Two brothers return from far away, to a home they left when they were too young to remember, only to find it overrun with violent, corrupt outsiders who rule over their people with an iron fist and exploit every resource. Sounds like a standard western plot. And it is, but in Buffalo Boys, instead of a historical American epic, director Mike Wiluan transfers the setup to 19th century Java.
2018 was a great year for movies. (Read about my favorites HERE.) So were 2017, 2016, and so on and so forth as far back as long as you care to look. I’m a big believer that every year has great movies if you look for them, and 2019 is shaping up to be another in an unbroken line. With that in mind, here are my 50 most anticipated movies of the upcoming year.
An action-heavy, martial arts-filled western from Singapore? Don’t mind if I do. Buffalo Boys, Singapore’s official submission for the foreign-language Oscar, finally has a domestic release date and to celebrate, there’s a bone-breaking, sword-playing, bullet-spraying, vengeance-exacting new trailer. Check it out after the jump.
Last month we saw the first teaser for the Indonesian
revenge western Buffalo Boys, and it was rad. But it was
just a taste. Well, it’s back with a full trailer that delves into the
storyline and shows off more of the fantastic action hinted at last time.
Enjoy.
This should be fun. In recent years, Indonesian action
cinema has delivered the likes of Merantau, The Raid
and The Raid 2, Headshot, and more. These
rank among the best violent martial arts movies, not only of modern times, but
ever. And a bunch of folks involved in many of these films, and others, teamed
up for a project called Buffalo Boys, which promises no
shortage of face-kicking, throat-punching action.
