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Summary: An Average Sci Fi Action Movie
Review: I love sci fi action movies. Totall Recall, Demolition Man, Judge Dredd, the list goes on. Soldier is no different.The movie itself is nothing special, soldiers are raised from childhood to be tough. Kurt Russell though is good. I used to like it when the tough guy made smart ass comments, but now it is way overdone. I loved how he said so little, yet his face could tell it all. When he did speak during the film it made it all that more powerful and important. I hate snap cases, and this DVD has one. The extra features are good though. I loved the commentary by Paul Anderson. The trailer is funny though. Take a look at it and it looks like an entirely different sci fi movie ala Starship Troopers or something. The rest of the extras are text stuff which I dislike, I'd rather just read it on the internet.
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Summary: Great movie, poor editing, some cheezy scenes
Review: The original plot and awesome fighting scenes make this one a winner. The only problem i had with the film was the editing. Some parts of the film were very choppy and did not flow well. One really cheap shot was when Sergant Todd was barred from the village and they showed a side shot of him crying....it was really horrible to see. If you can bare to see some really corny scenes, you'll enjoy this movie. Hey, another stupid scene was the christmas party/battlefield metaphor. What a crock! Well anyway, it was well worth the $3.76 i spent to rent the movie. I may buy the DVD!
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Summary: excelant
Review: I THINK SOLDIER IS VERY GOOD, IT HAS ALOT OF ACTION, BUT THE SAD PART IS THAT TODD IS BEING SOLDIER. SOMEONE DECIDED HIS LIFE FOR HIM. I HAVE WATCH FOR ABOUT 10 TIMES IN A WEEK. I LOVE IT SO MUCH AND I LOVE ALL THE ACTORS AND ACTRESSES ESPECIALLY KURT RUSSEL. HE WAS PERFECT AND SO WAS EVERYTHING ELSE. I JUST HOPE THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER MOVIE, SOLDIER(2), THE ENDING WILL BE GOOD. I MEAN TODD SERVIVE,SANDRA, NATHAN AND OTHER PEOPLE. IF THE NEXT SOLDIER IS ON, I WILL WATCH IT AND THAT IS FOR SURE. I LOVE KURT RUSSEL ALOT AND RIGHT NOW I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR HIM IN THE INTERNET. I JUST LOVE THIS MOVIE SO MUCH, AND I HAVEN'T LIKE ANY MOVIE AS MUCH AS I LOVE THIS ONE. I AM LOOKING FOR HIS PICTURES RIGHT NOW. KURT HAS THE MOST PRETTIEST EYES, I THINK HIS EYES IS LIKE THOSE MARVEL COMICS EYES. I LIKE THOSE EYES AND THE WAY HE WALK AND HE IS SO CUTE. THE WAY HE RUN IS SO PRETTY, I AM NOT JUST SAYING THAT BECAUSE I LIKE HIM, IT'S LIKE HE IS AN EXPERT IN THE WAYS THERE IS TO RUN. HE IS SO CHARMING. HE IS EVERY BUFF. THE MOVIE WAS SO EXCITING.
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Summary: When they know nothing of soldiers
Review: I doubt anyone involved in the production of this movie ever made it through boot camp, or served a day as a soldier. The pretext of this movie is that 'soldiers', particularly American Soldiers, as they are the only ones seen in this film committing one mindless atrocity after another, at their core are mindless automatons that can be ordered to do anything and will follow through gladly. The inference seems to be that this is the kind of fighting men that we are heading for, if we don't already have them. "The Seven Samurai" had it right. Warriors are the ones complained about, insulted, critisized when there is no danger, but when the alarm sounds, or there's a dirty job to do, they are the ones that you run to. "Real Soldiers," if it's even possible to define that, are as complex and diferentiated as the society that they come from. Some are capable of any atrocity that you care to name, others would risk everything to prevent the same. If anything good could be said about the theme of this movie it's that it presents a nightmare vision of what some people think soldiers are, or should be. However, in a democratic society soldiers are what we ask them to be.
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Summary: THE BEST ACTION PACKED MOVIE
Review: I thought this movie was EXCELLENT. Kurt Russell did an exceptional job. I watched this move twice; One right after the other. I would have watched it more, but I have a life to lead. I would recommend this movie to anyone. I think Kurt Russell deserves a BLOCKBUSTER AWARD for this movie. This movie was a lot better than "Big Trouble in Little China"; And I thought that was a great, funny, movie. Kurt Russell is a superb actor, and this movie shows that with no words he can still give an Oscar winning performance. GREAT JOB DONE!!!
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Summary: this movie was like mad max
Review: i would have to say this movie was like mad max,but not only that the way they were raised to be killing machines was unbelievable especially when learning at children ages.but after that the movie got real good and was really excellent and it probably is the best kurt russel movie in a while.but i would have to say it did have its defaults and couldve been better.i think kurt needs to sign on with better writers,producers and directors and he will finally come out with awesome action packed blockbusters.
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Summary: Great Movie!
Review: This is a really great movie. At the beginning it's a little shaky but once you get into it you can't turn it off. This is a really great movie that I would recomend to any one looking for a good flick.
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Summary: Excellent Movie
Review: I watched the movie for the second time on DVD and it really brings out a lot of missed detail from the VHS version. Kurt Russell does an excellent job in this movie, considering that he broke his ankle in the first couple of days of shooting. The director's commentary on the DVD is very interesting to listen to as the movie runs, and you learn a lot about the movie -- some bloopers they made that made it into the movie..A lot of technical information. If you liked the story line in Shane, you'll like it in this movie, since it seems to paralell it very closely.
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Summary: Don't see it unless you really like sci-fi.
Review: I thought this movie was pretty cool, but that's probably because I'm a big fan of sci-fi. If you don't like sci-fi, don't see this movie. The special effects were cool.
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Summary: Entertaining even without dialogue.
Review: "Soldier" is a unique movie, in that the protagonist has almost no dialogue. I doubt Kurt Russell spoke more than 60 words in the entire film. In a way, it's too bad, since Russell is a very accomplished actor. To his credit, he let his expressions speak for him, and at times his expressions were quite poignant. I wished, however, that the film would have concentrated more on the 'soldier's' tribulations as a child growing up through the system of training. It could have been quite fascinating. More time could also have been spent with the castaways after he was dumped unceremoniously with all the other garbage. It would have heightened the emotion of the film when he was subsequently cast aside by the villagers because he couldn't fit in. But alas, Hollywood chose the easy way out, touching only lightly in these areas and concentrated mainly on the action...and as an action film, it wasn't bad at all, but it could have been so much more. Between 1 and 10, I give "Soldier" a 7.
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