Amazon.com: The Shepherd: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Scott Adkins, Stephen Lord, Gary McDonald: Amazon Instant Video

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Synopsis: Jean-Claude Van Damme stars in this hard-hitting action thriller about a border patrol agent who attempts to take down a rogue American Special Forces unit that's smuggling Afghan heroin into the United States.

Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Scott Adkins

Supporting actors: Stephen Lord, Gary McDonald, Natalie J. Robb, Andr?e Bernard, J.J. Perry, Bashar Rahal, Todd Jensen, Phil McKee, Shero Rauf, George Zlatarev, Velizar Peev, Sava Dragunchev

Directed by: Isaac Florentine

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes

Release year: 2008

Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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MPAA Rating: Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity

ASIN: B001806G04 (Rental) and B0013TMYL0 (Purchase)

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Format: Amazon Instant Video (streaming online video and digital download)

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The Shepherd: Border Patrol DVD ~ Jean-Claude Van Damme

3.5 out of 5 stars (25) $8.39

Theatrical Release Information

US Theatrical Release Date: March 04, 2008
MPAA: Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity
Production Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Stage 6 Films
Filming Locations: Bulgaria

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5.0 out of 5 stars Shepherd Herds in Rogue Special Forces, January 28, 2008

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Robert Witmer (Sebring, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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In "The Shepherd" (2008), Van Damme plays a Texas border cop battling former member from an elite U.S. military force who now turned their past expertise into running a proficient drug smuggling trade from Mexico into the US. The movie breaks new grounds for Van Damme as he moves in to a more mature role with stronger acting. Van Damme's trademark fight scenes highlights an upcoming martial artiste, Scott Adkins whose zeal nearly turns the staged studio fights into a legitimate match between the two with a visual delight jammed with innovative techniques and true-to-life kicks. Reality slips into the fights forcing and inspired and newly invigorated Van Damme to truly draw on his own genuine fighting history to legitimately weather his younger rival. By way of irony, Adkins in real life while growing up was inspired by Van Damme.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Shepherd over your Damme desires, March 6, 2008

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Christopher Heintz "Kazick" (Chattanooga, TN) - See all my reviews
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I must say, I was really looking forward to this movie. And I was probably looking forward to Scott Adkins as much as I was to Van Damme. My expectations were high (even for a ridiculous b-movie like this) after what Issac Florentine and J.J. Perry did with Undisputed II. The movie wasn't spectacular and it didn't quite reach my highest hopes, but I wasn't disappointed. Van Damme played his usual laconic self - this time with a bunny. Scott Adkins' character wasn't very interesting either (and the main villain was a bit annoying), but you can't have it all with these kinds of movies.

With the exception of the final showdown, the fight scenes were very well shot and choreographed. J.J. Perry (the fight choreographer) did a great job with Van Damme's abilities while still giving him room to exhibit his "Van Damme" style. Scott Adkins was excellent as usual (although his skills are best displayed in the director's other films), but it doesn't seem that the writers gave much attention to Adkins' character, or the plot. My chief complaint is about the poor editing and screen effects used in the last fight scene between Damme and Adkins. It would have been an excellent fight if the editors had just left the fight alone and not tried to enhance it. And so the last fight was disappointing because of the editing.

On a five point scale, I'd give it a 3.5, but amazon doesn't give you half points to work with, so I decided to give it a 4. For the kind of movie this is, it was very satisfying. It's certainly Van Damme's best martial art movie of his direct-to-dvd career, at least until this point.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Damme Good After All These Years!, March 19, 2008

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jamespen "none" (United States) - See all my reviews

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The Shepherd: Border Patrol is a very good film! Van Damme's best and most action packed since Wake of Death. Seriously, all the good ingredients are in there, guys. There's plenty of hand to hand fighting in The Shepherd, even the gratuitous bar fight. There's a likable chemistry between the lead and supporting cast, and the villains are well picked. There's also a lot of good soundtrack work done in a style familiar to spaghetti westerns.

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