Six Shooter is the BAFTA Nominated, Academy Award winning first film written and directed ... more
by acclaimed playwright Martin Mcdonacgh (The Olivier Award Winning Writer of the Pillowman and The Lieutenant of Inishmore). This Black and Bloody comedy stars B...
Production Year: 2003 - Comedy - Director: John Crowley - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Colin Farrell, Shirley Henderson, Cillian Murphy, Colm Meaney, Rory Keenan, Laurence Kinlan
Comedy - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Tessa Peake-Jones, Buster Merryfield, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst
(+) Because of the new series the box set isn't complete, which means it will be cheaper! (-) It isnt the complete box set so you'll have to buy the new dvds seperatly or wait for the new set!
Advantages: Very Entertaining Disadvantages: Predicatable outcome, but you'd be disappointed if it wasn't!
Shooter
The Plot
Shooter is based on Stephen Hunter's 1993 novel Point of Impact (which I haven't read so cannot compare). But thought I should mention it.
For those of you who are into conspiracy theories (and yes I am one of them!) this film is for you....
Bob Lee Swagger (played by Mark Wahlberg) is an ex-Special Ops sharpshooter who has been retired since finishing a tour of duty in Ethiopia. The film starts showing Swagger in action, his snipper partner is killed and Swagger is left behind (the USA have turned their backs on their troops).
A year or so on and Swagger is living in middle of nowhere with the only person (animal) he can trust, his beloved dog.
Swagger is happily plodding through life until one day he has an unedpected visit from Colonel Isaac Johnson (Danny Glover) asking for help.
Basically according ...
jinxyjo 22.07.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Shooter (DVD)
Advantages: Action packed, great extras on DVD Disadvantages: Bit too predictable and Morgan freeman sucks.
viewing goes, forget it. An action romp for a boring Wednesday evening........oh yeh, I quite liked it, lol.
**********DVD Extras**********
~~~~Commentary by Director~~~~
Basically you can choose to watch the movie with a running commentary, no thanks.
~~~~Survival of the Fittest; The making of Shooter~~~~
An interview with the novel writer about how he came to research and write the novel.
An interview with the Director
An interview with Mark Wahlberg
An interview with Micheal Pena
A really interesting insight into sniping, both Mark Wahlberg and the director attended sniper school. There is some footage of this and an 'assessment' by a serving sniper. Wahlberg actually shot targets at 1,100 yards. fantastic information in this extra about ballistics, types of bullets and so on. Then a whole insight into camouflage ...
paulhanton 03.07.2008
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Shooter (HD-DVD)
Advantages: Great action sequences Disadvantages: A little Over-the-top myabe
Although my dad rented Shooter when it was first released on DVD for some strange reason I didn't watch it and so when browsing through my local DVD shop I saw it on offer for such £4 I simply had to purchase it. My expectations of the film weren't particularly high due to the fact that my dad hadn't really enjoyed the film that much but because it stars Mark Wahlberg I was determined to give it a go and I'm certainly glad I did.
Shooter is pitched to the audience as an edge-of-your-seat action thriller in which Mark Wahlberg ignites the screen in his most compelling role yet and for the most part this is exactly the case. To be honest the only thing that lets this film down slightly is the fact that it is a little far-fetched at times and therefore can seem to stretch the boundaries of believability a little too far.
The story ...
MI9to5 27.10.2008
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Shooter (DVD)
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