{"id":28822,"date":"2023-04-05T20:52:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T03:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=28822"},"modified":"2023-04-05T20:54:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T03:54:00","slug":"review-action-movie-night-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2023\/04\/review-action-movie-night-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Action Movie Night: 4-Film Collection Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"small-image-border\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Action Movie Night: 4-Film Collection Blu-ray Review\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/logos\/millcreek-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><strong><em>Action Movie Night<\/em><\/strong> is a 4-film collection that includes <em>Conspiracy<\/em>, <em>The Contractor<\/em>, <em>The Hard Corps<\/em> and <em>Vertical Lmit<\/em> arrives on Blu-ray from Mill Creek Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Action Movie Night: 4-Film Collection<br \/>\n<\/span>\u2014 Conspiracy \/ The Contractor \/ The Hard Corps \/ Vertical Limit \u2014<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">(2000-2008)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Genre(s): <\/strong>Action, Adventure<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Mill Creek Entertainment| NR \u2013 423 min. \u2013 $19.99 | April 11, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><strong>Date Published:<\/strong> 04\/05\/2023 | <strong>Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"border-table-review\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"300px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: 2px solid #808080;\" title=\"Action Movie Night: 4-Film Collection\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/reviews\/2023\/actionmovienight-bd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"383\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"amazon\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px;\" title=\"Buy the Following on Amazon.com\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/amazonlogo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Not Available\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/4kuhd-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Not Available\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/3dbluray-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B0BT8HKJC1\/moviemsguidet-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" title=\"Buy on Blu-ray from Amazon.com!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/bluray-on.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Not Available\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/dvd-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<table id=\"review-info\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong><u>MOVIE INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong>Director: <\/strong>Adam Marcus (<em>Conspiracy<\/em>), Josef Rusnak (<em>The Contractor<\/em>), Sheldon Lettich (<em>The Hard Corps<\/em>), Martin Campbell (<em>Vertical Limit<\/em>)<br \/>\n<strong>Writer(s): <\/strong>Various<br \/>\n<strong>Cast (<em>Conspiracy<\/em>): <\/strong>Val Kilmer, Jennifer Esposito, Gary Cole<br \/>\n<strong>Cast (<em>The Contractor<\/em>): <\/strong>Wesley Snipes, Lena Headey, Ralph Brown<br \/>\n<strong>Cast (<em>The Hard Corps<\/em>): <\/strong>Jean-Claude Van Damme, Vivica A. Fox<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Cast (<em>Vertical Limit<\/em>): <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Chris O\u2019Donnell, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney, Stuart Wilson<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong><u>DISC INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong>Features: <\/strong>None<br \/>\n<strong>Slip Cover: <\/strong>No<br \/>\n<strong>Digital Copy: <\/strong>No<br \/>\n<strong>Formats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Number of Discs: <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong>Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 2.0) (<em>Conspiracy<\/em>, <em>The Hard Corps<\/em>); English (DTS-HD MA 5.1) (<em>The Contractor<\/em>, <em>Vertical Limit<\/em>)<br \/>\n<strong>Video: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen<br \/>\n<strong>Subtitles: <\/strong>English SDH<br \/>\n<strong>Codecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Region(s): <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">A<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px; line-height: 28px;\">THE MOVIES<\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Conspiracy<\/em><\/strong><strong> (2008)<\/strong> \u2014 A former Special Operations United States Marine (VAL KILMER) brings justice to a small border town. After he&#8217;s wounded during combat in Iraq.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Contractor<\/em><\/strong><strong> (2007)<\/strong> \u2014 A former CIA marksman (WESLEY SNIPES) is coaxed back in to service to assassinate a terrorist in London. Unfortunately, the ex-agent is framed for murder and so forced to go on the run. An unlikely alliance with a 12-year-old girl may be the only way to clear his name and gain revenge over his enemies.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Hard Corps<\/em><\/strong><strong> (2006)<\/strong> \u2014 A former soldier (JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME) assembles a team of tough bodyguards to protect an ex-boxer. The one-time champ, now a successful entrepreneur, is targeted by a rap mogul who has recently been released from prison. The ex-con blames the boxer for putting him behind bars &#8211; and will stop at nothing to wreak his revenge.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Vertical Limit<\/em> (2000)<\/strong> \u2014 It\u2019s a race against time when a retired mountain climber (CHRIS O\u2019DONNELL) leads a rescue mission to save his estranged sister (ROBIN TUNNEY) and other members of her\u00a0 team trapped after a deadly avalanche.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This two-disc set is housed in a standard Blu-ray case. No features were included.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 219px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 75px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 75px;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>VIDEO \u2013 3\u00bd\/5, AUDIO \u2013 4\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 144px;\">\n<td id=\"review-content2\" style=\"text-align: justify; height: 144px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Each of these movies are shown in their respective aspect ratios and for the most part the transfers look fine though given, perhaps outside of <em>Vertical Limit<\/em>, these were relatively low budget action flicks.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Contractor<\/em> and <em>Vertical Limit<\/em> received 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio tracks while <em>The Hard Corps<\/em> and <em>Conspiracy<\/em> were 2.0 tracks. Dialogue output came across with decent clarity and the action sequences at least provide some modest depth however nothing all that noteworthy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Action Movie Night is a 4-film collection that includes Conspiracy, The Contractor, The Hard Corps and Vertical Lmit arrives on Blu-ray from Mill Creek Entertainment. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6655,970],"tags":[69,410,1434,98,5567,1786,4325,2380,5893,27,2235,182],"class_list":["post-28822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blurayreviews","category-blu-ray-rundown","category-quick-hit-reviews","tag-bill-paxton","tag-chris-odonnell","tag-gary-cole","tag-jean-claude-van-damme","tag-jennifer-esposito","tag-lena-headey","tag-mill-creek","tag-robin-tunney","tag-stuart-wilson","tag-val-kilmer","tag-vivica-a-fox","tag-wesley-snipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28822"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28822\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28823,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28822\/revisions\/28823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}