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Shadowhunter ( aka "Shadow Hunter") [VHS]

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It is a given that this movie is not the same type of movie that Scott Glenn did previous to it. Then again, not many movies can't compare to "Silence of the Lambs." After the first 15 minutes or so this movie becomes a lot better. Once Glenn finds himself on the Navajo Indian Reservation he becomes the typical fish out of water type character as he looks to return to Los Angeles with a suspected murderer, much like Val Kilmer's FBI character in "Thunderheart." Even that movie is far and above better than "Shadow Hunter," but do not let this discourage you. It is a good rental, and you may never watch it again, but the mystical aspect of Native-American culture will suck you in. Enjoy!

The most compelling part of this movie was the Navaho spiritual theme: skinwalkers and the ghost sickness they can cause. In fact, the skinwalker was terrifying (cudos to the actor), and the psychological aspect was so frightening that it completely overwhelmed the unlikely romance between the LA policeman and the beautiful young Navaho tracker. I can't see her messing with somebody in that bad shape. Infected with ghost sickness, he could have been quite dangerous to her and others in the tracking party. It struck me that someone took a really good script and messed with it, trying to make it conform to what somebody thinks viewers want: a romance. The skinwalker issue should have been taken care of by the tribal policemen, working with elders, and that could have been tense and scarey. Unfortunately, the tribal policemen (their sergeant was played by Robert Beltran) got shunted to the background. Still the movie is worth a look for the fascinating core and Beltran, glowing gently in the background.

I FOR ONE THOUGHT THIS WAS A GREAT MOVIE. BEEN TRYING TO FIND IT AGAIN FOR YEARS. IT WAS VERY WELL DONE, AND ONLY A LITTLE BIT FANTASY. I HAVE READ EXTENSIVLY ON THE NATIVES OF THE 4 CORNERS REGION AND THIS IS THE REAL DEAL. SORRY IF THERE WAS ANY DIS-RESPECT. I'M SURE THERE WAS NONE INTENDED

This movie is not to be seen if you don't have a respectful mind. I,a native that comes from the Dineh(Navajo)Nation do not think this was appropiate to make for money or for any reason at all. It's very desrespectful to Indigenous People and most importantly to our elderly ones, that have suffered the most,to find out that we'd let something like this happen.