Post by ck100 on May 28, 2021 9:51:30 GMT
My goodness, what a silly action film. The performances and dialogue are at times ridiculous. And yet, it's strangely watchable. Even though the movie borrows a lot from Robocop and Terminator 2. I guess you could say the action is decent at least.
Leonard Maltin Movie Guide Review:
Universal Soldier (1992) - 2 out of 4 stars
"Van Damme and Lundgren--well, it's not exactly Tracy and March in INHERIT THE WIND. Hunks are well cast as rival cyborgs (in a runaway government experiment, natch) whose human components hated each other during Vietnam. Has the requisite number of explosions. The director slyly keeps the grocery store Muzak going during Lundgren's one big emoting scene--right after he eats raw meat from a bin. Followed by three "official" sequels and two DVD spinoffs.
Leonard Maltin Movie Guide Review:
Universal Soldier (1992) - 2 out of 4 stars
"Van Damme and Lundgren--well, it's not exactly Tracy and March in INHERIT THE WIND. Hunks are well cast as rival cyborgs (in a runaway government experiment, natch) whose human components hated each other during Vietnam. Has the requisite number of explosions. The director slyly keeps the grocery store Muzak going during Lundgren's one big emoting scene--right after he eats raw meat from a bin. Followed by three "official" sequels and two DVD spinoffs.
