Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Usamah Harvey The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

gilligan1965 This movie, although produced by an independent company, was made in the same tradition as all of those wonderful "Disney" nature documentary-movies that showcase beautiful landscapes and wildlife at their very best. Also, like a Disney docu-movie, it's narrated and has very little in the way of a written/spoken script for the actors.I've loved this movie since I was a child of nine when it first came out...and, I still love it now. Movies like this will never lose their luster because nature, and, all it envelops, will always be pure and easy. Nature will always be the escape for everyone who wishes to just get away from other people and enjoy what is, will be, and, always has been.After making a career of being a thug, tough-guy, and, gangster, it's nice and refreshing to see Mike Mazurki in a role as a jovial, nature-loving teddy bear (kinda like seeing Robert De Niro crying in "Analyze This;" and, Clint Eastwood singing in "Paint Your Wagon."). It gives you the feeling that "WOW! These guys really do have feelings!"I'd considered giving this movie 10 Stars, but, due to the circumstances of an innocent man being pursued for defending himself against a rookie king-sh*t bully cop banging at his door and accidentally shooting first (everyone knows not to pound on something with a chambered and cocked gun!?);and, the cruel trapper (Frenchy) who immorally started all of this trouble, then, uses the law to back-up his cowardly deed...I give it 9 Stars.Very similar to this 1975 G-Rated movie is the 1981 R-Rated "Death Hunt" starring Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin. In this movie, too, lies were told to the authorities, and, it unnecessarily escalated from there. Using the law for unlawful purposes boils my blood! A lot of good cops, and, good people in general, can, and, have, gotten hurt or dead because of some idiot doing this.I'm just hoping that people who watch this movie (and, "Death Hunt") are smart enough to realize that this man (in both movies) was unjustly flushed from his house, home, and, territory, for simply having a good heart and saving an animal from the cruelty of an unethical and lying pr*ck who then used the law as a tool for his own vengeance. It's like the little neighborhood idiot who starts a fight with you, loses, then, has his big brother confront you.A great movie on 'almost' every level...'Frenchy' should have died a cruel and slow death...preferably by the wolf, 'Old Timer,' that he was so cruel and slow to! Rookie-creep-cop got exactly what was coming to him due to his bad-badge-power sh*t attitude!

Geoffrey DeLeons I condemn the tone of this film. At every turn, it seems the writers; Anne Bosworth, Chuck D. Keen felt it necessary to drill it into our heads that the pursuit of this gentle man was necessary and warranted. I'm wondering if it escaped any viewer's attention, the fact that Trapper was completely innocent (first shot, which wounded McIntire, was from a misfire from his over-zealous partner's gun. The second shot, which killed the over-zealous cop, was in self-defense). Who, in their right mind, would start firing into a house (or cabin), because of a theft report?I am appalled that McIntire was hired to narrate the story, and was actually paid to recount the murder of an innocent man. In the context of the slew of shooting deaths by police, recently, in many areas of the U.S., Trapper's story is a warning of what could happen if we do not change our priorities, and restore our rights as citizens.Shooting someone in the back is NEVER legal...ESPECIALLY when it is done by those who are sworn to serve and protect. This film is a story of a travesty, sugar-coated to seem legitimate. Mr. McIntire should be ashamed of himself.., and should be arrested.It was great to see Mazurki as Trapper, though. Trapper seemed a righteous man.

Aglaope This is an excellent true story, one of the gems of mountain man folklore, set in 1930's Northern Canada. The story of Canada's most famous northern manhunt, the Mad Trapper of Rat River and his running gun battle with the R.C.M.P. in the winter of 1931-32.The Mad Trapper was thought to be named Albert Johnson, complaints were received about Johnson tampering with people's traps. When the Mounties were sent to investigate one was shot and wounded in an exchange of fire. They withdrew for help and later returned to the isolated cabin with a nine man posse and 20 pounds of dynamite. Meanwhile Johnston had reinforced the cabin and dug a pit under the floor. When the Mounties threw the dynamite at the cabin it blew the cabin apart, but when they went in expecting to find a dead or wounded Johnston he fought them off.The Mounties withdrew again, and later when they returned to the cabin they found it abandoned. After a long search of the area, they ran into Johnston again, but one of the Mounties was shot dead in the exchange and Johnston managed to slip away.The Mounties could not catch Johnston so they called in aerial surveillance. The plane picked up Johnstons trail and directed the Mounties to his location. The outcome of the ensuing gunfight was left a mystery, did he get away. Nobody knows.This Mike Mazurki version is a rather sterile version, of the story. Made in a style akin to an early Walt Disney movie. It's still a passable enough version of the mystery of the "Mad Trapper". Though maybe it dwells a bit much on the large animal cast.It definitely invites a remake. It was called Death Hunt (1981).

Cale Barthold "Challenge to be Free" was one of the first films I saw as a child. It was also one of the first VHS tapes that I owned. I hadn't seen the movie in years, so yesterday I decided to stick the tape in and watch it. Wow. The story is as powerful now as it was the first time I saw it. I think now that I am older I can better apreciate the values that are implanted in the movie. (Self-reliance, The value of Freedom, and the love of nature) It is a "B" movie, to be sure, but it's one that you'll remember for years, especially if you see it as a child.