Red Mob
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Director(s): Vsevolod Plotkin
Starring: Vladimir Menshov, Sergey Veksler, Aleksandr Rozenbaum, Dmitri Volkov, Nikolay Trofimov, Yuriy Gorobets, Mikhail Bogdasarov
Release Year: 1992
Runtime: 113 min
Aspect Ratio(s): 1.85:1
Language(s): ENG- English, RUS- Russian
Sound: Mono
Subtitles: Russian SDH, English SDH
Format: Blu-ray/DVD
Disc Info: Region Free Blu-ray/DVD
Restoration: Scanned and restored in 2K from 35mm Interpositive
Packaging Artist(s): Sean Longmore
Genre: Action
SKU: VS-170 VARIANT-SLIP
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- MF70mm MemberMatthew F.Verified Buyer6 days agoRated 4 out of 5 starsRed Mob
Restoration of this looks great. A really fun 90’s movie. Like the alternate slip.
- JS70mm MemberJaskaran S.Verified Buyer3 weeks agoRated 4 out of 5 starsExplosions, helicopters, and post-Soviet action insanity 😁
Red Mob feels like somebody took a late-’80s action movie and dropped it straight into the chaos of post-Soviet Russia. The setup with an Afghan war veteran being forced into a gun-and-drug smuggling run is pretty straightforward, but once the action kicks in, this thing starts blowing up everything it can get its hands on.
The helicopter sequences are the big highlight for me. There’s some genuinely wild stunt work here, tons of gunfire, huge explosions, and that slightly dangerous feeling you get from older action movies where you’re not completely convinced everything went according to plan 😂. It’s rough around the edges and a little long, but the practical action gives it a ton of personality.
The Blu-ray presentation is also a big reason I’m glad I own it. Vinegar Syndrome restored it in 2K from a 35mm interpositive and included both the Russian version and the slightly longer American cut, plus producer material and other extras. That’s exactly the kind of treatment an obscure movie like this deserves.
Not the tightest action movie ever made, but when it starts throwing helicopters and explosions at the screen, I’m having a good time. 😁
- CC16mm Memberchris c.Verified Buyer1 month agoRated 2 out of 5 starsTowards the bottom of the list
Did not dig this one too much. The car/helicopter stunts are impressive but the hand to hand combat scenes are pretty bad. And the little kid is soooo annoying! Just wasn't into it. Probably my second or third least favorite movies purchased from VS. However, the slip has incredible artwork. Who knows, you might like it more than me.
- GR70mm MemberGav R.Verified Buyer2 months agoRated 4 out of 5 starsGuns and more guns
A little long but it's a wild bombastic ride. Really striking slipcover too.
- TV35mm MemberTim V.Verified Buyer2 months agoRated 4 out of 5 starsExplosions and action galore in early '90s Soviet actioner
I remember this film being released somewhere way back (the cover says 2017) and not being remotely interested.
But a recent sale on the alternate slipcover version made me change my mind. What would a Rambo clone straight out of the USSR be like?
Well, the action is impressive and the amount of props destroyed is gargantuan. The restoration makes for a very nice transfer of a film that I had never heard of before.
It's something different alright!
