Universal Soldier (1992) 5.8
Luc and Scott were killed in Vietnam, but the army has a secret project for reanimating dead people as near-perfect soldiers. Director:Roland Emmerich |
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Universal Soldier (1992) 5.8
Luc and Scott were killed in Vietnam, but the army has a secret project for reanimating dead people as near-perfect soldiers. Director:Roland Emmerich |
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| Jean-Claude Van Damme | ... | ||
| Dolph Lundgren | ... | ||
| Ally Walker | ... | ||
| Ed O'Ross | ... |
Colonel Perry
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| Jerry Orbach | ... | ||
| Leon Rippy | ... |
Woodward
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| Tico Wells | ... |
Garth
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| Ralf Moeller | ... |
GR76
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| Robert Trebor | ... |
Motel Owner
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| Gene Davis | ... |
Lieutenant
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| Drew Snyder | ... |
Charles
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| Tommy 'Tiny' Lister | ... |
GR55
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| Simon Rhee | ... |
GR61
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| Eric Norris | ... | ||
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Michael Winther | ... |
Technician
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An elite team of soldiers has been used against terrorists where they use astounding physical capabilities to overcome them. Victoria, a reporter, follows them and discovers a part of their secret. When one of the team kills her cameraman she tries to escape. Luc, one of the soldiers begins to have flashbacks and turns sides and helps her as the remainder of the team follows to protect their secrets. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
Okay, okay: it's as macho as hell, questionably acted, pretty brutal and not particularly imaginative. But it has faith in itself. Please don't think I mean to give this B-movie any real grandeur, but it does know how to get the blood pumping. If the action sequences are nothing new (cribbed from Arnie and Mad Max flicks), it pushes them home with a relentless logic, and the production values are fine.
There is an element of self-parody, thanks largely to Lundgren's engagingly OTT psychotic turn (he's the best of the bunch) and the film-makers have enough nouse to make JVCD rely on his ability to kick the life out of everyone.
Plot means nothing, the film is nasty, the semi-moral/sentimental tone that descends towards the end is pretty offensive and it's derivative.
But admit it - you enjoyed it. Hell, I thought it was a laugh.