Rangers 


ACTION
Color, R (mature themes, language, violence), 100 min., VHS rental price, DVD $34.99
Street: April 17, Prebook: March 28 (DVD March 14)
Cast: Matt McCoy (Hard Bounty), Glenn Plummer (Speed 2: Cruise Control), Corbin Bernsen (Killer Instinct), Melissa Brasselle (Demolition High), Rene Rivera (Demolition University)
Director: Jay Andrews
FOX

Story Line: When a clandestine operation to kidnap a Middle East terrorist leader (Eddy Saad) backfires, a CIA agent (Plummer) is captured. He returns to the U.S. to slay his commander (McCoy) and the team that left him there, but it turns out he's a decoy for a Florida invasion by Middle East troops.

Bottom Line: There's action for action's sake in this military/espionage excursion, directed by prolific B-meister Jim Wynorski (trading here as Jay Andrews). Lethal ordnance abound and small armies of costumed soldiers provide target-rich environments. The story moves from A to B in unfaltering straight lines, leading to a bus versus bus versus freight train duel--solid action, silly story. If Wynorski's fiery Militia, Desert Thunder and Stealth Fighter flew off your shelves, this no-better/no-worse effort will too. --Buzz McClain
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