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Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012) 5.1
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5.1/10 from 9,402 users
Metascore: 58/100
Reviews: 59 user | 97 critic | 18 from Metacritic.com John looks to take down Luc Deveraux after a home invasion claims his wife and daughter. The fight pits John against Andrew Scott and an army of genetically enhanced warriors; meanwhile, he must contend with a UniSol in relentless pursuit. Director:John Hyams |
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Magnus
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Larry
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Dr. Timothy Brady
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Emma
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Ron Castellano
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John awakens from a coma to discover his wife and daughter were slaughtered in a brutal home invasion. Haunted by images of the attack, he vows to kill the man responsible: Luc Deveraux. While John tries to piece his reality back together, things get more complicated when he is pursued by a relentless UniSol named Magnus. Meanwhile, Deveraux and surviving UniSol Andrew Scott are preparing to battle anarchy and build a new order ruled by Unisols without government oversight. They are weeding out the weak and constantly testing their strongest warriors in brutal, life-and-death combat. Luc has emerged operating the Unisol Church of Eventualism, taking in wayward Unisols whom the government has been secretly operating as remote-controlled sleeper agents. His mission is to liberate these Unisols from the implanted memories and the lies the government has inserted in them. As John gets closer to Deveraux and the rogue army of genetically enhanced warriors, he discovers more about himself ... Written by Anonymous
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home invasion | implanted memory | blood spatter | shot in the chest | shot in the back |Taglines:
Under their own commandMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for brutal bloody violence throughout, strong sexual content, graphic nudity, and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
25 October 2012 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Universal Soldier IV See more »Box Office
Budget:
$11,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$3,181 (USA) (30 November 2012)Gross:
$5,247 (USA) (14 December 2012)Company Credits
Production Co:
Foresight Unlimited, Signature Pictures, Baumgarten Management and Productions (BMP) See more »
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In my mind there are only two Universal Soldier movies, and if you watch Universal Soldier (1992) and Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009) you will have a complete, unspoiled Universal Soldier experience. Give everything else with the UniSol name attached to it a miss, it just spoils it!
Universal Soldier (1992) is a classic of its time and genre. It was destroyed with two "unofficial" sequels that I have never seen and never care to.
Then came the official sequel, Universal Soldier: The Return (1999). JCVD was back, which gave the movie some cred, but it deviated too far from what made Universal Soldier (1992) good. "The Return" was didn't have the same "feel". It was too "shiny", too "clean", just too "Hollywood".
When I got word of another Universal Soldier sequel I avoided it like the plague! I wasn't going to fall into temptation, but it was the reviews here on IMDb that finally turned me. I finally buckled due to the overwhelming praise of Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009).
"Regeneration" really is SO good for its budget. It took the UniSol series from the "classic for its time" bracket and thrust it into gritty reality. A worthy and brilliant sequel (that thankfully ignores the events of "The Return" and still doesn't get the praise it deserves. WATCH THIS FILM!
"Regeneration" leaves room for a direct sequel, which if made in the same tone would have been brilliant! But "Day of Reckoning" ignores the lot of it and goes in a completely different direction again! I have no idea why or what they were thinking after the acclaim of "Regeneration". Everyone involved should be fired and never be allowed to work again!
This film does not star JCVD or DL. They are extras at most. This film follows a new character and his story which intertwines into a re- imagined UniSol universe almost completely unrelated to anything before it.
JCVD and DL look extremely old, even more so than in "Regeneration" where they just got away with it!
This film shouldn't have been made. They had all the ingredients to run with a better sequel after the events of "Regeneration".
I am in fact a little angry that I have seen "DOR". It has left a foul taste in my mouth again just like I felt after I watched "The Return".
In a way I hope they still do another one because their track record suggests their next one will be good again. On the other hand JCVD and DL are far too old.
It will take several sittings of the original and "Regeneration" to erase this movie from memory. And just like how I believe there are only three Star Wars films, only three Indiana Jones films and Joel Schumacher never made a Batman film - there are only two UniSol film: the original and "Regeneration". Watch these two films again and again if you have to, just give this one (and any others) a miss.
Thank me later.
(2 stars for some pretty reasonable and gritty action and fight scenes for its budget - only good part of the film).