Some movies are so bad that they are actually "good", but Silencers doesn't fall into that category. In short, Silencers is just awful and should be avoided at all costs. I already wasted some money renting it and almost 2 hours of my life watching this disaster, so if you heed this warning you won't have to as well.
The movie starts out on promising note, with an opening scene that has decent enough effects, effectively sets a solid SciFi tone, and even has a little bit of humor. Sadly, it is all downhill from there. No plot spoilers from me (just in case you feel you just HAVE to see every SciFi ever made); the movie follows Secret Service Agent Rafferty as he attempts to protect the life of an alien who may or not be trying to help mankind. There are so many plot holes that it would be hard to start listing them, so I'm not even going to try.
The laughable script, which uses just about every stereotype and Cliché possible, is made even worse by really bad acting performances by just about everyone appearing in the movie. While every SciFi movie takes some suspension of disbelief, this one requires the type that only comes with a frontal lobotomy. This doesn't just apply to the aliens and their technology, but even to the humans and their ability to have exactly what's needed just when it's required. Oh, and wait until you see the lunatic fringe UFO magazine staff who can produce military issue C-4 and fight better than the "hero" of the story.
I could go on about the poor cinematography with disturbing camera angles, the bad special effects, preachy social and environment messages, over usage of techno-babble, cheesy sets, and implausible action sequences, but if you have gotten this far and still want to see the movie there really isn't any point in trying to dissuade you any further.
Not recommended!
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Silencers [VHS]
Jack Scalia
(Actor, Producer),
Dennis Christopher
(Actor),
Richard Pepin
(Director, Producer)
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IMDb4.7/10.0
$12.90$12.90
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| Genre | Action & Adventure |
| Format | Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC |
| Contributor | Bill Frenzer, William Applegate Jr., Jeffrey Broadhurst, Joseph John Barmettler, Richard Pepin, Scott McAboy, Lance LeGault, Lucinda Weist, Clarence Williams III, Carlos Lauchu, Dennis Christopher, Stephen Rowe, Richard Preston Jr., Christopher Kriesa, Madison Mason, Terri Poch, Jack Scalia, Joseph Merhi See more |
| Runtime | 1 hour and 43 minutes |
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- Package Dimensions : 7.32 x 4.19 x 1.12 inches; 6.13 Ounces
- Director : Richard Pepin
- Run time : 1 hour and 43 minutes
- Release date : August 13, 1998
- Date First Available : January 22, 2007
- Actors : Jack Scalia, Dennis Christopher, Carlos Lauchu, Lucinda Weist, Clarence Williams III
- Studio : Sunland Studios
- Producers : Jack Scalia, Joseph Merhi, Richard Pepin, Scott McAboy
- ASIN : 6303976069
- Writers : Joseph John Barmettler, Richard Preston Jr., William Applegate Jr.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2009
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Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2017
ok.
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2015
Ok,nothing to write home about.
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2016
Item arrived on time and as described. No difficulties at all.
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2012
Awesome DVD, a must see for anyone who likes the sorts of things this dvd entails. Ultimately a most brilliant movie indeed.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2016
great
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2015
bad movie
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2008
This is one of the greatest things I have ever seen.
TOTALLY ridiculous, but endlessly entertaining.
TOTALLY ridiculous, but endlessly entertaining.
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PT
4.0 out of 5 stars
1980's style alien action film
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 17, 2019
Could it have have been better written, acted, shot etc? Yes. However it is a product of its time. Just sit back and enjoy the ride.
S. Andersson
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conspiracy nostalgia
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 3, 2012
Ah, sweet 80's nostalgia! New Age conspiracies about alien MIB's (Men In Black) and overthrowing of human government. Despite old special effects it has its bright moments, especially Dennis Christopher's character in the movie.
Mrs Rogers
5.0 out of 5 stars
... 80s picture house) and he watches all these supposedly crap films from the 80s
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 18, 2015
My husband does a podcast (The 80s picture house) and he watches all these supposedly crap films from the 80s. I have to say, that all these type of films look like they're going to be TERRIBLE, but in fact they're all solid gold. I have never laughed so much in my whole life as I have at these films.
Faves being SHOTGUN, SAMURAI COP and MALIBU EXPRESS.
Fantastic.
Faves being SHOTGUN, SAMURAI COP and MALIBU EXPRESS.
Fantastic.
Grand Berserker
5.0 out of 5 stars
c es meilleur que men in black c es plus serieux,Orion encore...par les Pleiades
Reviewed in Canada on September 19, 2017
neuf je l ai recus neuf meme pas deballer moi qui ne croyas pas ca,tant mieux
Lisa Zen
5.0 out of 5 stars
perfetto
Reviewed in Italy on November 29, 2017
L'ho cercato molto e finalmente l'ho trovato. Tutto perfetto. Funziona benissimo, nessun salto. Perfetto. Altro film che fa avanzare la mia Collection film.