Review of Vigilante Force

Wow they sure made some stinkers in the 70s. And this was one huge stinker. Seems like they made it up as they went along. Practically no thought was put into the script at all. The whole thing seemed extremely rushed. And when I saw that it was shot in 30 days, I wasn't surprised. And then when I saw the name Gene Corman listed as producer, it all started to make sense. I knew he must be related to that other famous maker of cheaply made, quickly shot movies, Roger Corman. Except this is even worse than the typically bad Roger Corman production.

The acting in particular stands out as extremely bad. I'm not a fan of Kris Kristofferson, but he does a better job than anyone else in this movie. The acting from Jan-Michael Vincent and Bernadette Peters is especially horrible.

The story itself is ludicrous. The action scenes are ridiculous and ineptly done. The dialogue is embarrassing. I think this is what Stephen King has referred to as a "moron movie."

The only interesting thing about this film was seeing what Simi Valley and the Santa Susana mountains (Charles Manson's old hangout) looked like in the 70s. Maybe Charlie's bad juju vibes were still in the air in the Santa Susana area. Kristofferson kind of looks like him in the movie, and seemed to channel his psychopathic personality.