Universal Soldier
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Actor: Ally Walker, Dolph Lundgren, Ed O'Ross, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jerry OrbachDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Color, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-02-18
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Live / Artisan
DVD Reviews of Universal Soldier
DVD Review: Universally Terrible.
Summary: 1 Stars
The premise is pure recycled Terminator 2, and the performances lead the viewer to believe Arnold is Oscar-worthy in comparison. Van Damme and Lundgren star as soldiers who killed each other in Vietnam, only to be reanimated 25 years later and continue their battle in present day. If only they'd stayed dead.The "plot" develops nowhere beyond the point when both soldiers experience flashbacks that revive their past rivalry. The remainder of the film is simply a SLOW, boring chase sequence climaxing in the requisite final face-off.
Van Damme, believe it or not, fails miserably at acting wooden. His attempt to mimic Schwarzenegger's role as the Terminator is so bad that it's not even laughable, just painful - he looks like he's trying to hold back a giggle the entire time. Lundgren, on the other hand, overacts just as badly, trying to seethe evil as the villain and simply reminds the viewer why he's best tolerated when he keeps his mouth shut.
Considering the "talent" involved, however, one doesn't come to UNIVERSAL SOLDIER expecting performances and plotlines out of CITIZEN KANE. One simply expects action, and lots of it. And that's where this film fails as well. For a film about soldiers, there's little firepower and gunplay to be found. Van Damme's martial arts skills are barely showcased, save for a brawl at a diner and during his final battle with Lundgren. And Lundgren's trademark...wait...his fighting skills?...no...his muscles?...not really...well, anyway, Dolph Lundrgen spends most of this movie in a truck. I wish a truck would run over this DVD.
Description of Universal Soldier
Before they made a mountain of money as the creators of Independence Day and Godzilla, director Roland Emmerich and screenwriter Dean Devlin teamed up for this action flick disguised as a science fiction thriller. Muscle hunks Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren play embattled Vietnam soldiers who killed each other in combat and are revived 25 years later as semi-android "UniSols" in a high-tech army of the near future. Their memories were supposedly wiped clean, but flashbacks occur to remind them of their bitter hatred (Lundgren committed wartime atrocities; Van Damme had tried to stop him), and the warriors resume their tenacious battle while a journalist (Ally Walker) uncovers the truth about the secret UniSol program. With energy to spare, the standard action sequences are adequate for anyone with a short attention span. And besides, with Van Damme and Lundgren in the lead roles, who needs dialogue? --Jeff ShannonBestsellers in DVD
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