The Losers
by High Definition on Jul.18, 2010, under HD Disc
Product Description
An explosive action tale of betrayal and revenge, The Losers centers around an elite Special Forces unit sent to the Bolivian jungle on a search-and-destroy mission. But the team – Clay, Jensen, Roque, Pooch and Cougar – soon find that they have become the target of a deadly double cross instigated by a powerful enemy known only as Max. Making good use of the fact they’re now presumed dead, the group goes deep undercover in a dangerous plot to clear their name… More >>
July 18th, 2010 on 8:21 pm
When a CIA black ops team are framed and left for dead by a mysterious guy named Max (Jason Patric), they come out of hiding and seek revenge. While a mysterious hottie (Zoe Saldana) claims she can help them get Max, but what are her true intentions and who’s side is she really on.
The movie occasionally silly with some goofy moments, especially in the end involving a plane and a motorcycle. Despite that though the film is always entertaining. Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen, Supernatural seasons 1-2) probably would have made a better Hannibal than Liam Neeson in the upcoming A-Team movie and he shows why in the Losers by shining in a similar role.
I also liked Chris Evans and I think he was surprisingly better here in a cocky and talkative role than he was in the Fantastic Four movies. He’s more entertaining in the Losers than he was in those 2 movies as well. I still don’t see him as Captain America though, due to that character being less cocky and goofy than anyone Evans has played. Jason Patric is also in good form as the nutty wisecracking villain.
My only problem with the Losers is that should have ended the story with one movie. It’s a good movie, but I don’t see sequels happening, especially due to the not so great Box Office performance. But I recommend checking out the Losers since I enjoyed it more than the new Nightmare on Elm Street, hell even a little more than Iron Man 2. Just don’t expect anything more than a fun movie that’s occasionally pretty funny and sexy.
Rating: 4 / 5
July 18th, 2010 on 9:01 pm
I had no knowledge of the comics that this movie was based on, so I really went in with no expectations. For me, having no expectations is a great thing as it leaves me free to just enjoy the movie. Even though the movie opens with comic book graphics, it still manages to feel fresh. The action scenes are edited in a shaky manner that attempts to raise your excitement with freeze frames that reflect the panel style of the original comic book. Also, The Losers thankfully lacked the family friendly feel that Iron Man and so many movies lately ooze.
Overall, it’s a fun movie, with an easy to follow sequential plot. Sometimes it’s nice to watch a movie you don’t have to think about, and you’ll get a few chuckles out of it. Plus, the soundtrack is almost another cast member, one that I’m a big fan of. Actually, now that I think about it, the soundtrack uses a bunch of the songs off of the Glee soundtrack…. hmmmm…
I learned the following things from this movie:
Countries and cities of interest are labeled so as to be easily found from the air.
The man in charge can often be identified by a sports or suit jacket. 2nd in command may wear a vest.
A helicopter and a magnet can pick up a heavy armored truck.
When forming an “offensive perimeter” people only look up and not 20 feet away.
Geeky guys always wear interesting T-shirts.
People who have just had sex walk in slow, stuttering movements.
Holt McCallany may be an illegitimate Baldwin brother.
Surprisingly, hot chicks lie to hairy guys and double cross them.
First person knife fighting is essential to any good plot.
The best way to stop a plane is with a flaming motorcycle.
You can disarm a bomb by duct taping the detonator.
Memorable lines:
“I gave you the hit him in the face nod, not the throw him off of the building nod.”
“We don’t need seat belts, the G Force will hold you in your seat.”
“Clay and his unit? That sounds like a porno, Wade.”
My recommendation:
Go see it in the theater where the sound will be great. Obviously renting is will be an enjoyable experience as well, but I think the bass it the theater would make the explosions just a bit better
Rating: 5 / 5
July 18th, 2010 on 11:22 pm
In 2010 a crack Special Forces unit was betrayed by their government and set up for a mass murder they didn’t commit. These men promptly (?) escaped their explosive assassination attempt to the Bolivian underground. Today, still wanted by the CIA and an evil villain named Max, they survive in order to seek revenge and reclaim their lives. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, it’s too bad; because a mysterious woman has already hooked them up with their ultimate revenge mission, and you CANNOT hire The Losers.
Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? It should; it’s very close to the A-Team intro (which is a GOOD thing). The similarities don’t end there, as both are a group of former soldiers led by a charismatic figure with an affinity for unwinnable situations, cool behavior, celebratory smoking. Each team has a lady’s man, with the leader being both in The Losers. Each team engages in high firepower, explosive situations that involved meticulously planned tactics requiring a peculiar amount of fortune.
The teams differ, however, in their configuration and purpose. Whereas the A-Team had a lady’s man who appeared to be just that, and a leader who appeared to only lead; that is to say, he managed multiple oddball personalities, The Losers shows each person as an integral part of the team, a specialist in his own field. This was a positive spin on the “mercenary group battles the world”-motif. Additionally, the Loser’s “employer” is given with a bit more purpose and underlying story, as mysterious Aisha funds and organizes their mission while maintaining her own agenda.
This is a hands-off, good time movie. Explosions, military action, high-tech gadgets, a fairly hot hookup between the film’s leads, and fairly awesome special effects make it fun throughout. Add in a fiery male-female fight scene (ala Mr. and Mrs. Smith), a comically evil villain in Jason Patric (DO NOT drop his umbrella!), a Spanish Justin Long (Óscar Jaenada), quippy one-liners, and a very short runtime (97 minutes), and the result is an underrated comic book adaptation that entertains yet gets unfairly overlooked.
Jason Elin
Rating: 4 / 5
July 19th, 2010 on 1:45 am
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The statement above simply means that there is a lot of killing in this movie. (And an inside joke.) Most of the killing is done with guns, but once in the movie there is a gun-knife battle. They played with this. The saying “you brought a knife to a gun fight” actually doesn’t play here. But I sense the director knew that saying and that’s why he included the scene. But we’re just getting started!!!
This movie was extremely refreshing. I haven’t seen an action movie in the theaters like this in ages! It’s absolutely great. Everything that is about an action movie is there, so why the he11 is there a PG-13 rating? Not enough blood you MPAA idiots!?!? If you see this movie and feel there isn’t enough explosions, you’re right. What makes up for the fact is that the explosions that are there are EXTREMELY FAN-@#$%ING-TASTIC OF EXPLOSIONS!!!!
All action movies need a little comedy unless it is a really grim action. And usually, a grim action does not work…it can, but it usually doesn’t. This movie delivers the comedy, but recognizes that the comedy needs to be extreme melted cheese on corn or else it will be a comedy. This is action. Horror has comedy as well, but it’s Dark Humor, not light humor. Even drama has comedy, but just not in the really big scenes. All movies need comedy, but in a way that doesn’t make you feel your watching a comedy. This movie successes in the essay I just wrote.
This movie also plays well in the artistic style. Like a comic book, it paints the name of the city they are traveling to on the scene, as if it were drawn. For instance, you’ll find “BOLIVIA” painted on a large forest of trees in an early scenes. Some of those scenes can be a little cheap, but lately, so can Comic Books. Oh, did I forget to mention this movie is based off a comic book? Yeah, it keeps that all-around yet hardcore feeling of a comic book intact. Also, many times, this movie pretends to end but then continues and tricks you. It deliberately confuses the viewer. Something you don’t see much anymore because of activists. AKA Hollywood can be a coward.
The acting is above average. It fits well for the action movie type of persona. It isn’t crazy like Pro-Wrestling, it isn’t freaky like Horror, it’s just mild voices with Bad@$$ personalities. I can’t explain the acting to well. I think that the acting was made better by the script, I can see the scriptwriter going “okay, how can this be poetic justice?” Or “How can I make this funny?” Something you usually see from the actors, is actually from the scriptwriter and the actors just try there best to put that into their character.
The overall plot wasn’t so big, as much as it were the plot of the scenes. Cougar makes the movie all the more awesome, without Cougar there would be no movie, it would just be *sarcasm*SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER OF THE YEAR*sarcasm* material. My favorite scene is not the climax, although that comes close; rather, it is the office scene. This scene is done extremely well.
Visuals were nothing to complain about. But I do have something to complain about, the soundtrack. The end the note on the song that goes ON AND ON AND ON AND ON! (You will figure it out once you see it.) Most of the soundtrack besides that note was okay, but it was the action that was big. People keep getting shot left and right, they even shoot two of they’re main characters in the limbs. The second person was a directors smart. There’s a scene where two of the main characters are pretending to lay down with no legs. Then, later, that very same person gets shot and has no legs. They even have bodies laying down in both the scenes. I’m noticing directors are coming back.
Explosions. Quality not Quantity. You wanna see the Airplane scene for sure.
There’s probably more to talk about in this movie, it’s so refreshing. But I can’t go on. Rating? 5/5.
Rating: 5 / 5
July 19th, 2010 on 3:47 am
The Losers:
Am I missing something? Bolivia has a big drug dealer that the CIA wants to eliminate. It knows his exact residence. It has laser -GPS guided missiles to annihilate the man, his residence, and his associates. So what is the purpose of sending five human agents to wage a war against formidable and outnumbering armed guards? To make a movie? Saving the children of the drug dealer have never been a noble purpose of government agency working on foreign land. Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan are few examples. You will definitely enjoy the dilemmas facing a group of talented and highly skilled secret agents stranded in a foreign place and the fascinating military technology of remote destruction. But, I wished that the movie maker embarked on a real story of real CIA veterans, since the actors were great and diverse, with fascinating personalities and the technology was there to support an educational real story.
Attempting to make Max a vicious and shrewd character invoking anger in the viewer was not bad, except for the idea of purchasing an atomic weapon from some Indian janitors or ridiculing people for what they are. In no way an obnoxious character like Max would be trusted by a single armed security guard who appeared to have the unfettered loyalty to unpredictable boss.
Despite the movie’s unconvincing story, its action and fast pace kept my attention all through. In comparison to “The Spy Next Door” and “Kick Ass”, the Losers ventured into the highly skilled professionals and offered few great lessons on physics and science. I enjoyed the theft of an armored vehicle by a magnet suspended from a helicopter, the climbing of a high rise building by a mountain climbing gear, and the creation of artificial tornado with ultrasound devices, to name a few.
Rating: 4 / 5