Iron Horse Entertainment through Echelon Studios has re-released Three Bad Men. Associate Producer, Shannon Holzer, recruited long time composer Glenn Baxley to recreate the soundtrack. Baxley composed a score that dramatically changed the pace of this film. Whereas before the scenes seemed to drag on from one to another, the new score creates tension and excitement. Those who have seen both versions agree that the re-release shows dramatic improvement in all of the scenes as well as the movie as a whole. One person told me that the new score fit the acting styles better and brought out the actors' true talent; I agree. This goes to show that any one part can have a dramatic affect on the whole film. Director Jeff Hathcock did well to improve upon this good little film. Film students and critics would do well to see both versions back to back as a critical exercise. Doing so will be a testimony to the value of hiring of the right person for the job.
Review of Three Bad Men
Three Bad Men
(2005)
Three Bad Men has been recently re-released by Echelon Studios
26 January 2011
Warning: Spoilers