[DL] Purgatory

["Sam de Smith" <sam.desmith@ntlworld.com>]

I've just seen a very, very odd movie which just SCREAMS Deadlands. Called
'Purgatory', with Sam Shepherd (and Eric Roberts, but never mind), it's
about a gang of thoroughly nasty outlaws (headed up by one 'Blackjack') who
are headed for the Mexico border - only to stumble across a lush green
valley with a small, quiet town in it. Quite apart from the strangeness of
its location, a lot of the residents seem very familiar - the sheriff bears
an uncanny resemblance to Wild Bill Hickok, the storekeeper's kinda like
Jesse James ("Only I'd imagined he was taller" "Yeah, that's what they said
in Tulsa") - and there isn't a gun to be seen. I won't spoil it (but hey,
it's not terribly difficult to figure out), but it's very stylish with a
fantastic final showdown: highly recommended.

And now for someone else to completely lay in to it.

Sam de Smith

When one goes out to fight for truth and justice, it is wise not to wear
one's best trousers - Ibsen, Peer Gynt.