User reviews

Beautiful scenery, this movie depicts how innocent events can get out of hand. I loved its depiction of modern Indian tribe life and the conflicts it presents with keeping up old traditions while living in a modern world.

I used to own this movie and loaned it to my sister and she can't find it. I would love to be able find another one and would love it even more if this movie were brought out on DVD.

I discovered this film during summer 1990, in Paris, and it disappeared from the theaters after only one week. I was nearly alone to watch it. This movie is like a tribute to the seventies and the counter culture era, the Vietnam war period and everything that was supposed to be shown, melancholy, gloominess, pessimism, the reject of all kind of modern world strongest valors. Yes, I love this movie which is also a tribute to the Indians suffering during the nineteenth century. It is not LITTLE BIG MAN nor SOLDIER BLUE but it is a painful to watch film, where it is impossible not to weep at the end. The screenplay is unusual, daring, bloody, poignant, but also ankward because of the directing. This is probably Frank Roddam's best picture.

The reason why I gave the film "War Party" a 7 out of 10 was because of how the Native Americans were portrayed. Although it was an all round good film, there would never be a major manhunt for the youngsters who flee a battle re-enactment after it turns violent. The point is the whole problem wouldn't have happened in the 1st place if whites in general were alot more understanding and compassionate of the Native ways (in this case the Blackfoot ways). Racism towards the Indians was the whole underlying theme to this film and the constant friction that existed in it. Its just something that hasn't changed in all these mega years. The unfortunate reality is that the only way that there will ever be any real peace and co-existence is if white society as a whole truly takes the time and willingness to educate themselves properly about Native Americans.

But....... ANYWAYS......... thanks for allowing me to give my review on this film.... take care and I look forward to giving a new review on a different Native film. :D