Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
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Plot
Two former government agents square off as they search for the most deadly new weapon on Earth in this white-knuckle thriller. Sever (Lucy Liu) was once a top agent with the Defense Intelligence Agency, but she quit when her son was killed in a bungled raid organized by Gant (Gregg Henry), and has sworn to take vengeance against him and his colleagues. When Sever learns that Gant and his team are in possession of a remarkable new weapon -- a microscopic device injected into the victim's bloodstream which is benign until triggered, then kills immediately without leaving a trace -- she is determined to get her hands on it, whatever the cost. However, Gant has turned rogue, and FBI agent Julio Martin (Miguel Sandoval) has been ordered to find him and recover his new weapon. Martin needs the best man he can find for the job, and calls upon Jeremiah Ecks (Antonio Banderas), a former FBI tracker, to do the job. Ecks quit the Bureau when his wife was killed, but Martin informs Ecks that his spouse is actually alive and in hiding, and if he can bring in Gant, she will be returned to him. But Ecks has to face the most formidable adversary of his life in Sever, a master of mayhem bent on revenge. Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever was the first English-language feature from Thai filmmaker Wych Kaosayananda (aka Kaos), whose first feature Fah was a box-office blockbuster in his homeland. ~ Mark Deming, RoviCast
- Antonio Banderas - Jeremiah Ecks
- Lucy Liu - Sever
- Gregg Henry - Gant/Clark
- Ray Park - Ross
- Talisa Soto - Vinn/Rayne
Credit
Lawrence Pevec - Art Director, Dawn Miller - Associate Producer, Greg Frankovich - Associate Producer, Wolfgang Schamburg - Associate Producer, Ernst August Schneider - Associate Producer, Jeff Gerrard - Casting, Peter M. Lenkov - Co-producer, James Holt - Co-producer, Magali Guidasci - Costume Designer, Albert M. Shapiro - First Assistant Director, Kaos - Director, Caroline Ross - Editor, Jay Cassidy - Editor, Andrew Stevens - Executive Producer, Tarak Ben Ammar - Executive Producer, Tracee Stanley - Executive Producer, Oliver Hengst - Executive Producer, Philip Tan - Fights Choreographer, Don Davis - Composer (Music Score), Michael Lloyd - Musical Direction/Supervision, Gary Viola - Camera Operator, Michael Wale - Camera Operator, Douglas Higgins - Production Designer, Julio Macat - Cinematographer, Andrew Stevens - Producer, Elie Samaha - Producer, Chris Lee - Producer, Kaos - Producer, David Birdsall - Set Designer, Timothy Joyce - Set Designer, Michael Williamson - Sound/Sound Designer, Richard King - Sound/Sound Designer, Joel Kramer - Stunts Coordinator, Alan B. McElroy - Screenwriter, Joel Kramer - Additional Cinematography, Cy Peck Jr. - Production Assistant, Joan Collins Carey - Visual Effects Supervisor, Marcus James - First Assistant Camera, Simon Jori - First Assistant Camera, W. Scott Keates - First Assistant Camera, R. Bruce Steinheimer - Special Effects Coordinator, Richard King - Supervising Sound Editor, Rick R Sparr - Visual Effects Producer, Christopher Carlson - Electrician, Saubrie Mohamed - Electrician, Tim Heller - Electrician, Nina Jones - Electrician, Dereck Saari - Electrician, Julian Andraus - First Assistant Editor, Clayton Bachynsky - Second Assistant Camera, Jos Oman - Second Assistant Camera, Richard Sinclair - Second Assistant Camera, Digital Dimension - Visual Effects, Pacific Title & Art Studio - Visual Effects, Zen Kitty - Visual Effects, Kimberly Harris - ADR Supervisor, Background Players - ADR Voice Casting, Al Silverman - ADR Voice Casting, William Unrau - Cable Person, John Lee Beatty - Construction Foreman, Mary Jo Lang - Foley Mixer, Carolyn Tapp - Foley Recordist, Patricia Libenson - Foley Supervisor, Bruno Huber - Generator Operator, Kevin O'Leary - Generator Operator, Gary Burritt - Negative Cutter, Emily Coutts - Set Medic/First Aid, Debra Derkach - Set Medic/First Aid, Shelly Kennedy - Set Medic/First Aid, Marina Alstad - Third Assistant Director, David R. Baron - Third Assistant Director, Adrian Diepold - Third Assistant Director, Clint Paglaro - Video Assist, Mike Sanchez - Video Assist, Blair Walters - Video Assist, Liz Shelton - Graphic Design, Andrew Block - Second Assistant Sound Editor, Frank Meyer - Standby Carpenter, Thomas Oates - Standby Carpenter, Tom Felcan - Armorer, Ron Blecker - Armorer, Lem Lemercier - Armorer| Ballistic Kiss (1998 Film), Ballin' Outta Control (2002 Film) | |
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Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
- Release Date: October 07, 2002
- Genre: Shooter
- Style: First-Person Shooter
- Similar Games: Duke Nukem Advance (Game Boy Advance), Doom II (Game Boy Advance)
Game Description
One of the more critically acclaimed titles of the Game Boy Advance's first generation of first-person shooters gets a sequel in this release. Coming to market around the same time as the feature film on which the first game was based, this second installment continues the storyline from a point when the former FBI agent Ecks and the ex-NSA operative Sever have joined forces to fight corruption around the globe.Arms manufacturers have been spurring international conflicts, to keep weapons sales up. Worse, it appears they may be working with turncoat Secret Service agents who feed them information. Sever travels overseas to seek out suspected "sleeper groups," while Ecks investigates here at home. The two agents will need to rely on wit, luck, and skill, as well as each other, if they're going to stop the wicked plot before it escalates to a true nuclear cataclysm.
Artificial intelligence has been improved in this sequel, for enemies are designed to react realistically to the sights and sounds around them. Levels are set in real-world locations, with larger, more interactive environments. The single-player game offers over two dozen missions across a developing, narrative storyline. Two cartridge-equipped GBA gamers can play the multiplayer modes, which include Deathmatch, Assassination, Bomb Kit, Capture the Flag, and cooperative mission campaigns.
~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide
Roots & Influences
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever is Crawfish Interactive's sequel to Ecks vs. Sever and was released to coincide with the release of the feature film on which the first game is based.~ Michael L. House, All Game Guide
Production Credits
Company 1: Franchise Pictures; Executive Producer: Elie Samaha; Producer: Leeza-Maria Elkhazen; World Wide Marketing: Lori Drazen; President of Development & Acquisitions: Tracee Stanley; Company 2: Crawfish Interactive; Head of Development: Mike Merren; Producer: Tim Mawson; Programmer: Greg Modern; Additional Programmer: James Birmingham; Game Designer: Jake May, Mark Frazer, Rob Stevens, Simon Handby, Will Greenough; Artist: Jeff Ferguson, Jon Trafford, Mark Frazer, John Taylor, Grant Arthur, Eoin Rogan; Sound Composition: Rockett Music; QA Manager: Steve Frazer; QA: Will Greenough, Jon Shearn; Script Writer: Jake May; Company 3: BAM! Entertainment; Producer: Jay Muggeridge, Tony Mott; Executive Producer: Marcus Fielding; Director of European Development: Joe Booth; Product Manager: John Merchant; Brand Manager: Ant Parkins; Director of European PR: Dawn Beasley; European PR Manager: Cat Channon; Test Manager: Erkan Kasap; Lead Tester: Stuart Bayliss; Testing: Martin Wiggins, Richard Wilson; Additional Testing: The Test Station; Company 4: BAM! Entertainment North America; VP of Development: Alain Tascan; Director of North American PR: Susan Kramer; PR Manager: Mika Kelly; Senior VP Worldwide Marketing: Jill Braff; Product Marketing Manager: Sean Bartlett; Test Manager: Robert Daly
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Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
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| Directed by | Wych Kaosayananda |
| Produced by | Chris Lee Elie Samaha |
| Written by | Alan B. McElroy |
| Starring | Antonio Banderas Lucy Liu Gregg Henry Ray Park Talisa Soto Terry Chen |
| Music by | Don Davis |
| Cinematography | Julio Macat |
| Editing by | Jay Cassidy Caroline Ross |
| Studio | Franchise Pictures |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  United States September 20, 2002 |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $70,000,000 |
| Box office | $19,924,033[1] |
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever is a 2002 American action film starring Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu. Liu and Banderas play opposing secret agents who are supposedly enemies, but team up during the movie to fight a common enemy. The film was universally panned by critics, often listed among the worst movies ever made. In March 2007, the movie review site Rotten Tomatoes ranked the film #1 among "The Worst of the Worst" movie list,[2] with 108 "rotten" reviews and no "fresh" ones. Financially, the film was also a box office failure, recouping just over $19.9 million of its $70 million budget.
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Plot
Michael, the son of Robert Gant (Greg Henry), director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), is kidnapped when he returns home from a trip to Berlin, despite a heavily armed DIA escort. The kidnapper is a former DIA agent named Sever (Lucy Liu). Former FBI agent Jeremiah Ecks (Antonio Banderas) is asked by his old boss, Martin, to investigate the case. Ecks realizes that the kidnapper must be one of the Chinese girls the DIA adopts and trains as secret agents and assassins. Gant orders his DIA agents led by his right hand man, Ross, to pursue Sever.
Ecks discovers that Gant stole a dangerous nanobot assassin, which operates in the human circulatory system. Gant had placed the nanobot in Michael's body in order to smuggle it into the country.
At the outset of the film we see that Gant is married to Vinn (Talisa Soto), who was previously married to Ecks. It is later revealed that Gant separated Vinn and Ecks by staging their deaths by car bomb so that each of them thought the other was dead. Vinn was officially declared dead and had a closed-casket funeral attended by Ecks. Gant had also facilitated a mission in which Sever's husband and child are killed. Sever blames Gant for their deaths so it initially appears that Sever has kidnapped Gant's son, Michael, for revenge but we later learn that Michael is not Gant's son but it is actually Ecks who is Michael's father and Sever has kidnapped Michael to keep him safe from Gant.
A final battle happens near an old railroad station. There, Ross and Gant confront Ecks and Sever who have teamed up to defeat Gant. A long battle with explosions and gunfire follows, with Ecks and Sever eventually getting the upper hand on the DIA agents sent to kill them. Ross confronts Sever inside a laboratory and hand-to-hand combat ensues. Eventually Sever wins the fight and kills Ross with a death strike to the neck. It is then revealed that Gant has placed the nanobot inside Michael's arm but as he attempts to retrieve it, he is surprised to learn that it isn't there. Sever then shoots Gant in the arm with the bullet prepared earlier with the nanobot, produces the remote for the nanobot and presses the button - killing him. Sever escapes as the police and FBI arrive. The film concludes with Ecks and Sever overlooking the sea and Ecks thanking Sever for reuniting him with his family.
Cast
- Antonio Banderas as F.B.I. Agent Jeremiah Ecks
- Lucy Liu as Agent Sever
- Gregg Henry as DIA Director Robert Gant / Agent Clark
- Ray Park as A.J. Ross
- Talisa Soto as Rayne Gant / Vinn Ecks
- Miguel Sandoval as Julio Martin
- Terry Chen as Agent Harry Lee
- Roger R. Cross as Zane
- Sandrine Holt as Agent Bennett
- Steve Bacic as Agent Fleming
- Aidan Drummond as Michael Gant
- Eric Breker as Agent Curtis
- Tony Alcantar as Edgar Moore
- David Parker as Dark Suit #1
- Josephine Jacob as Pretty Girl
- David Palffy as Sleazy Man
- David Pearson as VPD Officer
- John McConnach as Escort Agent
- Norm Sherry as Ross Sniper
- Brian Drummond as VPD Officer
- Ashley Kobayashi as Mali
- Lenora Wong as Harry's Wife
- Joel Kramer as Bus Driver
- John DeSantis as Bus Guard #2
- Charles Andre as Agent Addis
- Mike Dopud as DIA Agent
- Jim Filippone as DIA Pilot
- Jet Li as Man in Car (Uncredited)
- Justin Liu as the common Da Feiji master.
- Jonathan Kelly as the Da Feiji Technology Teacher.
Reception
The film was a massive box office failure, grossing less than 30% of its budget at the box office. It also received very negative reviews from film critics. Rotten Tomatoes ranked Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever number 1 on its "The 100 Worst Reviewed Films of All Time" list.[3] All of the 108 available reviews gave the film negative ratings, which resulted in a 0% fresh rating. The film was ranked number one worst movie of the decade.[4] On Ebert & Roeper's "Worst of 2002", Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever was among the list, in the category BAD BONDING. [5]
Among the most obvious plot holes noted by critics of the film is the fact that the FBI - an organization intended to work within the United States - is somehow working in Vancouver, Canada, causing costly shootouts with other Americans.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack includes the following tracks:
- Main Title
- Name of the Game
- Smartbomb [Plump Dj's Remix]
- Heaven Scent [Original Mix]
- The Flow
- I Think of You [Screamer Remix]
- Hell Above Water
- Go
- Bloodlock
- I Need Love
- The Aquarium
- Time
- Anytime
Video games
A Game Boy Advance first-person shooter, Ecks vs. Sever, was based on a very early version of the film script and, story wise, is almost nothing like the final rewrite. It was released in 2001, before the film. It was considered an impressive technological feat on the GBA and was accepted more than the film itself.[6] A second game created after the premiere, Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, which follows the plot-line from the film, is considered a sequel to the first game. It received very positive reviews and received a 9/10 on IGN.
See also
References
- ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ecksvssever.htm
- ^ "The Worst of the Worst", rottentomatoes.com (archived at Wayback Machine)
- ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/features/special/2007/wotw/?r=1&mid=1116131
- ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/guides/worst_of_the_worst/10/
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20030525163255/http://tvplex.go.com/buenavista/ebertandroeper/030120.html
- ^ Metacritic Review Database for the Ecks vs. Sever GBA game
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