Shooter (Widescreen Edition)

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A movie that would not have been out of place in the run of paranoid-political thrillers of the 1970s, Shooter works an entertaining variation on the assassination picture. Mark Wahlberg, carrying over good mojo from The Departed, slides neatly into the character of Bob Lee Swagger, master marksman. Swagger has retreated from his duty as an off-the-books hired gun for the military, having become disillusioned with his government (switching on his TV at his remote mountain cabin, he mutters, "Let's see what kind of lies they're trying to sell us today."). Ah, but the government needs Swagger to scope out the location of a rumored attempt on the life of the president, so a shadowy government operative (Danny Glover) begs Swagger to use his sniper's skills to out-fox the assassin. From there--well, spoilers are not fair, since the movie has a few legitimate shocks and a very nice wrong-man scenario about to unfold.

A novel by the Washington Post's Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Stephen Hunter gives the movie a logical spine, even if the premise itself is the stuff of conspiracy theorists. Wahlberg gets support from Michael Pena, as a skeptical FBI agent; Kate Mara, as a trustworthy widow; and Ned Beatty, trailing along memories of Network, as a supremely cynical Senator. Along with the well-executed action sequences (the previously unreliable director Antoine Fuqua gets it in gear here), the movie includes a few potshots at the Bush administration. No, that doesn't put Shooter at the level of The Parallax View or All the President's Men, but it provides some tang along with the flying bullets. --Robert Horton

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his best.......2007-09-14

I think this is wahlbergs best yet.Some people may not like the violence but other than that you can't flaw this movie. Good acting and directing and a story that didn't get boring. I am always for the underdog.

Great Action Adventure.......2007-09-13

Excellent storyline. Sadly, the political corruption is believeable. The characters were well portrayed and the story reminds us that sooner or later even if it's just one person, some one has to stand up and corruption has to be brought to light and justice served.

Great Film!!.......2007-09-12

Loved it! Action packed and full of suspense. Great chases and drama! A must see!

Anti-American Propaganda From Start to Finish.......2007-09-10

Anti-American propaganda so blatant it would make Michael Moore blush with shame, disguised as an action flick. Whoever thought this stuff would wash has a very, very low opinion of his audience. Just dreadful.

Action and Depth with a Moral.......2007-09-10

Without giving away any of the movie ~ This is the Italion Job meets Four Brothers. Not only is the movie action packed from snipers to explosions, into Federal Agents kidnapped for a coverup on an inocent Shooter ~ all the while a sadistic "puppet master" pulling strings in different departments. This Movie EASILY rivials any of the Bourne ;)

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Great action movie
Excellent action with excellent picture...
more than I expected
Interesting set-up, technical skill, weak lead, unable to sustain itself
Excellent movie - great on Blu-ray

Shooter [Blu-ray]
Starring: Ned Beatty , Tate Donovan , Danny Glover , Levon Helm , and Elias Koteas
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ASIN: B000QUEQBS
Release Date: 2007-07-31

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Paramount Shooter (Blu-ray)
Get ready for edge-of-your-seat thrills as Mark Wahlberg ignites the screen in his most compelling role yet: the "Shooter." When respected former Marine scout sniper Bob Lee Swagger (Wahlberg) is pressed into service to stop an assassination attempt against the President, the unthinkable occurs: he's double-crossed and framed for the attempt. Determined to prove his innocence,the rogue shooter is now in a high-tension race from every law enforcement agency in the country and a shadowy organization that wants him dead. From"Training Day" director Antoine Fuqua comes a gripping film co-starring Danny Glover ("Lethal Weapon 4") and Michael Pena ("World Trade Center"). Joel Siegel of Good Morning America proclaims that "'Shooter' is a thriller ...with a ton of white-knuckle action.".

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Great action movie.......2007-08-14

This was an excellent movie. I have not seen an action movie like this since the 70s, 80s and early 90s.The picture is outstanding, sometimes it looks as though you are looking at a poster instead of a television.

Excellent action with excellent picture..........2007-08-13

I hope you are not looking for a movie that is a totally new storyline. This movie doesn't really dwelve deep into a story. It is actually quite political and for those paying attention their are some jabs at the current administration. I wont get into that part but it is there.

What I really enjoyed was the almost constant action. It was intense from the get go without being overly violent. Mark Wahlberg is an excellent actor and that is evident here. The movie starts with soldiers on a top secret mission. Wahlberg is a sniper and his spotter gets killed in the first part of action. This causes Wahlberg to retire until he is called back into action by the US government.

The movie doesn't get stale at any points and is constantly moving. You don't need to put much thought into anything that happens since it is explained well. The movie goes from location to location all over the United States and has a climatic almost predictable finish.

If you are looking for a fun action movie where you can get into the intensity this is it. I would say this is a must have for any action afficianodo. Also it's almost a must have for anyone with a home theatre set up. If you have a blu-ray this is a must have rental if not purchase.

more than I expected.......2007-08-12

Very enjoyable movie. More than I expected. I watched 300 just before this, it blows it away both in terms of enjoyment and visual quality. I think it looks better than Crank and Casino Royale. If you're looking for a movie to check out your Blu-ray machine, this is the one (I am using PS3 with 1080i component). I was constantly screwing with my television to see if something was wrong with my picture settings when watching 300. Not so with Shooter, it looked 10x better. Also, as a sidenote, what is up with Danny Glover's lisp? Too much hallucinogenics?

Interesting set-up, technical skill, weak lead, unable to sustain itself.......2007-07-31

This is an action-adventure movie that may be aspiring to serious themes. Despite an imaginative, well-executed, grand-scale set-up, some good attention to technical detail, and some exciting moments, the movie falls short of its promise as an action movie and never develops into anything more. Unfortunately, a combination of elements in the film has led to commentary that reflects more about the reviewers than the quality of the movie, that hypes the movie far beyond its overall merits, and that does not want to hear any inconvenient criticisms. Whether or not it spoils the party, what is needed here is some even-handed straight-shooting.

The movie touches on some interesting ideas. The film sketches a picture of how much power and trust a government can have when there is a terrorist threat and what might happen if a well-connected, corrupt organization exploited them to frame an innocent person for a crime it commits. The well-trained, brave, serious-minded, determined hero faces the impossible situation of having not only the criminals but the entire weight of law enforcement and the public against him. With grit and technical skill, the generally fast-paced movie shows smart, tough, resourceful ways in which he might try to survive and strike back, despite the staggering odds.

The problem is that it soon becomes clear that the movie has little more to offer than technical details of weaponry and tactics, high-tech gadgetry, special effects, and vague, pretentious innuendo, clichés, and catch-phrases about business and government corruption (no wonder some view it as taking political cheap-shots). There is no real depth or development to the characters, dialogue, story, or any larger themes. The ambitious set-up and window-dressing only raise expectations that the movie cannot or does not deliver on for how the high-stakes events will be explained and resolved. The book must have been better than this.

The supporting cast includes actors such as Danny Glover, Ned Beatty, and Michael Sandor, who at least bring some zest to undeveloped material (Elias Koteas' comic-book role as the villains' sadistic, sneering, heavy-breathing henchman does not even involve acting). But Mark Wahlberg is weak as the lead. His portrayal is flat and inarticulate, never more so than with the supposedly pivotal line, "They killed my dog." His line about working for but hating the government is supposed to be meaningful but comes across as mere smart-aleck cynicism. In fact, he fails to effectively convey a single memorable line or idea. He acts grim and close-mouthed but not passionately intense. He is serious but not charismatic. He lacks the confident authority, command, maturity, and seasoning that Steven Seagal brought to the Under Siege films. Even worse, the actor playing Wahlberg's FBI partner seems as unimpressive and out-of-his-depth as his character.

The FBI agent ends up teaming with Wahlberg as a result of unexplained motivations and unlikely events. But the agent is played as a confusing, unlikable drudge, right from his very first annoying moments on screen. At times, he acts like an eagle-eye, encyclopedic-brain professional, at others like a dunce, with no explanation for the inconsistent, exaggerated, and unsatisfying portrayals. How does the hero possibly have the time to whip him into shape as a reliable, lean, mean fighting machine? Overall, the few character touches that the movie does bother to include too often go awry, and the characters are even flatter, stiffer cardboard cut-outs than one would expect from a movie like this.

The criminal organization -- superficially represented by a few colorful, stock characters -- is horribly ill-defined, as is any government role in it. The sometimes sinister-seeming actions or dialogue of FBI higher-ups and the frequent placement of the criminal masterminds in what look like government settings create the impression that the villains are actually part of a government agency. If the movie is trying to imply that the criminals and the government are one and the same, then the effort comes across as a cheap gimmick because no serious attempt is made to credibly explain who they are and how they are working together (a lone, grandiosely corrupt U.S. Senator from a relatively uninfluential wilderness state and an ex-Colonel are the only links?) Some reviews try to fill the gap by dressing up the movie with what may be nothing more than their own agenda-driven preconceptions or dark, all-knowing, hollow rhetoric about "U.S. intelligence and security forces." The more details that the movie itself gives, the more implausible the story becomes. The increasingly ineffective way the criminals behave takes a toll on the credibility of their execution of so masterful an initial crime.

The villains are careless in figuring out late the identity of the hero's other, first accomplice. The movie tries to explain this, and it could be excused as making the point that even the most technologically savvy, well-planned operations can still fall victim to simple human error. But less excusable is the failure of the hero (whose mind otherwise seems to work like a steel trap) to realize that his accomplice (who simply returns home after helping him) is in great danger. So at the expense of the hero's character, and of victimizing the accomplice, the movie has the hero do something stupid simply to supply a plot gimmick.

The hero's ability to find out information and obtain resources while on the run become increasingly unbelievable. How, for example, does he know just when to show up in a boat with a high-powered rifle to foil an elaborate attempt to stage the suicide of the FBI agent (who has been investigating on his own and been abducted and beaten senseless by thugs; that Wahlberg himself sets up the agent is no answer at all; how can he be sure to follow the thugs, undetected, and show up at just the right moment, perfectly outfitted and situated with rifle and boat, to stop the finger on the trigger?) The way the FBI agent learns highly classified information on the run from a colleague is a huge stretch. By the end, the movie stops even trying to credibly explain Wahlberg's actions, such as how he is able to get the jump on snipers on the snow-capped mountain.

Despite some attention to detail, the three supposedly climactic end scenes are a mess. They include defeating the snipers without any explanation and especially burning critical, hard-won evidence for no good reason (Wahlberg's mumbled, incoherent excuse is the low point of the movie); a melodramatic stunt with a rifle to show his innocence in front of no less than the U.S. Attorney General himself (who cares if some higher-up elsewhere in the government asked for the meeting; why would they do so, and in this form?); and a crude, unimaginative final shootout scene. They are choppy, slow-paced, unexplained, implausible, contrived, and fall far short of a meaningful, dramatic resolution.

This is an overall assessment of what was actually on the screen, not an attempt to fit or dress up the movie into some preferred mold or image, to see in it what is not there, or to see only the parts of it one wants to see. Others can indulge in: the breathless celebration of a mindless action rush; blind fan-club cheerleading for Mark Wahlberg; immersion in weapons, tactics, technology, or special-effects fetishes; self-righteous reveling in pseudo-sophisticated pet political conspiracy theories; or any other special-interest hobby-horse that might lead a review to become so long on hype that the actual movie gets lost, reduced to a flimsy, hollow piece of fiction by comparison. While the movie has some skillful, interesting, and entertaining elements, the characters and story skate by too much on the surface and come to too clumsy a conclusion to be satisfying, especially given the grand scale and stakes at which it is playing.

Excellent movie - great on Blu-ray.......2007-06-30

This is the best movie I've seen in a long time. It has lots of action, suspense, and has a great story. The picture quality is unbelievably clear and sharp. Overall, a top notch movie.

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his best
Great Action Adventure
Great Film!!
Anti-American Propaganda From Start to Finish
Action and Depth with a Moral

Shooter (Full Screen Edition)
Starring: Mark Wahlberg , Michael Peña , Danny Glover , Kate Mara , and Elias Koteas
Director: Antoine Fuqua
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Release Date: 2007-06-26

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his best.......2007-09-14

Great Action Adventure.......2007-09-13

Great Film!!.......2007-09-12

Loved it! Action packed and full of suspense. Great chases and drama! A must see!

Anti-American Propaganda From Start to Finish.......2007-09-10

Action and Depth with a Moral.......2007-09-10

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Captures the essence
One of the Great Musical DVDs, a Metaphor for Life as Well
Johnny Cash
Somewhat bland
GOOD.......... NOT GREAT!

Walk the Line (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix , Reese Witherspoon , Ginnifer Goodwin , Robert Patrick , and Dallas Roberts
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ASIN: B000E8QVWY
Release Date: 2006-02-28

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A solid and entertaining biopic, Walk the Line works less as a movie than an actors' showcase for its stars. Joaquin Phoenix's total immersion into the skin of singer Johnny Cash is startling--watching it, you can't believe this is the same guy who whined about being "vexed" in Gladiator. As he evolves from a farm boy to gospel croonin' plunker to the Man in Black, Phoenix disappears into Cash's deep baritone, his way of slinging the guitar onto his back, and his hunched-up style of strumming. But it's more than just picking up mannerisms: Phoenix also sings as Johnny Cash, and it's quite impressive.

The story of how Johnny Cash became Johnny Cash traces from his childhood under a distant father (Robert Patrick) to his early attempts at a music career, during which he married his girlfriend Vivian (Ginnifer Goodwin). During a tour with the likes of Elvis (Tyler Hilton) and Jerry Lee Lewis (Waylon Malloy Payne), he encounters singer June Carter (Reese Witherspoon), and his love for her--and her rejection of him through the years--spurs him into drugs, drinking, and depression. As with most movies based on real-life singers, as his popularity grows, the women come a-flockin', and the childhood demons surface. Witherspoon, who matches Phoenix drawl for drawl, plays June both as a sassy spitfire whose charm breaks your heart, and as a sympathetic friend who tries to help Cash get over--well, her. The love story is what endures, but the movie comes most alive during its musical numbers, and even if you're not a country fan, it may just get you to run out and buy a Johnny Cash album.--Ellen A. Kim

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Singer. Rebel. Outlaw. Hero. With his driving freight-train chords, steel-eyed intensity and a voice as dark as the night, the legendary ?Man in Black? revolutionized music?and forged his legacy as a genuine American icon. Golden Globe winners Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon star (and sing) as Johnny Cash and June Carter in this inspiring true story of one man?s unwavering devotion to his sound, his message and the greatest love of his life.

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Captures the essence.......2007-09-14

Before I saw this film, I was not familiar with these actors or this director, nor am I much of a student of film, so I cannot comment from those perspectives.

I was, however, raised on Johnny Cash, and my family has roots in cotton, the South, and some of those uneasy places where souls, love, God, and living on this earth either intersect or collide. Whether Phoenix and Witherspoon portrayed their characters with perfect biographical accuracy is unimportant to me. This film described and validated, as best as I might expect, my feeling of the essence of Johnny Cash, June Carter, and their life and times. Their spirits swirl through it.

One of the Great Musical DVDs, a Metaphor for Life as Well.......2007-08-26

This is one of the really great musical DVDs; I list others below but because of Amazon's limitations, I can only list ten.

This is NOT a complex biographical DVD. This DVD captures the essence of love within music. It is a glorious story of a man who married well but whose wife did not "compute" music, and of the love that grew "on the road" between Johnny Cash and his eventual bride (who got him off drugs and helped him "walk the line").

The underlying theme, of going from uncotrolled use of drugs to a straight existence within reality powered by love, is uplifting.

If you like both music and romance, this DVD is a "must have." Below I list a few others.

Beyond the Sea
Yankee Doodle Dandy (Two-Disc Special Edition)
For the Boys
My Fair Lady
The King and I (50th Anniversary Edition)
Bride and Prejudice
Ray Charles Live - In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony
De-Lovely
A Chorus Line
The Sound of Music (Two-Disc 40th Anniversary Special Edition)

Johnny Cash.......2007-08-26

I am not a country music fan however I now have Johnny Cash on my MP3 player. Joaquin Phoenix did an excellent job portraying Cash.

Corey Cotta, Author of All of Yesterdays Tomorrows.

Somewhat bland.......2007-08-23

My rating is actually pretty kind. I love Joaquin and he did a phenominal job, but the movie itself was kind of on the boring side. It dragged way too long and the length should definetely have been cut. There are a few bright spots, like the acting and music, but perhaps its that I am just not a fan of the biopic type films.

GOOD.......... NOT GREAT! .......2007-08-21

I liked this movie, but it just didn't seem to do justice to the subject. I much prefer "Coal Miners Daughter" as a Biography. The cast does well, but the movie feels choppy to me. I didn't feel like I learned anything about Cash from this and there were huge chunks of his life missing. It is still a good film with it's many flaws and the DVD looks very good. Worth renting, but I wouldn't buy it.

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Ephedrine in film form saying what most people think.
grrrrrreat
Wasn't a bad movie- great HDDVD...
One of the BEST HD titles available

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Starring: Mark Wahlberg , Michael Peña , Danny Glover , Kate Mara , and Elias Koteas
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ASIN: B000QUEQBI
Release Date: 2007-07-31

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Ephedrine in film form saying what most people think........2007-09-02

The director of Shooter Antoine Fuqua knows how to cast and make some cool characters. Denzel Washington's Alonzo was great, when I think of Training Day I think of his character like I would Anthony Hopkin's Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs or Kathy Bates in Misery and they all deservedly got Oscar wins for those roles.

Now we have Mark Wahlberg who he casts in Shooter, the type of guy women want and men wanna be. Wahlberg has that it factor and knows how to play a tough guy whether it be in Fear, Basketball Diaries, Four brothers, or his latest Oscar nomination for The Departed. And I'm not saying that he's not well rounded he's shown us range in Boogie Nights and Three Kings to name some roles that stood out for me. But who better to play a bad blank (it's hard to not use swears in a review of a movie like this) Marine reckon scout sniper who's character's last name is actually swagger and Wahlberg has plenty of that.

Now to the Shooter, Swagger is on a sniper mission with a fellow soldier and they are left behind for dead, as the U.S. shouldn't be there anyway, hmm that sounds familiar, so far it's staying real. His friend is killed because of this and three years later we see Swagger in some remote log cabin with his dog and a long haircut, soon he is approached by men from our government to help assist in stopping the assassination of our president. He says some cool lines and says no but soon gets a model haircut in the mountains somehow and accepts the mission.

He ends up getting framed and the rest of the movie is a lot of action and gratuitousness which is not always believable but it's a fun and cool time.
The other part of this film which is believable at all times is Antoine Fuqua being subtle using things as a metaphor for our system in place now, and then eventually comes out and makes the statement, how we can have the sect. of Defense go on national television and say were invading a country for wmds when everyone knows it's for oil.

So to recap you get a good action film dealing with conspiracy and trying to show our flawed and corrupt system so perhaps adrenaline junkies going to see this get a little more to contemplate when coming out of the theater and perhaps sparking some debates amongst viewers. Along with some laughs and love interests an entertaining film from start to finish.

The HD DVD had a very good picture and sound. I've seen about 50 hd dvds now and this is in the upper class of picture quallity and sound.

grrrrrreat.......2007-08-16

Beautiful on my 360 HD-DVD player. Great contract, deep, rich blacks, awesome detail. Good story line and a great HD movie for any FPS gamer, or action movie fanatic.

Wasn't a bad movie- great HDDVD..........2007-08-06

The movie is pretty much what you would expect. It was pretty good. The HD-DVD picture is in fact- very good. A few soft areas but overall- great. No annoying grain/noise. The movie itself is a little "contrasty" so the dark areas are black; but that's a director thing. Great picture quality and the DD+ track is good. No DDTrue that I remember.

One of the BEST HD titles available.......2007-08-04

Everything about this movie was great, really good story line, excellent sound and picture quality. I recomend it to anyone who owns a HD DVD player.

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Captures the essence
One of the Great Musical DVDs, a Metaphor for Life as Well
Johnny Cash
Somewhat bland
GOOD.......... NOT GREAT!

Walk the Line (Full Screen Edition)
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix , Reese Witherspoon , Ginnifer Goodwin , Robert Patrick , and Dallas Roberts
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Captures the essence.......2007-09-14

One of the Great Musical DVDs, a Metaphor for Life as Well.......2007-08-26

Johnny Cash.......2007-08-26

I am not a country music fan however I now have Johnny Cash on my MP3 player. Joaquin Phoenix did an excellent job portraying Cash.

Corey Cotta, Author of All of Yesterdays Tomorrows.

Somewhat bland.......2007-08-23

GOOD.......... NOT GREAT! .......2007-08-21

Walk the Line (Two-Disc Special Edition)

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Captures the essence
One of the Great Musical DVDs, a Metaphor for Life as Well
Johnny Cash
Somewhat bland
GOOD.......... NOT GREAT!

Walk the Line (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix , Reese Witherspoon , Ginnifer Goodwin , Robert Patrick , and Dallas Roberts
Director: James Mangold
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Customer Reviews:

Captures the essence.......2007-09-14

One of the Great Musical DVDs, a Metaphor for Life as Well.......2007-08-26

Johnny Cash.......2007-08-26

I am not a country music fan however I now have Johnny Cash on my MP3 player. Joaquin Phoenix did an excellent job portraying Cash.

Corey Cotta, Author of All of Yesterdays Tomorrows.

Somewhat bland.......2007-08-23

GOOD.......... NOT GREAT! .......2007-08-21

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Shooters
A dark study of friendship, betrayal and despair
not good..except for gerard butler
Stark, brutal and not without humor.
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Shooters
Starring: Gerard Butler , Louis Dempsey , Adrian Dunbar , Glenn Durfort , and Treva Etienne
Director: Glenn Durfort
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ASIN: B00009XN4C
Release Date: 2003-08-19

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Gilly, fresh out of prison, and J (Andrew Howard, Band of Brothers), a two bit hustler with a major drug problem, just can't shake their criminal ways. Gilly intended to start fresh, but J invested Gilly's money in a drugs-for-guns deal. Scheming other ways to make money, the two become entwined with all sorts of seedy types - from an Irish kingpin (Adrian Dunbar, The Crying Game) to a psychotic supplier (Gerard Butler, Reign of Fire) - all the while doing their lowly best to avoid the Law.

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Running Time 94 Min

Format: DVD MOVIE

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Shooters.......2007-07-12

The movie starts a little slow, and it could be difficult for some americans to understand some of the thick accents, but the story is o.k. Gerard Butler's character and his performance though is worth watching alone. He is Great!!!

A dark study of friendship, betrayal and despair.......2006-09-24

Set in the London underworld of drugs and gun dealers. Gilly (Louis Dempsey) and 'J' (Andrew Howard) are two small-time gangsters who find themselves pawns in the games of big-time crime bosses and corrupt police. The dark and moving script is given life through the outstanding performances of everyone in the cast, especially Andrew Howard. He portrays `J' convincingly as a thoroughly sleazy and unredeemable guy. Louis Dempsey's Gilly, who wants to start a new life after he is released from prison, is hopelessly and frustratingly stuck in all the old patterns that landed him in jail in the first place. Dempsey as Gilly narrates the film, and his voice resonates with such profound sorrow and despair that you can hardly remain untouched by it. Little by little these two friends break your heart and win your sympathy until, by the end of the film, you are desperately hoping there is some way out for them. Lots of violence, crude language, certainly not for children. I am not usually a fan of `gangster' movies, but this one is definitely worth seeing.

not good..except for gerard butler.......2006-08-06

actually only interested in gerard butler movies ..not much of him in this particular movie which in actuality wasn't very good

Stark, brutal and not without humor........2006-04-28

Not as compelling as Reservoir Dogs, but Gerard Butler certainly milks the role he has, and Adrian Dunbar is always an understated treat. Discovering 'Rose' from Two and A Half Men as a lamb amongst the wolves was delightful. It certainly held my interest while it played, which can be a rave on a overly quiet Sunday afternoon.

Thanks!.......2006-02-25

The DVD was for a friend in Canada and she said it showed up promptly and was damange free. Fast and efficient and as promised. Thanks

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Captures the essence
One of the Great Musical DVDs, a Metaphor for Life as Well
Johnny Cash
Somewhat bland
GOOD.......... NOT GREAT!

Walk the Line
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix , Reese Witherspoon , Ginnifer Goodwin , Robert Patrick , and Dallas Roberts
Director: James Mangold
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Release Date: 2007-01-16

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Singer. Rebel. Outlaw. Hero. With his driving freight-train chords, steel-eyed intensity and a voice as dark as the night, the legendary "Man in Black" revolutionized music?and forged his legacy as a genuine American icon. Golden Globe winners Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon star (and sing) as Johnny Cash and June Carter in this inspiring true story of one man's unwavering devotion to his sound, his message and the greatest love of his life.

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Captures the essence.......2007-09-14

One of the Great Musical DVDs, a Metaphor for Life as Well.......2007-08-26

Johnny Cash.......2007-08-26

I am not a country music fan however I now have Johnny Cash on my MP3 player. Joaquin Phoenix did an excellent job portraying Cash.

Corey Cotta, Author of All of Yesterdays Tomorrows.

Somewhat bland.......2007-08-23

GOOD.......... NOT GREAT! .......2007-08-21

Straight Shooter (1939) / Trigger Fingers (1939)

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Straight Shooter (1939) / Trigger Fingers (1939)
Starring: Tim Mccoy
Manufacturer: Alpha Home Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000MV9OEK
Release Date: 2007-02-27

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Tim McCoy Double Feature! Cowboy hero Tim McCoy changes his identity to catch rustlers in two classic western adventures.

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