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Soldier (I) (1998) 5.8
A soldier is dumped on a waste disposal planet and lives among a community of crash survivors on the planet and takes it upon himself to defend his new home when genetic engineered soldiers are ordered to eliminate the crash survivors. Director:Paul W.S. AndersonWriter:David Webb Peoples |
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In a futuristic society, some people are selected at birth to become soldiers, and trained in such a manner that they become inhuman killing machines. One of the most succesfull and older of these soldiers (Russell) is pitted against a new breed of soldiers, and after the confrontation is believed to be dead. His body is left behind in a semi-abandoned colonial planet, where everything is peaceful, and he is taught about the other aspects of life. But eventually he has to fight the new breed of soldiers again, this time to defend his new home... Written by Parca Mortem <icy_shadow@rocketmail.com>
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Left for dead on a remote planet for obsolete machines and people, a fallen hero has one last battle to fightMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong violence and brief language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
23 October 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Star Force Soldier See more »Filming Locations:
Laramie Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$75,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$6,447,237 (USA) (23 October 1998)Gross:
$14,567,883 (USA) (4 December 1998)Company Credits
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Female Voice: [to audience of very young boys] A soldier does not speak until spoken to by a superior officer. A soldier shows no mercy. Mercy is weakness. Weakness is death. A soldier...
[squealing pig led in for slaughter]
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Written by David Wyndorf
Produced by David Wyndorf and Matthew Hyde (as Matt Hyde)
Performed by Monster Magnet
Courtesy of A&M Records, Inc.
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Did You Know?
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The trailer featured a spectacular space battle involving 20-30 ships around a planet. The film contained no such scene, nor could it plausibly have done so except perhaps as a flashback. It was probably a marketing ploy. See more »Goofs
Early in the film, when the young boys are running, the boy lagging behind is wearing a shirt soaked with sweat. When the trainers pull up to shoot him, his shirt is dry. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Female Voice: [to audience of very young boys] A soldier does not speak until spoken to by a superior officer. A soldier shows no mercy. Mercy is weakness. Weakness is death. A soldier...
[squealing pig led in for slaughter]
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"Power Trip"Written by David Wyndorf
Produced by David Wyndorf and Matthew Hyde (as Matt Hyde)
Performed by Monster Magnet
Courtesy of A&M Records, Inc.
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Soldier isn't a great movie, and everyone that hated it has plenty of good reasons. But I liked Soldier alot, partly because my expectations were so low that what I saw surprised me.
First, the art direction is tight and well executed. As far as science fiction backdrops go, Soldier was doing things with more design then 90% the genre. The sets, costumes and props were all consistent and competently executed; I didn't love all of their future military style, but I was impressed with the effort. For me, this made the movie worth the time it took to watch.
Second, I'm a Kurt Russell fan. I grew up watching this guy in some of the most memorable movies of my youth ... The Barefoot Executive and his John Carpenter films. Soldier is essentially an action movie, and the role of Sergeant Todd is an essential action hero. It's not an award winning role, but Kurt musters up convincing emotion with VERY little dialog.
Third, the fight scenes and battles are well choreographed. This isn't iron monkey, or even the matrix, but once again, it far exceeds the average level of quality in the genre.
If you haven't seen it, and you like sci-fi action films, pick it up if you pass at your rental depot of choice. Just don't expect the next Bladerunner.