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Strike Commando

Strike Commando is a 1987 Vietnam war action film directed by Bruno Mattei and starring Reb Brown , Christopher Connelly and Alex Vitale. A sequel, Strike Commando II ( Trappola...

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Strike Commando is a 1987 Vietnam waraction film directed by Bruno Mattei and starring Reb Brown, Christopher Connelly and Alex Vitale.

A sequel, Strike Commando II (Trappola diabolica), was released in 1988 and stars Brent Huff as Sgt. Michael Ransom.

Plot

Sergeant Michael Ransom leads a covert operation into a Vietnamese military base to plant explosives. The mission fails after a sentry raises the alarm, and Colonel Radek orders the explosives detonated while the team is still retreating, resulting in casualties and Ransom being swept into a river. He is rescued by villagers, learns of a covert Soviet presence in Vietnam, and vows revenge while escorting the villagers to safety. During the journey, he faces multiple encounters with Viet Cong and Soviet forces. After discovering evidence of Soviet involvement, Ransom is captured and tortured but eventually escapes, killing his captors, including the Soviet officer Jakoda.

Upon returning to base, Ransom attempts to confront Radek for his role in the failed mission. When Radek disappears, Ransom tracks him to Manila, where he infiltrates his office building and kills him. In a final confrontation, Ransom defeats Jakoda, with only his metal teeth remaining.

Cast

Release

Strike Commando was distributed in October 1987 in the United States with a 102 minute running time.[2] The film received a token theatrical release in Kansas City ahead of its home video release in the United States.[3]

In 2021, the film was released on Blu-ray in the United States, along with its sequel, Strike Commando 2.[4] It was distributed by Severin Films.[4]

Reception

La película fue reseñada por un crítico acreditado como "Lor." en Variety , quien reseñó la cinta de vídeo de International Video Entertainment. [ 3 ] "Lor." describió la película como una "película bélica italiana común y corriente que imita a Rambo ". [ 3 ] "Lor." continuó hablando de "diálogos tontos" y que la película era "al menos uno o dos rollos más larga, la película tiene una coda idiota y alargada ambientada unos 15 años después en Manila". [ 3 ] La reseña continuó señalando que "Algunas escenas de acción menores aceptables no disimulan el hecho de que la película carece de las grandes secuencias de acción que se han vuelto de rigor para las películas de la guerra de Vietnam". [ 3 ]

Referencias

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Strike Commando (1986)" . Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (en italiano) . Consultado el 14 de abril de 2019 .
  2. ↑ Klain, Jane, ed. (1989). International Motion Picture Almanac for 1989 (60.ª ed.). Quigley Publishing Company, Inc. p. 404. ISBN   0-900610-40-9.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Lor. 1991 .
  4. 1 2 "'Strike Commando' y 'Strike Commando 2' disponibles en YouTube en una versión restaurada" . PrimeMovies.pl. 19 de octubre de 2021. Consultado el 19 de octubre de 2021 .

Fuentes

  • Lor. (1991). Reseñas de películas de Variety 1987-1988 . Vol.  20. RR Bowker . Este libro no tiene números de página. Esta entrada se encuentra bajo el encabezado "25 de noviembre de 1987". ISBN 0-8352-2667-0.