Smartorhypo
Highly Overrated But Still Good
Taraparain
Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.
PiraBit
if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.
BelSports
This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
teban63
... I did notice that a same scene was used twice in vert two different time & space scenes ... when an "apache" is hidden behind giant rocks shooting/firing (0:36:07) and then again when in distant place from that scene : another "apache" shooted from the very same rocks (1:08:13) ... is akward due to the many places that the film was supposed to be filmed ....
Benedito Dias Rodrigues
This dramatization states to shown how bad were those years when the US Army had to kill almost a whole native people whom were the real landowners and were slaughtered and aftermatch deported to some dry reservation,a shame that never the american people will forget....of course a new generation of clean brains shall fix it at least recognition and get back the black hills which the high court given a final descision,and put 6 millions dollars to pay the lands,but no one take the money....they wants their lands back and another sacred places to them ,in another point about Buffalo soldiers who deserves more respect from the american people...fine piece of art to shown such atrocities!!Resume:First watch: 1998 / How many: 3 / Source: Cable TV-DVD / Rating: 7
frayjay_1234
This film may be a tribute to the African American soldiers but at times it is almost racist. All white men are portrayed as evil while all buffalo soldiers are noble. Even the scout is a black Seminole which is not historically accurate as most scouts at this time were recruited from reservation apaches. the movie also has African American soul music playing over some of the scenes. the movie itself is exciting and a good way to spend a Saturday afternoon but it gets bogged down in the trumpeting of the black soldiers as 'nobler' than their white counterparts.if you want a realistic portrayal of the Apache wars watch 'Ulzana's Raid' with Burt Lancaster or 'The Missing' with Tommy Lee JonesOverall i found this movie enjoyable but irritating at times. it is full of 1990's political correctness but could do with this being played down a bit.
8-Foot
From the title, I expected a good overview of the Buffalo Soldiers. Instead, we get a drawn out, soap-opera-ish tale of hunting down a single Indian villain. Since I missed the first minute or two of opening credits, this script may have been pure fiction for all I know. As one complaint, there is no mention of John Pershing's (of World War I fame) association with these troops.As could be expected, the wrongs and conflicts from racism are well set forth. Nonetheless, the Buffalo Soldiers, many ex-slaves, proudly risk their lives and stay in the cavalry by choice.The acting is commendable, particularly that of Danny Glover as the central character. Some '90s idioms (the 1990s, that is) find their way into the dialog.Given the title and the general ignorance (myself included) about the Buffalo Soldiers, this tv movie was very disappointing. Surely, these men did a lot more on the frontier than they are credited with here.
