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Universal Soldier

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Universal Soldier (1992)

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Reviews Counted:5

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Rotten:4

Average Rating:4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: Thanks to the wonders of genetic engineering, a group of soldiers killed during the Vietnam War are resurrected by the Defense Department 23 years later and turned into a team of indestructible,... Thanks to the wonders of genetic engineering, a group of soldiers killed during the Vietnam War are resurrected by the Defense Department 23 years later and turned into a team of indestructible, anti-terrorist fighting machines. But things begin to go haywire when two of the soldiers, Luc and Scott, regain their memory. Realizing that he is a pawn in an unsavory government conspiracy, Luc defects from the unit, while Scott, a shell-shocked nutcase, remembers that he has a grudge against Luc left over from their 'Nam days and goes after him with a vengeance. [More]

Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Ally Walker, Ed O'Ross, Jerry Orbach

Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Ally Walker, Ed O'Ross, Jerry Orbach, Leon Rippy, Tico Wells, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Ralf Moeller

Director: Roland Emmerich

Director: Roland Emmerich

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It may be little more than an expensive arcade game for overgrown kids, but it moves too fast for critical flak to stick.

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Mostly this is an amalgam of ideas, images and whole scenes lifted from other movies.

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
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Leaves behind almost as many derisive laughs as dead bodies.

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11/03/08
Brian Lowry
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Mr. Lundgren, who glowers his way all too convincingly through the role of a rabid bully, may well be the only man in the universe who can make Mr. Van Damme look like an actor.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
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I suppose there is a market for this sort of thing among bubblebrained adolescents of all ages, but it takes a good chase scene indeed to rouse me from the lethargy induced by dozens and dozens of essentially similar sequences.

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November 24, 2009: Trailer Bulletin: Universal Soldier: Regeneration Opens in new window
Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren are back together, and you can get an early look at the action in the just-released trailer for next year's direct-to-video "Universal... More...

April 23, 2009: First Look at Universal Soldier 3 Opens in new window
Dolph Lundgren and Jean-Claude Van Damme are back in action in "Universal Soldier 3" -- and as proof, here's a still from the sequel. More...

November 06, 2008: Van Damme Talks New Universal Soldier Opens in new window
He'll only be on the set for 10 days -- and there's no Dolph Lundgren -- but Jean-Claude Van Damme has confirmed to MTV that a new "Universal Soldier" sequel is on its way, and... More...

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