Mjeteconer Just perfect...

Adeel Hail Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Wuchak In 1968's "The Stalking Moon" Gregory Peck plays a frontier scout who retires from assisting the US Army to his ranch in the mountains of New Mexico where a needy blond (Eva Marie Saint) and her half-Indian boy tag along. Unfortunately the boy's father is on their trail, a silent and ruthless killing machine named Salvaje, meaning "Ghost" in Apache. Robert Forster is on hand as the scout's Native friend.You'll like "The Stalking Movie" if you like low-key, realistic Westerns in the manner of "Will Penny," but without that film's over-the-top (and unbelievable) villains. Like "Penny," it has great actors, spectacular locations & cinematography and a quality score. Unfortunately, the story & characters aren't as interesting and the movie plays out in a dull manner.Before viewing "The Stalking Moon" I saw "Journey to Shiloh," which was released the same year. "Journey" is a low-budget movie with the unmistakable gloss of one of Universal's factory-made television movies at the time. Despite these glaring limitations, the characters and their story pulled me into the movie and kept my interest. "The Stalking Moon," by contrast, offers the express opposite: Cinematic expertise on every level, but a tedious story and bland characters. It's an interesting comparison: What's more important – an involving story with interesting characters or technically excellent filmmaking? I'll take "Journey" with its entertaining yarn over "Stalking" any day.A good example of what I mean by the blandness of the characters can be seen in the humdrum-ness of the scout's relationship with the blond and her boy as depicted in the cabin scenes at the ranch, particularly at the dinner table. Perhaps the filmmakers were making a point of the woman's culture shock at re-entering civilized society but, regardless, the lack of substance or any hint of joie de vivre in their interactions is dreadfully tedious. When Salvaje finally attacks in the last half hour it still wasn't interesting.Nevertheless, if you enjoy ultra-realistic 60s/70s Westerns and are a fan of Peck or Saint, "The Stalking Moon" is a must.The film runs 109 minutes and was shot at Red Rock Canyon and Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada.GRADE: C+

greenleafie Prior to the vastly overblown and disappointing Greg Peck western, McKenna's Gold, was this quiet gem of humanity, romance, redemption, and terror. Its two stars, Peck and Eva Marie Saint, carry the film beautifully. There is little dialog, but such fine actors don't really require it to make their parts human and believable. The story is original and timely. There are stunning locations, lushly photographed by the great Charles Lang, and the sure directorial hand of Robert Mulligan (To Kill A Mockingbird.) Fred Karlin's music, like the rest of the movie, is understated and effective. Underscoring it all, is the invisible predator, Salvaje, who carries them all- and us- inexorably, to a hold-your-breath conclusion. Like a good Hitchcock film, The Stalking Moon is rooted in the familiar, juxtaposed with the extraordinary.Very highly recommended.

malcotoro It's supposed to be slow initially, this is the Old West in the 1880s. But the climax and ending are very exciting, the Indian moves through the brush with such speed and determination. First time I saw this in the 70s I was on the edge of my seat. Indian renegades were vengeful at losing their homeland and families to the Whites, they used stealth and native wisdom of plants, the terrain to stay alive whilst the U.S. Army chased them down relentlessly into oblivion. The movie is now on DVD since Aug 26, 2008 and fans can buy it in the DVD format, I am happy to say. Greg Peck, in one of his best, Eva Marie Saint, Robert Forster all have credible roles in this adaptation of the story by Theodore Olsen, I have the book too. In a similar vein, Burt Lancaster played a renegade in the movie Apache,surviving the long journey to Florida and back after the surrender of Geronimo at Skeleton Canyon in 1886. Yes, there was a renegade Apache called Massai, and Massai Point is an area within the Chiricahua National Monument, southeast of Tucson AZ. Check it out for authentic feeling of the Apache environment. Terribly Disappointing writes one reviewer, yet he enthuses over his 10 paragraphs of highlights in the movie. So, viewers can disregard any negatives, this is a first rate Western movie, very memorable, now in my Western collection at the front. Comment from Malcolm in Toronto 5th September 2008

annesaso Not even listed as one of Gregory Peck's better films, I consider this to be one of the most exciting Westerns I have ever seen. The Stalking Moon, Jeremiah Johnson, High Noon,.. all three are Western Classics.The movie begins slowly but the sense of foreboding builds throughout the film as Sam and his adopted family wait for the inevitable. Eva Marie Saint portrays an abused woman with spare dignity and understated grace, the little boy is great and Gregory Peck is a formidable presence, growing stronger in character and determination as his feelings for the woman and her son develop. Nathaniel Narsisco, as the Stalker is realistically and excruciatingly frightening as he silently tracks his prey. Although almost 40 years old the movie holds up well even when compared to films like Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven.I have just read Roger Ebert's condemnation of this film and cannot believe that he and I differ so greatly as to its relative merits. How ever this is the man who loved "over the top" Donald Pleasance in "Will Penny" so one should not be surprised.