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Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)

 
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 20, 2019 11:47 am    Post subject: Universal Soldier: The Return (1999) Reply with quote



This is the official sequel to the 1992 sci-fi action thriller. In the original, Jean-Claude Van Damme was among several dead Vietnam War vets revived to be the perfect soldiers (Unisols).

In this one, it's about a dozen years later, since Van Damme has a daughter about that age. Now he's working with the government in a classified installation to train the latest Unisols - codenamed Unisol 2500, for some reason. As usual, something goes wrong. The on-site super-computer (named Seth — like the snake in King Cobra the same year) goes power-crazy, takes command of the Unisols, and even downloads its computer brain into a new super-Unisol body (Michael Jai White).

We're lookin' at the next step in evolution!

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Most of Van Damme's fights are with one particularly mean Unisol (pro wrestler Bill Goldberg) who just keeps on comin'!

Drop him off a building — no good.

Run him down with a truck — no go!

Shoot him, burn him — forgetaboutit!

Much of the humor is traced to how Van Damme is now outmoded and out-classed (he's even going grey around the edges). But though he takes a lickin', he keeps on kickin'! Most sequels of this sort are pretty lame — pale imitations of the originals, and while this one is certainly no stroke of genius, it manages to be consistently entertaining in a sloppy way, especially if you're a pro-wrestling fan.

BoG's Score: 4.5 out of 10



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 03, 2023 1:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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The trailer is so chock-full of racing vehicles, kicking karate fighters, fiery explosions, and short action scenes, it's hard to get an idea idea what the movie is really about.

Bogmeister's review does a much better job of convincing me to watch it. In fact, I've placed it on my Netflix list. I'm looking forward to watching it.
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