MEN OF WAR (Perry Lang, 1994)

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Re: MEN OF WAR (Perry Lang, 1994)

Postby shooby on 13 Sep 2017, 14:08

Jox wrote:Presentation of the film by yours truly on the now available French Blu-ray (bundled with THE PEACEKEEPER)

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In french : http://www.critique-film.fr/test-blu-ra ... -lundgren/
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Re: MEN OF WAR (Perry Lang, 1994)

Postby Jox on 03 Oct 2017, 16:13

The new French VOD / Blu-ray artwork (full version)

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Re: MEN OF WAR (Perry Lang, 1994)

Postby Jox on 06 Nov 2017, 12:10

One of the most elegant openings in Dolph's filmography?

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Re: MEN OF WAR (Perry Lang, 1994)

Postby Jox on 17 Apr 2018, 23:06

Finnish podcast on MOW (can't tell if it's good or not :mrgreen: )
https://soundcloud.com/8595podcast/avsn ... f-war-1994
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MEN OF WAR (Perry Lang, 1994)

Postby savagesketch on 27 Jun 2018, 06:45

Latest episode of "I MUST BREAK" THIS PODCAST is here! Our very own Jox joins me once again as we tackle one of the shining achievements in the Lundgren filmography, MEN OF WAR! Major thanks to Jox for coming one once again!

https://imustbreakthispodcast.wordpress ... en-of-war/

This was a ton of fun! As always, please feel free to rate and review the show on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you go to subscribe!
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Re: MEN OF WAR (Perry Lang, 1994)

Postby Jox on 27 Jun 2018, 11:22

Always a pleasure to talk MEN OF WAR! 8)
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Re: MEN OF WAR (Perry Lang, 1994)

Postby Moltisanti on 28 Jun 2018, 08:47

Enjoyed this episode, guys!

Would have been cool if MOW could have had a theatrical release. At least then it would be remembered outside of just hardcore action fans. Don't think it would have done too well though. Back then through a lot of the 90's it seemed like Dimension releases in theaters were just meant to bring attention to their video debut down the road. Maybe their one breakout in the first half of the 90's was THE CROW. Eventually they had the SCREAM films and some others but MEN OF WAR likely would have fared as well as their release of GUNMEN in '94.
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Re: MEN OF WAR (Perry Lang, 1994)

Postby Jox on 28 Jun 2018, 09:17

Thanks, Molt!

It's hard to tell it would have performed had it been released in US theatres, in France it had an OK number of screens, excellent reviews even from serious publications, and the numbers were terrible, slightly above in Spain but not great either.
As I said in the podcast, the marketing was off, and also by 1995 the film looked a bit out of place, whereas it would have been perfect had it been made in the late 80s... It's no surprise the original script was penned at the time of PLATOON and other post-Vietnam flicks which were out of fashion some 7-8 years later.
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MEN OF WAR (Perry Lang, 1994)

Postby savagesketch on 02 Jul 2018, 04:19

Here's my interview with Perry Lang, the director of MEN OF WAR! Lots of cool intel and insight on this underrated classic! Hope you enjoy!

https://imustbreakthispodcast.wordpress ... en-of-war/
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Re: MEN OF WAR (Perry Lang, 1994)

Postby Jox on 02 Jul 2018, 12:39

Very cool! Perry Lang is a really sweet and intelligent guy.

By the way I think this behind the scenes wouldn't have been available if I hadn't unearthed it!
(even Perry didn't seem to have it before):

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Re: MEN OF WAR (Perry Lang, 1994)

Postby Jox on 12 Jul 2018, 19:28

On this day in 1995, "Men of War" came out theatrically in France where yours truly first saw it.
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Re: MEN OF WAR (Perry Lang, 1994)

Postby bomaz on 01 Aug 2018, 14:11

A little FYI The first full lenght feature of perry lang in 24 years has a trailer
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Re: MEN OF WAR (Perry Lang, 1994)

Postby Jox on 07 Aug 2018, 13:22

Here's a nice little interview with Perry Lang. As a TV director on so many mainstream shows, I'l surprised you don't find so many interviews with him but maybe it's because he's so quiet and humble.
https://www.independent.com/news/2018/a ... erry-lang/

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Re: MEN OF WAR (Perry Lang, 1994)

Postby Jox on 13 Sep 2018, 00:03

I believe this concerns some of the then unknown beach locations discovered during the MEN OF WAR scouts... :(

How one resort is fighting to save Thailand's Phi Phi Islands
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/ ... index.html
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This photo taken on April 9, 2018 shows a crowd of tourists on Maya Bay beach prior to its closure.
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Re: MEN OF WAR (Perry Lang, 1994)

Postby Jox on 23 Oct 2018, 11:57

Principal photography on MEN OF WAR was starting 25 years ago! 8)

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