Wanted: Dead or Alive | | Cast : | Rutger Hauer, Gene Simmons | | Director : | Gary Sherman | | Studio : | Anchor Bay Entertainment | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | January , 1987 | | DVD Released Date : | July 06, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | June 18, 2005 | | Summary | Good Rutger Film! | Content
 | Rutger's the MAN! I found this film at Best Buy about 4 or 5 months after September 11th, and it just hit the spot! I had never heard of the movie but being a Rutger fan I usually will spend the money to add his films to my ever growing collection. Sometimes he's the only thing that adds to the life of some very dreary films and he's in a bunch of them. The '80's however seems to have been his decade and this film is a pretty good outing for him.
It is in the B-Movie range, for sure, but it works well. Gene Simmons plays a great villain. The action and pacing of the film works well, and frankly the subject matter couldn't be more up-to-date.
I wish they were making more movies like this today where the terrorists get what they deserve and the audience can enjoy the payback and feel like they are participating in the action.
The very end of the film is great and it certainly is a statement that works even better today. I think most people would feel the same way as Rutger does at the end of this movie and want to do the same thing. I certainly did!
For fans of action and/or Rutger hunt this movie down! |
| Rating | | | Date | June 11, 2005 | | Summary | Snubbed at the Oscars | Content
| Being a former secret operative for the U.S. government as well as a member of SEAL Team 6's Force Recon Unit (Ranger Qualified) I can tell you that this film is as real as it gets. After my career in overseas black ops I went into the field bounty hunting, training both with the U.S. Marshal's Fugitive Recovery Unit and the Israeli Mossad. I can tell you that more than once I had to use my Remington 870 shotgun with laser sighting and sniper grips to "calm down" a fugitive. I also used my supercharged all wheel drive 1986 Dodge Diplomat with built in navigation system in many a high speed chase including one with Pablo Escobar. I admit that I am partial to this movie because I was a technical advisor. In fact Rutger Hauer's character is based largely on me and my real life exploits. Rent it and enjoy a true look into my world. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 11, 2005 | | Summary | Outside of Blade Runner, Hauer's best acting job | Content
| Hauer's acting is pretty good here, and the story is way ahead of its time considering how many years it was made before 9/11. Some say Gene Simmons can't act, but I thought him credible as the bad guy. Best line is at the end of the movie just before Hauer dispatches Simmons to wherever terrorists go in death. |
| Rating | | | Date | February 07, 2005 | | Summary | A great " rainy day" movie | Content
| O.K. so its no "On golden pond". BUT, this movie has all the requirements for alternative viewing. Nothing on the movie channels ? Is it 2:35 a.m. and the info-mercials are killing you? Need someting in the background while doing your needlepoint or cleaning your firearms? Then this is the movie for you ! The same kind of...charm...that makes "Jake Speed" work ,is in abundance in "Wanted".Its pace is quick,No pulp fiction,but still it works.Of course the action is way over the top.But its always fun to watch your hero doing things that would have him arrested.Firing off warning shots in a convenience store with a shotgun,or decapitating a handcuffed terrorist with expolsives are things that even professionals would have a hard time getting away with.(Not to mention being partially responsible for getting a dectective killed).Yep, as far as your basic "teflon hero" goes,Hauer does all those things we wish the good guys could get away with,but of course dont... due to severe crimminal charges...Watch the news,even Marines under fire are expected to obey certain rules of war.
Nonetheless, Hauer does a great job and Simmons is, (to say the least) surprisingly good at his role.In fact this movie is packed with great actors doing a super job.
Good action,Strong performances, mixed with the 80's era Rambo
mentality towards justice and internatonal relations, combine to make this an excellent choice for those times when looking for a "different" cinematic experience.
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| Rating | | | Date | July 21, 2004 | | Summary | THE DEMON SHINES!! | Content
| THIS IS A 1980'S NO HOLDS BARRED ACTION FLICK AT IT'S BEST.EX CIA AGENT NICK RANDALL(HAUER)TURNED BOUNTY HUNTER,WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO GET THE TERRORIST MALAK AL RAHIM (SIMMON'S).THIS MOVIE DOESN'T GET MUCH TV TIME IF ANY BECAUSE OF THE EVENTS FROM 9/11.WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT GENE SIMMON'S(THE DEMON FROM KISS) COULD ACT.WELL HE CAN AND HE IS VERY CONVINCING IN THE ROLE OF THE VILLAIN AL RAHIM.IN THIS MOVIE WHERE THE HUNTER HAS BECOME THE HUNTED,THE FAST PACE AND NON STOP ACTION WILL KEEP YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT.IF THATS NOT ENOUGH, THEN STICK AROUND JUST FOR THE ENDING.THIS MOVIE HAS ONE OF THE BEST ENDINGS IN AN ACTION FLICK OF ALL TIME.THIS MOVIE SHOWS YOU THERE'S ONLY ONE BRAND OF JUSTICE FOR THE BAD GUY.I AGREE COMPLETELY WITH ANOTHER REVIEWER WHO STATED GENE SIMMON'S WAS GREAT IN RUNAWAY AS A BAD GUY.HE COULD HAVE HAD A LONG HOLLYWOOD CAREER AS A VILLAIN.TREAT YOURSELF TO WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE TODAY.IF YOUR LOOKING FOR A MOVIE WHERE RUTGER HAUER IS THE TERRORIST PICK UP A COPY OF NIGHT HAWKS YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED. |
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