The Legend of 5 Mile Cave

1/12/2023

It kind of reminded me of being a kid again. Cowboys, a mystery, some of the things the child in me would have loved. And then, on top of it, was a narration that reminded me of childhood classics like The Boy Who Could Fly, Radio Flyer, Sandlot, The Princess Bride, all the movies that kids from the 80s knew and loved. And the best part is that it's a pure light film. It's not dark, it's not cynical, it doesn't force political morality designed to paint it's target audience as evil or shame the things they like... it's just a light fun film. The good guys are good. The bad guys are bad. Mystery, action, suspense. The characters are developed, they aren't stereotyped created to force an agenda. It's just a refreshingly simple and ultimately well acted and thoroughly entertaining fi

9/2/2024

**_Good Western with human interest based around the Colossal Cave Legend_** In 1929, a man shows up at a farm in Kentucky that’s facing foreclosure (Adam Baldwin). The widow allows him to stay in the barn in exchange for work (Jill Wagner) while her boy bonds with the mysterious man. The kid is especially interested in his true-story about outlaw gunslinger Shooter Green (Jeremy Sumpter) from 1887 Arizona. “The Legend of 5 Mile Cave” (2019) mixes "Secondhand Lions" and "Places in the Heart" with the Colossal Cave Legend of the Old West. The latter revolves around the caves located 30 miles southeast of Tucson being used as a hideout for outlaws in the mid-1880s wherein they hid loot stolen from Southern Pacific Express on two different occasions. William Castle’s 1951 Western “Cav