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Soldier (1998)


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Three out of Five

Movie

Rating: R (strong violence and brief language)
Length: 99 minutes

Video

Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic)

Audio

ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1

Captions

English, French

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Plot

A veteran and highly trained soldier (Russell) is left for dead on a mostly deserted planet after being defeated by the new and improved genetically engineered soldier (Lee). Later he must defend himself and a group of survivors he befriends from the same genetically engineered soldiers.

Pros

Fun movie with great visuals including the lovely Connie Nielson.

Cons

Highly predictable.

Extras

  • Commentary by Director Paul Anderson, Co-Producer Jeremy Bolt and Co-Star Jason Issacs
  • Production Notes
  • Theatrical Trailer

Recommendation

This is a guy flick through and through. Kick back, disengage the brain and enjoy.

Director

Actors

James Black - Riley
Mark Bringleson - Rubrick
[Dead Man, The Lawnmower Man]
Gary Busey - Church
[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Lethal Weapon, Point Break, Predator 2]
Mark De Alessandro - Goines
K.K. Dodds - Sloan
[Being John Malkovich, Spider-Man]
Duffy Gaver - Chelsey
Jason Isaacs - Mekum
[Armageddon, Black Hawk Down, Dragonheart, Event Horizon, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, The Patriot, Windtalkers]
Jason Scott Lee - Caine 607
[Dracula II: Ascension, Dracula III: Legacy, Tale of the Mummy]
Connie Nielsen - Sandra
[Basic, The Devil's Advocate, Gladiator, The Great Raid, The Hunted, The Ice Harvest, One Hour Photo]
Carsten Norgaard - Green
[AVP: Alien vs. Predator]
Vladimir Orlov - Romero
Sean Pertwee - Mace
[Cleopatra (1999), Dog Soldiers, Equilibrium, Event Horizon, Tale of the Mummy]
Kurt Russell - Todd
[3000 Miles to Graceland, Death Proof, Escape from New York, Stargate, Tequila Sunrise, The Thing, Tombstone, Vanilla Sky]
Jared Thorne - Nathan
Taylor Thorne - Nathan

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