Brian T. Whitlock (GOWBTW) Mountain justice is usually the way to keep what belongs to you. A father and son go home to be at a farm in the mountains of Oklahoma to help out family there. But along the way, he would encounter greedy land developers who to deprive the people there of their homes. They would kill his brother and his wife when a celebrate the homecoming. The development crew with their machines cruelly destroy homes, blast rocks, and send the kind hard-working people out from their native land. Kind of like the Native Americans removed from their land out west in the 1800's. Peter Fonda's character doesn't play around when they attacked his family. This movie is like "Deliverance" meets "Gator Bait" meets "Death Wish". This movie has got a lot of action. It's not a let down. 4 out of 5 stars.

edwagreen Just like the westerns of the olden days, we see unscrupulous land developers desperately trying to squeeze out the owners of land in Arkansas so that they can develop.There is a tendency for a lot of violence to develop in these films, especially when the action takes place down south. This film falls right into line.It would have been better to see the court proceedings instead of statements just being read out loud. By the picture's end, the bodies are really starting to pile up in an area that seems to thrive on violence, especially when the people are pushed. That's not to say that the developers weren't exactly lovers of peace either.Peter Fonda does an adequate job of the son who returns home with his young son and soon is caught up in this mayhem.

Woodyanders An evil corporation tries to pressure a bunch of Arkansas farmers and ranchers to sell their land so they can strip-mine it for coal. The fiercely proud and stubborn Hunter family refuse to give in. This leads to a bitter conflict that results in several casualties. Eventually the take-charge no-nonsense Tom Hunter (superbly played by Peter Fonda) exacts a harsh revenge on the villains with the help of his bow and arrow. Capably directed by Jonathan Demme (who also wrote the smart, compact script), with sharp, picturesque cinematography by Michael W. Watkins, a strong and deliciously vivid evocation of the rural south, a wealth of pleasingly quirky incidental details, a flavorsome country score by Bruce Langhorne, likable well-drawn characters, a constant quick pace, and plenty of exciting action, this bang-up little picture really hits the spot. The stellar cast helps matters a whole lot: the ever-lovely Lynn Lowry as Tom's concerned girlfriend Lorene, John Doucette as Tom's feisty, amiable dad Jeff, Philip Carey as slimy mining company tycoon Pierce Crabtree, Scott Glenn as Tom's rugged brother Charlie, Harry Northup as the ineffectual Sheriff Len Skerritt, and Noble Willingham as the crooked Senator Hingle. The lean and lanky Fonda makes for a totally credible and engaging action lead. The climax with Fonda singlehandedly taking on the bad guys is extremely tense and thrilling. A really solid and satisfying unsung sleeper.

G-Man-25 This standard but reasonably diverting revenge/action drama is an early effort from writer/director Jonathan Demme, who would go on to Oscar greatness years later with "Silence Of The Lambs." The movie delivers all the ingredients one would expect from B-Movie producer Roger Corman PLUS a quietly effective performance from Peter Fonda as a family man who is pushed to the limits when a strip-mining tycoon tries to bully his way into taking over Fonda's father's stretch of farm land. It's nothing you probably haven't seen before, but it's solidly done and Fonda makes for a great low-key hero worth rooting for. *** stars