Shooters

My review was written in April 1990 after watching the movie on AIP video cassette.

Action International Pictures successfully goes for a change of pace with the amusing service comedy "The Shooters", a direct-to-video release.

Helmer Peter Yuval, previously associated with sci-fi themes, rounds up a talented ensemble for this familiar tale of slapstick soldiers involved in war games. Switch is that Benjamin Schick's group of misfits not only has to go up against a crack outfit called the Red Vipers (with berets to boot) but also against a platoon of bad but beautiful female soldiers (led by Robin Sims).

Commanding officer Aldo Ray tries to fix the event, sending blonde bombshell Kelly Mullis to execute dirty tricks. Schick has his own secret weapons, notably an overweight recruit nicknamed Detonator (Shawn Greenfield), who has a way with explosives.

Schck and Sims show promise, whileMullis has an okay turn simulating Marilyn Monroe. Al lin all, a predictable but pleasant diversion of grim soldiers in combat.

SHOOTERS is the tale of Army Camp Lepter (called Leper) and it's mixed-up bunch of misfit melonheads.

Camp Lepter has been chosen to host the latest round of war games. This looks hopeless because of the superiority of the opposition, and the vast idiocy and ineptitude of the Lepter-ites.

There are three competing teams, including the all-hot, all-female team. Of course there's the group of gung ho red berets, who are all complete a$$h0les.

This movie is your basic, "losers / outsiders" vs. The nefarious "in crowd". If you've seen ANIMAL HOUSE, REVENGE OF THE NERDS, or any of the movies that have used this same formula, then there's no reason to suffer through this! Once in a while, a giggle-inducing moment may accidentally escape from the overall sludge, but this can in no way offset the brutal drubbing your brain will endure by watching it!

Is there female nudity? Sure, but it's like seeing candy in a cesspool. What good is it?

Great Caesar's ghost! This is awful!...