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Shadow Conspiracy: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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You've seen it all before. Something is going on inside the government and people who are investigating it are getting killed.

Charlie Sheen stars as the Assistant to the President (Sam Waterston) who is being hunted by a determined Stephen Lang. Donald Sutherland plays Sheen's mentor and Linda Hamilton plays a reporter caught up in the plot. Theodore Bikel has a small part as the man who exposed the conspiracy.

There are several chase scenes which albeit are exciting, also seem incredible. Can you really chase someone through the luxury hotels in Washington shooting at them and pushing everyone out of the way?

It's a little funny to see Linda Hamilton running from the stern faced Stephen Lang who appears "terminator" like as a killing machine who ploys down everyone who gets in his way. Hamilton later confessed that she thought the film was "mediocre".

This was the last film for George Cosmatos (1941-2005) who made only 11 films between 1973 and 2004, including "The Cassandra Crossing" (1976), "Rambo 2" (1985), "Cobra" (1986) and "Tombstone" (1993).

It isn't so much that this is a bad film, it's just that it has been done many times and much better - "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962), "Seven Days in May" (1964), "Soylent Green" (1973), "The Parallax View" (1974), "The Conversation" (1974), "Three Days of the Condor" (1975), "Blow Out" (1981), "No Way Out" (1987), and "Conspiracy Theory" (1997) to name a few.

This is a gem of a movie. Charlie Sheen does
the best that he is capable of.Donald Sutherland
is his usual brilliant self.It's about a shadow
government within the government that is trying
to run things.Sheen plays Billy Bishop,an advisor
to the president( ok,nobody can buy that)and he
accidently stumbles onto a shadow gov.That's when
the bodies start piling up.Despite Sheen,the story
itself is a really good political thriller.
That being said,save yourself some money and
buy this region 2 dvd from Amazon uk for less
than 1 pound!!!! About $3.00 US.
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This is a great movie if you like political intrigue, action and suspense, and if you're a fan of Donald Sutherland and Charlie Sheen. This movie is almost more relevant today than it was when it was made. Great cast and attention-getting, creative plot, with its fair share of twists and turns. If you've never seen this movie, you should!

This wasn't the best action/adventure flick, not by a long shot. It did have a pretty good story line and some good action and fighting. It lost me toward the end with the toy-helicopter flying around shooting real rounds and killing by-standers but always missing the real targets. This film would have got 4-stars from me but for that cheesy ending.

Hello! I'm an angry customer! Stop putting reviews next items that have nothing to do with the item they are under. Everyone that sees this will think that the score for the film is bad, when in reality the music is gorgeous. Don't pay attention to the reviews; they only talk about the film. Oh right the "VHS" edition...stupid. The music is most certainly worth the money. If you like good action cues and a lot of them, and you like Bruce Broughton, well then don't hesitate to buy this score. The last score Broughton collaborated on with George P. Cosmatos was Tombstone, and if you like Tombstone then you will certainly like this. I think the fans of Bruce Broughton all rave about how Broughton does not get used in Hollywood nearly enough. All these media venture composers are taking over all the projects that are worth a damn. So pick this sucker up, good theme, beautiful action cues, more of the Broughton you want.

A professor telephones a White House aide with a message. Soon his team is assassinated, and the bodies cleaned up. Remind you of "Three Days of the Condor"? Powerful forces are at work! Then we learn that a newly re-elected President wants to make radical changes that would severely impact the economy. Later we see Bobby Bishop chased in public by a cold-blooded terminator. Believable? No, but plenty of exciting action. The President orders Bobby Bishop' protection, even if he doesn't want it. We know Bishop will survive, but who is behind the conspiracy? [Something in his manager's actions made me suspicious.] The death of the newspaper editor reminded me of that scene in "Parallax View". Would anyone have a soft-top in Washington DC? Bishop finds a paper with a list of names, and escapes with a newspaper reporter. When they return to the White House, the computer of a high official tells them more than they need to know. Their presence starts another chase after them, but they escape! They can evade the best surveillance in the Free World! What are they doing with our tax dollars? Bishop and the reporter see the conspirators secret meeting at a boat basin.

The escape into the Washington subway is unbelievable, but exciting action. The final scene recall "Parallax View" or the original "Manchurian Candidate", but with variations. And so the good guys win in the end with seconds to spare. [Could a toy helicopter fire bullets without being affected by the recoil?] Enjoy it as entertainment, not as a lecture. I laughed at a few of the scenes in this serious movie; did you?

THE SHADOW CONSPIRACY is a predictable, at times implausible, and often shoddily photographed thriller. Yet for a passable 90 minutes, it's not too bad.
Charlie Sheen plays a special assistant to President Sam Waterson. Professor Theodore Bikel warns Sheen that there is something definitely going on within the higher echelons of the government. Soon Bikel bites the dust in Charlie's arms, and Sheen is off and running to find out who and what is going on. He joins forces with an old flame and current pain in the butt Linda Hamilton, a reporter who did a story along these lines a year earlier. Donald Sutherland plays Sheen's mentor and best friend, the Chief of Staff. Ben Gazzarra plays another high-up, but he's given little to do.
The movie wanders a bit, but the finale in the Adams Hall is tight and tense, with an inventive form of fire power.
I think some reviewers were a little too hard on it. It's passable and better than a lot of direct to video films.

I thought this movie was really good!!! The actors did a great job. Charlie Sheen was awsome! It is worth your time. And don't you just love the name!

I decided to go ahead and give the film the 1 star it deserves, but anyone who is an afficianado of bad cinema will love this movie. The talented cast never seems to realize what unholy crap they're in. And the story gets steadily more unbelievable until the final, bust-a-gut climax. Personally, I'm looking forward to this being released on DVD...

The film starts off good. Researchers are knocked off one by one by an assassin. Who is this man? Who does he work for? The film then takes bad turn by not explaining more in detail what's going on. The premise is there. There are moments of suspense. But, the execution just doesn't work. Blame the story and screenplay for that! By the end of this film, I wondered "why"? We don't get that answer and this film leaves a lot of loose ends. Marginal thumbs down.