At the Movies

Here’s a really good review of the Billy Jack movies - because I know you’ve been looking for one.

These movies came out around the time I was in high school- at least, that’s when I first became aware of them. I’m not even sure of how many of these I saw.  I'm thinking maybe only one.

I also don’t remember particularly liking these movies, but then again, I don't think I particularly disliked them, either. I think the problem for me was that I didn't find them all that entertaining and I wasn’t all that interested in them, even though I felt like I should be.

I think this was largely due to the fact that I had a friend who was obsessed with Billy Jack - so I figured there must be something there. But no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't see it. I distinctly remember watching one of these, concentrating and squinting really hard at the screen - straining, like I was physically trying to suck in some mysterious invisible information, information that I just couldn't find. I was never successful.

Still, the movie(s) I saw were not without some kind of bizarre charm - if that's the right word for it. At least, that's how I remember it through the haze of all of these years. This article seems to confirm that. For me, at least.