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Summary: THE BEST DOLPH LUNDGREN MOVIE EVER MADE!
Review: A COMMANDO [DOLPH LUNDGREN] ASSEMBLES A CRACK TEAM AND THEY TRAVEL TO A PACIFIC ISLAND TO SECURE IT FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES. GOOD ACTING AND SUPERB ACTION MAKE IT BETTER THAN MANY OTHER DIRECT TO VIDEO ACTION MOVIES AND IT MAKES IT BETTER THAN ANY OTHER DOLPH LUNDGREN MOVIE THAT CAME BEFORE OR AFTER THIS. UNFORTUNATELY FOR DOLPH, JUST ABOUT EVERY MOVIE HE MADE AFTER THIS TURNED OUT TO BE TRULY HORRIBLE. BUT FOR ALL ACTION FANS, THIS IS AN UNEXPECTED TREAT!
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Summary: Men of War Exceeds All Expectations
Review: At first glance, Men of War doesn't seem like much: It looks like yet another low-profile action film from the King of B-Movies, Dolph Lundgren. Good for a few laughs perhaps, but certainly nothing worth repeat viewing. But this notion is quickly dispelled upon closer examination. The first clue to the film's surprising quality is a screenwriting credit attributed to indie filmmaker, John Sayles (Passion Fish, Ghost Dog). Known for his intelligent and character-driven dramas, Sayles' writing imparts Men of War with far more subtlety, wit and meaning than one would expect from a direct-to-video action film. Things just get better from there. There's the diverse and talented cast that includes BD Wong, Catherine Bell (TV's JAG), Thomas Gibson (TV's Dharma & Greg), and Tiny Lister (The Fifth Element). The actors have clearly been chosen for their ability and suitability for the roles rather than because they're the next "hot young thing". This high quality is maintained by the director and cinematographer. I've never heard of director Perry Lang, but based on his tight, visually-interesting work here, he certainly deserves to be given another film to helm. The whole production has an extremely polished and high-quality feel to it. Indeed, the major failing of previous home video editions of Men of War was that they were in pan & scan, thus cropping off the film's beautiful widescreen cinematography. The DVD edition finally corrects this oversight and allows the wild action scenes and gorgeous South Seas locations to be seen in their original 2.35:1 widescreen glory. While the DVD is a bit light on features, one needs to consider that this is literally the only widescreen DVD of the film in the entire WORLD. Combined with an effective surround sound audio track, this DVD is worth it just for presenting a great overlooked film in the way it was meant to be seen. Part hardcore mercenary action movie and part deft character study, Men of War should be sought out by anyone looking for a quality film that can stimulate both the mind and the eyes. Highly recommended.
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Summary: MEN OF WAR review!
Review: Better than most straight-to-video action films could ever dream of being, "Men Of War" takes an excellent cast including Dolph Lundgren, B.D. Wong, Charlotte Lewis, Catherine Bell, Tom "Tiny" Lister, and Thomas Gibson, just to name a few, and combines with an effective script co-written by John Sayles to make for quite a good little picture.Lundgren is Nick Gunner, a hired gun paid by two yuppie entrepenaurs to lead a group of mercenaries in a mission to strongarm a group of islanders on a small island off the South Pacific into signing away their island's mineral deposits. Enter Trevor Goodard's loose-cannon liutenant Keefer who is looking to get in on the action and is a former associate of Gunner. The two butt heads early on in the movie where Gunner's unarmed men are forced to watch him taking a whooping at gunpoint by the hands of the furious Keefer. Fast forward a few minutes to the men landing on the island where they request to meet with the island's elders. The only people of any assistance are the English-speaking Po, a former bus boy in America, and Lokki, an attractive island girl. As the film progresses, the men soon become divided as some become sympathetic towards the lives of the island people while others are still loyal to getting paid. This leads to an action-packed and bullet-riddled conclusion where the defectors from Gunner's side join forces with Keefer and Nick's old mentor and return to the island in a blaze of gunfire. The film is not your usual stupid violent action film as it actually delivers a powerful message and some colorful performances. This was actually one of Lundgren's last real good films as he continued with such poor video fare as "Hidden Assassin" and "The Minion". Nobody in this little movie is gonna get an Oscar for their acting but appearances by a handful of well-known character actors will make for a nice treat for genre fans. Tom Wright, in particular shows some promise in a role bigger than he is used to playing but handles well, nontheless. In closing, "Men Of War" is a must-see for any true action-adventure fan.
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Summary: NOT JUST ANOTHER AVERAGE NO-PLOT ACTION MOVIE.
Review: DOLPH LUNDGREN IS THE MOST UNDERRATED ACTION STAR OUT THERE. THIS MOVIE HAS A GOOD PLOT AND OVERACHIEVES. WHAT A SHAME WHEN ONLY VAN DAMME MOVIES ARE IN THEATER.
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Summary: Probably Dolph Lundgren's best movie........
Review: Don't have anything bad to say, Dolph Lundgren did himself proud with this one. Great location shots, good directing, good script, good acting and top notch action sequences. Probably the highest production standards a Dolph Lundgren production will ever see again.
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Summary: no good
Review: don't waste your time with this one. the beach is spectacular, but the action is lame and boring. this movie gives B rated a bad name.
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Summary: This is a keeper, strangely enough...
Review: From the annals of b-movie hell comes "Men of War", which, as the Amazon reviewer put it best, is a hell of a lot better than anybody could expect. Not to put anything against Dolph, but his time passed a while back (as has Van Damme's), so it's to his credit that he can still put out product like this one. And it's way better than most of the slop they've been putting out in theatres in the way of action pictures (Fled, Chain Reaction, Con Air, etc.) with much bigger budgets. The cinematography is stunning, and the plot is simplistic enough, but it's the secondary characters that make this a decent film. The islanders that Dolph fights to protect are both proud enough and funny enough to make you understand why he'd even want to. The editing is very good, and the direction is equally adept... compared to the other Dolph vehicles, this one is a diamond. But even compared to other actioners, it's still head-and-shoulders above the rest. Van Damme and Seagal should take some notes.
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Summary: This is a keeper, strangely enough...
Review: From the annals of b-movie hell comes "Men of War", which, as the Amazon reviewer put it best, is a hell of a lot better than anybody could expect. Not to put anything against Dolph, but his time passed a while back (as has Van Damme's), so it's to his credit that he can still put out product like this one. And it's way better than most of the slop they've been putting out in theatres in the way of action pictures (Fled, Chain Reaction, Con Air, etc.) with much bigger budgets. The cinematography is stunning, and the plot is simplistic enough, but it's the secondary characters that make this a decent film. The islanders that Dolph fights to protect are both proud enough and funny enough to make you understand why he'd even want to. The editing is very good, and the direction is equally adept... compared to the other Dolph vehicles, this one is a diamond. But even compared to other actioners, it's still head-and-shoulders above the rest. Van Damme and Seagal should take some notes.
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Summary: Pretty Scenery
Review: I think this is a great action movie, but my husband says its too mushy for a Dolph flick. Dolph's character (Nick) is a mercenary who is hired by 2 businessmen to put together a small band of men to force some islanders to move off their island. He puts together a group of tough misfits and heads off for the island. Of course once Nick meets the islanders, he has second thoughts about his mission and decides to defend the island from his employers. His employers go out and hire another mercenary. Of course this guy and Nick had been in the military together and they hate each other; action ensues. The fighting unit that Nick puts together is very entertaining and very tough. One member of the small army is a woman who is just as tough as the men, she is great to watch. There is one guy in the film with an Australian accent whose acting is very annoying. There is nothing new in this film, its all very predictable but the action is great, the scenery is great, Dolph's acting is good, and his costars are good (except the Australian guy). I highly recommend it.
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Summary: ok
Review: i thought it was ok.if u like darma and greg u will like to know thomas gibson has a part in it.
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