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Summary: Universally Terrible.
Review: 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.
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Summary: Human nature
Review: They were created to fight against everything but their beings could not reject and fight against their human nature.
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Summary: Get the R2 version
Review: This DVD is non-anamorphic, shows the film in a slighty incorrect aspect ratio, has no extra features and the case is a snapper. Now, the R2 version is 16x9 enhanced, includes Dolby Digital AND DTS 5.1 tracks, commentary from the director and producer, some trailers, motion menus and a couple of featurettes. So if you are a fan on the movie (and why not, it's way cool) then the R2 DVD is the one to buy.
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Summary: Van Damme At His Best!
Review: This is the movie that you identift with ean Claude Van Damme. Of course Van Damme is the hero of this film. The villain is the very personification of evil. The force of evil is well played by Dolph Lungren. The two are part of a program cal UnoSol. They were killed in the Vietnam war. Lungren was an unworthy soldier while Van Damme served honorably. They had conflicts while still alive and in Vietnam. As robot soldiers they resume their life and death struggle. They battle all over the country. Lungren shows himself to be a vicious killing machine. It is up to Van Damme to stop him. Besides being an excellent movie the ending caps it off. Be sure to see this movie,you will not be dissapointed.
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Summary: one of the worst god dame movies ever
Review: this just proves that all americans are dumb anyone who likes this movie is any american and that is not a good thing i only have to say one thing VAN DAMME
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Summary: Top draw entertainment
Review: This Sci-fi action is one of the better of the genre and ask any Dolph or Jean-claude fan then they would probably say this rates as one of their best. The film goes on at a cracking pace and the action is always pulse pounding. You have a bit of humour even from the two mono-sylabic beefcakes and the story although not brilliant and at times predictable is still good enough for an action film. The action is okay and this is probably the best performance from Van-Damme that i have seen even though he was more wooden than a woodland area, and Dolph's performance is great, he far outshines Van-Damme and really does look scarily pyschotic at times, in fact dare i say it he probably shows too much emotion at certain points for a human zombie. If you want to watch an entertaining blokes movie then you can't go too wrong by picking this little gem of a film, in the words of Montgomery Burns, Excellent!
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Summary: Van Damme scores again!
Review: Universal Soldier is a great movie for anyone who enjoys action or science fiction films. This film truly deserves a place in the Movie Hall of Fame. It has a great commando attack scene in the beginning second only to the final battle in The Rock. However, this movie contains very intense combat scenes and is not for the faint of heart.
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Summary: Whatta Film
Review: Universal Soldier is a high action film with great scenes. Dolph Lundgren and Jean-Claude Van Damme are an excellent 1-2 punch in this film. Looking forward to Universal Soldier 2 with Van Damme and Bill Goldberg.
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Summary: off the FN' hook awesome !!!!
Review: Universal Soldier is one of the most awesome movies i've ever seen about 2 soldiers in the vietnam war played brilliantly by jean claude van damme and dolph lungren who both kill eachother but are bought back to life years later as UNI SOLS who are programmed to deal with hostage situations, any way after a while van damme starts to regain his memory of who he was when he was human and leaves the UNI SOL camp, the head of the UNI SOL corporation sends all the UNI SOLS out to find van damme, after a while dolph lungren starts to regain his memory as well and takes over the command of the project and commands the UNI SOLS to seek and destroy Van Damme.
With awesome fight scenes and many memorablelines and good special effects Universal Soldier is an explosive action packed ride thats enjoyable from start to the awesome climax of the film. Dolph Lungren is awesome as the evil psychotic sergent.
highly reccomended to buy on DVD with a few extra features like trailers, multiple sound options and a bonus music clip entitled 'body count's in the house' , great song played at the end of the movie.
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Summary: Universal Soldier with Van Damme
Review: Universal Soldier realeased in 1993 is one of the best action flicks from Jean Claude Van Damme. In fact, this film was done during Van Damme's increasing popularity. Van Damme and Dolph play two 2 vietnam Vets who kill each other during the Vietnam War. Actually the scene in Vietnam are intense and well directed. Dolph, plays the psychotic and vindictive Staff Seargeant from the Army who wants to kill any Vietnamese (guilty or innocent) in path. When Van Damme, tells the Sergeant that it's time to pull out , the crazy Sergeant sees him as a traitor and proceeds to beat up his comrade while Lungren tries to save the innocent Vietnam girl the Sergeant is holding hostage. Eventually all of them die, or so we think. The military eventuallys finds the dead bodies, but instead sends the Sergeant and Damme into a secret biochemical, regenerative expirement in which dead military soldiers are being revived as security soldiers known as the "Universal Soldiers". The project at first is a success, but when Van Damme, starts recalling memories from his past, he remembers how his bloodthirsty Sergeant kills and all hell breaks loose. It also reminds of the Robocop movie with Peter Weller, in which a dead cop is resurrected as a crime busting machine, but as the machine stars recollecting his past memories, the machine starts becoming more human. The film has so many big budget stunts and fist fights and kickboxing action that you'll have to watch it a couple of times to appreciate the full value of this great sci fi film. The other's film stars is the beautiful and sexy Alley Walker, who plays the reporter who joins Van Damne on his fight against the Universal Soldier. Great critics like myself, remember Alley Walker from the great crime drama show "Profiler" on Nbc which lasted about 5 years. Alley's character is great to watch, here character is very beautiful and has alot of humor and pizazz.
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