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Billy Jack: DVD Collection

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3 star:		(1)
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First, I will say that Billy Jack fans of all ages will love this collection...... and it's worth ever penny! They will also be elated over the quality and the special features. You can watch the movie, or you can activate the narration track. With the narration track, the entire movie is then narrated point-by-awesome-point by Tom Laughlin and Deloris Taylor. Every scene, every character, every piece of history is covered in detail. The viewer actually feels like the Laughlins are sitting in the living room talking to you..... it's that personal, it's that interesting, it's that good. The other aspect of the narrated track is just how much the Laughlins admire and care for each other. They are indeed a unique and special couple. Even the casual fan of Tom Laughlin's work will be mesmerized by the quality of the DVD and the personal narration. Hardcore fans will watch these over and over again........ after 30 years the stories, the experiences, and the theme are priceless and these DVD's feel like a gift from the Laughlins. They are a bargain at any price. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.... and God Bless Tom Laughlin and Deloris Taylor!

I bought the Billy Jack 4-DVD set for my wife for Christmas. While I thought the movies were ok, the commentary track is sometimes out of sync with the movie (I'm referring to the commentary track for "Billy Jack"... I haven't seen the others yet w/commentary). So when Tom & Delores say something like "that guy right THERE" the scene is already past they were referring to. It gets re-synced at times but really is very sloppy overall. Most noticable is when the sheriff and deputy go to the Freedom school to look for Barbara and are sung to by the kids. The commentary track is way out of sync with the movie there. Also, Tom goes WAY overboard in his praise of Delores' performance. A little praise is fine but remember that your audience wants to hear background information on the movie, not constant self-admiration... and I do mean constant ! We had to strain to catch the little tidbits of interesting info in between Tom's deluge of acolades for his wife.

Also in the promotion for the website, the word "marriage" is misspelled. There is so little "extra" features on these DVD's that it hardly seems to be a good use of the medium to put "Billy Jack" on these, except to get them to market I guess.

In some DVD's I get the feeling that the producers really put their finest efforts into the DVD production and other times I get the feeling that the movie was thrown onto DVD to get it into the market. The Billy Jack collection has the look and feel and lack of content of the latter. We'd like to have seen a seperate documentary on the "ghost religion" for example or an on-camera interview with Tom & Delores for the silver anniversary of the release of Billy Jack. Too late now...

I haven't seen this since 1971-72. Really enjoyed watching it again, even though some parts seem pretty corny now and some not so great acting, but I think that adds to it in some strange way. Anyway I still enjoyed it!

Billy starts off kicking evil punk booty, and then progresses into political retoric mainly stating the plight of the Indian nation at the hands of the worthless no good white folk, especially Washington. I generally like Billy, however was disappointed at all the movies portrayal of the white man as a satanic pawn, either stupid , evil , or greedy, and at the root of all that is wrong in the world.

I Own This Collection Of Films. The Quality Is Good But I Must Say That When You Watch The Movies With The Audio Commentary's The Soundtrack Does Not Line Up With The Picture. The Soundtrack For The Movie Is Way Off Base. Another Thing On One OF The Movies Is When Tom Is Giving The Audio Commentary The Movie Ends While He Is Still Talking And His Voice Is Cut Off. Other Than That The Movies Are Great To Watch.

The film has action, story, humor (Howard Hessman is in it). It's slightly dated sure but that adds to the nostalgic charm of it. A winner. And Tom Laughlin's wife Delores is part American Indian (so are their kids) that gives Tom the right to champion the American Indian cause.

I love Billy Jack. His movies have always provided a real look at what is going on in society. I appreciate that part of his movies. He puts real life into them. I would recommend this for anyone who has a real love of Billy Jack.

The movies are sooooo dated..i liked at one time , but i grew up. The movies as just movies , i think are pretty good..and even the fight scenes, but nothing like todays action.I was a teenager when Billy came on the scene. Really ...i like the action , the sceneary and believe it or not , the acting.He tries so hard to send out a message , it hurts. But in all i think it would be fun for anybody to watch and get some ideas of how we thought back then. I like the first 3 movies but the 4th, well .....

It's funny reading all these long-winded, important sounding words expressing opinions for and against... The important fact- is that the movies are STILL controversial to this day! All of these labels and tired arguments being bounced back and forth.... The funniest ones are those who say the films are dated, embarrassing, cliche.... that's only the myopic preception of a straight-jacketed mind having gulped down one too many "bushisms" lately. Billy Jack's ultimate message is ANTI-WAR, and the fact that he has violent tendencies (don't we all!) and struggles to control them, only makes the crowd who conceptualize in black and white a little nervous... you see, Billy Jack's story is one of spiritual and personal growth.... ah, but who has time for that stuff nowadays, huh....

I THINK THESE BILLY JACK MOVIES WERE GREAT WHEN I WAS A TEEN ME & MY FRIENDS WENT TO THE MOVIES TO SEE THESE ALL OF US GIRLS CRIED AT THE END . I CAN'T BELIEVE THE OTHER REVIEWS THAT I READ ON THIS MOVIE MAYBE IT WAS TO DEEP FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND THE MEANING THESE MOVIES WERE ABOUT PEOPLE TRYING TO BE THEMSEVES NOT A SEX NOT A COLORTHAT SOCIETY COULDN'T EXCEPT AND BILLY WAS TRYING TO STAND UP FOR THEIR RIGHTS BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T BECAUSE THEY STOOD FOR NON VIOLENCE SO PEOPLE WATCH IT AND PAY ATTENTION TO THE REAL MEANING AND YOU WOULD ENJOY IT AS MUCH AS ALL THE PEOPLE I KNOW. IT'S DEFINETLY WORTHHAVING