The Silencers (1996)

Remember pre-1997 when the Men In Black were dark mysterious shady characters who were better suited for horror movies than anything else? The days before Will Smith quipped his way through a generic sci-fi trilogy?Well here we have said Men In Black, except these guys are the aliens and aligning with some parts of the government in scheme to bring more of their kind to earth through a portal and stuff.....So this is the very definition of 1990's b-movie cheese. Car chases, gun fights and all the usual cliches.Along for the ride we have another alien of a different species who teams with the secret service to take them down. Said alien is played by Dennis Christopher and that's just weird. For those unfamiliar with Christopher he's generally a weedy, sneaky, weak character and has been in movies such as the original It (1990) and Fade To Black (1980). He's a great actor but seeing him in such a role was odd and more than a little questionable.Not great but not entirely awful The Silencers is an interesting enough take your brain out movie, probably best you take your expectations out as well.The Good:Old school cheeseThe Bad:Dennis Christopher in an action role is a bizzare thingNot constructed very wellThings I Learnt From This Movie:Mysterious long blonde haired guys were a big thing in the 90's

THE SILENCERS is a low budget action Sci-Fi thriller produced by the PM entertainment group and if you know their films you already know that almost every scene is a set up for either a major gunfight, a high speed chase or a lot of very big explosions, with that said THE SILENCERS delivers on everything.The film does have a plot of course although I'm not going sum it up because the main reason to recommend this film for is the action scenes, they are thoroughly entertaining, very well staged and they don't appear random or forced.The acting is pretty good, the best performances are given by Jack Scalia and Dennis Christopher in the lead roles and the direction by Richard Pepin is well handled.Other films from the PM entertainment group include FIREPOWER, RIOT, RECOIL, LAND OF THE FREE, T-FORCE and HOLOGRAM MAN and this is just naming a few.

Oh...my god. This movie is terrible, I don't know how they came up with it. I'm not sure who actually gave these people funding, but goddamn. Like seriously, they can fund this, but cancel Arrested Development?Although, it was better than Signs, but not by much, but that's disputable.In fact, Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever was a better movie and it was pure unadulterated garbage.This movie isn't even good enough to sustain a cult following, that's how bad it is.I'd rather go watch Masters of the Universe...seriously.

This is another excellent action movie from PM. Lots of shootouts and car chases make the movie very exciting and never boring. Jack Scalia makes a cool hero. The villains are menacing and look very cool. Action fans should check this one out. It definetly delivers the goods.