The Shooters
The Shooters

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The Shooters

1989
Movie
87 min
English

A group of misfit U.S. Army soldiers are chosen to represent their base at the annual war games competition where they are not expected to win.

Insights

IMDb4.5/10
Director: Philip D. BrownGenres: Action, Crime, Thriller

Plot Summary

A former Marine becomes a bounty hunter after his partner is killed by a drug lord. He teams up with a street-smart cop to take down the criminals responsible. Their investigation leads them into the dangerous underworld of organized crime and betrayal.

Critical Reception

The Shooters received a generally negative reception from critics, who often cited its derivative plot and uninspired action sequences. Audiences were also largely unimpressed, leading to its status as a lesser-known direct-to-video release.

What Reviewers Say

  • Criticized for its predictable storyline and lack of originality.

  • Action sequences were often deemed uninspired and poorly executed.

  • Felt like a generic entry in the action genre of its time.

Google audience: Audience reviews are scarce for this title, but general sentiment suggests it was considered a forgettable action film with little to offer beyond standard genre tropes.

Fun Fact

The film was released direct-to-video and is one of many low-budget action films that populated the home video market in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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