by Davy_Lee » 24 Dec 2014 13:05
Opposing Force (First viewing on YouTube) – 6.5/10
I watched this once on video, which had the alternate title “Hell Camp”. It’s a decent action thriller if you’re into B-movies that don’t demand much thinking. The film tells about a “military-training-on-an-island-goes-awry-and-military-trainees-retaliate-against-psychotic-camp-commander” kind of plot.
Tom Skeritt, Lisa Eichhorn, Anthony Zerbe and Richard Roundtree star.
Shoot (First viewing on YouTube) – 5.5/10
I was expecting to find a film with an action-oriented one-word title like “Shoot” and a list of cast that includes Cliff Robertson, Ernest Borgnine and Henry Silva to deliver thrills and excitement, but I was wrong.
This offbeat cinematic piece of American Canadian production plays like a late night made-for-television feature. It should have been good as it has a strong social message about the need for gun control but the direction leaves a lot to be desired. In a way, it tries to imitate Deliverance but fails on many counts – little tension, over-extended dialogues, inappropriate music, and pedestrian direction.
I don’t mind watching a 90-minute or longer film that has lots of dialogues. But this contains too many uneventful scenes with lots and lots of talk that drag the film for more than two-thirds of its runtime.
The film was meant for theatrical release in 1976, now I know why it has faded into obscurity. Not available on DVD and it’s better be left untouched. An effective cure for insomnia, though.
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