Product Details

• Actors: Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney
• Directors: Christopher Cain
• Writers: John Fusco
• Producers: Christopher Cain, Irby Smith, James G. Robinson, Joe Roth, John Fusco
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Vestron Video
• VHS Release Date: October 26, 1999
• Run Time: 107 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (88 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302045126
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #190,680 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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Part of what was touted as a late-1980s revival of Westerns (and you can see how long that lasted), this good-looking, empty-brained film was like a spurs-and-chaps version of a Joel Schumacher movie, filled with pretty faces, prettier imagery, and absolutely no new ideas. The idiotically grinning Emilio Estevez is cast as Billy the Kid, who slowly accumulates a gang of Brat Pack buddies (Lou Diamond Phillips, Kiefer Sutherland, Dermot Mulroney) and fashions them into a group of male models with six-guns. The action is confused and the script is trite, though Terence Stamp is intriguing as the old reprobate who helps the gang get its act together. Followed by an even worse sequel. --Marshall Fine

Product Description

Item Name: Young Guns [Blu-ray]; Studio: Lions Gate

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

78 of 80 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Blu-Ray buyers AVOID this pressing., January 29, 2009

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Earle Neil Wester (Atlanta) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Young Guns [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

Warning: This film's blu-ray video transfer is critically flawed!
Somehow this film got past Lionsgate's quality control. It suffers from "jaggies," resolution issues and other HD mastering artifacts. The disc is nearly unwatchable and looks far worse than the most recent DVD versions, even without up-scaling.
Do not take my word on this, please google the issue.

I really enjoy this movie, as it takes me back to my youth and all those great brat-pack films. Which is why the Blu-ray version of this film was such an incredible disappointment. Stick to the DVD version until these issues are resolved.

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible blu-ray transfer. Worst in my collection. Terrible jaggies., September 27, 2008

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D. Fichtner (American in Seoul, SK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Young Guns [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

This is a review of the blu-ray transfer. It is just terrible. It's the worst in my collection of over 140 discs. There is stairstepping on everything. It's just awful. I don't know why Amazon insists on sticking reviews of DVD in with the blu-ray reviews.

I just want to warn people that this is not worth an upgrade. There was some sort of serious error in the conversion process. I wish I could get my money back!

32 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bad history, good movie, April 29, 2003

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E. Callaway (Grand Rapids, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Young Guns (Special Edition) (DVD)

Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, and Kiefer Sutherland are just a few of the all-star cast who fill out this film about outlaws set in the old west: The story of Billy the Kid & Co. Aside from the fact that its historical accuracy is more than highly questionable, the movie was more than entertaining.

Emilio Estevez plays William H. Bonney, a.k.a. Billy the Kid who was a runaway and an alleged murderer, who was taken in by Mr. John Tunstall, an English cattleman. Tunstall was murdered by a rival cattleman, a Mr. Murphy, played by Jack Palance. The movie goes on from there with a killing spree of those who were responsible for the death of Tunstall. The acting was great. "Dick," played by Charlie Sheen, was very good and one of Sheen's better roles. Lou Diamond Phillips was absolutely amazing as the Mexican Indian: Jose Chavez y Chavez. Charlie, played by Casey Siemasko, was a great and devoted friend, to Billy, and to the rest of the "Regulators."

It is said that Billy the Kid was no where near as arrogant, nor as trigger happy as the film portrays, but Estevez was rather impressive in his skills both as an actor and a gunslinger. Sutherland's "Josiah `Doc' Scurlock" was an admirable man; full of character and class given the circumstances. Terrance Camp's role as "John Tunstall" was short-lived but excellent.

This movie is highly entertaining. I recommend it to anyone who likes a good Robin Hood story (who isn't terribly concerned of historical accuracy). It is fun to watch, and the cast is second to none.

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