Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 09/19/2006 Run time: 117 minutes Rating: Pg13
Samuel L. Jackson and Colin Farrell swagger through S.W.A.T., a guns-and-big-trucks macho extravaganza based on the 1970s TV show of the same name, about the police teams brought in to take care of extremely dangerous situations. Jackson plays a sergeant brought out of retirement to form a new squad, which includes rebellious Farrell (The Recruit) and tough babe Michelle Rodriguez (Girlfight, Blue Crush). After a lot of training and head-butting with a smarmy police captain, the squad gets assigned to transfer the head of a European crime cartel (Olivier Martinez, Unfaithful) who's declared on television that he'll give $100 million to anyone who gets him out. Every scumbag in Los Angeles descends to claim the money, turning a routine transfer into a bullet-filled gauntlet. Despite some gaps in logic and a generic flavor, S.W.A.T. will satisfy most action-movie junkies. Also featuring LL Cool J and Josh Charles. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0
S.W.A.T. (BLU RAY):
THIS REVIEW IS FOR BLU RAY. JUST RECEIVED THIS BLU RAY DISC 2 DAYS AGO AND WATCHED IT ON MY PS3. MAN! IT BLOWS ME AWAY WITH PCM AUDIO AND CLEAR PICTURE QUALITY. LOADS OF CLEAR GUN SHOOTING AND EXPLOSION SOUND. 1 STAR
OFF FOR SIMPLE STORY.
Action? What action?:
I don't expect action movie to be something more then a pure entertainment. I can swallow lack of logic and I can deal with stupid characters without any personality. But there are some things action movie needs like air that is action. Explosions, escapes, fighting scenes, some tension, few surprises and good soundtrack. It's not much, isn't it? So why oh why was I denied these simple pleasures here? "S.W.A.T." is so boring. There are few action sequences but very unimaginative. Everything is obvious and... more info
S.W.A.T:
Surely, one of the best movie I've seen on blu ray. Crisp & clear picture, great sound as well. One of my favorite cop movie.
Highly recommend it!!!
"We're going to need guns. Lots of guns." -- Neo; The Matrix:
I barely remember watching the original series in the '70s, but having just seen this version, I can tell you that it was absolutely fantastic! "The end." -- Frank Calliendo as Dubya.