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 * Review by Ken Begg at Jabootu's Bad Movie Dimension [http://jabootu.net/?p=8023 (Link)] - "...the film manages to go in unexpected directions frequently. That’s to the film’s credit, as is the fact that the story remains intriguing and never seems to be spinning it’s wheels. ... It’s cheap, but thankfully it’s effective!"
 * Review by Ty Burr at Entertainment Weekly (C+) [http://ew.com/article/1990/12/07/high-desert-kill/ (Link)] - The plot suggests ''Deliverance'' and ''Predator'' poured into a blender, but as long as it keeps you wondering what on earth is going on, it’s perversely intriguing."
 * Review by  Jeremy Jeffers at ScreamGeeks (5.9/10) [http://www.screamgeeks.com/2017/12/high-desert-kill-movie-review-harry.html (Link)] - "As a horror film High Desert Kill is actually fairly functional. The atmosphere is really well done and each scene does a wonderful job of pushing the desolate setting. You really feel as though these characters are shut off from society and on their own against the elements. There's an oppressive ambience that oozes through every scene. ...  Let it be said that I knew I was in for a crazy ride, and I was not disappointed."
 * Review by Amanda Reyes at Made for TV Mayhem [http://madefortvmayhem.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/the-usa-world-premiere-movie-project_15.html (Link)] - "Just like the characters in ''High Desert Kill'', I was a witness… '''''I was there'''''… yet, I still don’t believe what I saw… I wonder if I will even be able to recount the story properly. ... ''High Desert Kill'' is absolutely one of the weirdest films I have ever seen. It’s got some mind-boggling moments ... , but it’s also fascinating and, at some points, quite effective."

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 * Review by Ken Begg at Jabootu's Bad Movie Dimension [http://jabootu.net/?p=8023 (Link)] - "...the film manages to go in unexpected directions frequently. That’s to the film’s credit, as is the fact that the story remains intriguing and never seems to be spinning it’s wheels. ... It’s cheap, but thankfully it’s effective!"
 * Review by Ty Burr at Entertainment Weekly (C+) [http://ew.com/article/1990/12/07/high-desert-kill/ (Link)] - The plot suggests ''Deliverance'' and ''Predator'' poured into a blender, but as long as it keeps you wondering what on earth is going on, it’s perversely intriguing."
 * Review by Agustin Cordes at Slightly Deranged [http://www.slightly-deranged.com/past-movies-of-the-week/movie-of-the-week-15.html (Link)] - "Anyway, the movie has a good start — the premise works and keeps you guessing as weird events develop in the forest."
 * Review by Amanda Reyes at Made for TV Mayhem [http://madefortvmayhem.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/the-usa-world-premiere-movie-project_15.html (Link)] - "Just like the characters in ''High Desert Kill'', I was a witness… '''''I was there'''''… yet, I still don’t believe what I saw… I wonder if I will even be able to recount the story properly. ... ''High Desert Kill'' is absolutely one of the weirdest films I have ever seen. It’s got some mind-boggling moments ... , but it’s also fascinating and, at some points, quite effective."
 * Video review by Ramboraph4life [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BDkLFRkCJw (Link)] - "The film kind of plays off as a [[Twilight Zone (1959 franchise)|Twilight Zone]] episode, like a feature length Twilight Zone episode..."

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-"In the badlands of New Mexico, <i>it</i> waits for them..."  Three friends take a hunting trip in the eerie landscape of the New Mexico desert mountains, where they meet a mountaineer who has lost his horses, a couple of strangely-acting "hippie girls" who soon disappear, leading to a series of increasingly strange events suggesting the influence of something unearthly among them....
+"In the badlands of New Mexico, <i>it</i> waits for them..."  Three friends take a hunting trip in the eerie landscape of the New Mexico desert mountains, where they meet a mountaineer who has lost his horses, and a couple of strangely-acting "hippie girls" who soon disappear, leading to a series of increasingly strange events suggesting the influence of something unearthly among them....
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 * Country/Language:  US, English
 * Genres/Technical:  Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, made-for-TV
-* Setting:  [[1980s]] [[New Mexico]]
+* Setting:  [[1980s]] [[New Mexico]] [[Weird West]]
 * Runtime:  1 hr 29 min
 * Starring:  Chuck Connors, Marc Singer, Anthony Geary, Micah Grant

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 * Review by Agustin Cordes at Slightly Deranged [http://www.slightly-deranged.com/past-movies-of-the-week/movie-of-the-week-15.html (Link)] - "Anyway, the movie has a good start — the premise works and keeps you guessing as weird events develop in the forest."
 * Review by Amanda Reyes at Made for TV Mayhem [http://madefortvmayhem.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/the-usa-world-premiere-movie-project_15.html (Link)] - "Just like the characters in ''High Desert Kill'', I was a witness… '''''I was there'''''… yet, I still don’t believe what I saw… I wonder if I will even be able to recount the story properly. ... ''High Desert Kill'' is absolutely one of the weirdest films I have ever seen. It’s got some mind-boggling moments ... , but it’s also fascinating and, at some points, quite effective."
 * Plot summary in the book "Cyborgs, Santa Claus and Satan: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Made for Television" by Fraser A. Sherman [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=phOBCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA88&lpg=PA88&#v=onepage&q&f=false (Link)] - "''High Desert'' features some interesting ideas in a totally dull film."
 * [[User:Ywhateley|Y.Whateley]] - "A fun throw-back to some of those great old 1950s alien-among-us films, especially ''[[It Came from Outer Space (1953 film)]]''; it's a fairly understated and low-key low-budget movie that kept my interest and never really wore out its welcome; the unearthly desert landscape full of bizarre rock formations and weird native ruins deserves some special mention alongside some competent, if not electrifying, performances by Chuck Connors and the rest of the cast. I couldn't rate it much higher than 2.5/5 'stars', but it's really not a bad little movie, and I'd certainly watch it again."

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+"In the badlands of New Mexico, <i>it</i> waits for them..."  Three friends take a hunting trip in the eerie landscape of the New Mexico desert mountains, where they meet a mountaineer who has lost his horses, a couple of strangely-acting "hippie girls" who soon disappear, leading to a series of increasingly strange events suggesting the influence of something unearthly among them....
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 * Review by Amanda Reyes at Made for TV Mayhem [http://madefortvmayhem.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/the-usa-world-premiere-movie-project_15.html (Link)] - "''High Desert Kill'' is absolutely one of the weirdest films I have ever seen. It’s got some mind-boggling moments ... , but it’s also fascinating and, at some points, quite effective."
 * Plot summary in the book "Cyborgs, Santa Claus and Satan: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Made for Television" by Fraser A. Sherman [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=phOBCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA88&lpg=PA88&#v=onepage&q&f=false (Link)] - "''High Desert'' features some interesting ideas in a totally dull film."
 ==Synopsis (SPOILERS)==
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-{{spoiler|An old cowboy and hunters in New Mexico are tricked and tested by an alien in human form.}}
+{{spoiler|An old cowboy and hunters in New Mexico are tricked and tested by a shape-shifting alien in human form.}}
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