetic take on demons that feast on the gelatinous innards of innocent victims, manufacturing a tediously wandering picture that craves substance while itching to entertain its absurd grindhouse sensibilities.
J.T Petty takes viewers on an unusual and frightening venture into the Old West with The Burrowers.
Beautifully shot and tightly scripted, it's the rare Hollywood genre film that's more concerned with human relationships and behavior than the mysterious supernatural forces that sets the action in motion.
... proves once again that the old west still isn't the ideal place to set a monster movie.
Sets you up for 'predictability' in both the western and horror departments, and then subverts those expectations time and again.
At his most placid, JT Petty can make Terrence Malick look like Guy Ritchie. But when he's not going full-'bore', his quiet, creepy brand of terror works on several levels.
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