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Shakedown

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1 star:		(3)

 

 

Another winner from underrated action director James Glickenhaus. Peter Weller and Sam Elliott star as a public defender and undercover cop who team up to take down a ring of dirty cops and a drug kingpin played by Antonio Fargas. Very well written, but the dialogue comes second to the action sequences, which are great. The best are a footchase through Coney Island that leads to a fistfight on a moving rollercoaster and a motorcycle/police car chase through Times Square. The stuntmen really have their work cut out for them in this one.

The new version of the DVD is a ton better then the horrid Goodtimes release. The disc is in Anamorphic Widescreen and the sound quality is really decent. No real extras except a trailer. Not a Blockbuster film but still decent. Hope this helps.

In a year when Die Hard, Midnight Run, and Action Jackson ruled the screens lies an overlooked, underrated film called Shakedown directed by James Glickenhaus. A shining example of what a true star Peter Weller is. And here's something for you movie buffs. When Weller and Elliot are walking out of the movie theater, the two movies that are being shown (The Exterminator and The Soldier) were also directed by Glickenhaus. Great stuntwork and a nice chase scene.

As was expected, thiss is a good Sam Elliott Movie. Purchase was easy, Delivery was on the date promised. Added to my collection of Sam Elliott movies. Will be purchasing more of them.

I'm a huge Sam Elliott fan. I can forgive a lot in weak production, as is often the case with some of his films. But this was really horrible. Every stupid cliche of American action films imaginable. I couldn't even make it to the end.

Once again, Sam Elliott shows the world what a great actor he is! This movie is truly worth watching.

I saw this one when it came out and i finally got my hands on the DVD.It is a underrated action hit with Peter Weller and Sam Elliot as well as some great scenes and stunts.Highly recommended.

I had hopes for this one. I thought it would be a surprisingly good movie like Road House. At the scene that takes place at the New Amsterdam Theater, this thing goes way wrong and way hokey. It's a waste of Sam Elliot. You think it's going to be a crusader guy movie but it turns into a preposterous shoot'em up with Sam Elliot swinging from a lamp post shooting with a Glock in one hand. It would have been OK that all of the characters are weak stereotypes, but the stupid gun fights and unbelievable car chases ruin this movie. Lazy writers are the downfall of many movies. It's so bad that it's NOT good. I've heard better dialogue between two teen aged girls on their cell phones. I couldn't make it to the end of this worthless, dumbed-down piece of idiocy.

I have the VHS tape of this movie & will continue to own it while this Goodtimes version of this great movie is on the shelf. I have not watched this movie for the fact that Goodtimes will screw up a good movie with bad quality picture, sound, & all around basics. The movie itself is great to watch with Weller & Elliott in the action scenes & the story is just all in your face. The only problem is this movie was not released by MCA Home Video, if it had been you would have a great movie on DVD instead of this blurred & muffled sound version.

I swear when I saw this in the cinema there was areally hot sex scene between Weller and Charbonneau, but it's been completely cut in the DVD. ...