Ticker

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Summary: ANOTHER WASTE OF DENNIS HOPPER'S ACTING TALENTS
Review: A COP [TOM SIZEMORE] AND A BOMB EXPERT [STEVEN SEAGAL] GO AFTER A MAD BOMBER [DENNIS HOPPER, WHO'S BASICALLY PLAYING A VILLAIN THAT SHAMELESSLY RIPS OFF THE VILLAIN HE PLAYED IN ''SPEED'']. BAD ACTING, BAD ACTION, AND A PLOT THAT'S BEEN DONE WAY TOO MANY TIMES NOW. AND IF YOU WANNA SEE THIS TO SEE NAS, GUESS WHAT. NAS DIES WITHIN LIKE THE 1ST 15 MINUTES OF THIS MOVIE! AND AS FOR THOSE WHO WANNA SEE THIS TO SEE STEVEN SEAGAL, GUESS WHAT. SEAGAL DOESN'T REALLY DO MUCH OF ANYTHING UNTIL THE END OF THE MOVIE! WHEN WILL FILMMAKERS STOP COPYING OFF OF DIE HARD AND SPEED? PROBABLY NEVER.

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Summary: Another bad movie from the maker of Wrecking Crew & more
Review: Albert Pyun might not have the bad cameras and low budget that he had in Ice-t's Millenium-series (Urban Menace, Wrecking Crew & The Corrupt) but he still is disabled to write a good script.
This isn't even good by low-action-standards, it's one of the worst action movies in years.

Steven Seagal is as bad as only he can be (bad at acting that is).
I wanted to see it couse of the rapper NAS (belly) but he came and went in the time of 4 minutes.
Now that's even less screentime then what Snoop had in the HOT BOYZ, which by the way is 30 times better than this one.

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Summary: Another bad movie from the maker of Wrecking Crew & more
Review: Albert Pyun might not have the bad cameras and low budget that he had in Ice-t's Millenium-series (Urban Menace, Wrecking Crew & The Corrupt) but he still is disabled to write a good script.
This isn't even good by low-action-standards, it's one of the worst action movies in years.

Steven Seagal is as bad as only he can be (bad at acting that is).
I wanted to see it couse of the rapper NAS (belly) but he came and went in the time of 4 minutes.
Now that's even less screentime then what Snoop had in the HOT BOYZ, which by the way is 30 times better than this one.

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Summary: Three good actors. One bad movie.
Review: As far as I am concerned a move that is successful has to be origional, well directed, entertaining and stimulating. This movie had none of those traits, it was boring, predictable, unorigional and just plain lame. What was Tom Siezmore and Dennis Hopper thinking when they signed on for this flick, and I can only imagine their reactions when they saw it its end result, they had to be embarrassed. It felt like a made for tv movie and a bad one at that. As far as Steven Seagal I like him a lot and own all his movies, but I will never buy this one, I wouldn't take it if it were free. I looked forward to seeing some of his moves in the movie but the only time he did anything was at the very end and it was so dark and badly filmed that you couldn't even see what he was doing. It also felt like they had to stick in a little of his Aikido moves just because he was Steven Seagle, I hate to say it but I think the movie would have been better if he had just remained a bomb squad captain instead of his character role as the invincible martial artist. Don't ever watch this movie it will only hurt the reputations of three fine actors. If I could give this movie a below 1 star rating I would, it truely deserves it.

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Summary: For Those Who Didn't Enjoy This Movie: How About This?
Review: As many reviewers have said rightly, "Ticker" is a bomb. Real Bomb. Big Bomb. And Steven Seagal plays the leader of a bomb squad.

For all not-so-bad cast of Dennis Hopper, Tom Sizemore, Jamie Pressly, and Peter Greene, the film doesn't know how to tell a story. Okay, actions temselves are so-so, but no tension, no exciting feeling comes from them. As I was watching it in theater in Japan (yeah, I went to a theater all the way) in May, 2001, the guy behind my seat actually said, "Man, during that gun-shooting scene at the climax, I couldn't tell which side is which!... Which was the bad side, anyway?" That kind of complaint. Yes, because of poor editing and awful staging of the action sequences, everything looks confused and disjointed. And with this cast. What a waste.

SO, I tell you something else. As if reflecting the trend of the recent movie industry in Hollywood, "Ticker" shows many faces from music industry. We have seen Whitney and Maria. We have DMX in "Exit Wounds." And now in "Ticker" we have NAS (Nasir Jones) as a cop and Chilli (Rozonda Thomas) from TLC. Plus, veteran guitarist Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown can be seen playing; and in the same jazz bar scene, you can see a glimpse of Billy Preston, who played the keyboard in the legendary "Let It Be" session of the Beatles. And as a terrorist commander, Ice-T shows up briefly ... what kind of casting is this! AND finally, while the ending credit rolls up, you can hear a blues song called "Love Doctor" whose lead vocal sounds very, very familiar to you. Oh yes, who else?

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Summary: I almost felt like I was watching Speed
Review: Being a fan of Steven Segal movies I decided to get Ticker. The start of the movie was not directed as well as it could have been. Movie segments seemed to piece together a little rough, almost to haphazardly. That didn't last long though and the movie started off.

The Segal movies I have seen before, Segal was the main actor. It was a nice different seeing him share the spotlight of the movie with Tom Sizemore. Much of the action was what one would expect in a Segal movie, and I like that.

Dennis Hopper who was the bomber in Speed also is the bomber in this movie. His unique voice kept reminding me of that movie. The movie was halfway over or so before I could place him with this movie.

I was glad the movie had some unexpected twists to it as it began to come to the end of the storyline. I won't share those with you though as they are what makes this movie worth watching.

I really was tempted to give it 4 stars, I would have if the beginning of the movie went a little smoother. A good movie to sit back and watch by yourself, or with a friend or two and a couple of beers.

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Summary: Ticker, a musical genius
Review: Dear Steven,

I had no idea you lived in New London, CT. I hear the Coast Guard Academy has a lovely campus there. I have heard the prophecy suggested by Nico Toscani and would also like to comment on your upcoming CD release. I hear it will change the world much in the same way the Wyld Stallyns did. Kudos on your release parties in Jamaica.

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Summary: "Speed" without the talent
Review: Dennis Hopper is a mad bomber (sound familiar) planting time bombs all over San Fransisco, and the only things standing in his way are Tom Sizemore as a vengeful vice cop, and Steven Seagal as a bomb squad expert called Glass! What Sizemore was doing associating himself with this brainless drivel is anyone's guess, but it is a pretty poor outing, even by Seagals recent standards. Interestingly this had a delayed release due to sensitivity around 9-11, but any expectations you mave have knowing that will soon evaporate. Trivia fans might look out for Seagal playing a disguised member of the live band in the "Jazz Cat" bar scene (nothing to do with the plot) as this is probably the high point of the flick. I think the script was doodled on some rough paper in a toilet somewhere, and in sure fire hollywood fashion somebody said "Great idea for a movie". On the plus side there is quite a bit of action, although Seagal is even more miserably stoic than usual, and you can't help feeling everyone is going through the motions, just to get a pay check. One diversion from the normal formula has Sizemore and NOT Seagal as the "man with attitude" after his family were wiped out by, you guessed it ......... a bomb. The credibility meter is in sub overdrive, and there are more cliches in this picture than explosions, so don't be too disappointed. Even the class of Dennis Hopper can't lift this out of mediocrity, and I have to advise even the staunchest of Seagal fans to to avoid this movie. Worse than Bad!


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Summary: Awful movie, so bad you want to laugh
Review: Dennis Hopper's Irish accent goes on and off, some scenes he is Mr Irish guy, and other scenes he has an American accent. This is never explained and therefore can only be seen as unintentional, a mistake. Tom Sizemore looks like he's depressed to be in this movie and he phones in his whole performance. All the actors look depressed to be in this movie, like they stepped in you-know-what. Peter Greene, who is usually a really good actor, seems like he is half asleep. None of the action scenes make any sense. I even think they had another actor replace Tom Sizemore's voice in the scene where he is driving over the Golen Gate bridge. The whole film is shot in close-ups which totally disconnect you from whatever place they are supposed to be in. Awful movie. This film is a funny example of how NOT TO MAKE A FILM.

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Summary: A Mastermind Film
Review: Explosions and inferno are the key to this movie. Wait, no, Steven Seagal is! Forget Tom Sizemore who cusses like an orphan and Dennis Hopper with his cheesy Irish accent. It's about the Buddhist bomb squad leader who is the genius Steven Seagal. "I bet she's into some nasty stuff, brotha!" They 'treat the devices' and make Tom Sizemore do his job. Do some detective work man! Jaime Pressly has a black eye and Tom Sizemore points right at it saying, "sorry about the eye." Yes. The explosions are relatively decent for this straight-to-tape film and Nas makes a short appearance, thankfully. The movie is nothing original, but still makes Steven Seagal look like a genius. Cops versus a mad bomber. Enjoyable!