i hat this movie when i watch it and and after watch it again now i know why i hate it so much . high noon and part ii represent the return of will kane have virtually nothing to do with the original high noon . it cash in in the original to give u a title character and that be about all . near the beginning we get a gratuitous slaughter of a pen full of horse a the bounty hunter try to catch a guy he know could not have commit the crime he charge with . since the guy be in with the horse and just shoot the horse to find the guy and right . i wasn not angry with the guy who shoot the horse and i be angry that the writer and producer think that disgust and unnecessary scene would be worth include in the movie . i do not care that they of course do not really shoot the horse and it be still gratuitously sick . it do not make me hate the bad guy ( which he earn on his own ) and it make me hate the movie . and and it never get any good afterward . lee major a will kane be horrible . talk about a stiff and cardboard and unsympathetic portrayal . pernell robert come across a the big jerk on the planet . sure and youre not suppose to like the bad guy but in this case it go beyond wouldislike to i despise this movie because the bad guy be so annoying . ( actually and richard jaeckel and skip homeier and richard boone play numerous bad guy who i still enjoy watch even though i want them to get theirs . ) i do not know how major or robert have ever be a success in act while neither of them can play a character i care one iota about . i think though that i could tolerate major and robert and the storyline a lot well if there wasn not this tenuous attempt to connect this story with high noon . it could have stand on it own a a story and in my opinion would have be much well have it be a story in it own right than with the attempted high noon tie in . lee major compare to gary cooper be like tom selleck compare to clark gable . this movie big annoyance be that they try to cash in on the name of a classic western and for no good reason . now and if we saw a much old will kane have to face the son of the men he have to kill and that would be a relevant story to make a part ii while this however be ruin by try to make the connection . i be change my 1 rating to a 4 and but really this be a very misguided effort .