Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Glimmerubro It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

Bergorks If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Greywolf907 It was over 20 years ago that I first saw Rustlers Rhapsody, being screened on late night TV to an audience of few it became in my house anyway, an instant classic.Sure, all of the jokes don't work, name me a film that is funny all the way through...but this gentle send up of the genre deserves a far better rating than it has.The premise is simple....how would a 40's Hollywood cowboy, admirably played straight and white hatted by Tom Beringer, fare in the real wild west, up against the evil cattle barons and landowners.From the early scenes in the saloon where we are introduced, sadly ephemerally to 'Blackie' and the rest of the main characters, Rustlers Rhapsody takes us on a gentle ride through western clichés where all characters are totally 2 dimensional and played to perfection by the ensemble cast.Memorable line for me was always Blackies famous uttering 'You look to me like one of them fellers thats attracted to other men' (paraphrased)Outstanding entertainment for a cold Saturday afternoon!

wag4webs A beautiful parody of the old-styled westerns, Tom Berringer and company hot the nail on the head with this one. Replete with the usual suspects - the town drunk, the hooker-with-a-heart-of-gold, the not-so-innocent baron's daughter, and more - it centers around the deadly serious hero, Rex, and the loony situations he encounters and conquers. Berringer's comic timing is right on, also, as is his portrayal of a guy on a white horse who, at one point, comes to terms with his masculinity in a showdown with another 'good guy' who's actually an ex-lawyer (wonderfully played by Patrick Wayne). Along with a few good references towards marijuana use - "You're just being paranoid, Rex" - this flick is simply put, a hoot.

claysander I don't like actual westerns, yet, two of my top five comedies are western spoofs. Blazing Saddles and Rustlers Rhapsody are incredibly funny movies for completely different reasons.Andy Griffith's Colonel Ticonderoga goes down as one of the greatest comic performances I've ever seen (and I've seen it time and time again). It's a great movie that gets better the more you watch it.I actually saw this in the theater with my dad back in '84. I recall him laughing really hard and I, all of 14, kinda laughing, but, not getting the sophisticated humor. So, when I got a bit older, I watched again and MAN! am I glad I did.Definitely check out this movie. It is, indeed, available on DVD, but, probably not for rent. You will have to buy it. I saw it in the Westerns section at Borders...way to categorize, there, guys. Nice work.Just goes to show that not enough people have seen this great film. Hugh Wilson, with WKRP and this, deserves Hall of Fame status.

vidar78 While the reigning king of western spoofs will probably always be Blazing Saddles, this movie deserves to be a strong second. Genre parody is easy, most genres have clichés that are subject to exaggeration to the point of the absurd. Blazing Saddles is loaded with this sort of humor. Rustler's Rhapsody is clearly the work of someone who still has a great love and respect for the very thing being satirized, and knows subtler details that non-fans would miss. Also striking is the way that the characters almost violate the fourth wall with their hovering awareness of their own cliché status. The script is extremely quotable, the casting brilliant (Andy Griffith as the villain?) and the action sequences as good or better than a traditional western. That this movie isn't better known can only be attributed to lack of promotion by the distributor.