Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except

October. 13,1985      NR
Rating:
5.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Vietnam, 1969. War is Hell. For Marine Sergeant Jack Stryker, however, Hell is just the beginning. Trapped outside a Viet Cong village, Stryker takes two bullets to the leg. Sent home from the war, he discovers his ex-girlfriend has been kidnapped by a religious cult with a vicious Manson-like leader. Stryker teams up with some marine friends to form an assassination squad and annihilate the gang of crazed killers.

John Manfredi as  2nd Lt. David Miller
Timothy Patrick Quill as  LCpl. Tim Tyler
Sam Raimi as  Cult Leader
Ted Raimi as  Chain Man
Scott Spiegel as  Pin Cushion
Josh Becker as  Crushed Hood / Shot Cult Leader (uncredited)
Bruce Campbell as  Video Newscaster

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Reviews

Hellen
1985/10/13

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Gary
1985/10/14

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

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Candida
1985/10/15

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

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Dana
1985/10/16

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

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Scott LeBrun
1985/10/17

"Stryker's War", a.k.a. "Thou Shalt Not Kill...Except", is solidly amusing low budget action nonsense that definitely delivers in the laughs department. In fact, it's silly enough for one to believe the filmmakers had their tongues firmly in their cheeks. It's admittedly rather rough, in both the acting and technical departments, but this adds to the appeal if you totally dig wild and wacky B cinema. From a story co-credited to Bruce Campbell, and a screenplay co-written by Scott Spiegel, Josh Becker directs this goofy fun flick that takes place in 1969, after young man Jack Stryker (Brian Schulz) has returned from Vietnam after an honourable discharge. He's soon visited by his wartime comrades, played by Robert Rickman, John Manfredi, and Timothy Patrick Quill. It's a good thing they're around, as soon Jack will go to war with a Manson Family type cult led by an absolutely priceless Sam Raimi in a hilarious hippie wig, after the cult murders Jack's good friend Otis (Perry Mallette) and abducts his old girlfriend Sally (Cheryl Hausen). While this remains agreeable viewing throughout, it might require patience on the part of some viewers to stick it out through the first half before we finally start getting to the really good stuff, with a lot of hysterical gore and sadism. These cult members are going to get what's coming to them, and THEN some. One can see that this is a labour of love for the filmmaking family including such talents as Raimi, Spiegel, Becker, and Campbell (the last having also worked in the sound department). Raimi's actor brother Ted also turns up as the goon wielding the chain. Clocking in at a reasonable 83 minutes, "Stryker's War" makes for good enough entertainment, no matter if it's not a particularly good film. It earns points more for its heart than anything else. There always is something appealing about watching something made on a low budget by people just wanting to make a movie and have some fun. Seven out of 10.

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batturtle
1985/10/18

Not a good movie by any means. But, it is very cool to see the early no budget work of some of the guys that went on to bring you such favorites as Evil Dead, Darkman & Xena. If your a fan of Renaissance Pictures & Sam Raimi, this one's well worth checking out.

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tibejordan
1985/10/19

I remember seeing the trailer for this film in the theater when I was fourteen or fifteen and laughing my head off. Unfortunately, I didn't come across the film again for several years until my best friend in high school ran across a copy in a small video store. Boy what a find! I was completely sober and on the floor laughing for ninety minutes! Terrible acting, horrific sound effects (laser-like sounds in the Vietnam scenes), miss-placed blocking by the actors (one guy jerks BEFORE he's shot)and total lack of coherency or logic make this a must see! I mean, Vietnam vets take revenge on Manson-like killer in the middle of a forest? What's not to love? Bye the way, if you like this, check out a film called "Hard Rock Zombies."

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Cannable
1985/10/20

Although around the middle of this film you may have a bit of trouble making sense of it, not really knowing if this is a horror, despite one scene involving the cult of if some idiot at blockbuster placed the film in the wrong category, but once it gets going boy does it get going. The climax is quite gory but if you have a strong stomach for that kind of stuff you'll appreciate the eerie music and suspense of a horror movie and the gunfights, fistfights and well action of an action movie. Dont take my word for it, just watch it, it's good.

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