Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Clevercell Very disappointing...

BeSummers Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Scott LeBrun What we have here is a generally compelling, viscerally effective Western drama, the first of six teamings between actor Charles Bronson and filmmaker Michael Winner. Written by Gerald Wilson, it spins the yarn of Pardon Chato (Bronson), a half-Apache man who guns down a bigoted sheriff in self defense. A character named Quincey Whitmore (a rock solid Jack Palance) gets together a fairly large posse to hunt Chato down, but they are led into forbidding territory where their quarry seems to hold all the cards.Fear, ignorance, lust, and hatred rear their ugly heads in "Chato's Land", as good as any an examination of the poor attitudes that white men harbored towards Indians. Quincey is a lone dissenting voice; even while taking the mission seriously, he at least has respect for, and some understanding of, the man his team is hunting. Unfortunately, among this group we have the Hooker family, consisting of a horny creep, Earl (Richard Jordan), and a thoroughly racist heel (Simon Oakland), who ends up wanting revenge.Winner assembles here a very fine male ensemble (the kind of thing that Walter Hill would end up doing so well several years later), one in which women have not much of a role to play. (Sadly, the one woman who does, Chato's girl (Sonia Rangan), is molested and left tied up in the nude to serve as bait.) The cast features very reliable stars and character actors. Bronson offers one of his most stoic and mystical roles. He has VERY little dialogue to utter. Palance and Oakland are standouts; also co-starring are James Whitmore, Richard Basehart, Ralph Waite, Victor French, William Watson, Roddy McMillan, Paul Young, and Raul Castro.Excellent music by Jerry Fielding and vibrant photography also help to make this good entertainment. Be warned, however: it does get rather grim, racking up a large body count by the time it has finished.Seven out of 10.

joeventuraa This was Rambo...guy minds his own business and is hassled by the law. Then a posse is formed to get him and one by one, they are led into demise. Bronson was ripped in this movie. The guy looked the part. My dad said towards the end, "He didn't need to memorize many lines." He didn't have to, his physique and look did all the talking! This is a guy's flick, but there are deeper themes like the revenge, greed, lust, and the evil all men have in their hearts. It's there is you are willing to see it. Another movie that demonstrated man is sinful and at the core, we are all capable of murder. Grim? Yes it is. The answer to man's dilemma is in the movie if you are willing to hear.

Ed-Shullivan It may sound cliché but this is how this western starts. Charles Bronson plays Chato, an Apache Indian who captures and breaks wild horses with one other Indian, to eke out a living for himself, his wife and his young son. Chato's is a simple life, living off the land deep in the Apache territory and only coming in town by himself to receive payment for the horses he breaks for the white man.Obviously there is racism for the red Indian, and in this case the local sheriff does not take kindly to an Indian expecting to get a drink in the local town's saloon. When the sheriff tells Chato to leave or be killed on the spot, a gunfight ensues and the sheriff is left dead as a door nail. So a large posse of cowboys is gathered each with their own purpose for chasing Chato, with a posse's mind set and intent to just hang another worthless wild Indian. Chato on the other hand is more intrigued by the posse chasing him than he is worried about what they would do to him if they ever caught him and he shows no sign of fear. As the chase begins, we see Chato just wants to have a little fun with the dumb cowboys who are out of their element in Apache territory. Very quickly though the fun turns ugly when the posse stumbles upon Chato's own farm. The wild and uncontrollable animals that some of the posse are leads them to gang rape Chato's wife and hog tie her to a post outside so that Chato will have no choice but to come in to the open to rescue his wife. For good measure the posse also hangs Chato's Apache farm hand upside down and they burn his body at the stake. The director Michael Winner puts together a terrific film, supported by first class actors such as Jack Palance, Simon Oakland, Ralph Waite, and James Whitmore, who are all members of the posse chasing Chato. If you are a Charles Bronson fan as I am, then this is Bronson at his very best. Chato is a quiet and unassuming Apache Indian, whose actions speak much louder than his words. In fact in this film Chato says more in his native Apache tongue to the audience then he does in English. One by one Chato seeks and gains his revenge, and as all wild animals usually do, the posse also start to turn on one another when things don't go the way they expected it would turn out. As James Whitmore states to the posse leader Jack Palance, during one particular scene while out in the wilderness, "I have an awful feeling Quincey that this hunt is not going to end well. We should turn around and head back while we can". One by one we want to see how Chato will seek his revenge on the posse who killed his farm hand by burning him to death, and who gang raped his wife. No longer is this fun for Chato, but Chato is all business as he does in fact complete his systematic revenge. This is a great western without any computer graphic interface(CGI) effects that are so common today. No, this 1972 classic western directed superbly by Michael Winner relies on a good story line, a cast of great actors, and some wide open spaces to get you in the mood for a western that will always be considered one of Charles Bronson's best performances.No wonder than that director Michael Winner went on to direct Charles Bronson in the block buster films that followed such as the Mechanic, and Death Wish 1 & 2. Yup, they don't make westerns like this one anymore. Too Bad. I gave it an 8 out of 10 rating.

ramsfan Chato's Land is another in a long line of entertaining Charles Bronson movies, featuring a host of great supporting actors and a simple but powerful storyline. Bronson plays Pardon Chato, an Apache who kills a prejudiced sheriff in self-defense. A posse led by former Confederate Captain Quincy Whitmore (Jack Palance) is formed to hunt down and hang the Indian. The group goes from being hunters to the hunted as they venture into inhospitable, rugged Indian territory- with tragic results.The interesting dynamic lies in the make-up of the posse. Each has joined for a different reason. Whitmore enjoys the thrill of the chase and seeks to re-live past battlefield glory. The sadistic Hooker brothers thirst for the chance to kill an Indian. Others join out of loyalty to the others or felt duty-bound to ride along. During the ride, Whitmore's leadership is challenged and ultimately usurped by Jubal, the eldest of the Hooker brothers (well played by Simon Oakland) as they fruitlessly search for Chato. Powerless to stop the hateful members of the group, Whitmore sees the hunt degenerate into lawless chaos while the Indian sporadically emerges from hiding to fatefully deal with each of his pursuers one by one.Though well-made and entertaining, the film isn't always easy to watch. The rape of Chato's woman and the shooting, hanging and burning of a tribesman reflect the terrible treatment of the Indians in the American Frontier West.Although this is a Charles Bronson film, the supporting cast drives the movie. Ralph Waite, Richard Basehart, Victor French, James Whitmore and Richard Jordan all lend excellent characterizations as members of the posse. Palance and Oakland are excellent as the two main protagonists within the group. Chato's Land is a quality Western worth a look.