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* ''Mercs'', the sequel to the arcade game ''VideoGame/{{Commando}}''.

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* ''Mercs'', the sequel to the arcade game ''VideoGame/{{Commando}}''.
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* ''Mercs'', the sequel to the arcade game ''VideoGame/{{Commando}}''.
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* ''Film/MercForce'', which had a follow-up series named ''Mercs''.
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* ''TabletopGame/{{MERCS}}'', a tabletop game.
* ''VideoGame/{{Mercenaries}}'', a video game series by Pandemic Studios.

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In 2003, ''Merc Force'' was released to Netflix. Made on a budget of approximately $3000 by James Panetta of IkuzoStudios in {{UsefulNotes/Philadelphia}}, it didn't receive [[http://www.heavy.com/movies/dvd-blu-ray/2010/04/the-worst-of-netflix-merc-force/ the]] [[http://www.deadregime.com/2009/03/awesomely-bad-merc-force.html most]] [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441662/ stellar reviews]]. Despite this, it continues to make respectable sales on Netflix and was successful enough to result in being reshot as television-length episodes as ''Mercs''.

The original film can be viewed for free online at [[http://www.eztakes.com/store/watch/Merc-Force-Watch-Movie.jsp EZTakes]].

No relation to either the video game named ''{{Mercenaries}}'' or the video game sequel to ''Commando'' named ''MERCS''.
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* AirVentPassageway: The maintenance ducts are used by Creed and Varisa to navigate the ship during the hijack attempt in ''Mercs''.
** Making them human accessible was intentional, as with shows such as Franchise/StarTrek, due to the difficulties of spaceship maintenance.
* BadassPrincess: Varisa is arguably more competent than the mercenaries she travels with.
* ClassicallyTrainedExtra: A significant amount of the cast for ''Mercs'' was drawn from local Shakespeare companies. The result is not evident to the viewer, although on-set, it came as a great benefit as the actors were already accustomed to rapidly memorizing lines and delivering them clearly enough to be picked up without requiring many microphones on set.
* ConspicuousCG: Less so in the remake, but still significant. That said, the effects are impressive given they're all done in-house by a single man.
* CutAndPasteEnvironments: The corridors and rooms of the spaceship are parts of the director's apartment, stitched together with film cuts and dressed up with different scenery and lighting. The blandness of military decoration and the effort put into dressing the different corridors makes this largely unnoticeable if you weren't already aware of it.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Delivered to Varisa by [[BadassBookworm hacker Tess]] in ''Mercs''.
* PrivateMilitaryContractors: The eponymous mercenaries themselves.
* StarTrekShake: Almost as conspicuous as the CG, but fitting for the genre.
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In 2003, ''Merc Force'' was released to Netflix. Made on a budget of approximately $3000 by James Panetta of IkuzoStudios in {{UsefulNotes/Philadelphia}}, it didn't receive [[http://www.heavy.com/movies/dvd-blu-ray/2010/04/the-worst-of-netflix-merc-force/ the]] [[http://www.deadregime.com/2009/03/awesomely-bad-merc-force.html most]] [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441662/ stellar reviews]]. Despite this, it continues to make respectable sales on Netflix and was successful enough to result in being reshot as television-length episodes as ''Mercs''.

The original film can be viewed for free online at [[http://www.eztakes.com/store/watch/Merc-Force-Watch-Movie.jsp EZTakes]].

No relation to either the video game named ''{{Mercenaries}}'' or the video game sequel to ''Commando'' named ''MERCS''.
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!!This work exhibits the following tropes
* AirVentPassageway: The maintenance ducts are used by Creed and Varisa to navigate the ship during the hijack attempt in ''Mercs''.
** Making them human accessible was intentional, as with shows such as Franchise/StarTrek, due to the difficulties of spaceship maintenance.
* BadassPrincess: Varisa is arguably more competent than the mercenaries she travels with.
* ClassicallyTrainedExtra: A significant amount of the cast for ''Mercs'' was drawn from local Shakespeare companies. The result is not evident to the viewer, although on-set, it came as a great benefit as the actors were already accustomed to rapidly memorizing lines and delivering them clearly enough to be picked up without requiring many microphones on set.
* ConspicuousCG: Less so in the remake, but still significant. That said, the effects are impressive given they're all done in-house by a single man.
* CutAndPasteEnvironments: The corridors and rooms of the spaceship are parts of the director's apartment, stitched together with film cuts and dressed up with different scenery and lighting. The blandness of military decoration and the effort put into dressing the different corridors makes this largely unnoticeable if you weren't already aware of it.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Delivered to Varisa by [[BadassBookworm hacker Tess]] in ''Mercs''.
* PrivateMilitaryContractors: The eponymous mercenaries themselves.
* StarTrekShake: Almost as conspicuous as the CG, but fitting for the genre.
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** Making them human accessible was intentional, as with shows such as StarTrek, due to the difficulties of spaceship maintenance.

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** Making them human accessible was intentional, as with shows such as StarTrek, Franchise/StarTrek, due to the difficulties of spaceship maintenance.
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* AirVentEscape: The maintenance ducts are used by Creed and Varisa to navigate the ship during the hijack attempt in ''Mercs''.

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* AirVentEscape: AirVentPassageway: The maintenance ducts are used by Creed and Varisa to navigate the ship during the hijack attempt in ''Mercs''.
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In 2003, ''Merc Force'' was released to Netflix. Made on a budget of approximately $3000 by James Panetta of IkuzoStudios in {{UsefulNotes/Philadelphia}}, the plot was hackneyed, the CG was simplistic, and the acting bordered on marginal at times. It's been rated among [[http://www.heavy.com/movies/dvd-blu-ray/2010/04/the-worst-of-netflix-merc-force/ The Worst of Netflix]], been rated as [[http://www.deadregime.com/2009/03/awesomely-bad-merc-force.html worse than Manos: Hands of Fate]], and has an [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441662/ aggregate score of 1.2 on IMDB]]. Despite this, it continues to make respectable sales on Netflix and was successful enough to result in being reshot as television-length episodes as ''Mercs''. Note from the producer: I saw Manos, and Merc Force at least entertains people.

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In 2003, ''Merc Force'' was released to Netflix. Made on a budget of approximately $3000 by James Panetta of IkuzoStudios in {{UsefulNotes/Philadelphia}}, the plot was hackneyed, the CG was simplistic, and the acting bordered on marginal at times. It's been rated among it didn't receive [[http://www.heavy.com/movies/dvd-blu-ray/2010/04/the-worst-of-netflix-merc-force/ The Worst of Netflix]], been rated as the]] [[http://www.deadregime.com/2009/03/awesomely-bad-merc-force.html worse than Manos: Hands of Fate]], and has an most]] [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441662/ aggregate score of 1.2 on IMDB]]. stellar reviews]]. Despite this, it continues to make respectable sales on Netflix and was successful enough to result in being reshot as television-length episodes as ''Mercs''. Note from the producer: I saw Manos, and Merc Force at least entertains people.
''Mercs''.



* AirVentEscape: The maintenance ducts are used by Creed and Varisa to navigate the ship during the hijack attempt in ''Mercs''. Just something to think about, wouldn't you want the vents on a start ship to be big enough so that you could access vita systems, and well, not die.
* BadassPrincess: Varisa is arguably more competent than the mercenaries she travels with. Previously the article stated that Sera was the princess in the original, that was incorrect. None of the characters were changed only the actors playing them. Back to Varisa. Yes she is more competent than the Captain. Later on she will develope further along those lines.
* ClassicallyTrainedExtra: A significant amount of the cast for ''Mercs'' was drawn from local Shakespeare companies. And I was glad to have them, and they enjoyed themselves greatly becuase all of them wanted to branch out to film.
* ConspicuousCG: Less so in the remake, but still significant... Just to add, that is in relation to computer power. The animation could look more real, and then again it could take two weeks to render one clip. This is a common complaint, but to be honest it is a little dumb in 2011. The animation in the newer episodes is as good as any SyFy channel movie, with the added benifit of having an actual story.
* CutAndPasteEnvironments: The corridors and rooms of the spaceship are parts of the director's apartment, stitched together with film cuts and dressed up with different scenery and lighting. Which is also done by al;most every other program.
* FightSceneFailure: Largely averted, as many of the actors also play martial artists in the ''FightersHigh'' series from the same studio, but played horribly straight with most of the fights involving females in the series. This statement about the women is way off and insulting. The exterior fight scene was well done and many people in the martial arts community liked it.

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* AirVentEscape: The maintenance ducts are used by Creed and Varisa to navigate the ship during the hijack attempt in ''Mercs''. Just something ''Mercs''.
** Making them human accessible was intentional, as with shows such as StarTrek, due
to think about, wouldn't you want the vents on a start ship to be big enough so that you could access vita systems, and well, not die.difficulties of spaceship maintenance.
* BadassPrincess: Varisa is arguably more competent than the mercenaries she travels with. Previously the article stated that Sera was the princess in the original, that was incorrect. None of the characters were changed only the actors playing them. Back to Varisa. Yes she is more competent than the Captain. Later on she will develope further along those lines.
with.
* ClassicallyTrainedExtra: A significant amount of the cast for ''Mercs'' was drawn from local Shakespeare companies. And I was glad The result is not evident to have them, the viewer, although on-set, it came as a great benefit as the actors were already accustomed to rapidly memorizing lines and they enjoyed themselves greatly becuase all of delivering them wanted clearly enough to branch out to film.
be picked up without requiring many microphones on set.
* ConspicuousCG: Less so in the remake, but still significant... Just to add, that is in relation to computer power. The animation could look more real, and then again it could take two weeks to render one clip. This is a common complaint, but to be honest it is a little dumb in 2011. The animation in significant. That said, the newer episodes is as good as any SyFy channel movie, with the added benifit of having an actual story.
effects are impressive given they're all done in-house by a single man.
* CutAndPasteEnvironments: The corridors and rooms of the spaceship are parts of the director's apartment, stitched together with film cuts and dressed up with different scenery and lighting. Which is also done by al;most every other program.
* FightSceneFailure: Largely averted, as many
The blandness of military decoration and the actors also play martial artists in effort put into dressing the ''FightersHigh'' series from the same studio, but played horribly straight with most different corridors makes this largely unnoticeable if you weren't already aware of the fights involving females in the series. This statement about the women is way off and insulting. The exterior fight scene was well done and many people in the martial arts community liked it.



* StarTrekShake: Almost as conspicuous as the CG. It is what it is. My question is, what does everyone think it would look like? This is just nit picking.

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* StarTrekShake: Almost as conspicuous as the CG. It is what it is. My question is, what does everyone think it would look like? This is just nit picking.CG, but fitting for the genre.
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* FightSceneFailure: Largely averted, as many of the actors also play martial artists in the ''FightersHigh'' series from the same studio, but played horribly straight with most of the fights involving females in the series. This statement about the women is way off and insulting. The exterior fight scene was well don't and many people in the martial arts community liked it.

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* FightSceneFailure: Largely averted, as many of the actors also play martial artists in the ''FightersHigh'' series from the same studio, but played horribly straight with most of the fights involving females in the series. This statement about the women is way off and insulting. The exterior fight scene was well don't done and many people in the martial arts community liked it.

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In 2003, ''Merc Force'' was released to Netflix. Made on a budget of approximately $3000 by James Panetta of IkuzoStudios in {{UsefulNotes/Philadelphia}}, the plot was hackneyed, the CG was simplistic, and the acting bordered on marginal at times. It's been rated among [[http://www.heavy.com/movies/dvd-blu-ray/2010/04/the-worst-of-netflix-merc-force/ The Worst of Netflix]], been rated as [[http://www.deadregime.com/2009/03/awesomely-bad-merc-force.html worse than Manos: Hands of Fate]], and has an [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441662/ aggregate score of 1.2 on IMDB]]. Despite this, it continues to make respectable sales on Netflix and was successful enough to result in being reshot as television-length episodes as ''Mercs''.

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In 2003, ''Merc Force'' was released to Netflix. Made on a budget of approximately $3000 by James Panetta of IkuzoStudios in {{UsefulNotes/Philadelphia}}, the plot was hackneyed, the CG was simplistic, and the acting bordered on marginal at times. It's been rated among [[http://www.heavy.com/movies/dvd-blu-ray/2010/04/the-worst-of-netflix-merc-force/ The Worst of Netflix]], been rated as [[http://www.deadregime.com/2009/03/awesomely-bad-merc-force.html worse than Manos: Hands of Fate]], and has an [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441662/ aggregate score of 1.2 on IMDB]]. Despite this, it continues to make respectable sales on Netflix and was successful enough to result in being reshot as television-length episodes as ''Mercs''.
''Mercs''. Note from the producer: I saw Manos, and Merc Force at least entertains people.



* AirVentEscape: The maintenance ducts are used by Creed and Varisa to navigate the ship during the hijack attempt in ''Mercs''.
* BadassPrincess: Princess Sera (Varisa in the remake) is arguably more competent than the mercenaries she travels with.
* ClassicallyTrainedExtra: A significant amount of the cast for ''Mercs'' was drawn from local Shakespeare companies.
* ConspicuousCG: Less so in the remake, but still significant...
* CutAndPasteEnvironments: The corridors and rooms of the spaceship are parts of the director's apartment, stitched together with film cuts and dressed up with different scenery and lighting.
* FightSceneFailure: Largely averted, as many of the actors also play martial artists in the ''FightersHigh'' series from the same studio, but played horribly straight with most of the fights involving females in the series.

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* AirVentEscape: The maintenance ducts are used by Creed and Varisa to navigate the ship during the hijack attempt in ''Mercs''.
''Mercs''. Just something to think about, wouldn't you want the vents on a start ship to be big enough so that you could access vita systems, and well, not die.
* BadassPrincess: Princess Sera (Varisa in the remake) Varisa is arguably more competent than the mercenaries she travels with.
with. Previously the article stated that Sera was the princess in the original, that was incorrect. None of the characters were changed only the actors playing them. Back to Varisa. Yes she is more competent than the Captain. Later on she will develope further along those lines.
* ClassicallyTrainedExtra: A significant amount of the cast for ''Mercs'' was drawn from local Shakespeare companies.
companies. And I was glad to have them, and they enjoyed themselves greatly becuase all of them wanted to branch out to film.
* ConspicuousCG: Less so in the remake, but still significant...
significant... Just to add, that is in relation to computer power. The animation could look more real, and then again it could take two weeks to render one clip. This is a common complaint, but to be honest it is a little dumb in 2011. The animation in the newer episodes is as good as any SyFy channel movie, with the added benifit of having an actual story.
* CutAndPasteEnvironments: The corridors and rooms of the spaceship are parts of the director's apartment, stitched together with film cuts and dressed up with different scenery and lighting.
lighting. Which is also done by al;most every other program.
* FightSceneFailure: Largely averted, as many of the actors also play martial artists in the ''FightersHigh'' series from the same studio, but played horribly straight with most of the fights involving females in the series. This statement about the women is way off and insulting. The exterior fight scene was well don't and many people in the martial arts community liked it.



* StarTrekShake: Almost as conspicuous as the CG.

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* StarTrekShake: Almost as conspicuous as the CG. It is what it is. My question is, what does everyone think it would look like? This is just nit picking.

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There is currently a [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/330844065/mercs Kickstarter project to fund the remake]].

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There is currently a [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/330844065/mercs Kickstarter project to fund the remake]].


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There is currently a [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/330844065/mercs Kickstarter project to fund the remake]].

The original film can be viewed for free online at [[http://www.eztakes.com/store/watch/Merc-Force-Watch-Movie.jsp EZTakes]].

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In 2003, ''Merc Force'' was released to Netflix. Made on a budget of approximately $3000 by James Panetta of IkuzoStudios in {{UsefulNotes/Philadelphia}}. The plot was hackneyed, the CG was simplistic, and the acting bordered on marginal at times. It's been rated among [[http://www.heavy.com/movies/dvd-blu-ray/2010/04/the-worst-of-netflix-merc-force/ The Worst of Netflix]], been rated as [[http://www.deadregime.com/2009/03/awesomely-bad-merc-force.html worse than Manos: Hands of Fate]], and has an [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441662/ aggregate score of 1.2 on IMDB]]. Despite this, it continues to make respectable sales on Netflix and was successful enough to result in being reshot as television-length episodes as ''Mercs''.

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In 2003, ''Merc Force'' was released to Netflix. Made on a budget of approximately $3000 by James Panetta of IkuzoStudios in {{UsefulNotes/Philadelphia}}. The {{UsefulNotes/Philadelphia}}, the plot was hackneyed, the CG was simplistic, and the acting bordered on marginal at times. It's been rated among [[http://www.heavy.com/movies/dvd-blu-ray/2010/04/the-worst-of-netflix-merc-force/ The Worst of Netflix]], been rated as [[http://www.deadregime.com/2009/03/awesomely-bad-merc-force.html worse than Manos: Hands of Fate]], and has an [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441662/ aggregate score of 1.2 on IMDB]]. Despite this, it continues to make respectable sales on Netflix and was successful enough to result in being reshot as television-length episodes as ''Mercs''.''Mercs''.

No relation to either the video game named ''{{Mercenaries}}'' or the video game sequel to ''Commando'' named ''MERCS''.



* AirVentEscape: Used by Creed and Varisa to navigate the ship during the hijack attempt in ''Mercs''.

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* AirVentEscape: Used The maintenance ducts are used by Creed and Varisa to navigate the ship during the hijack attempt in ''Mercs''.


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* CutAndPasteEnvironments: The corridors and rooms of the spaceship are parts of the director's apartment, stitched together with film cuts and dressed up with different scenery and lighting.


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* PrivateMilitaryContractors: The eponymous mercenaries themselves.

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* StarTrekShake: Almost as conspicuous as the CG.

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* StarTrekShake: Almost as conspicuous as the CG.CG.
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In 2003, ''Merc Force'' was released to Netflix. Made on a budget of approximately $3000 by James Panetta of IkuzoStudios in UsefulNotes/Philadelphia. The plot was hackneyed, the CG was simplistic, and the acting bordered on marginal at times. It's been rated among [[http://www.heavy.com/movies/dvd-blu-ray/2010/04/the-worst-of-netflix-merc-force/ The Worst of Netflix]], been rated as [[http://www.deadregime.com/2009/03/awesomely-bad-merc-force.html worse than Manos: Hands of Fate]], and has an [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441662/ aggregate score of 1.2 on IMDB]]. Despite this, it continues to make respectable sales on Netflix and was successful enough to result in being reshot as television-length episodes as ''Mercs''.

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In 2003, ''Merc Force'' was released to Netflix. Made on a budget of approximately $3000 by James Panetta of IkuzoStudios in UsefulNotes/Philadelphia.{{UsefulNotes/Philadelphia}}. The plot was hackneyed, the CG was simplistic, and the acting bordered on marginal at times. It's been rated among [[http://www.heavy.com/movies/dvd-blu-ray/2010/04/the-worst-of-netflix-merc-force/ The Worst of Netflix]], been rated as [[http://www.deadregime.com/2009/03/awesomely-bad-merc-force.html worse than Manos: Hands of Fate]], and has an [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441662/ aggregate score of 1.2 on IMDB]]. Despite this, it continues to make respectable sales on Netflix and was successful enough to result in being reshot as television-length episodes as ''Mercs''.

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