'The White Buffalo' is one strange western. Some call it western version of the 'Jaws'. Anyway, this is not bad movie at all, far from greatness, but definitely entertaining. The buffalo itself isn't very scary as a monster, but rather hokey. The film is carried by star power of Charles Bronson who gives stellar performance as Wild Bill Hickok on the hunt of terrifying white buffalo. He is supported by wonderful cast with Will Sampson and Jack Warden, and Kim Novak, John Carradine and Ed Lauter making cameos. After magnificently directed opening scene rest of the film might feel little bit let down, but the atmosphere is held together by John Barry's haunting score.Nothing sensational or thought provoking, but still worth to watch when you want to see some different twist in the western genre.

I have seen almost all the films signed by J. Lee Thompson, a very good director, a lot of action films. He worked very often with Charles Bronson, a very dear actor, for him and for me. This is not one of the best, neither for Bronson or Thompson. It's decent enough but, the subject itself and how that buffalo look, it's more appropriate for teenagers. The best performances comes from Will Sampson and Jack Warden.

"It's not down on any map; true places never are." ― Herman MelvilleLee Thompson's "The White Buffalo" is a fine western undermined by a number of unnecessary dream sequences and poor special effects. The film stars the inimitable Charles Bronson as Wild Bill Hickok, an ageing gunslinger who team up with Chief Crazy Horse to track down and kill an infamous, murderous white buffalo.Though resemblant of Moby Dick – our heroes are a pair of violent obsessives - the film, like most westerns released after 1961, also functions as a giant allegory for the passing of time, the death of an era, and the slow demise of the Old West and its assorted totems (cowboys, wagons, Indians etc). In this regard, most Westerns are thoroughly stupid (everything from "Once Upon a Time In the West" to "The Wild Bunch" to "Junior Bonner"), using steam-engines, railways, machine guns, automobiles, trains, electricity, buffalo's or blaze of glory bloodbaths as clunky "metaphors" for what is essentially the death of a false image. Few genres are more self absorbed, mournful and dangerously nostalgic as the western.Bronson wears unusual sunglasses in this film; round lenses with leather side-guards. Were these available in the era depicted? 6/10 – Worth one viewing.

love this movie one of my favorites. also the other guy that says you notice little things like with any movie that you did not notice before like for example when wild bill and one eye are in the bar one eye actually FARTS before he throws the mug. then the hot grease bum says make your move you glass eyed Gas bag. also i had question what the hell is a grease bum and what does he mean by hot Grease. not sure what else to say but i like the look and feel of the movie as well as the slang an all around classic that i will watch time and time again especially in the winter after i foreclose on his mortgage and hit the college you swag jab bellies. now the thunder bird is eating the sky. soon plenty of snow!!