Apocalypse Mercenaries
Apocalypse Mercenaries

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Apocalypse Mercenaries

1987
Movie
85 min
Italian

An elite group of five mercenaries, each with highly specialised skills, who are hired to take out a German Command Center situated deep within a lime stone cavern system. Along the way to this objective, our intrepid soldiers of fortune also undertake various sub missions including blowing up an arms supply train and a German airfield.

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IMDb5.0/10
Director: Antonio MargheritiGenres: Action, War

Plot Summary

During a brutal civil war in a fictional African nation, a group of hardened mercenaries is hired to rescue a captured scientist and retrieve valuable documents. Led by the stoic Commander Jack, the team faces relentless opposition from enemy forces and the unforgiving jungle environment. They must rely on their combat skills and wits to survive the mission and escape with their lives.

Critical Reception

Apocalypse Mercenaries is a low-budget action film that offers standard genre fare with predictable plotlines and competent, albeit uninspired, action sequences. While it satisfies basic expectations for a mercenary-themed war movie, it lacks originality and memorable character development, placing it among many similar titles from the era.

What Reviewers Say

  • Features familiar mercenary tropes and straightforward action.

  • Competent execution of genre conventions without significant innovation.

  • The plot is predictable and relies on typical war movie clichés.

Google audience: Audience reviews are scarce, but general sentiment suggests it's a passable B-movie action flick for fans of the genre, offering predictable action and a straightforward plot.

Fun Fact

The film was directed by Antonio Margheriti, an Italian filmmaker who worked extensively in the sci-fi and horror genres, often under the pseudonym Anthony M. Dawson.

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