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The Alternate [DVD] [2007]

Eric Roberts (Actor), Ice-T (Actor), Sam Firstenberg (Director) | Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over | Format: DVD
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  • Actors: Eric Roberts, Ice-T, Michael Madsen
  • Directors: Sam Firstenberg
  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Boulevard Entertaiment
  • DVD Release Date: 2 April 2007
  • Run Time: 90 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000OCYE5G
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 139,476 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Tonight, in Los Angeles, the President of the United States is throwing a ten thousand dollar-a-plate charity dinner. It is one week away from the elections and there is a good chance President Fallbrook is going to lose his bid for a second term. So someone comes up with A Plan. What if the President is kidnapped tonight in the banquet room of the hotel? What if this is a Black Ops assignment carried out by CIA operatives with the knowledge of only that someone in the White House? What if the President escapes from the clutches of these terrorists and his heroism is conveniently caught on tape? What if this escape footage is played over and over again across America and the entire world on every TV station... enough publicity to ensure President Fallbrooks re-election?...A great idea! One Problem...What if the man in charge of the Black Ops team, a trusted operative known only as The Leader, decides The Plan is so good and the escape route so completely foolproof that he decides he wants the ransom money. So...kill the President, kill the hostages and kill his own crew, then escape as planned... A great idea! One Problem...A new guy...One of the Leaders regular crew doesnt arrive and must be replaced by an alternate at the last moment. Hes a bad guy with a bad reputation. There is only one thing The Alternate will not do: ill an American Citizen. Who said there are no more heroes? Time to give the Bad Guy a chance...

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1.0 out of 5 stars Everyone Should Have Stayed Home 18 Oct 2011
By Mr. R. Domar
The plot is a complicated affair but it boils down to the kidnapping of the president for ransom. If it was a decent film I'd have gone into more detail, but as it's a pile of doo doo there's just no point.
The alternate is a man who takes the place of one of the regular crew in an op when the regular can't take part. Here it's played by Eric Roberts. John Beck plays the prez and Ice-T is around for about 30 mins. Michael Madsen, who I bought this film for, has a small role but looks pretty cool in sunglasses.
Ok, so there's a fair bit of action with shooting and explosions but most of it is just not realistic. On top of that the dialogue is plain bad. Even the humour between action scenes is lamer than lame. The whole thing is poor and while there's a decent cast around it just goes to show that good actors can't always save a dire production.
Extras nil. UK release
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1.0 out of 5 stars Best thing about this film is the end credits 26 Jan 2012
By Mikey TOP 100 REVIEWER
On the end credits is an amusing set of out-takes from the filming of this absoultely dire film.
The rest of the film is not even worth a glimpse. Despite having some decent names involved, the film is one of the worst I've ever seen. I don't want to describe the film as it is behind me now, but just look at the reviews on imdb.com and you'll soon see they are all in agreement with each other.
AVOID this film!
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