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by miss jesus
Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Good direct-to-video films?
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Re: Good direct-to-video films?

the two best straight-to-video movies I have seen:

Gunmen. Considering that this was written by Stephen Sommers, I'm not sure how it turned out to be as decent as it is. It's an action comedy in which Mario Van Peebles, cop, is trying to drag criminal Christopher Lambert around the jungles of South America to find a hidden stash of money. The bad guys are Patrick Stewart and Denis Leary. It's sort of a send-up of buddy action movies. Very over the top. Has a couple of unforgettable death scenes.

American Yakuza. Viggo Mortensen, recent parolee, takes in wounded Yakuza leader Ryo Ishibashi after he is shot, and ends up a part of the gang himself. The Yakuza are at war with the Cosa Nostra. It gets bloody and the plot gets twisty. Costars include Michael Nouri, Nicky Katt, and Robert Forster.