When this movie was released in 1970, I was in the Navy stationed in Memphis, TN. Since the base theater, I worked there for awhile, charged a very inexpensive for that time of 25 cents, I saw a lot of movies. I also did not have a car. The irony of my time there was the the theater burned down the day I was transferred to Charleston, SC.
There was a lot of hatred among those of the Old West due to all of the conflict. This movie showed it all. The "Animals" brought all of this on themselves and all of it was out in the open. BTW it was shown on Tubi as Five Savage Men and they certainly lived up to both titles.
One element of a lot of movies of that time was one would be focused on the movie and right when you were looking forward to the ending you were expecting, the ending would be a shocker you never saw coming and this was no exception. The standards I was accustomed to send a huge shock to me with this one.
After 50 years I vividly remembered a lot of the elements and this viewing tied everything together. The Old West was a very savage place where staying alive was a full time job.
There was a lot of hatred among those of the Old West due to all of the conflict. This movie showed it all. The "Animals" brought all of this on themselves and all of it was out in the open. BTW it was shown on Tubi as Five Savage Men and they certainly lived up to both titles.
One element of a lot of movies of that time was one would be focused on the movie and right when you were looking forward to the ending you were expecting, the ending would be a shocker you never saw coming and this was no exception. The standards I was accustomed to send a huge shock to me with this one.
After 50 years I vividly remembered a lot of the elements and this viewing tied everything together. The Old West was a very savage place where staying alive was a full time job.