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Attack Pack (Predator / Kiss of the Dragon / Commando) (2005)
Starring: Jet Li, Arnold Schwarzenegger Director: Mark L. Lester Rating: Not Rated
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Includes 3 films; Commando, Predator, and Kiss Of The Dragon.
Commando (1985) A massively underrated action thriller that kept Arnold Schwarzenegger occupied between mid-'80s blockbusters, Commando may be one of the last shoot-out films ever to have real characters in it. Not, of course, that they're anything other than stereotypes, but they're painted with such detailed, positive strokes that it's impossible not to relate to them. Arnie plays a retired military special-ops officer whose daughter (played with an expert balance of cute/feisty by Alyssa Milano) is kidnapped by the baddest of bad guys, who'll only hand her back as and when he's assassinated a tiresome banana-republic president on their behalf. Needless to say, Arnie is deeply annoyed by this, rescues the moppet single-handed amid more bullets and explosions than you can shake a stuntman's pay cheque at, and... well, why spoil the fun by revealing any more? Co-star Rae Dawn Chong gets some nice one-liners as the innocent bystander who gets caught up in the mayhem.
Predator (1987) Sent to eliminate a gun running camp in Central America, United States Major Dutch Schaeffer (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and his commandos get more than they bargained for when they cross paths with a mysterious assassin. As members of their unit begin to disappear, Dutch, Dillon (Carl Weathers), Blain (Jesse Ventura) conclude that whatever is hunting them is not of this earth. Every attempt at a tactical defense is a defeated for Dutch and company and it is only in the end stretch of their race to safety that their suspicions are confirmed and they encounter the alien nimrod face to face.
A summer box office smash, 1987’s PREDATOR re-ignited an old trend of movies depicting aliens invading earth (it began decades earlier with films like WAR OF THE WORLDS and INVADERS FROM MARS). McTiernan does a miraculous job of directing the "invisible" Predator. Furthermore, the special effects which are both stunning subtle, never boisterous, make PREDATOR a contemporary sci-fi even amongst today’s techno thrillers.
Kiss Of The Dragon (2001) The writers of THE FIFTH ELEMENT, Luc Besson (who also directed the Bruce Willis film) and Robert Mark Kamen, have teamed up again to deliver Jet Li in the action thriller KISS OF THE DRAGON. Li stars as Liu Jiuan, a Chinese agent so dedicated to his job that he has no friends, no family, no dreams. He is sent to Paris to help the French police capture a Chinese gangster, but France's top cop, Jeanne-Pierre Richard (Tcheky Karyo), has set Liu up to take the fall for a brutal killing he himself carried out. On the run in a strange city, Liu keeps a low profile until he unwillingly becomes friends with an American hooker, Jessica (Bridget Fonda)--who just happens to hold the key to his innocence. But Richard is always one step ahead of them--he has Jessica's daughter. Li and Fonda make a great team; their relationship is at the core of the film, as neither character has ever been able to put his complete trust in another person before. The action scenes, directed by Corey Yuen, are fast and furious and very violent, featuring mesmerizing moves by Li, especially one involving a billiard ball. Chris Nahon, in his directorial debut, makes excellent use of the location, including numerous shots of famous Parisian landmarks as the bad cops try to machine-gun down Liu in the streets and sewers and on the Seine. |
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Starring:
Jet Li | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Bill Duke | Carl Weathers | Bridget Fonda | Alyssa Milano | Jesse Ventura | Sonny Landham | ...more
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Directed By:
Mark L. Lester | John McTiernan | Chris Nahon
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Genre:
Action/Adventure, Martial Arts, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller/Suspense
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DVD Release Date:
November 1, 2005
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Format: Region 1
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Rating:
Not Rated
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Year:
2005
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Regional Coding:
R1:
Will only play on North American Region 1 or multi-region DVD players.
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Number of Discs:
3
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Subtitles:
English, French, Spanish
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Screen Ratio:
Anamorphic (16:9), Widescreen Edition
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English (Dolby Digital 5.1) English (DTS) French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) | |
Studio:
20th Century Fox
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UPC/Barcode Number:
024543903710
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Closed-Captioned: Yes
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Color: Yes
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- Kiss Of The Dragon: Commentary by director Chris Nahon, Jet Li, & Bridget Fonda
- Jet Li Featurette
- Fight Choreographer Cory Yuen Featurette
- Martial Arts Demos
- Storyboard to Film Comparisons
- Production Featurette
- Theatrical Trailer & More
- Predator:
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Commando:
- Original Theatrical Trailer
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