Why did I watch it?A recommendation from a friend this one. I had never heard of it before.
What's it all about?
A hobo (Rutger Hauer) gets off a train in Hope Town, a lawless town viciously controlled by Drake and his two sons, Slick and Ivan. After saving a hooker from their grasp, the hobo gets his hands on a shotgun and goes on a violent one-man rampage to clean the town up.
The Good:
- The cartoon villains Drake, Slick and Ivan
- Full of quotable, cheesy and amusing lines
- Cinematography, straight from the opening sequence of the Hobo arriving on the train the colour palette used is vivid, bright and fluorescent
- Rutger Hauer brings a much needed likeability to the old Hobo
- The low budget violence, if you can handle it
The Bad:
- The low budget violence, if you can't handle it
- Although tongue-in cheek exploitation violence, there are a few instances, the school bus massacre being one, where it is a little difficult to take
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| Literally, a hobo with a shotgun |
'I'm going to wash away my blood....with YOUR blood' - Slick
Stand-out moment:
The montage that follows the Hobo picking up the shotgun!
Like the film? Watch: Death Proof, Machete, Planet Terror
What my wife would say: I'm more than certain she would be disgusted.
What the world thinks:
Rotten Tomatoes - 66%
Metacritic - 55/100
LAMB Scores - 3/5
Twitter -
On the "movies to watch with your friends late a night" hobo with a shotgun ranks a 10/10 on the ridiculously hilarious scale
— Jesse Cox (@JesseCox) March 27, 2012
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