SILENT TRIGGER (Russell Mulcahy, 1996)

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Re: SILENT TRIGGER (Russell Mulcahy, 1996)

Postby Jox on 13 Mar 2016, 11:18

Unoboxing the Subkultur limited digipack edition




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Old 2011 post:
Jox wrote:Was watching DIE HARD last night and had not realize until now that there were so many direct references to it in SILENT TRIGGER: the unfinished tower as setting (and filmed almost like its own character) obviously, the elevator shaft sequences, shooting the bad guy from under the table holding the gun with both hands the exact same way... and there's probably more.

The original script for SILENT TRIGGER (1987) pre-dates DIE-HARD, but the movie is definitely visually influenced by various films of the late 80's and early 90's (I always think of Sarah Connor running under fire against a wall of glass behind her while the SWAT team spray bullets at her in T2 when I see Gina Bellman do the same in a similar shot )...
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Re: SILENT TRIGGER (Russell Mulcahy, 1996)

Postby dude hallenbeck on 14 Mar 2016, 04:34

For me Silent Trigger is almost the 70's William Friedkin version of Die Hard. Die Hard as it is, is indeed a very character based film, but Silent Trigger is an entirely ambient character film.
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Re: SILENT TRIGGER (Russell Mulcahy, 1996)

Postby Jox on 14 Mar 2016, 10:34

That's a very interesting idea, I can see SILENT TRIGGER within Friedkin's oeuvre...
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Re: SILENT TRIGGER (Russell Mulcahy, 1996)

Postby dude hallenbeck on 14 Mar 2016, 11:49

You've seen Sorcerer right? Dolph's shooter lives within the same kind of purgatory that Roy Scheider does in Sorcerer.
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Re: SILENT TRIGGER (Russell Mulcahy, 1996)

Postby Jox on 14 Mar 2016, 20:32

Now that's a cool theory (bring them on if you have more, about this film or another) ! 8)

PS :
I've seen one of the first 4K screenings of the restored SORCERER with an intro by Friedkin himself (and a full evening Q&A with the man two days later): it looked a new pristine 35mm print of a recent film! I so recommend the new Blu-ray...
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Re: SILENT TRIGGER (Russell Mulcahy, 1996)

Postby dude hallenbeck on 15 Mar 2016, 07:25

I've only ever seen it on TV, so I think the Blu Ray would be superb.
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Re: SILENT TRIGGER (Russell Mulcahy, 1996)

Postby Jox on 10 Jul 2016, 20:11

Released 20 years ago in Germany (worldwide premiere, DTV)

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Re: SILENT TRIGGER (Russell Mulcahy, 1996)

Postby Jox on 18 Aug 2016, 15:44

And here's a third German edition from Inked Pictures Label to be available September 10th.
https://www.facebook.com/31719890176366 ... =3&theater
http://www.medienversand.at/DVD/Demnaec ... ---B-.html

It's a mediabook with 2 covers (125 copies each), booklet (the in-depth "making of" I wrote?), a poster and limited card, as well as the interview I hooked up with writer Sergio Altieri... seems to be the same as the Subkultur edition.
(I recommend not to buy the Koch Media (which has a weaker HD master and no extras)

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Re: SILENT TRIGGER (Russell Mulcahy, 1996)

Postby Jox on 20 Aug 2016, 23:37

Finnish VHS

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Re: SILENT TRIGGER (Russell Mulcahy, 1996)

Postby Jox on 21 Aug 2016, 16:51

Available on VOD in Japan
https://itunes.apple.com/jp/movie/sunai ... d996988325
https://www.amazon.co.jp/スナイパー-狙撃-字幕版-ドルフ・ラングレン/dp/B00YZ6UHN0

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Re: SILENT TRIGGER (Russell Mulcahy, 1996)

Postby Jox on 23 Aug 2016, 09:35

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Re: SILENT TRIGGER (Russell Mulcahy, 1996)

Postby Jox on 26 Sep 2016, 09:49

Polish VHS
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Re: SILENT TRIGGER (Russell Mulcahy, 1996)

Postby Axel Berntsson on 28 Oct 2016, 13:59

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Re: SILENT TRIGGER (Russell Mulcahy, 1996)

Postby Jox on 28 Oct 2016, 14:31

Sweet and probably pretty rare!
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Re: SILENT TRIGGER (Russell Mulcahy, 1996)

Postby Dida on 07 Dec 2016, 12:16

Review for the limited edition from blu-ray.com:

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Silent-Tr ... 78/#Review
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