Posse (1993)

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• Phil H

  
  Interesting idea to focus on the forgotten black cowboys of the west but unfortunately Peebles doesn't do the age any credit with this bad mess. The problem here is Peebles has gone down the silly shoot em up route where maybe a more sensible approach could of worked wonders,… More
  Interesting idea to focus on the forgotten black cowboys of the west but unfortunately Peebles doesn't do the age any credit with this bad mess. The problem here is Peebles has gone down the silly shoot em up route where maybe a more sensible approach could of worked wonders, the other problem is the film is pretty close to B-movie territory with a very average cast and poor looking action sequences. Its a cliched western of course as you would expect but it all looks slightly cheap with bad editing. Other things spoil its potential such as certain moments where characters use the swear word 'mother...' which I doubt is accurate for the time methinks. Also the way Peebles has clearly tried to make himself look as super cool as possible with a costume that looks like its from a graphic novel of a dark brooding superhero type that's destined for a toyline. Basically Peebles has gone for the cool slick 'Young Guns' approach here but failed, a more realistic film could have been a winner as the subject hasn't been touched much in Hollywood, nail in the coffin for me was the quite hideously out of place rap track over the end credits, errr no.

• Anthony L

  
  I actually quite like this film although it isn't without its flaws. Mario Van Peebles does a great job behind the camera but not a great job in front of it. Zane hams it up as always but Baldwin, Hayes and daddy Van Peebles make it worth watching.

• danny d

  
  this was better than expected. it wasnt great, but it had its bright spots.

• xGary X

  
  Rather trashy blaxploitation reinvention of the western, much more in the anachronistic spirit of Young Guns than Unforgiven (Tone Loc doesn't even TRY to act like a cowboy!). It's amusingly dumb, particularly the sequences involving backward gun totin' redneck Stephen… More
  Rather trashy blaxploitation reinvention of the western, much more in the anachronistic spirit of Young Guns than Unforgiven (Tone Loc doesn't even TRY to act like a cowboy!). It's amusingly dumb, particularly the sequences involving backward gun totin' redneck Stephen Baldwin, but it takes itself a lot more seriously than it should. Nice to see some cameos by stars of the original blaxploitation films of the 70s though.