Sorry, this movie sucks

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

BraveStarr is not quite one of my favourites now, but as a kid it was my personal favourite of Filmmation's efforts. However, I do like it a lot For its time with the aforementioned episode with the boy dying of an overdose BraveStarr was quite bold, especially seeing as it was an animated show. The animation is more than reasonable, it isn't the animation that you go wow over as there is the odd flat character design, but I did love the ethereal-looking backgrounds, colours and visual effects. The incidental music is good, likewise with the theme tune, which is easy to remember and intriguing. The story lines are well paced and fun, complete with pretty strong writing and good characters(both good and evil), while the voice acting is top notch. In conclusion, a great childhood memory. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Bravestarr was released in 1987 by the now defunct American animation company, Filmation on the back of He-man: Masters of the universe and She-Ra: Princess of Power, in 1983 and 87' respectively. The plot of the cartoon was about a Native American cowboy named Marshall Bravestarr, who possesses the strength of the bear, ears of the wolf, speed of the puma and eyes of a hawk, and his trusty sidekick, a talking horse named Thirty- Thirty, who carried with him a gun aptly titled, 'Sarah Jane' and with the help of Deputy Fuzz and Judge J.B serve to protect New Texas from the evil Tex Hex and his band of outlaws.Set in futuristic Texas, this was and still is to this day, one of the very few cartoons set in a particular city, in the US- hence in the South- thousands of light years ahead in the future. Considering this was made in the 80s, the creators did an impressive job trying to recreate the wild west look but from a Sci-Fi based outlook. Bravestarr didn't just evoke morality and good verses bad, as well as teaching children lessons about life, but it also highlighted themes of culture and community and that we shouldn't take things and life for granted. And despite the fact that this was an action adventure cartoon, many of the story lines, themes and issues it addressed resonate with children and adults in a way that makes sense to them. In addition, Marshall Bravestarr was one of the very first major cartoon characters from a (ethnic)minority background, to make an impact on TV.The sound effects were amazing, the music was great, the theme song equally memorable and the animation was wonderful. The characters were well designed and the stories were diverse and taught kids morals and the importance of what is right and what is wrong. Something of which the same cannot be said about today's cartoons, sadly.Whilst Bravestarr was overshadowed by the success of He-man, it is still a personal favourite for many 80s cartoon fanatics. Suffice to say, I preferred Bravestarr over He-man because of the diversity of the story lines, characters and that the depth of the situations and problems that the characters faced themselves, were more what I would say realistic and identifiable in contrast. For some reason, they resonated more with people because like for instance,in 'The Pledge' where a kid dies from a drug overdose, the fact that there wasn't a happy ending was important- in the sense that when kids watch that episode, well, in fact anyone who watches that episode, will realise for themselves the devastating consequences of drug usage and that no one should underestimate the dangers of drugs.Bold, brave and at times thought-provoking, Bravestarr is definitely that- bold, brave and thought provoking. A cult cartoon classic for many years to come, it dared to take some risks, but it had well and truly paid off in the end. It will be remembered by many cartoon fans as one of the most interesting as well as best 80s cartoons ever, and rightly so8 and a half out of ten

Looking back, the 1980s was not a great time for cartoons, one reason being the stranglehold toy manufacturers had on the genre, with whole armies of corporate creations getting TV shows and not usually to the benefit of viewers; for every show like "Wuzzles" and "Transformers" (which at least had the advantage of being good) there were series like "She-Ra, Princess Of Power" and "Lazer Tag Academy." (Since the latter isn't listed on IMDb, I'll take time out to comment about this - based on the laser gun game, this had heroine and star pupil of the Lazer Tag Academy Jamie Jaren pursue cryogenically-frozen-and-thawed-out villain Draxel Drear and his genetic sidekicks the Skuggs - probably the most useless assistants in TV history - through time, with the help of her modern-day ancestors Tom, Beth and Nicky. It only lasted one season, and was yet another stinker from Ruby-Spears. Enough.)Of course, there were still plenty of shows that came before the merchandising, and "BraveStarr" was one such; several SF shows have been dubbed Westerns in outer space, but this one took the concept literally, with Frank Becker's title song setting the scene: "In a distant time, and far away place/The planet of New Texas floats deep in space/Sky of three suns, land of precious ore/The kerium rush brought out thugs by the score!" (The lyrics were talked rather than sung, in a manner that really helps you understand why it took so long for Eminem to make his mark.) The thugs were generally led by the evil, wizened Tex Hex, who wanted to take control of New Texas and its kerium."Then one day a Marshal appeared/With powers of hawk, wolf, puma and bear..." Enter Marshal BraveStarr and his sidekick, cyberhorse Thirty-Thirty (named in honour of his rifle) - BraveStarr was what we now call a Native American who could call on the eyes of a hawk, the ears of a wolf, the speed of a puma and the strength of a bear. As you may have figured, he had a bit of a mystical bent (the show was also given to "Kung Fu"-type flashbacks to his youth); less positively, it wasn't free of Filmation's typical sledgehammer morals - in one episode, the guest villain even berated a regular villain for his smoking! But the show was several cuts above average for the studio in terms of watchability and entertainment; and it deserves a footnote for what comes next."Sherlock Holmes in the 23rd Century" was a two-part story which dispensed with all the characters but BraveStarr, basically dropping him into a plot that had Sherlock fall from Reichenbach Falls just as a time warp opened, carrying him into the time of "BraveStarr." (Moriarty followed, and the deerstalker'd one acquired equivalents for Watson, the Baker Street Irregulars and Lestrade - his female descendant, a much tougher cop than the Inspector.) It's not uncommon for TV shows to work in pilot episodes through the back door - "Star Trek," "Adam 12," "Who's The Boss?," "The Nanny," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and "Murder, She Wrote" tried it (only the latter two succeeded in launching "CSI: Miami" and "The Law and Harry McGraw" respectively) - but it's never been as obvious as it was here, and it didn't work... although we did eventually get the unrelated "Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century"!"BraveStarr" was one of Filmation's last shows, but it was one of their better ones. Maybe if they had had more like that and less like "Filmation's Ghostbusters"...

Bravestarr was an excellent cartoon series. It was one of My favorites and I liked it just as much as He-Man and the Masters of the Universe! The cartoon was always action packed and exciting and even viewing it today its still one awesome cartoon. I just like the story and futuristic western characters. I hope one day Bravestarr will come back once more like He-Man did this year. If you haven`t seen a Bravestarr episode before please do if you can because it packs a wallop!