Armand an interesting subject. an interesting image about West. and the skin of dark fairy tale. a film about survive and about a myth. the other side of reality and the different vision about Amerindians and Whites. almost an old fashion horror because the purpose is not exactly the terror, to scare or to impress. but present a story not extraordinary but convincing. it is special for its spirit - few men in search of a family, the slices of classical western, the confessions and the fight against obscure enemy, the truth and the a new day. nothing amazing. but a good film. and this detail is more important because, after its end, the feeling what it was a different type of film remains.

Jim McCormick "The Burrowers" is an original little film to say the least. It makes a pretty damn good western, & commentary on how whites treated the Indians badly in the late 1900's. It makes for a nifty little horror film, as what the white settlers & Calvary thought was a Indian raid & massacre of a family, is not what happened, to their horror.Very good acting, directing, & pacing compliment this film, with enough of a spooky soundtrack to intensify scenes just at the right moment. The creatures are a bit tough to make out in the dark, but in retrospect, that probably enhances this film too.If I had to liken "the Burrowers" to any movie(s), I'd call it "the Mole People" on steroids, meets "the Searchers." Though no where near as good as film as "The Searchers," (not many westerns are), it digs up "the Mole People," & buries them for good! "The Burrows" is one of those rare films that combines the western & horror genres & makes it work! Notched it up a extra star for originality!

bassplace88 A low budget thriller, breathes life into a tired genre. This Western works in providing isolation that all great horror movies have. Though you won't jump out of your skin, you will feel tense and uneasy. You can make comparisons to vampire fare, the Descent, and Tremors, to name a few. With a few tweaks to the story, you have something unique and interesting. Although not entirely a new concept, the humanoids can be the bigger monster. There is poetic justice based on this concept, stemming from altering the creatures feeding habits to racism getting in the way of finding the answers. The way the creatures feed is unique and plays into common human fears. Creature design and effects are acceptable and above par for the budget. The only real technical issue, moments of low dialogue levels. I boosted the center channel, lowered my front left and right speakers on my sound system and left the subtitles on. Keep your expectations in check, and you will come out pleasantly surprised.

JoeB131 This is a typical "revisionist" western movie. Which means White people are the bad guys. Just remember, you need to feel guilty.So the plot is that these creatures called "burrowers" are popping out of the ground and having no buffalo to hunt (because evil white people hunted them down) start killing people instead.So the creatures take some people we don't see for more than a few minutes (including children, because dead kids are always funny), a posse of five characters set out in pursuit on the theory that these are Indians.None of the characters are really likable. It's like the producers wanted the audience to suffer by just watching it by doing one unpleasant thing to the characters after another before flipping us all the bird at the end.