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Mar 6, 2013 · Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning comes to UK Blu-ray in two packages – the standard Blu-ray which sports just the 2D version of the film (like the US release) and the Limited Edition Steelbook which, although it has gone largely unnoticed, actually sports both the 2D release and the original Theatrical 3D version of the film.
Oct 31, 2019 · Van Damme's first 'blockbuster', Universal Soldier was the perfect vehicle for him and Lundgren (even if there's no denying that Woo's Hard Target still comfortably has the edge), requiring Van Damme to be stoic and emotionless and kick ass with clean, proficient moves, worn down only by 'over-heating' (an element which was strangely 'borrowed' in Terminator: Dark Fate, ironically so ...
Mar 6, 2013 · Joining him we get a number of familiar Universal Soldier faces, from a bearded Andrei “The Pit-Bull” Arlovski, one-time UFC Heavyweight Champion, reprising his role as the next-generation UniSol, Magnus, who was the primary antagonist in Universal Soldier: Regeneration, but who has a very different part to play this time around ...
Apr 3, 2010 · Universal Soldier: Regeneration may not win any Awards, may not really be critically recognised, and may not satiate fans expecting to watch 90 minutes of Van Damme and Lundgren kicking each other silly but, credit where due, it does deserve to be recognised as a superb straight-to-Blu-ray flick, so good that it even tops many of its bigger ...
Oct 31, 2019 · Studiocanal continue to deliver remastered 'classics' in 4K with Dolby Vision, with this double team from action heavyweights Van Damme and Lundgren, by Roland "Independence Day" Emmerich. Read the review. Write your own review for Universal Soldier 4K Blu-ray
Mar 6, 2019 · The benefit to having a little-known cast is that you can do what you like with them, adding a level of often shocking unpredictability to the whole already messy affair, whose Universal Soldier comparisons are meant in the best possible way – this is b-movie action-horror gold (with a hint of sci-fi fantasy thrown into the mix for good measure), far exceeding any expectations you might have.
Sep 19, 2024 · He'd accomplished at least one successful film a year for six years in a row, and had just completed the biggest hitting - and arguably best - three films of his career: Roland Emmerich's 1992 hit Universal Soldier, opposite Dolph Lundgren; John Woo's US debut, 1993's Hard Target; and 1994's Timecop, which would prove to the most successful film of the martial arts action actor's entire career.
Jun 9, 2024 · Perhaps never more evident than in his reflective, post-JCVD (a real piece of acting for the man) phase, delivering genuinely good, brutal, and imaginative low budget Universal Soldier sequels in Regeneration and Day of Reckoning (the latter aspiring to Apocalypse Now no less!), delivering punishing starring action vehicles like Pound of Flesh ...
Aug 22, 2023 · A review of the 1988 action film Bloodsport, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme as a soldier who competes in an underground fighting tournament. The review covers the plot, the action, the legacy, and the 4K Blu-ray presentation of the movie.
Jan 2, 2022 · The film is a classic action thriller by John Woo, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, but the 4K disc suffers from painful flickering/strobing in Dolby Vision mode. The reviewer suggests switching to HDR10 or SDR to enjoy the new native 4K restoration.
