Sniper 3 Pack

Starring:Denis Arndt
Studio: Sony Pictures
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

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?

Sniper 3 Pack
Starring: Denis Arndt
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0002O7XU4
Release Date: 2004-09-28

Customer Reviews:

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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