Sniper 3

Starring:Denis Arndt, Jeanetta Arnette, Tom Berenger, Nophand Boonyai, Naraporn Chainin, John Doman, William Duffy (II), Dom Hetrakul, Adyama Isao, Bangongsak Kansai, Byron Mann, Pyroat Permchalad, Zakareth Ruben, Tharinee Songkiatthana, Ken Streutker, Zawit Subanunt, Govit Vattanakun, Norman Veeratum, Troy Winbush
Studio: Sony Pictures
Product Type: DVD

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Master Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Beckett has over seventy confirmed kills in his long and illustrious career. The U.S. Marine Corps' most decorated sniper has taken out warlords, drug lords, assassins and bitter foes. This time, he's going after a friend. Starring: Tom Berenger (Training Day, Platoon), Byron Mann (Catwoman, Belly of the Beast), John Doman (Mystic River).

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Sniper II: a glaring technical error about rifles.

Excellent deal for three movies

Sniper Series

looking foward to Sniper 4

Better than Lord of the Rings?

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Starring: Denis Arndt
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Release Date: 2004-09-28

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Sniper II: a glaring technical error about rifles........2007-03-24

I felt sorry for Tom Beringer as I watched Sniper II. At one point his character, Beckett, starts praising the military rifle he's just been handed as a substitute for his customary precision rifle that he's just lost. Beckett explains the various virtues of the Model 98 Mauser. He states that things could be a lot worse than to be handed a German Mauser, examining the rifle in his hands.

But wait...the rifle in his hands is not a Mauser. Beckett, our skilled old-school sniper and presumed military rifle expert, is holding a Mosin Nagant. It's probably Russian, most likely a Model 91/30. You can tell the difference from 10 or 20 feet away: the 98 Mauser has an internal magazine that's hidden inside the stock, and the Mosin Nagant has an external magazine that sticks out almost 2 inches from the stock and is about 5 inches long, right in front of the trigger guard. For an old-school sniper, steeped in the knowledge of bolt action rifles, to misidentify that rifle would be unthinkable.

The Mauser is an 8 mm, the Mosin Nagant uses 7.62 X 54R, and the 8mm ammo wouldn't even come close to chambering in the Mosin Nagant. As I watched the movie from that point on, I could almost imagine that Beringer, who strikes me as thoughtful and complex, knew the script he had to work from was bogus. It almost seemed like he went through the motions as a wry statement about just how miserable his life as an actor could be, as though he was telling us "Just look at the garbage I have to put up with."

Maybe the worst part of this technical error is that the Mosin Nagant is about twice as accurate as the Mauser, if you compare off-the-rack service rifles in good condition, firing standard issue ball ammo, like the rifle Beckett had in his hands. Therefore, a sniper like Beckett would have not only known about that difference, but he'd also be happy and smiling, commenting on the fabled accuracy of the Mosin Nagant, praising the brilliant spring and follower mechanism in the Mosin Nagant's magazine, and complaining about the awkward bolt handle, protruding sideways, that everybody complains about. Only Mosin Nagant sniper rifles have a turned-down bolt, and that isn't what Beckett had in his hands. There are scenes where he's hunched down behind this rifle, and it's obviously a Mosin Nagant front sight and muzzle configuration, not that of a Mauser.

Sorry, people, but it's a mistake the character Beckett would never have made. It's also a mistake about rifles that a "Sniper movie" shouldn't have made.

Excellent deal for three movies.......2006-11-16

First of all, The Sniper 1 dvd in this box set is incorrectly labeled as anamorphic widescreen. It says this right on the back of the dvd box. Let me assure you, this is not anamorphic widescreen. This version is a fullscreen version but the good thing is that this is the best transfer of this movie to date. The video quality and sound are superb. And, it is not the crappy dual layered version that was issued in 1998 which can give many dvd players lots of problems with freezing. This wonderful fullscreen version is a single layered disc which contains only the fullscreen version. It also has a top labeling on the dvd itself and plays perfectly with no freezing. The Sniper 2 and 3 dvds in this box set both have true anamorphic widescreen and are also top notch quality.

Sniper 1 is an excellent movie. Sniper 2 is not good at all, just one bad movie in my opinion. But Sniper 3 is excellent and makes up for how awful Sniper 2 is.

Sniper Series.......2006-08-10

I enjoyed Sniper I, and, if you are into some suspenseful "military Type" movies, this is a fun series to watch. Sometimes there are some hokey parts, but all-in-all, it was a good action series!!!

looking foward to Sniper 4.......2004-12-22

The only thing really similar in this trilogy is the character of Tom Berenger though all three of these movies are equally good for the most part. I won't be able to write a synopsis of Sniper without giving spoilers because these are movies people must view for themselves. If you like good action flicks with a good story involving a few plot twists, the Sniper films are sure to satisfy.

Better than Lord of the Rings?.......2004-12-05

Well...I guess there really is "no accounting for taste."
But, as they say, on to the movies. In a nutshell, I've seen Sniper I & II (please don't tell anyone), and even though I was foolishly naive enough to try it a second time, I'm really not dumb enough to waste money, or worse---time!---on Sniper III.
But, in all fairness, if ridiculously contrived plots, canned comic-book dialogue, dubiously stereotyped characters, not to mention two hours of Tom Beringer's seething, rabid hatred of......uh, well, just about everyone (his standard MO evidently).......well.....nuff said?
And, oh, if you're like me, i.e. assuming you'll get to see some actual long range tactical stuff (mil-dots, stalking/crawling, doping, ammo, sniper rifles, etc.)...think again. And go elsewhere.
On the other hand, if you're a Tom B fan, and enjoy all the aforementioned contrivances and badass attitudes, well then...you're in luck. These movies won't disappoint.

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A really great climax to the original
AND ALL OF THE ABOVE - [COMMENTS]
Give Tom Berenger a Chance; He Deserves a Better Film Than This Badly Told B-Movie
Not good enough.
Pass this one up!!!!

Sniper 3
Starring: Denis Arndt , Jeanetta Arnette , Tom Berenger , Nophand Boonyai , and Naraporn Chainin
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Description

Master Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Beckett has over seventy confirmed kills in his long and illustrious career. The U.S. Marine Corps' most decorated sniper has taken out warlords, drug lords, assassins and bitter foes. This time, he's going after a friend. Starring: Tom Berenger (Training Day, Platoon), Byron Mann (Catwoman, Belly of the Beast), John Doman (Mystic River).

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A really great climax to the original.......2006-10-30

This is a really great climax to the original movie "Sniper" This is a must have for real collectors.

AND ALL OF THE ABOVE - [COMMENTS].......2005-09-27

First off - the crass language. [Were they trying to make this movie trashy?] Certainly not intensely masculine!

Beckett is back - [not with the honed body we would have like to see] but still a strong masculine charisma.

Yup! being done dirt to by his superiors? They want him dead too! That would eliminate all their loose ends.

I was waiting to hear that he had gone back and eliminated them.
I did get what I was waiting for though. A shot that seems impossible to make. Doing what seems impossible is what we look for in our Super Heroes and especially our Snipers.

Come on you guys. What is with you that you cheapen our good movies [almost good] with barnyard language.
I really get disgusted with woman [and men for that matter] with vulgar mouths. I blame this on the writers and directors who seem to have illiterate minds.
Vulgarity is not a sign of masculine charisma - just low-bred mongrels.

I enjoyed Beckett - I ignored the crass language - and I love the shot! For Mature audiences only.

Give Tom Berenger a Chance; He Deserves a Better Film Than This Badly Told B-Movie.......2005-09-02

For those who still remember the terrific acting of Tom Berenger in Oliver Stone's 'Platoon,' it is painful to watch him in 'Sniper 3' (which is also set in Vietnam). Not that the film is a complete failure. Actually, Tom Berenger's performace as the veteran sniper Thomas Beckett is fairly good, if not his best. But the film's lazy direction (from the director of 'From the Dusk till Dawn: 3' ... no wonder) is too conspicous, killing the potential that some of the actions and characters might have.

Not much can be called original about the script of 'Sniper 3.' Thomas Beckett is sent to Vietnam, where he fought his war with his buddy during the war 30 years ago. But Beckett is informed that the friend who is supposed to be dead is now ruling the underground community as druglord (the idea inspired by 'Apocalypse Now'). And Beckett's assignment is to kill him.

Byron Mann appears as Sgt. Beckett's partner from Vietnam, and Thailand provides the convincing locations for the backdrop. Both actors did good acting, and the film tries to show the deeper characterization about Beckett, who talks about his old days, and even attends a wedding party (not drunk for that matter). The results of the efforts are not bad.

But the actions are so-so at best, with shoddy editing that often makes me wonder what is going on. For example, after Beckett's first 'hit,' a shoot-out scene at the rooftop begins, but as the film fails to show who is shooting (at) who, the sequence only shows alternately the confusing images of men shooting guns and men who got shot. And I still do not fully understand what happened in the last chapter, the terribly hurried and awfully incoherent wrap-up that comes with bamboo impalement. Excuse me, but I thought this is about a sniper's story...right?

Though the film is watchable thanks to the actors and locale, 'Sniper 3' reminds us of the fact that we really need somebody who can save Tom Berenger from this Grade B straight-to-video hell.

Not good enough........2005-07-29

I think that sniper 3 could of had potential but it was bad. unlike sniper 1 and 2 this film was so unrealistic and wasn't even good as the first two films, this time seargent Thomas Beckett goes to vietnam to assassinate a friend of his that he thought was dead many years ago it seems that hes become a suspected terrorist and Beckett has become a drunk and insufficeant person that it becomes unlikely that hes choosen for this mission. It seems that the film suffers from alot of faults like Tom Berenger gaining alot of weight and he doesn't look good for his role as a sniper, maybe hes geting old and this time the story just wasn't good enough for another film to be made so I hope that this one becomes the last in the series.

Pass this one up!!!!.......2005-03-16

This is a long way off from Sniper I & Sniper II. It is geared towards MOUT environments and nothing is very tactical in this movie. Keep the Sniper films in the bush and out of urban environments.

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