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Directed by: Antoine Fuqua Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Danny Glover, Michael Peņa I went into this movie not expecting much, and was pleasantly surprised to find a well constructed action/conspiracy flick. I was prepared for a post-Departed disappointment with Wahlberg, but he fits the role very well. He manages to be a convincing hero without the cheesiness of someone like Schwarzenegger. If you enjoy a good action flick with more to it than blood and guts, you'll not be disappointed with this film. It reminded me of movies like Harrison Ford's 90s repertoire, like Clear and Present Danger, The Fugitive, etc. If you liked those, you'll probably like this. 4/5 RATING: 4 PROS: Lots of action, intelligent plot CONS: Formulaic Cabal of Evil, Danny Glover lisping way too much ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: http://imdb.com/title/tt0822854/
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Directed by: Antoine Fuqua Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Danny Glover, Ned Beatty I've seen a fair number of Sniper Porn movies but this one is somewhat different. It starts as a masturbatory sniper movie and transforms into a masturbatory political movie. On the former, it certainly hits all the notes that are so popular but it does it with some solid work. Long distance moving targets that fire back impotently, anti-helicopter action, and the obligatory shot through enemy scope shot. Wahlberg's Swagger is a bit of a super soldier, easily well versed in improvised explosives, first aid, and assault rifles. And then, just as you're expecting it's going to be over, the whole movie makes a left turn into political fantasizing. People start talking in exaggerated political talking points and the stage is set for some mock political revenge. It's the strangest thing ever, seeing a caricature of a guy protected from on high telling the justice department to gently caress off. And then it turns into a sanguine crazed-militia-friendly masturbatory climax. All told, the action was pretty well done and I was certainly not bored by the weird events in the denouement. It's all pretty serious and tries to play for realism despite the hero having a penchant for running out in the open. There's also an absolutely awesome Sage of Sniper Lore at the midpoint who was too cool for words. Rating: 7/10 or 3.5 out of 5 Pros: Solid, varied action, outstanding Keeper of all Sniper Knowledge Cons: Bizarre and irrational 180° turn at the end by the main character
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Was a pretty decent Sunday afternoon type of flick. I thought it was cool what they did with the whole political drama type of thing, but to me it just felt like a long episode of 24(not necessarily a bad thing). However, it really felt like the ending was tacked on. I felt like if they wanted to stand strong on their point they could have ended the movie with the conference with the AG. All in all it had some nice action, some nice 'holy poo poo' moments, and some good comic relief in the middle. Rating: 3.5/5 Pros: Nice thriller with decent political backdrop. Cons: The beginning dragged a bit, and the ending was unnecessary.
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Mar 26, 2007 02:35
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Pros: Lots of gratuitous violence, Cons: Ending was kind of predictable. WTF: Danny Glover and a lisp? Very annoying. 4.5/5 Pretty good movie, lots of action, it reminded me of The Bourne Identity. Not too sure I believed the whole bumbling FBI youngster cracks the code and becomes a hero, learns how to shoot a sniper rifle(even though he was trained by Walbergs character). And I agree with Herpes, they should have ended it with the conference, I thought the movie was over and it would have left me a bit pissed that it ended that way, instead of him predictably getting revenge.
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Apr 2, 2007 04:11
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Director Antoine Fuqua and writer Jonathan Lemkin bring us a forgettable, heavy-handed, masturbatory "message" movie. Shooter attempts at first to trick the viewer into thinking that it has a complicated, intelligent plot. They entice you further by hiring on two starlets (the wonderfully Jessica Simpson-like Kate Mara, and the gorgeously statuesque Rhona Mitra) to provide eye candy in two tedious, poorly-written roles--which end up fitting nicely with the over-all quality of the film. Slowly, you learn that it's all a trick--this is a high-budget version of those unforgettably forgettable '80s action/suspense films, better fit for Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, or any of Hollywood's other C-list veterans. The film includes a steady helping of: -Gratuitously implausible plot. -Enough glamour shots of Marky Mark in cool shades, gigantic rifles, and ridiculous explosions to motivate any young poo poo-kicker to shoot some new holes in his favorite local signposts. -Hollywood liberalism at its most inept. It was almost enough to make me go Republican, just to spite this movie. By the time the evil mastermind shows himself--Ned Beatty doing his best to portray the liberal fantasy version of Dick Cheney--the film is on the fast-track, going from just Below Average Station to Embarassing Way for its scheduled train-wreck ending. -The ending. Oh god the ending. It's rare that a film caps off so poorly that it manages to be utterly contrived, insultingly stupid, and witlessly formulaic all at the same time. It's as if they realized "poo poo, we've gone over two hours, we'd better wrap this thing up now" and scribbled their ending down on a napkin before handing it to the director. I will say this: For a film that was obviously trying to be transparently masturbatory, it managed to have the perfect pay-off. -Completely schizophrenic script-writing. One minute is dumbed-down political thriller. The next, light-weight Lethal Weapon comedy. The next, something Schwarzenegger threw in his waste-basket before leaving for work. Totally incoherent script. Shooter? Poor name, in my opinion. More accurately, Danny Glover Collects A Paycheck. Or Mark Wahlberg: Tired of Being Taken Seriously As An Actor. Nah, too wordy. A do-not-miss for the Michigan Militia crowd. 1.5/5
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Apr 10, 2007 10:30
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This is like a very average comedy/action movie getting into a car accident with an attempt at political drama that was so ridiculous and hamfisted that it might as well have been written by the creators of Loose Change. Unfortunately, the action/comedy was nowhere near good enough to rescue the movie from the pure unabashed poo poo that was the political side of the movie. End result is a pretty painful experience. There's really not much point bothering to see this in cinemas unless you: - think YouTube government videos are insightful, informative and provide the REAL TRUTH - think Sniper Porn movies are the be-all end-all of existance Anyone else might as well wait for a rental. 1/5 deadEd fucked around with this message at 15:16 on Apr 12, 2007 |
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Apr 12, 2007 15:14
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Well, we've got shooting Vice President Dick Cheney in the face. That's the end game. You know, I went into the local video store the other day. It's run in the same way an art house theater would run a theater. The selection caters to people who've seen everything, and they offer stuff off the menu. Rare and interesting titles. The whole place is organized by director. The owner can answer anything. A sort of walking, talking database with enough personality to front a store. I asked him "So where can I find the conservative movies?" Knowing what I meant, he paused for 10 seconds considering. Finally he said "Gee, I don't know of any". 2/5 Nice combat scenes.
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Jun 26, 2007 06:50
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You have to give this movie credit for self-awareness, if for no other reason than the "They killed my drat dog" line. Entertaining action but I think they need to give the pseudo-controversial conspiracy theory movies a rest for a little while. 3/5
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Gah... Awful movie. It might be passable were it not for the outright ridiculous charicatures that are the bad guys. Toward the end of the movie it's like: "We sure are evil, aren't we?" "Yes we are! Congratulations on being so evil, by the way!" "Haha, why thankyou!" ... and this is not a comedy. 1/5
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