Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Noutions Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

tgraca-95763 I have seen some bad movies, but the best thing I can say for this movie is that it is not the worst I have seen. I wasn't sure if it was the writer's or the director's fault, but since Jared Isham gets both credits, I can blame it on him. The same problem goes on throughout this movie over and over. Bad guy has gun. Good guy has chance to take gun or takes gun. Good guy basically gives the gun back. I can say that I have never seen a movie squash the suspension of disbelief so many times. Watching this was painful to say the least.

beesley81 After reading the other comments about this film, I couldn't help but write something. I'll have to admit that I didn't notice the power lines, modern fences, and satellite dish at first. I don't watch the scenes that closely. Those who said the actors did a good job, however... what are you smoking!?! First of all, they didn't have much to work with, because the script was horrible - way too wordy. Other than that, Steve Savage and Bruce Isham (who is probably the writer/director's dad) couldn't act worth a penny. Both overacted worse than you could imagine. The only possible reasons anyone would say that the acting was good is either because Jarret LeMaster didn't overact like the others or they thought Michelle Acuna was hot. The only reason I rented this was because I had just watched another independent western, "Shadowheart," which was pretty good. Of course, it's hard to find a western as good as The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, etc... As an avid fan of westerns, though, I am always open to a good indie, and this one definitely fails.

Lucy Michaels I ordered Bounty on DVD thru a recommendation. Overall I think it was a good movie. I love watching up and coming talent and new directors. For an independent feature, it shows great strength, spirit & a fine workmanship. It is definitely worth watching.As for what the other person remarked on; I did notice a couple snags as with many movies, but rarely and only for a brief moment. The girls plot line could have been a little better. However, as in many westerns the action was what caught my attention.It was very noticeable that a lot of attention was paid to the action, gore, horse riding and gun fighting scenes. That were very well done.Overall I would recommend Bounty to people, especially those who would love a good western.

bilgerat99 I approached this film with a totally open mind, (there were no comments or reviews that I could find ;-). The opening scene was, to me, slightly marred by the obviously too modern barn architecture in the background but I let it go - until the obligatory bar-fight scene, when the fighters spilled out into the "street".In the background here was a neat row of about a dozen dark green, 35 foot tall Italian Cypresses, standing out in stark contrast to the tan scrub hillsides and framed beneath 6 power lines. None of these would have been in the "old west" and it would have taken 25 years or so for the Cypresses to obtain that height once they arrived. OK, I will ignore them (and ignore the composition shingle roofing on these buildings).In the next major scene, however, where the villain is abusing the damsel-in-distress, I couldn't possibly ignore the 8-foot high chain-link fence in that background; mercifully it was mostly covered in overgrowth but still unmistakable and peeking out over it's top was a modern building, sporting new-styled Spanish cement tiles and if that weren't enough - a satellite dish on it's front.From that point on, it was a matter of earning back respect and in many regards, that was accomplished. Interior scenes were much better as were the field scenes, the major offense to the optic nerve here was caused by the choice of the "town" it was filmed in (did I mention the modern milled-plywood siding?) and the subsequent lack of concise post-editing to at least try to ameliorate these errors.The actors and lead actress put on a good show. My own feeling is that the origins of the maiden's plight needed some additional clarity. There were also many "dissolve to blacks", which sort of left one waiting for a commercial occasionally. Camera work was pretty solid as was direction. Gunfights were surprisingly good. The score, however, was outstanding.Not a bad first effort.