Warlock (1959)

[jbor at bigpond.com]

Yes, there's really no comparison between the two. _Warlock_ is an easy 
and enjoyable read, but the dialogue is wooden and the characters, 
particularly the female characters, are cardboard cutouts. There are 
some interesting sub-plots, but overall it's rife with the 
sentimentalism and melodramatic clichés that are typical of the pulp 
western genre it belongs to.

The movie's better than average if you like westerns. Watch out for 
"Bones" McCoy.

best

On 14/04/2006:

> I wasn't going to say it first, but I agree.  The book's a better than 
> average western, but not Great.  Blood Meridian is FAR superior.
>
> Ghetta
>
>> From: jbor at bigpond.com
>>
>> The book's OK too, as far as pulp westerns go. Overrated here, 
>> however.