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The Marksman Blu-ray Review

 

  • Director : Robert Lorenz
  • Writers : Chris Charles, Danny Kravitz, Robert Lorenz
  • Producers : Tai Duncan, Mark Williams, Warren Goz, Eric Gold, Robert Lorenz
  • Actors : Liam Neeson, Katheryn Winnick, Juan Pablo Raba, Teresa Ruiz
  • MPAA rating : PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
  • Aspect Ratio : 2.39:1
  • Media Format : Digital_copy, NTSC, Subtitled
  • Run time : 1 hour and 48 minutes
  • Release date : May 11, 2021
  • Language : English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1), Spanish (DTS 5.1)
  • Studio : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment


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             Everything about The Marksman feels very carefully constructed, but done so by a group of producers rather than storytellers. The difference between the two is often creativity: whereas a screenwriter or director are interested in the best way to tell a story, a producer is most interested in how to sell tickets. As a result, we get a production that is made up of Clint Eastwood collaborators making a movie that is similar to the ones he used to make. The casting of Liam Neeson in the title role is an acceptable stand-in for Eastwood, but also brings to mind any number of thrillers that have become his bread-and-butter since the success of the Taken franchise. The Marksman (originally The Minuteman) even has a plot which is intentionally timely, adding another reason to convince audiences to buy those tickets.

     

Morgue Blu-ray Review

 


  • Aspect Ratio : 2.35:1
  • MPAA rating :  (Not Rated)
  • Director : Hugo Cardozo
  • Media Format : Dolby, Subtitled, Surround Sound, Widescreen
  • Run time : 1 hour and 21 minutes
  • Release date : May 11, 2021
  • Actors : Francisco Ayala, Maria del Mar Fernandez, Abel Martinez, Pablo Martinez, Raul Rotela
  • Subtitles: : English
  • Language : English (DTS 5.1), Spanish (DTS 5.1)
  • Studio : Well Go USA


        Prior to Morgue, I had never seen a horror film from Paraguay, and this added a level of significance even before watching the film. Unfortunately, however great the impact may have been on transnational cinema (the relationships between nations within the film industry), it had very little impact on me as a viewer and long-time fan of the horror genre. The storylines and the characters connecting them feel disjointed throughout, and even a seemingly fool-proof set-up ends up wasted potential that is traded in for cheap editing tricks and jump scares.