Patience Watson One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.

Skyler Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Wizard-8 Any parents thinking of watching "Lone Wolf McQuade" with their young children because the movie got a "PG" rating should be warned - even by today's standards, it's quite violent and has plenty of profanity. Though in my book, those facts are part of what make the movie very entertaining. It's kind of an update of spaghetti westerns made in the 1960s and 1970s, right down to the catchy and tangy musical score by Francesco De Masi. There's plenty of style and action as well. And while I have certainly never thought of Chuck Norris as a good actor, this particular role - where he mostly eschews dialogue and instead communicates with action - fits him pretty well. If the movie has a weakness, I think it's that it runs a bit too long; the 107 minute running time stretches out the movie somewhat too much. Some tightening by the editor to make a number of scenes play out more quickly would have helped considerably. But I feel I should add that even though the movie is somewhat too long, it's never boring. There's always something happening on the screen to keep your interest. If you have somehow never seen a Chuck Norris movie, this particular effort would be a good introduction to him.

dworldeater Lone Wolf McQuade is by far, in my opinion the best Chuck Norris film and a huge personal favorite. Even though Lone Wolf McQuade got a PG rating, this movie was made for the enjoyment of men(heterosexual ones)and by these standards Lone Wolf McQuade is excellent macho entertainment. Lone Wolf McQuade is a western, dressed up as an 80's action movie and brings out the best of both genres. The Norris is in top form as JJ McQuade, an elite Texas Ranger and one man army where the bad guys stand no chance against him. He must face off against ruthless arms dealer Rawley Wilkes. David Carradine is great as baddie Wilkes and beautiful Barbara Carrera is great in her role as hottie in the love triangle between our hero and villain. Robert Beltran from Star Trek gives a memorable early appearance as McQuade's partner/sidekick. To give the film some serious western cred, western legends LQ Jones and RG Armstrong appear as well. Lone Wolf McQuade is the ultimate mans movie where our hero beats up, blows up and shoots up the bad guys. He also is manliness personified with his remarkable martial arts skills, gnarly beard, mud covered truck and a barrage of chest hair. When McQuade isn't rolling around in the mud or reducing the crime rate along the Texas/Mexico border, he consumes massive amounts of beer. There also is a scene where his drinking habit saves his life. It also appears to be the source of our hero's power, he don't take vitamins, he drinks beer. Lone Wolf McQuade is a classic and when I saw this as a kid, I learned how to become a man. However, I know no martial arts and am not quite as hairy as The Norris. Great film.

Enoch Sneed This was my first Chuck Norris film so I came to it with an open mind, although I knew pretty well what to expect: lots of macho action and don't worry about credibility (why don't the horse thieves just blow McQuade away five minutes in, instead of messing around spraying a cliff with a machine gun?).So how did it measure up? Well, the action is there with plenty of gun-play and some martial arts thrown in (which look far more realistic than Jackie Chan's gravity defying gymnastics - these guys really hurt each other, although they should kill each other in minutes). We have very satisfactory eye-candy from Barbara Carrera (pity she had to get killed but there has to be a way for Chuck to get back with his estranged wife and daughter). There is also the old mentor who gets killed and has to be avenged, the rookie who learns how to get down and dirty and do some *real* crime fighting, the by-the-book guy who finally joins McQuade's crusade (and he's black), and the exasperated superior. I could go on but you can fill the blanks in yourself. Just to remind us the film is *really* a Western, we have an Ennio Morricone-type score as well (and very good it is).We also have affirmation that the USA has the right to invade another country and impose its will on the inhabitants - and the Mexicans here really are a dirty, helpless bunch, a nasty bit of stereotyping.I found myself comparing this film, featuring a maverick Texas Ranger on the Mexican border, with Extreme Prejudice, the Walter Hill film from 1987 which is much better directed and acted, has just as good a level of action, and shares some plot elements (old mentor, unofficial invasion of Mexico) - perhaps because John Milius made an uncredited contribution to the McQuade screenplay. Lone Wolf McQuade pales in comparison to the later film It is a good enough time-passer but no classic.

Paul Andrews Lone Wolf McQuade is set in Texas where renegade Ranger J.J. McQuade (Chuck Norris) lives & works by his own rules, McQuade has a problem with authority & his rough tactics means McQuade is unpopular with the media. His captain dumps rookie cop Kayo (Robert Beltram) on McQuade as a partner which McQuade is less than happy about. While with her boyfriend McQuade's daughter Sally (Dana Kimmell) witnesses the hijacking of an army convoy carrying a huge cache of weapons & ammunition, her boyfriend is murdered & Sally is left for dead & McQuade is now angry. The FED's are called in but McQuade decides to take the law into his own hands to protect the state of Texas & his own family as the weapons & ammunition are to be sold off to every terrorist & criminal organisation going...Produced & directed by Steve Carver this is a pretty bad early 80's action film, I am quite surprised by the amount of love for Lone Wolf McQuade although I suspect that a fair amount of it I detect a certain level of sarcasm involved. First of all at nearly 110 minutes long this is very slow going & is quite frankly dull, the build-up is slow & the whole film feels padded with lots of little bits which are unnecessary. The character's are all standard action clichés from the tough no-nonsense play by his own rules cop, he has a mismatched rookie partner forced upon him, his daughter & wife are there for the bad guy's to threaten & to turn things personal, there's a love interest, a craggy police captain who dislikes the hero, a bad guy who stands around & acts menacing but never actually does anything else & the typical army of bad guy's who can't shoot straight. The film plods along, we never find out anything about the bad guy's other then they want to sell weapons, McQuade himself has no real personality & isn't that likable, he never seems to do any sort of work apart from drive around in his truck & practice firing guns. There are lots of random moments here, the bad guy burying McQuade in his truck while still alive, why not just kill him? The bad guy's killing Sally's boyfriend but leaving her alive, again why? The way the bad guy's kill McQuade's mate but leave his partner alive, why? Why stage a daring rescue in broad daylight? A fairly tiresome, predictable & routine feeling mid range budget 80's action film that I thought was pretty poor & only saved by one or two half decent action scenes & some unintentionally funny randomness.The fights are alright, there's nothing amazing here but it's competent & watchable. There's not much else here apart from a brief scene as McQuade is dragged behind a truck & a couple of explosions. In fact it's a rather bland & forgettable film all round with far too many bland shoot-outs where the bad guy's can't shoot straight & just wait to be shot themselves & I am genuinely surprised that anyone would rate this. Originally rated 'R' in the states it was given a 'PG' on appeal & while there's a few swear words the action is bloodless & feels like the sort of stuff you would see in an A-Team episode. There's a lot of scenic views of the Texan desert which gives it an almost classic Western feel with open plain vistas & the like. The producers of Lone Wolf McQuade sued CBS after they made Walker, Texas Ranger (1993 - 2001) with Chuck Norris for copyright infringement, Orion Pictures eventually issued CBS with a retro active license.With a reasonable budget of about $5,000,000 this had some money spent on it & it's well made but it's just not very good, shot in El Paso in Texas. Headliners Chuck Norris & David Carradine do OK but are given little material to work with & Carradine is basically wasted while Norris has no on-screen presence. Ex-model Barbara Carrera plays the love interest & isn't very good.Lone Wolf McQuade is a poor 80's action film, having heard lots of positive things said about it I expected a half decent action film at least but it's a pretty dull, slow moving plot less advert for the Texan desert. Nowhere near the film many make out & nowhere near Norris's best.