Vigilante Force

Trailer—Vigilante Force

When it was like "The Old West", lawless was the norm. In "Vigilante Force", this one is like "The New West". Just as rowdy as it can be. In a California town where the oil fields are rich, and the workers are very unruly. The local police can't do much, because some of their deputies are killed by the rowdies. Then a single father(Jean-Micheal Vincent) who happens to be a war veteran get in touch with his brother (Kris Kristofferson) and his crew to help tame the unruly citizens of the town. They are successful, but they would soon fall victim to power. Now it's up to the vet and his townspeople to stop his brother and his "Vigilante Force". It was like a modernized version of a Western movie. Very subtle, but enjoyable to say the least. It's recommended for the weekend. 4 out of 5 stars.

"Vigilante Force" could have been a good movie. Unfortunately, it's not. What a shame. This movie has a good premise, nice locations and a top-notch cast but its script is a letdown. I think they should have given up on the PG rating and went all out and made a R action movie. If they cranked up the violence, language and maybe had thrown in a little nudity, "Vigilante Force" could have been a movie worth seeing a second time. As it is, it's not. Honorable mention: a dreamy Bernadette Peters, a very dreamy Loni Anderson and a wildly dreamy Victoria Principal.

There is a ton that went wrong with this movie. Haha but the cast kept it alive. Dumb ending as well. About as shallow and thoughtless of a script as you can come by. Haha however again the actors kept it alive.

This film was a throw-away 70's film. It strangely stars Kris Kristopherson, who is the bad guy in the film. Jan Micheal Vincent turns in his normal boy-next-door role 'nice' guy. I wanted to seek out and see this film. It was the last professional feature film to be shot at the Corriganville. The Ranch has a long and huge film production history from the 20's through the 70's. The property was burned out by brush fires, TWICE. Then the property was sold and finally is owned by the local city and used as a park land. It is publicly opened for tourists. Also the location for Bernadette Peter's 'The Motel' was another local landmark, famous Michigan trapper John Ehn's Sun Valley Old Trapper's Lodge. A local folk art palace that was unfortunately demolished for airport expansion, but the cement colorful western figures (indians, cowboys, farm girls) were then moved to be exhibited at a local junior college to the present day. The film is nothing special otherwise.

This in my opinion is one of the best action movies of the 1970s. It not only features a great cast but is also loaded with wild shootouts and explosions that are still impressive today. The story is about a Vietnam vet (Kris Kristofferson) being recruited by his brother (Jan-Michael Vincent) to help clean up the criminal element in a small town and what happens when Kris starts taking advantage of his position and becomes as bad as the criminals he was hired to get rid of. It's great seeing Kris play against type. Bernadette Peeters and Victoria Principal both offer great support as the respective ladies of the two male stars. Jan-Michael shows real movie star persona in this film. I don't think Vigilante Force is on video but it occasionally shows up on TV. It's a great flick for guys who like movies.