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Brisco County jr (Bruce Campbell) is on the trail of the Swill brothers (Denis Forest, Jeremy Roberts, Judson Scott, Tracey Walters), but when he has finally caught up, he finds himself outgunned, falls down some cliffs and is left to die in the middle of the desert - but fortunately his friend Prof. Wickwire (John Astin) happens to pass by on his rocket-driven train waggon, and he takes him to the next town, No Man's Land - called so because it's a town free of man. And thus, the locals have their reservations allowing them in, but Sheriff Taylor (Denise Crosby) rules since they're clearly in distress they need to be helped - and thus local Dr. Quintano, medicine woman (Shareen Mitchell), nurses Brisco back to health, and he and the Sheriff become fast friends. Problem is, the Swills have also chosen No Man's Land as their next stop, and since the town as a no-gun policy, they manage to take over rather quickly, and they even manage to take Lord Bowler (Julius Carry), Brisco's friend and fellow bounty hunter who has stopped by on a different mission, captive. With some trickery, Brisco and company manage to overcome them and free Lord Bowler though - and then the objective of the Swills hitting town arrives, an actual tank, a prototype stolen from the army by the Swills' cousin Ed (Tegan West), and something that would make them invincible. And the tank really lays some of No Man's Land to waste ... before Brisco figures to fight something as (for the time) futuristic, one needs to think futuristic oneself - and thus Prof. Wickwire's rocket is used to blow the tank to Kingdom Come ...

Good fun, much in the way that B westerns from the 1930s and 40s can be fun, but without just aping (or even parodying) these movies of old but with giving things a modern twist that though stays clear of being revisionist or post-modern - it's really just genre fun for fun's sake, with Bruce Campbell doing a nice job as western hero, leading a solid ensemble. And of course, tanks and rockets lend a nice touch to the genre, but especially in the 1930s, B westerns and western serials were no strangers to such elements.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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