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Kailansorac Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

Lachlan Coulson This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Eric_Cubed This is a spectacular movie, nearly perfect. It tells the tale of a father's revenge in a way that Taken could not have fathomed. It's gritty, it's realistic, it's relatable and most importantly well acted. From Australia, the country of awesome independent films, comes the story of one man's relentless pursuit of the men who murdered his daughter, after drugging her and forcing her into the porn industry. I can't understand why this movie isn't rated higher. It's like "Near Dark" without the Vampires. Then again, I do have a weak spot for violent revenge thrillers, with the typical ass-kicking Jason Statham movies being high on my list of guilty pleasures. So maybe I'm a bit biased. But it's something we can all relate to, except those of us who are psychopaths of course, the tale of a vulnerable, young woman being exploited and killed/kidnapped by evil forces. As conscientious people, we secretly cheer when these people have their fingernails pulled, their pinky fingers chopped off and their testicles shoved down their throat. Who didn't cheer when Liam put a big fat hole in the princes head in taken. No one, that's who. Watch this movie, it's great.

videorama-759-859391 Here was a little known movie, I was only aware of, by seeing it's poster at the cinema, where the film had finished it's few showings. It enthralled me. I love vengeful pics, and this is one of those better ones you so want the good guy to take care of the bad guys. Part of the attraction was that this movie was very similar to 8MM, where here again, the good guy doesn't pull any punches, and goes all out in making the bad guys suffer and suffer they do. An exterminator is sent a videotape featuring his late teen daughter in a pornographic video/ snuff flick. So begins an investigation and vengeful quest to find those responsible, where the story takes off very quickly, no mucking around, and this family man, certainly doesn't in a thunderous performance. He picks a stray, a young rebellious teen girl, in a "take notice" performance, out performing the horseman. Like 8mm, we enter some dark territory, where they're moments, that will make us feel as though we've swallowed something down the wrong way. They're touchy, affecting moments, like the discern and remorselessness of how cheaply a young life can be taken away by these pervs and dirt bags, where you so want to see them endure, a much deserved torture. And when we hear in intimate and disrespectful detail, about how they interfered with his daughter and about her slaying, by the lead scumbag, where the hero is undermined, we so want blood and lots of it. And some of the bloody scenes are quite heavy stomached ones, realistically graphic, which revenge lovers will eat up. And too, this indie horror film was from Oz. To be brutally frank, here was a movie, like others that escape through he cracks, that should of got much more exposure on the cinema circuit as being a dark and disturbingly real film, a thrill ride with love to shock audiences. Highly recommended viewing folks.

MattyGibbs This is a story of one man's revenge against the people he holds responsible for the death of his daughter. It's a grim and grimy revenge tale full of bloody violence. It won't appeal to everyone and my wife ceased watching after 5 minutes but if you like these kinds of movie then you are likely to enjoy this. The acting is pretty good and I thought Peter Marsh did a good job at gaining sympathy as the grief stricken dad doling out his own particular brand of justice. Brad McMurray is also worth a mention as one of the most imposing villains you could wish to see.I wouldn't say this film had many surprises or a particular message but I find watching lowlife scum being deservedly dispatched pretty satisfying in its own right. The Horseman is a fast paced film and doesn't spend much time setting the scene before plunging straight into the action. I enjoyed this film and thought it was a very good example of a quality revenge movie especially bearing in mind it's relatively low budget. Recommended.

Bob_the_Hobo The Horseman starts with our hero, played by Peter Marshall, dressed in what looks like a cable repairman's uniform, walking up to a home and knocking politely on the door. A man answers, and the two greet each other curtly. A second later we see Marshall beating the man's face in with a crowbar.The brutality of "The Horseman" is probably the one thing that defines it more than anything else. It's a film we've seen before, and depending on who you talk to, we've seen it done better. The plot is classic noir revenge; Marshall's daughter is drugged, then raped, then killed. Marshal decides he will kill every person involved, and he does so brutally, not at all like the calculated way Denzel Washington or Liam Neeson took revenge in Man on Fire or Taken. He does so with the type of brutality we'd expect from such a dark and foreboding poster.What "The Horseman" does deliver, though, and in a higher amount than its moral or lesson, is the atmosphere. The film is shadowy and dark, and makes no one look attractive or appealing. Instead, we are given a raw, evisceral look into Marshall's character's head, and how he has lost any sense of happiness since his daughter's death. The brutality once again let's the audience see into Marshall's lonely, vengeance-driven soul.We are not given anything we have not seen before, though "The Horseman" is certainly worthy and dark entry into the noir-revenge genre. I approve.