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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780792845195 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC ISBN: 0792845196 Label: MGM (Video & DVD) Languages: Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD) Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD) Release Date: May 02, 2000 Running Time: 159 minutes Studio: MGM (Video & DVD) Theatrical Release Date: August 17, 1970 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - "You're time's up when I say it's up"It's hard to decide where to start describing this movie. A man tricked into becoming a soldier in the union army (Janssen) attempts to escape the prison camp he's in. The first time is a failure and so the movie begins. He does 30 days in "the box" and tells the jailer his time was up "three days ago". Janssen (Macho) does manage to escape on his next attempt. This man has had all he can take of what life has dished out to him. That's the only reason I can think of why he would kill a man ... Read More Rating:  - Better than expectedI'd heard negative things about this film but it does have some good moments. The opening prison break scene is well done but most of the movie doesn't fulfill its promise. I understand budget problems occurred and it is obvious the cinematic quality suffered. With a less convoluted script and a better budget, this could have been a really great movie. David Janssen has star presence and if you are a fan, it is worth the viewing. Despite his character's dasterdly and dispectable actions in parts ... Read More Rating:  - Too flawed to be satisfyingI was persuaded to watch MACHO CALLAHAN because of the movie's decent cast (David Janssen, Jean Seberg, Lee J. Cobb, David Carradine), and it's plot (the frequently-used but still reliable scenario of a wronged man seeking revenge). Unfortunately, the film is lacking in several ways. Janssen plays a Civil War P.O.W. whose situation can be blamed on the underhanded Cobb. He busts out of a Confederate military prison (in one of the film's few good scenes), intent on tracking down his quarry. But ... Read More |
