s craig zahler is a super unique voice in modern cinema. I've also read some of his books. He's a very unflinching writer/director that goes places a lot of film isn't comfortable going these days but he also injects some level of heart into things no matter how bleak they get.
It's absolutely disgusting and depressing to me that so many men,in popular culture and in real life(partly due to popular culture) place so much of their own value and will to live on women.
@@RyanHollinger My favorite dialogue exchange in this film was: “You say goodbye to my wife, and I’ll say hello to yours.” In a film that’s so bleak, that line stuck out to me. It made me teary eyed, I’m not gonna lie.
I think what really traumatizes me about THAT scene was Hunt trying to talk Nick through his torturous death, it was just something that lingers in your mind and haunts you
I saw the anti-climactic ending as a great touch. It adds to the realism of average men going out into the wild and fighting for survival against the unknown. When they return to town, they won't be victored as heroes and will go back to ordinary life.. with a bit of trauma
I think that was the most realistic part of the movie, or what made the movie so realistic. Only a handful of people even know why they left town. Hardly anyone else will ever know, and nobody cares outside of those directly involved.
@@matthiasthulman4058 Right?? I'm going way off from the original post. But this movie is a dramatized version of what a night out with the boys looks like. When some of us get back to the house and the girls ask about where their boyfriends are. "You wouldn't believe it Rachel, savages took em"
It happens today with soldiers. You get spit on when you get off the bus and then get told you were stupid for serving and your job skills aren’t applicable
@jackhanley126 this is one of the central themes of maus. Trauma doesn't make you better, Trauma doesn't make you stronger. Trauma just makes you traumatized.
unfortunately, S Craig Zahler hasn't made a movie since 2018 and it looks like he may have been blacklisted in hollywood due to certain right wing affiliations. I know one of his main producers is Dallas Sonnier who works with the daily beast and has had controversies like downplaying the abuse and endangerment of employees. Love his movies but it may be awhile before we see his work on the big screen again.
@@SlightlyTallerOneI think he’s only made 3 and none since 2018 because he’s a bit of a multitasker. Off the top of my head, he’s also a metal musician, composer, screenwriter, novelist and was releasing graphic novels in the early 2020s. His next film in the works is a gangster thriller. There was also another film with Netflix that got canned because I think it involved puppets and Netflix didn’t want to budget that after the Dark Crystal bombing
For Blood Meridian, the main issue seems to be some people don’t feel comfortable adapting the graphic parts, and others it seems like they can never find the right actor to portray Judge Holden
So you'd rather be kept alive as a blind, immobile, baby making machine (aka getting r@ped every day until you get pregnant over and over?)@TheStraightestWhitest
Bone Tomahawk is a true gem of low budget filmmaking. I thought your remark on its use of violence relative to its runtime was spot on. I can’t think of any movie that used such blunt, brutal, and sudden violence so effectively without sacrificing the writing and character development. The ego-drive and stoicism of the civilized party set against the savage monstrosity of the troglodytes is such a haunting arc to experience. It’s somehow both a classic western and a neo-western to me. It depicts a quintessential frontier narrative while simultaneously deconstructing the romantic delusions of American Western myths.
I love this movie, its like a red dead redemption side quest gone wrong its so engrossing and the quiet scenes with the group when the characters are developed really set up the last 30 minutes of the movie. Incredible flim.
Western and WW1 are both FANTASTIC settings for horror. Westerns for lack of technology, the unpredictable wild west, and maybe even native american cryptids (wendigo, skinwalker, etc). WW1 for it's extremely dark atmosphere, creepy dangerous trenches, ravenous rats, and general feel of hopelessness. Yet we have very few horror movies or content in general in either setting.
@@scratchy9874 Ooh, you could even combine the two! Like have a horror Western featuring a cursed artifact, and then a sequel twenty years later where someone gets drafted and unwittingly takes the artifact to the trenches of France.
I saw this movie when my dad invited me and my grandpa to go see it in theaters. He had no idea it was a horror and just wanted us to go see a movie my grandpa would like, because all my grandpa watches is old tv westerns. It was absolutely not for my sweet grandpa but I enjoyed it
I had a similar experience with this movie. I was just getting into horror right around the time this released on on Blu Ray, and had been making my dad watch all kinds of horror movies with me (he himself was never a horror fan, so he’s a champ for humoring me). One night we randomly stopped at a Redbox and he decided he was gonna pick our next movie. He picked this because he loves westerns like your grandpa. I wasn’t overly enthusiastic about it because I didn’t like westerns at the time (but I’ve come around). Needless to say, we both got something we liked out of this movie. I was so stoked whenever I realized it was a western **and** a horror. Like Ryan said, the main characters were awesome, my dad and I had such a great time rooting for all of them and seeing them learn to respect each other. It’s definitely one of my favorite movie experiences
i always wondered the way he says it as a non native English speaker, is this like a trademark of the person talking or it relates to his accent/country?
@@sabufinisher It’s a legit pronunciation in Ireland, but if you go through his older videos he’s very blatantly said “however” more often than “Hoyever”. It started getting noticed and now he enunciates every opposing point with it.
It's one of my favorite films, and one of the best examples of wilderness horror alongside another favorite, Ravenous. I love how bleak Bone Tomahawk is, when so many westerns end with a triumphant ride into the sunset, it instead ends with a traumatized, uncertain hobble home, reminding you with every step that your only dubious reward is that you made it out alive. So rare to see that level of devotion to a message in a film.
I just saw this movie again, my second rewatch, now that I know about THE scene I was not shocked by it as much so I actually could see the rest of the movie with the proper focus it deserves, the first time I didn't even stopped to think that the horror for the characters isn't even over, after that venture into hell on earth they end in the middle of nowhere with no provisions, no one to come rescue them and with bandits, animals and the elements to deal with, that's another sort of horror, less cinematic but maybe equally as horrible.
The anti climatic casual decent into violence in this film makes it feel so real man i came for a fun bad western horror film but i was pleasantly surprised by a actually great film.
My uncle recommended this movie to my dad so I put it on for him and some friends. I was thoroughly entertained while ya know, they were watching a man cut in half length wise
I've seen "that scene", but not the movie. if that's the worst one in the movies I could probably get past it now, but if there are worse scenes I dint think I could watch it. unrealistic ott violence like in your typical 80's action film is fine, but violence that's too realistic I don't like. Friday the 13th type = OK. Martyrs = no bueno.
I just re-watched Dragged Across Concrete and was trying to think of a concise way to describe the treatment of bystanders in that movie, "realistically mean spirited" is pretty good.
I agree, I felt really bad for that girl Chrissy at the end. That was clearly the director's intention though. To showcase the indiscriminate brutality of violence towards regular people. I still felt like it was bit much for a nearly 3 hour movie that really deliberately lets you feel the length. And that those two women characters got it the worst. I still liked the film, that slow build up was painful in the best and worst of ways.
Saw this ages ago, and only found it because Westerns and Horrors are some of my favorite genres. I didn't expect the film to experience the resurgence it's seeing today- much less a Ryan Hollinger video on it; it's really cool.
This film earns the moniker of horrifying. However I think there’s a fair amount of subtlety that pairs really well with the brutal violence. For me one of the most disturbing scenes is when Samantha tells the others that there are 7 troglodytes. Purely through her acting you suddenly realise the awful things she’s had to endure while in captivity as well…
@@TheStraightestWhitest “didn’t look harmed” you can barely see her in that scene because the camera is from Russel’s POV behind the bars. Even then it’s extremely obvious during that whole scene what happened and why she knows exactly how many men there are.
@@gmoder100I still can’t tell if it was the sherif killing the potential last 3 or if it was him killing the 2 wives and then himself. Honestly the more I think about it, I feel like the sherif just fired off three rounds before dying to give them hope . Kind of like lying to Nick as he was dying and indulging in the flea circus lie.
@@sheevikhanik damn, i didn’t even think about that. Seeing how many they all killed at the end, i just assumed he finished them off. Although it would fit the overall theme of the movie better if there were survivors, bc then they’ll keep doing what they do and that whole journey was pretty much for naught(other than saving the wife)
My dad and I watched this some years ago, not knowing what would ensue, thinking it was just another western movie about cool cowboys. THAT scene still haunts me to this day, oh my god.
although tomahawk is the better made film with a more compelling narrative, all-in-all i think that having the metaphor for the brutal monstrosity of western colonization being literal monsters, rather than a different group of people, is the superior choice. unfortunately, the unavoidable subtext of BT is that "some Indians got what they deserved, actually. we even got a token good one to stand in and confirm there's no ill will," which is pretty gross. conversely the burrowers are only a problem because of the actions of the settlers and being animals, makes the story a much more straightforward nature checking man's hubris narrative.
@nathan_t_henry It's a little clumsy in Bone Tomahawk, but Zane Mcclaren basically is there to address the audience and say "these guys have nothing to do at all with any real Indian tribes" and then exit stage left.
@nathan_t_henry you say this despite certain plains tribes actively and intentionally genociding the remnants of tribes that fled colonial violence, and grew enough from those genocides to slaughter for nearly a hundred years. But it's okay when they colonize and genocide, right?
Everybody talks about the ripped in half scene. But honestly, the breeders with their arms and legs cut off, eyes poked out, laying there pregnant literally being used just to breed... Way more haunting and memorable.
I wrote a jeepers creepers prequel set in the old west, where the creeper prays upon a wagon train. I would absolutely love to see more horror films like this.
I think westerns that show just how brutal violence is and how abruptly stories can end are the best. Theres no happy ending and not really even a character arc, they got to survive and during that time thats enough
Matthew Fox is just ungodly good in this movie. I too often think about a prequel just about him. Just electrifying in this role and one of those characters you can't take your eyes off of.
Craig Zahler is pretty spot on with his use of violence for 'Brawl In Cellblock 99' and in this film. But he fell short with 'Dragged Across Concrete'. Still, I'd look forward to his next work. Also, another western horror that deals with cannibalism is 1999's 'Ravenous'. Thought I'd recommend it.
I just watched this a couple weeks ago because I love Kurt Russel. It was better than I expected. My favorite character was the dapper gentleman with the repeater.
Been waiting for this channel to do a full-length video on this one for ages! One of my all-time favourite movies in any genre, tbh, must have watched it well over 50 times. Who knew a Coenesque character drama and The Hills Have Eyes would make for such a compelling combination?
God I love bone tomahawk, not only one of my fav horror films but also one of my fav westerns. The characters are just so well designed and the build up to the final act is perfect. I really love films that have “that” scene like martyrs or society and bone tomahawks is just chilling. Such a human film. I actually made a fun title sequence for it in college and really enjoyed it.
Thanks for another great video Ryan! I'd love you to do a video on "Over The Garden Wall". Its an animated miniseries from 2014 that consists of 10 episodes that are each roughly 12 minutes long. Its perfect for the halloween season! It has a sense of americana in it but also has fairytale elements. Made for kids but can be enjoyed by people of all ages! Genuinely creepy in some places but quite humorous in others. It is in the vein of holiday classics like It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown and The Halloween Tree but with actual creepy elements! I think it'd be a great video for Halloween! Thanks again!
You love little known horror movies. You should review She Creature. A scary story of a mermaid kidnapped by a freakshow owner. It stars Rufus Sewell, and Carla Gugino. It is fun ride with creature features done by Stan Winston.
@@Sithis211 go watch the bloody movie im referencing, snowflake. Its literally the one were talking about. Sorry the joke flew over your head, ill aim for the bottom of the barrel next time.
Really excited to see you doing this! One of my favorites, but I don't know anyone I could recommend it to. It's nice to hear someone else talk about it.
Bone Tomahawk has stayed with me ever since it came out, its genuinly haunting, and the whole movie just meshes together so well. Masterpiece? I truly dont know, but I have no problem calling it a truly unique experience of a movie.
The Ryan Hollinger experience of getting a couple minutes into a video and realizing I absolutely need to watch the film and then come back a few hours after watching the movie to help me process what I experienced.
This is an excellent movie. Brutal, asphyxiating and dark. Really leaves in you an impact when that savage scene takes place, although the rest of the movie retains that tone and atmosphere even if thre is no graphic violence. The setting in a secluded village with nothing but desert really plays for the isolation and the impressive scene of violence plays pretty well to impress you. The cast is fantastic with Matthew Fox as an unexpected surprise in his role. Overall, I'm glad ou finally covered it, Ryan. Amazing review. PS: May I suggest as a potential movie to review one from my country, Spain? It's named Thesis, directed by Alejandro Amenabar. A very interesting commentary around violence in the 90s with snuff movies at its core.
I dont really understand why this movie doesn't get talked abt much. This surely is one of the the most underrated horror movies to have been ever made especially in Western genre. Its grim setting, the chilling tone, the unforgiving conditions & the stellar performance of the cast makes it such a riveting watch. Glad that its atleast getting a little attention.
Because it’s grim as fuck. Nobody wants to watch it that doesn’t have the most fringe horror tastes. Not necessarily a bad thing, but this isn’t something for your average horror fan.
In the movie theatre we were just unprepared for this movie, went to see it because there was nothing else interesting. This was like a surreal dream, and our biggest critique was that low budget shows when you have such fricking long unnecessary sex scenes.
This dude has been making banger after banger with his unique style of violence. "Brawl on Cell Block 99", "Dragged Across Concrete" and "Bone Tomahawk" have some ruthless violence scenes that get stuck in the back of your scull and spine for a long time after. Just by saying out loud the title of one of his films you immediately relive those scenes (and their contexts) to your bones. This man knows how to be gritty, no holds barred and even though it might seem as such at first, it is not just violence and gore just for the sake of violence and gore. In fact, he is a humanist director in a nihilistic world.
Just had a panic attack over losing something (having OCD sucks) so it’s really good timing to find out you’ve got a new video. Thanks man, I really need to hear a soothing voice talk about something horrifying to get my mind off this. Much love from a grateful fan ❤
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Love some small town horror. I’d love a video on either Midnight Mass or Storm of the Century.
Keep up the good work, Ryan!
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If you only know Matthew Fox from "Lost", check out the 2012 film "Alex Cross", his villain is INCREDIBLE.
Chicory and the Sheriff's final exchange makes me SO emotional every time. "Say goodbye to my wife. I'll say hello to yours." Incredible movie.
Amen. One of the best scripts ever.
s craig zahler is a super unique voice in modern cinema. I've also read some of his books. He's a very unflinching writer/director that goes places a lot of film isn't comfortable going these days but he also injects some level of heart into things no matter how bleak they get.
It's absolutely disgusting and depressing to me that so many men,in popular culture and in real life(partly due to popular culture) place so much of their own value and will to live on women.
@@IkesPimpHandthose are the words of a man who hasn’t found his heart yet
@@IkesPimpHand It's not women specifically, that's just how people act towards their significant other. Gay guys do the same thing as do women
Horror westerns need to be more of a thing.
I'm surprised they aren't!
@@RyanHollinger My favorite dialogue exchange in this film was:
“You say goodbye to my wife, and I’ll say hello to yours.”
In a film that’s so bleak, that line stuck out to me. It made me teary eyed, I’m not gonna lie.
Definetly.
"The Burrowers" is pretty decent
@@RyanHollinger you'd think there'd be more, right? So much scope for "the depths of human depravity" type horror
I think what really traumatizes me about THAT scene was Hunt trying to talk Nick through his torturous death, it was just something that lingers in your mind and haunts you
That got me too. So hard to describe how that detail feels. It’s devastating, desperate, and just feels, I don’t know, real.
That and the torturous screams Nick made during that was really disturbing. It was a well-made scene that stuck with me for a while
Yes. It was his dialogue in combination with the effects and no music and just nightmare fuel
@@samvoss6697yeah holy fuck
And then the way Chicory tries to do the same when it's Hunt's turn, such a good-hearted man.
I saw the anti-climactic ending as a great touch. It adds to the realism of average men going out into the wild and fighting for survival against the unknown. When they return to town, they won't be victored as heroes and will go back to ordinary life.. with a bit of trauma
A bit?
I think that was the most realistic part of the movie, or what made the movie so realistic.
Only a handful of people even know why they left town. Hardly anyone else will ever know, and nobody cares outside of those directly involved.
@@matthiasthulman4058 Right?? I'm going way off from the original post. But this movie is a dramatized version of what a night out with the boys looks like.
When some of us get back to the house and the girls ask about where their boyfriends are. "You wouldn't believe it Rachel, savages took em"
It happens today with soldiers. You get spit on when you get off the bus and then get told you were stupid for serving and your job skills aren’t applicable
@jackhanley126 this is one of the central themes of maus. Trauma doesn't make you better, Trauma doesn't make you stronger. Trauma just makes you traumatized.
If blood meridian gets a movie adaptation one day i want this director to handle that project.
I believe there are plans for a movie adaptation here in the next couple years
unfortunately, S Craig Zahler hasn't made a movie since 2018 and it looks like he may have been blacklisted in hollywood due to certain right wing affiliations. I know one of his main producers is Dallas Sonnier who works with the daily beast and has had controversies like downplaying the abuse and endangerment of employees. Love his movies but it may be awhile before we see his work on the big screen again.
@SlightlyTallerOne wrong my friend, he's making his next film and hasn't been blacklisted at all
@@SlightlyTallerOneI think he’s only made 3 and none since 2018 because he’s a bit of a multitasker. Off the top of my head, he’s also a metal musician, composer, screenwriter, novelist and was releasing graphic novels in the early 2020s. His next film in the works is a gangster thriller. There was also another film with Netflix that got canned because I think it involved puppets and Netflix didn’t want to budget that after the Dark Crystal bombing
For Blood Meridian, the main issue seems to be some people don’t feel comfortable adapting the graphic parts, and others it seems like they can never find the right actor to portray Judge Holden
The most disturbing moment of this movie for me was seeing the pregnant women at the end.
Nick's end was worse.
this was absolutely the most upsetting thing about this film.
So you'd rather be kept alive as a blind, immobile, baby making machine (aka getting r@ped every day until you get pregnant over and over?)@TheStraightestWhitest
Yeah that always stuck with me 😦
@@TheStraightestWhitest bruh no it wasn't his end was was so quick compared to the women being used as sex slaves
Saw the video title, didn’t even look at the thumbnail. And I knew immediately what the film was.
Same here xD
Been waiting for this one 🎉
Bone Tomahawk is a true gem of low budget filmmaking. I thought your remark on its use of violence relative to its runtime was spot on. I can’t think of any movie that used such blunt, brutal, and sudden violence so effectively without sacrificing the writing and character development. The ego-drive and stoicism of the civilized party set against the savage monstrosity of the troglodytes is such a haunting arc to experience. It’s somehow both a classic western and a neo-western to me. It depicts a quintessential frontier narrative while simultaneously deconstructing the romantic delusions of American Western myths.
Ok
you need a job. you need to get outside in the sunshine, and most importantly, please get a life
Touch some grass bucko
I don't know why the other 2 replies are being dicks for literally no reason
I love this movie, its like a red dead redemption side quest gone wrong its so engrossing and the quiet scenes with the group when the characters are developed really set up the last 30 minutes of the movie. Incredible flim.
I have to think this inspired the Skinners and the Murphee Brood
The Night Folk in Bayou Nwa are all chalked up just like the troglodytes in the movie. Good movie. Great game.
This movie is if Read Dead Redemption undead nightmare and The Last Of Us on it's hardest difficulty had a fucked up child.
@@Dotmw You literally save a woman who is trapped in a cage by cannibal troglodytes in the game. That is more than inspiration lol.
This is still one of my favorite horror movies. The fact that there aren't more horror westerns upsets me.
Western and WW1 are both FANTASTIC settings for horror. Westerns for lack of technology, the unpredictable wild west, and maybe even native american cryptids (wendigo, skinwalker, etc). WW1 for it's extremely dark atmosphere, creepy dangerous trenches, ravenous rats, and general feel of hopelessness.
Yet we have very few horror movies or content in general in either setting.
The Wild West, World War I, and medieval fantasy are three settings I think are full of potential for horror but almost never used
@@scratchy9874 Ooh, you could even combine the two! Like have a horror Western featuring a cursed artifact, and then a sequel twenty years later where someone gets drafted and unwittingly takes the artifact to the trenches of France.
@@SOBEKCrocodileGod for ww1 we got Ad infinitum
I saw this movie when my dad invited me and my grandpa to go see it in theaters. He had no idea it was a horror and just wanted us to go see a movie my grandpa would like, because all my grandpa watches is old tv westerns. It was absolutely not for my sweet grandpa but I enjoyed it
My grandpa’s favorite horror movie is Rogue; a killer croc movie from Australia.
@Guilty2805 Stop telling the internet I'm dead.
I had a similar experience with this movie. I was just getting into horror right around the time this released on on Blu Ray, and had been making my dad watch all kinds of horror movies with me (he himself was never a horror fan, so he’s a champ for humoring me). One night we randomly stopped at a Redbox and he decided he was gonna pick our next movie. He picked this because he loves westerns like your grandpa. I wasn’t overly enthusiastic about it because I didn’t like westerns at the time (but I’ve come around).
Needless to say, we both got something we liked out of this movie. I was so stoked whenever I realized it was a western **and** a horror. Like Ryan said, the main characters were awesome, my dad and I had such a great time rooting for all of them and seeing them learn to respect each other. It’s definitely one of my favorite movie experiences
First "hoyevver" drops at 0:56.
Appreciate you
I kinda don’t like how much he puts it on now…
i always wondered the way he says it as a non native English speaker, is this like a trademark of the person talking or it relates to his accent/country?
@@sabufinisher It’s a legit pronunciation in Ireland, but if you go through his older videos he’s very blatantly said “however” more often than “Hoyever”. It started getting noticed and now he enunciates every opposing point with it.
Thank you
1.5M budget?! A few big names and the film, set and costume quality are superb!
Some big names will work for cheap if they find the project really interesting!
I know right? Getting blood from a stone.
when the scalping scene is over...you think to yourself omg thank god that's over...then 30secs later you was terribly mistaken
Matthew's Fox performance in this film is tremendous. Love it
Fancy seeing you here. Love your content.
It's one of my favorite films, and one of the best examples of wilderness horror alongside another favorite, Ravenous. I love how bleak Bone Tomahawk is, when so many westerns end with a triumphant ride into the sunset, it instead ends with a traumatized, uncertain hobble home, reminding you with every step that your only dubious reward is that you made it out alive. So rare to see that level of devotion to a message in a film.
I just saw this movie again, my second rewatch, now that I know about THE scene I was not shocked by it as much so I actually could see the rest of the movie with the proper focus it deserves, the first time I didn't even stopped to think that the horror for the characters isn't even over, after that venture into hell on earth they end in the middle of nowhere with no provisions, no one to come rescue them and with bandits, animals and the elements to deal with, that's another sort of horror, less cinematic but maybe equally as horrible.
Ravenous is really good.
The anti climatic casual decent into violence in this film makes it feel so real man i came for a fun bad western horror film but i was pleasantly surprised by a actually great film.
The pregnant troglodyte part was so short but made me the most ill
That shit was disturbing and inhumane. Just an incubator...
Agreed
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it was kinda hot 😛
@@aapelikananena9699 i know you havent seen the movie because if you had you wouldnt even joke about it
It is my official opinion that the backup deputy is my favorite character.
Been waiting for you to talk about this one!
One of my favorites
My uncle recommended this movie to my dad so I put it on for him and some friends. I was thoroughly entertained while ya know, they were watching a man cut in half length wise
Bisected! :D
That one scene, we all know the scene, was the one time a film made me scream out loud. The sound got me man.
100%, gore isn’t a big deal for me usually, but something bout that scene was really unsettling
def fucked me up had to lay down and prop my feet up for a sec
It was so sick, actually make me squeamish. 10/10 movie
I've seen "that scene", but not the movie. if that's the worst one in the movies I could probably get past it now, but if there are worse scenes I dint think I could watch it. unrealistic ott violence like in your typical 80's action film is fine, but violence that's too realistic I don't like. Friday the 13th type = OK.
Martyrs = no bueno.
And then in 2016 we got Terrifier which features a similar scene. Hopefully that's the least of such scenes.
I just re-watched Dragged Across Concrete and was trying to think of a concise way to describe the treatment of bystanders in that movie, "realistically mean spirited" is pretty good.
I agree, I felt really bad for that girl Chrissy at the end.
That was clearly the director's intention though.
To showcase the indiscriminate brutality of violence towards regular people.
I still felt like it was bit much for a nearly 3 hour movie that really deliberately lets you feel the length.
And that those two women characters got it the worst.
I still liked the film, that slow build up was painful in the best and worst of ways.
This damn irishman is the reason i even know Western horror is a thing
Saw this ages ago, and only found it because Westerns and Horrors are some of my favorite genres. I didn't expect the film to experience the resurgence it's seeing today- much less a Ryan Hollinger video on it; it's really cool.
This film earns the moniker of horrifying. However I think there’s a fair amount of subtlety that pairs really well with the brutal violence.
For me one of the most disturbing scenes is when Samantha tells the others that there are 7 troglodytes. Purely through her acting you suddenly realise the awful things she’s had to endure while in captivity as well…
She was untouched, same with Nick. They only harm them if they resist, because they want them as food. Don't want to bruise the food.
@@TheStraightestWhitest she absolutely was harmed. Watch the scene again and watch Kurt Russell’s expression as he realises
@@alternativebassist She didn't look harmed. It's not like the Troglodytes are subtle.
@@TheStraightestWhitest “didn’t look harmed” you can barely see her in that scene because the camera is from Russel’s POV behind the bars. Even then it’s extremely obvious during that whole scene what happened and why she knows exactly how many men there are.
@@alternativebassist It wasn't extremely obvious to me. Maybe she knows because she's been there for like a week.
Such an underrated movie, love Kurt Russell and Matthew fox! David Arquette and sid haig were the perfect intro cameos.
Sid haig is a freakin legend!!
Me: *sees title, sees opening shot* "This better be Bone Tomahawk."
I heard this movie had a rather "split" reception.
I'll have to give it a rewatch because I wasn't very impressed either.
Apparently critics were evenly divided
Ha ha
Well played pun
You got that right, deputy.
Holy shit that was a morbid film. It was hard even looking at the blurred out scenes in this video. 😆
The spliting was bad, but the last few seconds and the implication really got me. Stuff like that really gets under my skinn.
Personally, it's not the spliting part. It's the moment they nail the scalp in the throat.
Last few seconds of the movie when the sheriff kills the remaining indians?
@@gmoder100 I know right, how could he!
@@gmoder100I still can’t tell if it was the sherif killing the potential last 3 or if it was him killing the 2 wives and then himself. Honestly the more I think about it, I feel like the sherif just fired off three rounds before dying to give them hope . Kind of like lying to Nick as he was dying and indulging in the flea circus lie.
@@sheevikhanik damn, i didn’t even think about that. Seeing how many they all killed at the end, i just assumed he finished them off. Although it would fit the overall theme of the movie better if there were survivors, bc then they’ll keep doing what they do and that whole journey was pretty much for naught(other than saving the wife)
I'm so unbelievably glad that people are discovering this movie now that it's been put on netflix.
Perfect upload timing! Uploaded as I was watching your "Megan is Missing" video lol. Keep up the great work as always Ryan!
Everytime Ryan says "hoyever" I take a shot. I'm on my 6th transplant.
8:25 completely forgot Zahn McClarnon was in this movie. One of my favorite actors these days, very underrated imo
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS
Hope you like it!
What a username lmfao 😂
Heck yeah another great Ryan video on a Friday. A great start to another weekend.
My dad and I watched this some years ago, not knowing what would ensue, thinking it was just another western movie about cool cowboys. THAT scene still haunts me to this day, oh my god.
The funniest thing about the violence in SCZ's movies is that people suddenly become paper mache and their body parts just crumble
I can always feel that one scene…right in my nethers
Unrelated, but Bone Tomahawk is such a cool name for a movie
It's up there with black myth wukong and admiral wolverine lightning bolt
@@andrewceballos5404 I haven't a clue as to what Admiral Wolverine Lightning Bolt is, but that takes the crown for coolest name for a thing ever
@@gyromothman it's from Billy and Mandy
"The Burrowers" is a pretty decent western horror if you are looking for more.
This. He must complete the spiritual trilogy!
although tomahawk is the better made film with a more compelling narrative, all-in-all i think that having the metaphor for the brutal monstrosity of western colonization being literal monsters, rather than a different group of people, is the superior choice. unfortunately, the unavoidable subtext of BT is that "some Indians got what they deserved, actually. we even got a token good one to stand in and confirm there's no ill will," which is pretty gross. conversely the burrowers are only a problem because of the actions of the settlers and being animals, makes the story a much more straightforward nature checking man's hubris narrative.
@nathan_t_henry It's a little clumsy in Bone Tomahawk, but Zane Mcclaren basically is there to address the audience and say "these guys have nothing to do at all with any real Indian tribes" and then exit stage left.
@nathan_t_henry you say this despite certain plains tribes actively and intentionally genociding the remnants of tribes that fled colonial violence, and grew enough from those genocides to slaughter for nearly a hundred years. But it's okay when they colonize and genocide, right?
saw the title, found the film, immediately watched it. so good
Everybody talks about the ripped in half scene. But honestly, the breeders with their arms and legs cut off, eyes poked out, laying there pregnant literally being used just to breed... Way more haunting and memorable.
What sick fucking mind came up with that
I wrote a jeepers creepers prequel set in the old west, where the creeper prays upon a wagon train. I would absolutely love to see more horror films like this.
I’ll never forget that scene. Don’t even have to say which one.
PLEASE talk about Butcher’s Crossing too. It’s terrifying in a ton of ways like this movie as well.
I think westerns that show just how brutal violence is and how abruptly stories can end are the best. Theres no happy ending and not really even a character arc, they got to survive and during that time thats enough
I completely forgot Patrick Wilson was in this!
God just as I wondered if you had covered that movie I see the notification pop up, you really do provide
The Tomahawk Taint Chop gotta be one of my favorite moves
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Finally!!! I’ve been dying for you to cover Bone Tomahawk
I watched this like 8 years ago and got so into it that when the climax came i was standing and cheering. Love this movie.
This movie has some of the absolute best dialog
Matthew Fox is just ungodly good in this movie. I too often think about a prequel just about him. Just electrifying in this role and one of those characters you can't take your eyes off of.
I thought Matthew Fox vanished after Speed Racer? I'm glad he didn’t.
He went to Heaven after escapig the island.
Love this video! As someone who just watched Bone Tomahawk the other week for the first time, thank you!
Craig Zahler is pretty spot on with his use of violence for 'Brawl In Cellblock 99' and in this film. But he fell short with 'Dragged Across Concrete'. Still, I'd look forward to his next work.
Also, another western horror that deals with cannibalism is 1999's 'Ravenous'. Thought I'd recommend it.
Ravenous is brilliant
admire your scripting brother youve been a big inspiration for me for so long thank you
I just watched this a couple weeks ago because I love Kurt Russel. It was better than I expected. My favorite character was the dapper gentleman with the repeater.
Literally just watched your Brawl in Cell Block 99 video the other day lol. Great timing.
i love this movie. It hit me so hard i have never managed the courage to watch it again and i love the director so much for this.
Been waiting for this channel to do a full-length video on this one for ages! One of my all-time favourite movies in any genre, tbh, must have watched it well over 50 times. Who knew a Coenesque character drama and The Hills Have Eyes would make for such a compelling combination?
Another great western horror you could check out called the Burrowers.
It has the actual cavalry in it though it sort of slipped by the end
Dead Birds and Ravenous are good as well
I checked out the burrowers because of this comment and I have to say.. i hated it 💔
@@hellomanul I thought it was fun enough
@@mrspeigel3593 for 30mns at the end and barely seeing the creatures it wasnt for me 💔
God I love bone tomahawk, not only one of my fav horror films but also one of my fav westerns. The characters are just so well designed and the build up to the final act is perfect.
I really love films that have “that” scene like martyrs or society and bone tomahawks is just chilling. Such a human film. I actually made a fun title sequence for it in college and really enjoyed it.
Thanks for another great video Ryan! I'd love you to do a video on "Over The Garden Wall". Its an animated miniseries from 2014 that consists of 10 episodes that are each roughly 12 minutes long. Its perfect for the halloween season! It has a sense of americana in it but also has fairytale elements. Made for kids but can be enjoyed by people of all ages! Genuinely creepy in some places but quite humorous in others. It is in the vein of holiday classics like It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown and The Halloween Tree but with actual creepy elements! I think it'd be a great video for Halloween! Thanks again!
I second this reccomendation.
Great show, legit funny, with an amazing story and Frodo himself voicing the main character.
An excellent review of an excellent film. Thanks muchly Ryan. Cheers!
You love little known horror movies. You should review She Creature. A scary story of a mermaid kidnapped by a freakshow owner. It stars Rufus Sewell, and Carla Gugino. It is fun ride with creature features done by Stan Winston.
I found this movie because of Red Letter Media, and it very quickly became one of my favorites. Super underrated.
The first film to genuinely disturb me with its gore factor from the forbidden scene
Hey Ryan! been a fan for years. Love the pure authenticity of what you do and your poignant POV is somethin that RUclips needs these days. keep it up!
Considering how horrific life in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s were, you’d think there would be MORE horror western movies
Bone tomahawk is such a great film and criminally underrated
Nothing brightens a drury rainy friday like a good old HOYEVER HORROR retrospective video. I'm glad you got off that duct tape trap.
Kudos to the writer/director and actors for having such a bold vision. I cant imagine how much pressure there was to censor this movie.
The Troglodytes in this movie always reminded me of the Wendol in The 13th Warrior.
Well, Crichton intended them as remnant Neanderthals in Eaters of the Dead (the novel from which 13th Warrior is adapted.) So, yeah, pretty close.
Stop saying that name!!!
@@jmlkhan5153 Chriton, Wendol, Neanderthals, 13th warrior. Go get triggered somewhere else by words child.
@@Sithis211 go watch the bloody movie im referencing, snowflake. Its literally the one were talking about. Sorry the joke flew over your head, ill aim for the bottom of the barrel next time.
@@Sithis211 guy. Its a line from the movie we are talking about. You said it too, youre not supposed to say it.
Really excited to see you doing this! One of my favorites, but I don't know anyone I could recommend it to. It's nice to hear someone else talk about it.
Cannibal Holocaust + The Searchers + Kurt Russell
Sounds as terrible as it really is, spot on
Bone Tomahawk has stayed with me ever since it came out, its genuinly haunting, and the whole movie just meshes together so well. Masterpiece? I truly dont know, but I have no problem calling it a truly unique experience of a movie.
Oh yeah! My favorite reviewer of obscure cult horror reviewing my favorite obscure cult horror western. Let's f***** go!
And within the first 30 seconds you absolutely nailed it: "Brutal, unforgiving tale of savagery." That's what this movie is.
This is one of my favorite movie and I was sure you'd covered it. It's also my bday so this is awesome!
This sounds like an old western version of The Hills Have Eyes. Def gotta check this out.
The Ryan Hollinger experience of getting a couple minutes into a video and realizing I absolutely need to watch the film and then come back a few hours after watching the movie to help me process what I experienced.
If the Blood Meridian movie thats supposedly in the works ever gets made, I hope that it’s something like this movie.
A adaptation is in the works currently and I am interested to seeing if it does happen
God, imagine if Zahler made Blood Meridian
@@devonmunn5728 Right. Last I heard, Cormac McCarthy was working in the script before he died. (RIP)
Oh fuk. I'll watch it once. 😅
The first thing I thought about when the gratuitous violence to wilderness of wild west observation ratio was mentioned was that book
Oh hell yes! I've been hoping you would cover this film eventually 😁😁😁
Me too!
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I just found this gem two months ago and after i thought id exhausted all analysis videos you drop this banger- thank you sir!
Ryan please do The Divide, I am just desperate to hear your thoughts on it ❤
Such a messed up film.
This is an excellent movie. Brutal, asphyxiating and dark. Really leaves in you an impact when that savage scene takes place, although the rest of the movie retains that tone and atmosphere even if thre is no graphic violence. The setting in a secluded village with nothing but desert really plays for the isolation and the impressive scene of violence plays pretty well to impress you. The cast is fantastic with Matthew Fox as an unexpected surprise in his role. Overall, I'm glad ou finally covered it, Ryan. Amazing review.
PS: May I suggest as a potential movie to review one from my country, Spain? It's named Thesis, directed by Alejandro Amenabar. A very interesting commentary around violence in the 90s with snuff movies at its core.
I stopped watching this video because you sold me on the movie in the first 7 mins. I'm watching Bone Tomahawk the moment I get time to.
I dont really understand why this movie doesn't get talked abt much. This surely is one of the the most underrated horror movies to have been ever made especially in Western genre. Its grim setting, the chilling tone, the unforgiving conditions & the stellar performance of the cast makes it such a riveting watch.
Glad that its atleast getting a little attention.
Because it’s grim as fuck.
Nobody wants to watch it that doesn’t have the most fringe horror tastes.
Not necessarily a bad thing, but this isn’t something for your average horror fan.
I can't hear the word "tomahawk" without a certain Smosh song popping into my head
That's a cool thumbnail
In the movie theatre we were just unprepared for this movie, went to see it because there was nothing else interesting. This was like a surreal dream, and our biggest critique was that low budget shows when you have such fricking long unnecessary sex scenes.
A movie best exemplified by a increasing volume of JESUS F-ING CHRIST
This dude has been making banger after banger with his unique style of violence. "Brawl on Cell Block 99", "Dragged Across Concrete" and "Bone Tomahawk" have some ruthless violence scenes that get stuck in the back of your scull and spine for a long time after. Just by saying out loud the title of one of his films you immediately relive those scenes (and their contexts) to your bones. This man knows how to be gritty, no holds barred and even though it might seem as such at first, it is not just violence and gore just for the sake of violence and gore. In fact, he is a humanist director in a nihilistic world.
Please please do "Dogtooth"!
Only got around to watching this a few months back, stellar work this film! Thank you for always putting up great stuff Ryan!
Just had a panic attack over losing something (having OCD sucks) so it’s really good timing to find out you’ve got a new video. Thanks man, I really need to hear a soothing voice talk about something horrifying to get my mind off this. Much love from a grateful fan ❤
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