The Bad Pack
The Bad Pack
R | 11 November 1997 (USA)
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A band of mercenaries are hired to combat a militia terrorizing a group of Mexican immigrants in a Texas border town.

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suchenwi

Seeing a majority of bad to very bad reviews here, I'd like to make my point too. The Bad Pack isn't perfect or very good, but I wouldn't call it bad either - a low budget action comedy (both aspects maybe slightly under-dosed) with interesting faces. Same old, same old story elements of course.. but it didn't bore me.The roles of the ultimately 7 "samurai" were marked enough that I could remember them all the next day (the Sniperess, the Madman in particular). The "Sons of Texas" militia was not played out much, and never did one see the hundred I kept hearing about.One extra point for the Latinos to travel by train - I always like to see Amtrak and a Union Station. And their odyssey in L.A. was cute and touching. 6/10.

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gridoon

OK, let me start with the best (if not the only good) thing in this movie: Shawn Huff. I don't know if the word "WOW" is enough to describe her. Her portrayal of an expert markswoman / assassin is picture-perfect, and she delivers with conviction such lines as (after shooting two guys point-blank) "Hell yeah I think you're afraid of me!". I think she is Brent Huff's wife, but she's so good in her role that I don't care if she got it only because of that. The rest of the film, however, is one disappointment after another: Roddy Piper is an ex-wrestler. Does he fight in the movie? No. A big German guy is shown at first as an underground fighter. Does he have any more fights? No. The villains (a para-military group) are shown training during the opening credits. Do they get to put their training to use? No. And so on. The action (what little there is of it) is of generally poor quality, apart from a few decent motorcycle stunts. Ultimately, "The Bad Pack" is the poor man's "The Magnificent Seven" (*)

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lccjr_78

wow i saw this move on HBO (thx god i didn't buy it like the other guy) and i would have to say that this movie has the worst acting and stunts in it period. this movie sucked ass. but there is a upside to haveing a movie this bad. you can tell people to rent it and they will laugh all the way back to the video store and then tell you why the hell did you tell me to rent it. this movie is a must watch drunk tho, man it SUCKS!

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mushrom

Hmmmm, a small town of peaceful farmers is taken over by bandits who force them to do what they want, and give them all of their food and supplies.No, I am not talking about Seven Samuri, nor the western remake The Magnificent Seven. I am not even talking about the Disney remake A Bug's Life.Except instead of 7, there are only 5 or 6 heros in this movie. And instead of Yul Brynner we get Roddie Piper. He does an OK job of acting, but the tired worn out script was so bad, nobody could have saved it.I can only say that I bought the DVD for $3 on sale, and the movie was worth the $3. But I would not pay anything more for this thing.

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