The underrated & pretty much forgotten late 90's sci-fi action movie "Soldier" is Awesome!!!
Movie legend Kurt Russell's performance here is actually excellent & why? Because Kurt basically plays a soldier suffering from PTSD & is trying to fit into the world, but he's only known violence & death. Kurt's character "Todd" was the best of the best within his regiment of space warriors but in a different environment, surrounded by harmless civilians he's lost & lonely. Todd is basically soul searching whilst living amongst a peaceful colony. Todd is trying to find his place in the galaxy & Kurt is excellent. A real depth to character in a great slice of sci-fi action Cinema. Truly an underrated GEM!!!
Yep, Kurt Russell (one of my favourite actors ever) really shines as the extremely tough future Soldier of the title. His name is Todd, a soldier from a dark & bleak future that has been trained since a baby to be an ultimate killing machine that obeys orders & never speaks up but when he's no longer needed for galactic wars, he's found obsolete & dumped like trash on a trash planet. It's on this wasteland planet that Todd finds his soul & tries to become a good man as he battles his killer instinct as he tries to fit in with a colony of survivors. Kurt Russell is excellent in this emotionless role & because he's so emotionless, when his softer side comes through it's all the more powerful. Kurt Russell was a big star during the 90's as much as he was during the 80's. Kurt gave us 90's greats like Unlawful Entry, Breakdown, Escape from LA & Executive Decision, just to name a few!!! And Soldier is one of his most enjoyable & most underrated of his 90's output. We also have a good supporting cast surrounding Kurt, with the great British actor Sean Pertwee as Mace (Doomsday, Dog Soldiers, Event Horizon) & Gary Busey (Lethal Weapon, Under Siege, Predator 2) & a scarily Lethal Jason Scott Lee as the improved super Soldier.
Soldier is directed by sci-fi action director Paul W. S Anderson (Mortal Kombat, Event Horizon, Resident Evil) & created an action packed sci-fi movie with alot of heart. Paul is a damn good Director, especially in the sci-fi action genre. Paul's 2002 Resident Evil is still my favourite of the franchise.
The action scenes are excellent & the fist fights are brutal & the explosions are big!!! This is mid to fairly big budget action popcorn fun with a terrific Kurt Russell as it's beating heart. Also this is the most beefed up Kurt Russell has ever been, he looks the absolute part of a kick-ass futuristic warrior. Here Todd fights back against his creators & wants to end the galactic army run by the always wild Gary Busey.
Jason Scott Lee is a terrifying brute of a warrior that wants to wipe out Todd once & for all.
Soldier i owned on video (like hundreds of others titles) & it's one i watched many times & makes for a good double bill with Universal Soldier or even Kurt's Escape from LA.
Also the dark scruffy look of the bleak future is done well & the music score is exciting.
I miss 90's action films & i miss the 90's action stars in their prime.
Great times for movies especially the action thriller genres.
Soldier is underrated action-packed entertainment.
Movie legend Kurt Russell's performance here is actually excellent & why? Because Kurt basically plays a soldier suffering from PTSD & is trying to fit into the world, but he's only known violence & death. Kurt's character "Todd" was the best of the best within his regiment of space warriors but in a different environment, surrounded by harmless civilians he's lost & lonely. Todd is basically soul searching whilst living amongst a peaceful colony. Todd is trying to find his place in the galaxy & Kurt is excellent. A real depth to character in a great slice of sci-fi action Cinema. Truly an underrated GEM!!!
Yep, Kurt Russell (one of my favourite actors ever) really shines as the extremely tough future Soldier of the title. His name is Todd, a soldier from a dark & bleak future that has been trained since a baby to be an ultimate killing machine that obeys orders & never speaks up but when he's no longer needed for galactic wars, he's found obsolete & dumped like trash on a trash planet. It's on this wasteland planet that Todd finds his soul & tries to become a good man as he battles his killer instinct as he tries to fit in with a colony of survivors. Kurt Russell is excellent in this emotionless role & because he's so emotionless, when his softer side comes through it's all the more powerful. Kurt Russell was a big star during the 90's as much as he was during the 80's. Kurt gave us 90's greats like Unlawful Entry, Breakdown, Escape from LA & Executive Decision, just to name a few!!! And Soldier is one of his most enjoyable & most underrated of his 90's output. We also have a good supporting cast surrounding Kurt, with the great British actor Sean Pertwee as Mace (Doomsday, Dog Soldiers, Event Horizon) & Gary Busey (Lethal Weapon, Under Siege, Predator 2) & a scarily Lethal Jason Scott Lee as the improved super Soldier.
Soldier is directed by sci-fi action director Paul W. S Anderson (Mortal Kombat, Event Horizon, Resident Evil) & created an action packed sci-fi movie with alot of heart. Paul is a damn good Director, especially in the sci-fi action genre. Paul's 2002 Resident Evil is still my favourite of the franchise.
The action scenes are excellent & the fist fights are brutal & the explosions are big!!! This is mid to fairly big budget action popcorn fun with a terrific Kurt Russell as it's beating heart. Also this is the most beefed up Kurt Russell has ever been, he looks the absolute part of a kick-ass futuristic warrior. Here Todd fights back against his creators & wants to end the galactic army run by the always wild Gary Busey.
Jason Scott Lee is a terrifying brute of a warrior that wants to wipe out Todd once & for all.
Soldier i owned on video (like hundreds of others titles) & it's one i watched many times & makes for a good double bill with Universal Soldier or even Kurt's Escape from LA.
Also the dark scruffy look of the bleak future is done well & the music score is exciting.
I miss 90's action films & i miss the 90's action stars in their prime.
Great times for movies especially the action thriller genres.
Soldier is underrated action-packed entertainment.