Kidskycom It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

robertguttman I realize that one is supposed to suspend a certain amount of credulity while watching a movie. However, I have to say that this is one of the dumbest stories I have ever come across. In fact, this story is so stupid that I couldn't stop watching it because I couldn't resist seeing how much more stupid it was going to become. The plot begins with a bizarre decision, supposedly taken by the Army during 1934, to have all the horses of a cavalry regiment based somewhere down along the Mexican border to be herded across the border and shot en masse. Apart from the fact that one cannot imagine giving such an order to veteran cavalrymen and expecting them to actually carry it out, the question arises as to why they should be ordered to do such a thing on the other side of the Mexican border? I mean, isn't that somebody else's country? Wouldn't the Mexican authorities be expected to raise some sort of objection to the U.S. Army slaughtering hundreds of horses in their country and then leaving the carcasses to rot there? Be that as it may, a noble young lieutenant and five noble veteran sergeants rebel and drive the herd away in order to save them from the carnage. That's all very noble, but then they choose to drive them north, towards Montana. So, again one has to wonder, why north? Why not simply drive them further south into Mexico, where the horses already are, and where the U.S. Army clearly would have no jurisdiction over them in the first place? Apparently the plan is to drive the horses onto a Sioux Reservation in Montana, where the Army has no jurisdiction, either, and then turn them over to the Indians. However, again one has to wonder, why there? I mean, Montana is at least a thousand miles from the Mexican Border. One would think that there should be lots of other suitable Indian Reservations throughout the west that would be a lot closer than that.In any event, these six noble soldiers disappear into the wilderness, driving about 400 horses which apparently leave no tracks that anybody is able to follow. Oh, and these guys begin this journey carrying no equipment whatsoever. They are dressed in shirts and have no warm clothing or bed rolls. They also have no food and there is not a single water canteen between them. Nevertheless they manage to elude the entire U.S. Army which is pursuing them, complete with tanks and artillery. Exactly how long would it take to drive a herd of horses from the Mexican border to the Canadian border? One would think that it would have to take months at the very least. And yet, at the end of that journey the soldiers' clothes are only slightly rumpled and they have only a little bit of a five-o:clock shadow. Except, that is, for the one soldier who already had a full beard when they started out. There is no explanation, by the way, of exactly how this soldier managed to get away with having a full beard while in the Army. Incidentally it is interesting to note that, in this movie, apparently there were no other Army units stationed anywhere between the Mexican border and the Canadian border who were in a position to be able to intercept these renegade horse drovers. That is particularly curious in light of the fact that the operation seems to be controlled and coordinated directly from Army Headquarters in Washington. In addition, the Army did not seem to have possessed any airplanes in 1934, either. At least, none are in evidence anywhere in this movie. If there had been then this whole ridiculous saga would have been over before it began. What this movie seems to purport to be is a sort of "Cheyanne Autumn", only with horses instead of Indians, and set in the 1930s rather than the late 19th Century. The good guys are just as noble and the bad guys are just as loathsome. At one point one of the pursuing Army officers actually gloats about getting the opportunity to fire on his own troops twice during his career; once against the "Bonus Marchers" in Washington DC in 1932, and then again against these noble soldiers who made off with the horses which the Army had been preparing to shoot. How much more loathsome can you get than that? So, this is a "feel-good movie" that is guaranteed to make audiences feel all warm and gooey inside. Just so long, that is, as they don't actually think about the story too much. Then the spell will be broken by the realization of just how ridiculous the whole thing is.

bchole This is a great movie! As an old Cavalry Officer myself (albeit Air Cavalry) this is a great story, presented in an excellent manner. Doing the right thing in the face of official and professional ostracism illustrates personal courage as strong as the courage required to face the enemy on the battlefield. Doing the right thing is not always the easy thing to do, particularly when you stand by yourself in an organization that expects and demands conformity and acceptance to change. The change forced upon these few horse cavalry soldiers, by an organization determined to leave the old way and adopt the requirements for mechanized cavalry, during the early days of World War II, is a story that all should remember. The courage of these soldiers, to do the right thing, and disobey official orders, provides a lesson not only in honor but personal courage that very few would be able to see through to the end. This is an excellent movie and in my opinion, the finest performance by Don Johnson I have seen.

jpeng16990 I saw this movie and was pleasantly surprised. I didn't expect a "B-rate" movie to capture and keep my attention the way this one did. I happened to be skipping through channels when I saw the uniforms and cavalry and before I knew it, I had seen the whole movie. It's a good story about how a small group of soldiers went against the grain during a rough period in our country's history. I've seen Don Johnson in a lot of different roles throughout the years and I think this was one of his best roles. Its a simple storyline with a happy ending but I would definitely recommend anyone see it-especially if you are an animal lover.

walter_chen I saw this movie accidentally on 2/22/2004 from Cinemax. Then the story of this cavalry movie really touched me. I wondered very much how the cavalry soldiers felt when they were to be replaced with mechanized units. It must be a very difficult time for them. Because I didn't remember the title of this movie after I saw it, I had tried very hard to find out more history behind this movie. For example, I found one thesis titled¡§GREASY AUTOMATONS AND THE HORSEY SET : THE U.S. CAVALRY AND MECHANIZATION, 1928-1940", written by VINCENT J. TEDESCO III for his Master Degree at THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE GRADUATE SCHOOL, COLLEGE OF THE LIBERAL ARTS in May 1995. I tried to study if this movie story was real. Eventually I searched IMDb today and got some information about this movie. I feel very happy that IMDb provides such useful data of all movies. I would appreciate very much if people can tell me any more true history of those characters in this movie.