Shadow
08-25-16, 09:08 PM
Not sure how many here might remember this Sci-Fi/Action hybrid from the late 90s. Starring Kurt Russell as a genetically enhanced soldier who's discarded on a wasteland planet when a new breed of superior super soldier replaces his ilk, he forms a bond with the people living on the planet and comes to their aid when they're threatened by his former Colonel and his forces.
Think a much more serious version of the movie Commando in a Sci-Fi setting and you get a pretty decent idea of what this is like. Tons of action, explosions, gunplay, etc. It was a big flop when released but I find it really underrated. The action is excellent and was made during a time hard R-rated Action films were still being made that also didn't utilize digital gore, and the action here is quite brutal and gruesome. Russell's performance was mocked since his character has few lines of dialogue outside of some variations of "Sir," but he does very well using his face and eyes to convey different emotions and manages to add some emotional depth using very little dialogue. The action and fight scenes are all excellent and the movie boasts some impressive production design. It's all the more of a shock the movie is as good as it is considering it's directed by the infamous Paul W.S. Anderson, but here he actually puts together a genuinely good and entertaining Action ride that delivers with the thrills and spectacle, and manages to be genuinely emotional at times.
It's a shame this didn't do better back when released but it's gotten somewhat of a following in subsequent years. Also worth noting it takes place in the same universe as Blade Runner.
Think a much more serious version of the movie Commando in a Sci-Fi setting and you get a pretty decent idea of what this is like. Tons of action, explosions, gunplay, etc. It was a big flop when released but I find it really underrated. The action is excellent and was made during a time hard R-rated Action films were still being made that also didn't utilize digital gore, and the action here is quite brutal and gruesome. Russell's performance was mocked since his character has few lines of dialogue outside of some variations of "Sir," but he does very well using his face and eyes to convey different emotions and manages to add some emotional depth using very little dialogue. The action and fight scenes are all excellent and the movie boasts some impressive production design. It's all the more of a shock the movie is as good as it is considering it's directed by the infamous Paul W.S. Anderson, but here he actually puts together a genuinely good and entertaining Action ride that delivers with the thrills and spectacle, and manages to be genuinely emotional at times.
It's a shame this didn't do better back when released but it's gotten somewhat of a following in subsequent years. Also worth noting it takes place in the same universe as Blade Runner.