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Gunmen | Year: 1994 Classification: Action/Adventure Directed: - Deran Sarafian Actors/Actresses: - Christopher Lambert - Mario Van Peebles Great movie, Lame DVD I have always found GUNMEN to be a fun movie, and I am a fan of both Christopher Lambert and Dennis Leary, so I was very happy to see this DVD finally became available. Unfortunately, the DVD does the movie no justice. The picture and audio quality are just slightly better than the copy I made on VHS from cable ten years ago. The so-called extras are a waste, amounting to two very limited actor bios, and a one paragraph plot summary. The movie itself is enjoyable in a B-movie buddy picture kind of way. It involves a dim-witted criminal(Christopher Lambert)and a former NY police officer(Mario Van Peeples) who are forced to work together to try to find a fortune in abandoned drug money before a cold blooded mercenary gang(led by Dennis Leary) or a local crime lord(Star Treks Patrick Stewart) can get to it. It's probably worth it to pick up the DVD just to have a copy of the film in a format other than the rapidly vanishing VHS. I give the film ***, I give the DVD * Horrible Mario is a cop who is looking for some drug money. It was a waste of time for me to watch this. IMHO it was just poorly put together. Congratulations Artisan, You've Ruined Another Great Movie Gunmen is one of my favorite action movies, it's got great scenery, action galore, a fast pace, and great performances, especially from Denis Leary, who steals the show as villain Armor. However this DVD really hurts the film. It's presented in pan-and-scan with poor quality and so-so sound, and has no extras. Artisan ruined another great movie called Joshua Tree (or Army Of One, as the DVD cover for that movie incorrectly states) with the DVD, which featured a similar DVD transfer (very poor). I'd wait for a re-release with a better transfer and sound and with the film in it's OAR plus with some extras, like a commentary and making-of featurette... Buy Gunmen at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Gunmen Search with the Priority Search Engine on Gunmen This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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