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DVD ~ Samuel L. Jackson|Colin Farrell|Michelle Rodrigues
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  • Actors: Samuel L. Jackson|Colin Farrell|Michelle Rodrigues
  • Directors: Clarke Johnson
  • Format: Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English, French, Spanish
  • Subtitles: Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, English, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Romanian, Swedish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 26 April 2004
  • Run Time: 112 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000UI2RS
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,299 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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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, in which police teams are 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 and tough babe Michelle Rodriguez.

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) 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 flavour, S.W.A.T. will satisfy most action-movie junkies. --Bret Fetzer

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They're the best of the best, the elite of law enforcement. And they've been recruited for their most dangerous mission ever. From the Producers of The Fast and the Furious and xXx, this explosive action thriller stars Academy Award nominee Samuel L. Jackson (1995, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Pulp Fiction), Colin Farrell (Phone Booth, Minority Report), Michelle Rodriguez (Blue Crush, The Fast and the Furious), and LL Cool J (Charlie's Angels, Deep Blue Sea). Harrelson (Jackson) is assigned to recruit and train five top-notch cops for a new Special Weapons and Tactics unit (S.W.A.T.). After weeks of demanding physical training the new S.W.A.T. team is quickly thrown into action after the notorious drug lord Alex Montel (Oliver Martinez), audaciously offers a $100 million bounty to anyone who can free him from police custody. But as they escort the kingpin out of Los Angeles and into the hands of the Feds, their mission is compromised by a ruthless, heavily armed band of mercenaries.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable, 26 Nov 2008
By Susan Belcher "Su B" (St Helens, England) - See all my reviews
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and it doesn't disgrace the original tv series, unlike most.

I watched the original series when I was a child, it was shown late at night and I can vividly remember waking to the sound of the siren at the start of the show and by the time the theme music stopped I was dangling over the edge of the banister on the stairs, looking through the open door at the tv screen. Ah bliss.

Samuel L Jackson plays Lt (now Sgt) Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson (previously played by Steve Forrest, who makes a special guest appearance at the end of the film as the SWAT driver);

Colin Farrell plays Jim Street (who was played by the late great Robert Urich in the series);

Rod Perry makes a special guest appearance in the bar after the team successfully pass the course, his part of David Deacon 'Deke' Kay is played by LL Cool J aka James Todd Smith;

TJ McCabe (previously played by James Coleman) is now played by the very underrated Josh Charles;

The character of Dominic Luca (played by Mark Shera) has been made into 2 separate characters - Michael Boxer (played by Brian Van Holt) and Chris Sanchez (played by Michael Rodriguez). I found the Sanchez character unnecessary to the story.

For some strange reason Coleman and Shera are the only survivors from the original SWAT team not to be asked to appear in a blink and you'll miss them moment guest star moments. In fact Coleman comments on this on the review for the series box set on the amazon.com site. The series (for anyone who is interested is only available in the US on region 1, but it is not embedded so will play on my hp computer).

The plot is split into two main parts - Street's fall from grace when he follows friend and partner Brian Gamble (Jeremy Renner) into a hostage situation where orders are not followed and Gamble ends up shooting a hostage on live tv. Then there is Harrelson - Harrelson is old school and is brought in to set up his own SWAT team as a bit of good publicity for the LA police department. The trouble is that Harrelson and his boss (Capt Thomas Fuller - Larry Poindexter) have a past. It is this team development that takes up the first part of the film.

The second part of the film involves the discovery that the police have been holding the wanted head of a crime cartel called Alex Montel (Olivier Martinez). Harrelson and his newly formed SWAT team are assigned to transport the wanted man to Federal holdup add to this the fact that Alex offers 100 million dollars to anyone who can help him escape and so the fun starts.

I'll admit now that I am not a fan of either Farrell or Jackson but this is a film that I completely enjoyed, and I've watched it a number of times without tiring of it. A 5 star piece of escapism that may make me change my mind about Farrell and Jackson.

It's nice to see that we have a mass of extras with this dvd which makes a nice change.
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14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars S.W.A.T. Review, 21 Feb 2004
We live in an age of cheesy british romantic comedy's, pradictable 1 man hero films and the now house-hold american shoot-em-up. This is just that, predictable, gun violence at its very best. There is unboubtubly going to be many people who dislike this film (hens the rating), if it were up to me I'd score it high fours, if not 5. Thats because its my kind of film, a film with balls, a film that typicalises american films, the heroe's win the baddy's loose. It is these films that make us feel good about ourself, want to share our happyness. So, if you are a fan unrelenting shooting, explosions and men in SAS style clothes, this film is for you.

Go, See, Enjoy.

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11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Just Like TV Used To Be!, 1 Jun 2004
By Martin A Hogan "Marty From SF" (San Francisco, CA. (Hercules)) - See all my reviews
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S.W.A.T. remains faithful to the TV Series, even with the original music (which has not been updated). Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson (Samuel Jackson as his usual intense self) runs a nearly roguish group of SWAT members including Jim Street (Colin Farrell as his typical impish self), Michelle Rodriguez (as the 'macho' wise-cracking female) and a host of other minor characters. When I say it's faithful to the television series, that's not exactly a positive comment. The action you see in the previews is fairly what you see in this film. Character development takes up most of the first half of the film (and there is not much to develop) and the rest of the action is just not what you would expect from a 'blockbuster'. Alex Montel (a nasty Olivier Martinez in a nice role) is the foreign murderous villain who gets caught during a minor traffic violation (What?). As the LAPD discover how big a criminal he is, they transport him to a more secure place as the media is allowed to film him shouting that he'll give one million dollars to anyone who can free him. Thus, every hack criminal in L.A. tries (unsuccessfully, of course) to get him for themselves. Now, if you could free him, what guarantees he is going to pay that million? Never mind - this is just a movie. We are even given a chase scene through the L. A. sewers and subway system (very trite). The action sequences are of TV quality and the only excitement is the finale when a hijacked Lear jet lands on the narrow 6th street bridge in L.A. When a film is made from a television series, usually the ante is upped significantly, but this new version of S.W.A.T. is just rehashed '70's TV screenplay. Only one good guy gets killed and we never got to know the poor chump. If you saw "Charlie's Angels", you probably had a better, more inventive time. (Ouch!)
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