Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

YouHeart I gave it a 7.5 out of 10

FrogGlace In other words,this film is a surreal ride.

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

zhankristo I've been a Van Damme fan since I can't remember and while I do understand why critics may be harsh on him as an actor or his movies, it is not hard to get why he has such a ''cult following'', his movies are fun, simple and entertaining. Universal Soldier may be the best of his golden era. A movie that has everything you need in an action flick: a little drama, humor, cool car chases and of course the action itself. Even thou the main event is the clash between Luc and Sargent Scott, a character like Veronica Roberts still manages to stay in the spotlight, making her to this day one of my favorite female characters in an action movie. This is always a safe choice for me when I'm feeling nostalgic.

maxmages Do you know that synonymous, if you only know a movie title because you know exactly that has 10,000 copies in the DVD store? (with 50 direct-to-video sequels or prequels) That's just the case with "Universal Soldier", I just wanted to know how and where it all started. I also like to see martial artist trying on more serious film projects. But then I remembered "Roland Emmerich" and I knew what I had to get involved again.Surprisingly, that was not the case. That is clearly one of Emmerich's best films but that does not mean much.The story is pretty good in itself and I like the idea. In general, I'm always interested in any kind of weird science fiction but if you have not seen the first 5 to 10 minutes of the movie, then you might think it's just a normal soldier movie in which only a soldier went crazy.But in itself I have to say the movie is fun because it does not seem so long, has some pretty good ideas and Jean-Claude Van Damme is pretty entertaining and funny in so many scenes. That I really have to ask the question if this man would be a good comedian. My personal favorite is when he sits in yours and just no matter what happens all the food continues to eat and continue to eat. Dolph Lundgren is always better as a rogue (or as an anti-hero)Nevertheless, we must not forget that this is a criticism and we must also remain critical the film has the typical Roland Emmerich problems. The pacing in this movie is rather slow. Now the action is filmed faster + good enough but the scene went by quickly before / after getting into a car. Otherwise you can wait a long time until something interesting / important happens again. The battles are mediocre just like the love interest. (which one would not have needed in this movie but she has at least a narrative reason to follow him in the movie and it is at least understandable why they fall in love with each other)But the saddest thing is that the movie had 3 perfect scenes to end the movie and all the problems mentioned at the beginning would have been quickly forgotten, NO! Terrifyingly, the movie continues over 20 minutes because Roland Emmerich tried to make a double climaxx, but he did not understand how to build one that makes him worse and harder to deal with in retrospect. And that costs the film another star.

SnoopyStyle During the Vietnam war, Private Luc Deveraux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) tries to stop Sergeant Andrew Scott (Dolph Lundgren) who has gone mad. It ends in a massacre and the military tries to cover it up. Their dead bodies are used in a secret experiment. In the present day, Colonel Perry commands these Universal Soldiers in a rescue mission when terrorists take 30 hostages. Reporter Veronica Roberts (Ally Walker) follows the team back to their base. The soldiers start experiencing traumatic recalls and Scott goes crazy once again. Deveraux saves Veronica and goes on the run.This introduced me to director Roland Emmerich. This is a simple action thriller and it's fun. The story works. It's not complicated. Sure, it has that Terminator flavor but that's a good thing. This uses Van Damme and Lundgren to their best possible side. It lets them be a little bit robotic. It's an excellent action B-movie.

capone666 Universal SoldierThe only way to defeat an army of robots is to download a PTSD virus onto their system.Thankfully, the armed forces in this sci-fi film are only reanimated corpses.After shooting each other in Vietnam, Private Deveraux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) and Sergeant Scott (Dolph Lundgren) are resuscitated in the 1990s under a secret military operation.Tasked with wiping out terrorists, the pair does its job flawlessly.But when Scott's bloodlust returns, it jogs Deveraux's memories of what happened in 'Nam and of the family he left behind.With Scott unhinged, Deveraux is compelled to help a reporter (Ally Walker) expose the army's inhuman experimentation, even if it means taking down his teammates.Perfectly cast as emotionless robots, the mumble-mouth leads make the most of the formulaic material by relying more on stern looks and leg splits to convey their feelings. Furthermore, recycling dead soldiers saves a fortune on death notifications.Yellow Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca