The Sector (2016) User Reviews

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[shawnblackman · 3/10 · 26 January 2017]

Another post apocalyptic flick where Richard Tyson roams the wastelands as a bounty hunter. During his travels he meets Lance Henrikson who is from an alternate universe and that their universe has been dumping its problems into the other universe or the sector. He finds out he's been dealt a bad hand and sets out to rectify it.

This is beyond crap. They should put this film in The Sector. If you're looking for Eric Roberts he does his usual 2 minute scene, near the end. The film is way muddled and just boring. The blood from gunshots is cheesy CGI if that tells you anything. Tyson walks around in this one like he wants someone to shoot him in the head to put him out of his misery. They even set up a sequel. Vernon Wells did a good job playing the baddie which makes it worth at least 3 out of 10.

Not a good stand alone film

[dave-70421 · 3/10 · 17 January 2017]

A decent effort for a reported $250,000\£211,000 odd budget.

But, as a standalone film it's rather poor and frustrating as way to much information missing and an ending that makes you feel has the film been incorrectly edited with missing scenes and the last parts missing etc.

In reality it feels more a feature length TV series pilot than a film as clearly it feels and looks to have been a setup for a TV series than a standalone film. Though sadly there seems to be no sign of a TV series being in development so who knows what the intent of this film really was.

If this was a confirmed pilot for a confirmed TV series I could easily have given it a 7/10. But as a standalone film it's fairly pointless and left me feeling frustrated and could not therefore give it any more than a 3/10.

I'm the Finisher

[nogodnomasters · 3/10 · 11 October 2017]

After a computer virus causes the apocalypse...okay...take a deep breath and a moment to get past this because it caused economic collapse, death and wars, but the details are fuzzy...okay downright furry. Dresher (Richard Tyson) is a bounty hunter from Union City who drinks Red Eye and has no memory. He goes out into "The Barrens" to hunt his bounties. He is offered a big bounty for John Anson (Matthew Tompkins) who is surround by a band of men. About 50 minutes into the film, things get weird when we meet Lance Henriksen and the whole plot becomes more inane than the computer virus taking down the planet. Oh yeah, Eric Roberts has a cameo...Senator bad guy, no shock there.

The silly cliché stuff was the best part of the film. I thought the twist made the film silly as if they attempted to combine two different films into one. The cult scene was done poorly. Why did the black guy speak like he was from Africa in an old movie? The twist is mentioned in the IMDb story line. Was that digital blood? Guide: No swearing or sex. Butt nudity

Why does this movie exist

[hapkidomonkey · 1/10 · 30 August 2016]

I'm a sucker for sci-fi post apocalyptic films but this wasn't worth the watch.

This movie is badly shot, horribly scripted, and poorly cast. B movie doesn't mean bad film; for some reason people feel that producing a B-movie means, "Lets go make the worst low budget film ever".

There were several actors in the film that I wished had better lines or bigger roles in the film. I couldn't figure out why they cast the actor that they had as the protagonist.

(spoiler alert) I really didn't get the sub-plot, with the alternate reality nonsense, it was completely irrelevant. I couldn't figure out why they stuck Lance Henriksen in the role. It just seemed like they wanted to get people to watch their movie; so they got certain celebs to show up for bit parts in their film. Bit parts that just made no sense to the plot of their film.

Then there was the very noticeable plastic props. I mean really, at least put something on or over your "Toy" weapons; to hide the glare of the plastic from the camera.

I have no idea who helped find the locations and created the sets for the film. They could have at least used filters for the shoots, set up lighting, and found barren settings to film in if they had a low budget to no-budget.

Then there was the digital blood; it looked noticeably fake.

I've seen Hollywood quality, 10 minute shorts on Youtube, filmed with an iPhone, produced by High School Students, that look, sound, and feel better than this movie.

There's no excuse for this at all ...

If you liked Gallowwalkers, you might like this...

[Movieguys1980 · 5/10 · 6 September 2016]

WARNING: THIS MIGHT CONTAIN SPOILERS...

I grew up loving all sorts of movies. My favorite thing to do as a kid was browse the video store aisles and rent the biggest Blockbusters and to coincide with a Tom Cruise movie or whatever was hot at the time, I would also rent a lesser known independent film that had a cool cover or an actor or actress I recognized. If video stores were still around, I would have picked up this movie on the art work and cast alone. Cut to 2016 and things have changed, movies have changed as well as how they are made. One of the biggest problems today is anyone with an internet connection can write up a review of any film at any time (just as I am doing right now). Most people who write reviews are haters and I don't believe in being "cyber- brave" and just slandering someone's work. In that sense, I must respectfully disagree with the above user's review of this film. Sure it's mega low budget, sure it has it's problems, but honestly I was never bored and the whole time I kept thinking of how much it reminded me of the recent Wesley Snipes film "Gallowwalkers" which I had just watched. That film probably had five times the budget this film did and was way worse (IMO). What I did enjoy about The Sector is that is started with a very simple and familiar premise and it escalated into something I wasn't expecting. Our hero (Dresher) played by Richard Tyson (Buddy Revell himself) goes on a journey and encounters trouble and interesting characters along the way. The cameos were a real treat and I never once thought any actor was thrown into the mix (just because) as the previous user stated. Seeing Bennett from Commando, The Flash himself from the original and now Jay Garrick on the current Flash, Theo from Die Hard, Bishop from Aliens, and of course Maroni from the Dark Knight made me smile from ear to ear. The film has a cool twist at the end that took a very simple Sci- fi film into a complex one. It's not a masterpiece by any means, but I didn't rent this thinking it would be. It's a movie for a lazy Sunday or a late night watch. I give films like this a break due to the fact the producers clearly didn't have a lot of funding. It's the films that do have the funding and still come up ridiculously short is what bothers me...In closing, watch the movie, decide for yourself, most reviews are written by people with an axe to grind, most of them failed filmmakers, I always believe the truth lies in the middle and that's why I'll give the sector 5 out of 10.

Good Plot.......Badly Executed

[freezageeza1966 · 3/10 · 5 May 2017]

Right from the get go,I'll say say that this was yet another one of those movies that has a reasonably good plot that was let down by so many bad points from start to finish.

I'll start with the good points.

The Plot. I appreciate that in the movie world,coming up with an original idea that nobody else has thought of must be an extremely hard thing to do. This one seemed pretty original. It involves seedy Government/Business types sending the trash and unwanted population into an alternate reality/universe where our bounty hunter hero (Dresher) exists,making a living taking on jobs for an organisation called The Union.He gets hired to find a Father and his daughter who,unknown to him,have been sent from the other world.

I must point out at this point,it was unclear who's world was ours and who's was the alternate.

I won't go further into the story line but suffice to say,it was the ONLY good thing about this movie. Everything else was just plain bad from start to finish.The script,acting,editing,minimal sfx,music,all contributed to a pretty boring experience to be honest.

Lance Henriksen and Eric Roberts had very small roles to play,and in the very short time they had on screen,they showed just how superior their acting skills were compared to the rest of the cast.They stuck out by a country mile and showed everyone else how it's done. It's good to see they are not above playing roles in small budget movies,but I have to wonder if they were embarrassed having seen the final result of this production.

There are much better low budget movies of this genre out there. Only watch this one if you're having trouble sleeping.You'll be cured in 10 minutes.

Pure filler. And not of the good kind.

[fad-38798 · 2/10 · 9 January 2017]

End to end dramatic delivery. Real, proper, Shakespeare like delivery from nearly everyone.

Many portentous speeches.

Everyone has a smoldering look.

Requisite slightly mad tribal leader with contrasting face paint.

Plinky plinky piano and twang twang bass line score.

A lead character and supporting cast that look remarkably well fed for their apocalyptic environment.

The writer and director do not understand less is more.

Feels like it desperately wanted to be picked up for a TV series.

If it was shot in a weekend for less than the cost of a small car then it's a classic. If not, find something else.

The Sector (2016)

[seckinlergafri · 1/10 · 22 September 2018]

The Sector merupakan film paling buruk yang pernah aku nonton, begitu membosankan, sangat sangat jelek dan mengerikan, jangan buang buang waktu mu untuk menonton film bodoh ini.

This movie is what I like about Indies

[grayaj23 · 6/10 · 10 December 2016]

As an independent film, the Sector is pretty effective. It's a worthwhile way to spend a couple of hours, as long as your expectations are set appropriately.

I'm not expecting great direction or editing, which means the story line might be confusing, or the ending might kinda drag out. This movie is no exception.

But it's the earnestness of the whole thing that makes it worthwhile. The story works, and any veteran of Sci Fi willing to add their own experience to the story can fill the gaps in believability.

And given how many good actors fall out of favor and kinda slide into obscurity, I gotta hand it to Lance Henriksen for keeping busy and being the big fish in a small pond.

The only reason I ticked the spoiler box was to say this movie seems to be setting up a sequel. If there is one, I'll definitely be watching.

Great cast and story

[janejagger · 6/10 · 10 September 2016]

This was some solid late night Syfy channel type fare. Was fortunate to find the DVD at Family Video. Very entertaining for fans of the genre. I would definitely recommend it.

Fun to see this kind of cast together since I've been watching them for as long as I can remember. Lance never goes out of style. I do wish that Eric Roberts and Clarence Gilyard Jr. had some more screen time but they still worked well within the story.

Would be nice to see a sequel to see where the story goes. Hopefully this get released on Netflix. Haven't been able to find it. And holy crap Jay Garrick is in this movie!

Did you ever wondered what happened to Buddy Revell?

[Movieguy55887400 · 7/10 · 9 September 2016]

Yes, this is a low budget film (IMDB estimates $250,000). This movie has to be a labor of love considering the quality of actors involved and the money allotted. You've got Lance Henriksen, Vernon Wells, Eric Roberts, the guy from Flash, couple of actors from TV's Walker Texas Ranger. But who really caught my eye is the lead, the bounty hunter played by Richard Tyson. Tyson as Dresher tracking down the low life scum John Hanson gave me a flash back to Tyson as Buddy Revell tracking down Jerry Mitchell in the high school cult film Three O'clock High. "You try and run, I'm gonna track you down. You sneak home, I'm gonna be under your bed" You made me mad, Jerry...now I'm gonna have to do something to work it off.." Maybe it's just me, but I felt like I was watching Buddy Revell 30 years later in a dystopian world with a fuzzy alternate universe plot line. Tyson as Dresher evokes the same intelligent menace as he did as Buddy Revell. I can't wait for "Buddy Revell goes to Mars". This time, can we cast Casey Seimaszko as an annoying sidekick?