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Summary: Outstanding movie !
Review: Best sniper movie i've ever seen! Not full of gunfire but it's there in right moments, and a script is good too: Shooter - Spotter interaction is worth watching.
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Summary: another failure with Dolph Lundgren
Review: Dolph Lundgren (Universal Soldier, Blackjack) plays a man who is hired to take out a primary target and helping him is his old partner, Gina Bellman. Soon things heat up as the two security guards working at the building they are at start to get fiesty and one of them takes drugs and sees spiders and stuff. The 2 are also in a heated romance and get caught in a deadly cat and mouse game of double cross as the agency they are working for want them dead. Another Dolph Lundgren stinker vehicle though Lundgren can't act if his life depended on it. He couldnt pull of He-Man and The Punisher, he can't pull off anything else. Gina Bellman is hot but her acting is horrible as well as the rest of the cast. There's nothing like being hired to kill people and then have sex. Directed by Russell Mulcahy (Highlander). Bottom line is this actioner is a borefest.
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Summary: A fantastic film with a great soundtrack to boot
Review: Few assassin films capture the fear and ambiguity of the life of an assassin, but this film succedes in doing so with style and panache. The setting of the ghostly skyscraper in the thunder strom, combined with the historic tension between the two main characters; with the running plot of the mysterious Agency that is controlling Dolph and Gina, invisibly from afar, blends to create a dense atmosphere of conspiracy, intrigue and danger.Dolph fans with love the film; he is especially good in this film, which makes exelent use of his skills as a true veteran actor. Gina is equally good, making the jump from tv sitcom, to big screen gracefully. The soundtrack, largely attributed to Quinn, completes the film perfectly. The trancy electronic sound perfectly encapsulates the dark, professional feel of the film. If anyone knows about the soundtrack then please email me at michaellfn@hotmail.com, I would love to hear from you.
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Summary: Contrary to most other reviews here, this is NOT a good film
Review: I actually bought this film without seeing it first, so overwhelmingly positive were most of the other reviews found here. After watching about the first 15 minutes, both my fiancee and I were asking ourselves, "How could ANYONE think this film is good?" This is one of the WORST films I've ever watched. The opening sequence is great, but the rest of film moved at a snail's pace and the plot was absolutely pointless. Yes, Mulcahy's style is great as in his other films, but he should have become a Director of Photography, NOT a director of people. While Dolph is as good as Dolph typically gets in a film, the other actors were grade Z cast-offs (although it was fun to see 'Psycho' from "Stripes" working again, as a security guard), who delivered their lines as if they had memorized them five minutes before shooting. There is BARELY ANY ACTION during the remainder of the film, and the flashback sequences show a plot which is just as lame as the story currently unfolding. The female lead was simply not believable as a sniper. I don't know how anybody was able to receive financing to film so stupid a story, but I guess the direct-to-DVD trade is only interested in making a profit of $-- the same amount of money I paid for this film at Wal-mart. I was very disappointed, because I was all set to see a great Lundgren movie -- and I'm even madder at all the Amazon.com reviewers who whet my appetite with their great reviews. Jean-Claude Van Damme's newest flick, 'Derailed,' is even better than this piece of ... -- and I HATED that movie.
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Summary: Contrary to most other reviews here, this is NOT a good film
Review: I actually bought this film without seeing it first, so overwhelmingly positive were most of the other reviews found here. After watching about the first 15 minutes, both my fiancee and I were asking ourselves, "How could ANYONE think this film is good?" This is one of the WORST films I've ever watched. The opening sequence is great, but the rest of film moved at a snail's pace and the plot was absolutely pointless. Yes, Mulcahy's style is great as in his other films, but he should have become a Director of Photography, NOT a director of people. While Dolph is as good as Dolph typically gets in a film, the other actors were grade Z cast-offs (although it was fun to see 'Psycho' from "Stripes" working again, as a security guard), who delivered their lines as if they had memorized them five minutes before shooting. There is BARELY ANY ACTION during the remainder of the film, and the flashback sequences show a plot which is just as lame as the story currently unfolding. The female lead was simply not believable as a sniper. I don't know how anybody was able to receive financing to film so stupid a story, but I guess the direct-to-DVD trade is only interested in making a profit of $-- the same amount of money I paid for this film at Wal-mart. I was very disappointed, because I was all set to see a great Lundgren movie -- and I'm even madder at all the Amazon.com reviewers who whet my appetite with their great reviews. Jean-Claude Van Damme's newest flick, 'Derailed,' is even better than this piece of ... -- and I HATED that movie.
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Summary: Underlying meaning
Review: I thought that this movie was pretty good. Maybe it's because of the .50 cal, or because its about a sniper. That'd make a good action movie right there, but at the same time its typical for movies of this genre to have big weapons, big explosions, and _no_ plot. The hero who shoots everything that moves, and doesn't ever even think twice about it. You occasionally will find one where their buddy will get shot, so they cry for a scene, and go back on the rampage again. Silent Trigger, although it does have action scene typical to the genre, focuses more on the other aspect. It actually conveys meaning. Behind all the action scenes the plot focuses on his inability to see the targets as targets anymore, but as human beings. Unable to objectify the person on the other end of his rifle, he loses the ability to pull the trigger. The plot itself was done nicely as well. It goes back and forth between two different missions, both of which end up the same. However, some of the turns the plot takes are pretty obvious. The only dissappointments I had were the DVD version doesn't have any extra footage, and I can't seem to figure out where the alternate camera angles are available. Despite this, however, it still makes a good movie which can be watched over again.
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Summary: Okay at Best
Review: Overall, I'd have to say this film is just Okay. The gunplay scenes are quite good, with Dolph's .50 caliber sniper rifle doing the job quite well. I'd have to say that the film's plot left a little to be desired. I constantly felt like I was waiting for something to happen, but it never did. Dolph plays a sniper working with his spotter on an assignment. When Dolph refuses to 'take the shot' when instructed to do so, the mission controller orders that they pair be executed. On the run, they both meet up for another mission, and find that this time, it's them who's being hunted. The acting is about par for Lundgren. I don't see him winning any academy awards, but he's better than some I've seen. The fight scenes and gun scenes are really what drew me to this film. If you can get past a lack of plot, just to watch some mindless shooting, you'll love it. Otherwise, you'd probably give it the same rating I did.
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Summary: DOLPH DOES IT AGAIN!!!
Review: Russel Mulcahy has made a absolutely great action-flick with Dolph Lundgren. Maximum with a twist! Plot is good (not smart but good)Lundgren is just great an Bellman is also good.
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Summary: SOLID MOVIE
Review: Silent Trigger is a solid movie, it's two main charecters are complete with their own personalities. In the begining Clegg "Gina Bellman" is a rookie spotter for "the agency" but a few years later "big fast forward" she is a highly experienced woman. Keep in mind folks, that Gina Bellman is a stuningly gourgeous female and in this movie she looks absolutly stunning. Plus she carries a gun and wears tight black clothing so the eye candy aspect of the movie is deffiantly there. Dolph Lungren is a great action movie actor "even though in real life he doesn't really like being an action charecter". This movie shows the other side of him that you don't see much of in other movies. In this movie he starts questioning his profesion and why he works as an assasin. Clegg also wonders why they are assasins as well. The diologe is great in this movie, Gina Bellmans diologe supports the personality she has, "Strong, Sassy, Sexy" *pefect woman heh?* lol. In real life both Dolph Lungren and Gina Bellman are really cool people who are passionate about acting so thats always a good to know. The movie doesn't get boring at all unlike countless hundreds of Hollywood "blockbuster" movies that just plain sucks. Silent Trigger is one of those movies that doesn't get boring after the 4th time watching it. Everytime I watch it I pick up on something different, it has real life themes scattered in the movie and great action scenes and this great film will get you thinking, guarenteed! I'm praying for a "Silent Trigger 2" to someday be released.
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Summary: Tense, fast-paced action
Review: Silent Trigger is a true return to form for director Russel Mulcahy (Highlander, Ricochet). The film is visually amazing, and is full of brilliant sets and some stylish action scenes. It manages to be one of the best action movies I've ever seen. Dolph fits perfectly into his roll as an emotionless killer, while Bellman is attractive but shallow. In the film they are two snipers who are reunited after their last mission went awry in an abandoned skyscraper, where they are supposed to be stalking out their next kill. The film deals in flashbacks with what went wrong in their last mission, until in the end we see everyone is not what they seem. Mulcahy handles the action and pace of the film with skill, and keeps us in suspense to see the conclusion. The DVD could have used more extras, but nevertheless it's still worth buying for a better version of the movie itself, and if you haven't seen Silent Trigger yet, it's a must-buy. It's too bad the movie didn't do as well as it could have at the box-office. Buy it now for one of the most intelligent, well-made action thrillers ever
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