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Places To Go, People To Bore

Advantages: Nothing at All
Disadvantages: Poor direction, acting and dubbing in general it's just awful

It seems when you're an action star on top of your game that inevitably you have to resort to straight to video releases. In the past Van Damme and Seagal have both headed off in that direction and now it seems after the success of the Blade trilogy that Snipes is going down that road too. The quality of his movies in 2005 certainly took a dip and having seen the Marksman from late 2005 I decided to give 7 Seconds a try. Of course having seen the ...
...one either but what was there to lose, I quite like Snipes so settled down to watch it. Snipes stars as a disgraced military commando by the name of Tuliver. Now an experienced thief he plans a heist with a number of ex army colleagues. After pulling off the perfect job they are intercepted during the get away by a rival gang and all of Tuliver's team but him and one other escape. Having escaped the scene with the aid of a Military police officer ...

Andy.mack 26.10.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Seven Seconds (DVD)

Second in Command - Worth Seeing

Advantages: Action, adreneline filled
Disadvantages: Fairly predictable

Firstly, I must start by saying that im not a big fan of Van Damme films. Only one I like (ahem) is street fighter. That being said....... This is an ok film. Granted it's not going to win any awards, but its worth watching. I purchase this film to push my total purchase over the free postage limit on amazon, which is all I would recommend it for. The plot is solid action film. Middle Eastern country and the president is under attack. Van Damme ...
...can arrive. They are surrounded and sieged in the U.S embassy. Fairly predictable but there are enough suprises to keep you interested throughout. Being a low budget film, I was not expecting much in the sound and effects department. Glad to say I was surprised. The sound is well produced and the sound effects and the recording is above average for these films. Acting wise, bearable. But....no-one watches a Van Damme flick for the acting performance. ...

aandeuk 20.07.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Second In Command (aka Street Justice: The Reckoner) (DVD)

Until Death

Advantages: It has Legend Jean-Claude Van Damme in it.
Disadvantages: Not enough action

...and long boring scenes ensue until we hit a bit of action. Then the laughing at how strange a film it is stops. Generally I feel the action scenes are pretty good if sometimes a little slow, Van Damme is getting older so there aren't really any high kicks and split kicks, although he still totally looks the part. Unfortunately the action sections are over all too quickly for what should be an action film, so it's difficult to see whether the intention ...

schtook 08.08.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Until Death (Blu-ray)

Lord of the rings rewrrite

Advantages: Performances
Disadvantages: the effects was where rare

The acctorai was good preformenc. Film to my was good. Story was little boring. I very like specel effects but they was not much. And effetcts but not inmpresive. I liked dragon and to my like when was fighting. It is very good what it wasn't bying of blod. It is very good to wach it in night. To little humens it is not good to wach it is little sceary to them not to my 8D. I liked big army they all was having a bows and arrows rain was so looking ...

djranger 25.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Lord Of The Rings - The Two Towers (DVD)

Weaker Predator sequel

Advantages: Action and adventure
Disadvantages: Weaker story

...Predator. It was called simply, Predator 2. Predator 2 is set in Los Angeles and follows Lieutenant Mike Harrigan (Danny Glover) who is involved in a battle to bring the drug lords to justice. However when these criminals are being slaughtered, along with fellow police officers, Harrigan is told to stay out of it, but he is shocked when his investigations reveal, that a powerful extraterrestrial being is responsible. He discovers the Predator (Kevin ...
...prove difficult to defeat the Predator as it can turn invisible and blend into the background. This is a decent film with a good story, but it definitely is not as good as the first film. I think that Danny Glover does well in the lead role, but I felt that the script was a bit weak and lacking in quality. The supporting cast includes Gary Busey, Bill Paxton, Ruben Blades and Robert Davi. The special effects and action scenes are impressive but are ...

mozzie76 25.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Predator 2 (DVD)