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whoa - lots of spoilers here. this has got to be one of the most unappreciated cult movies in history. around every corner are clever and interesting twists that leave me, and other hungry van dammage fans, panting for more. the main source of this shining light is lord of the jews: goldberg. goldberg's character romeo is written with the flair and panache of a 1920's vaudeville showman. his classic one-liners like, "i hate that guy" and "i really hate that guy" are pure gold. so here's the problem. people went into seeing this flick with the expectation of a solid action movie like the first universal soldier. no, no, no. instead of another horribly doomed sequel (aka universal soldier 2) that stays in the same vein and is thus fated to crap-tastic status, uni: return jumps right out of the mold and goes x-games style. who could hate this movie? this movie is so bad it's brilliant. i understand if it was the first time some 12 year old saw an action movie, they might be disappointed at the ridiculous plot and train-wreck acting, and they might become physically ill upon hearing lines like "miniaturization of seth brain complete." but for people with a well-developed sense of knowing how to separate the crappy b-movies (uni 2, etc) from the all-time flaming flops that you have to love, like this fine work. uni: return has grown on me in a way that i never thought possible. the scene where goldberg rips off his shirt and wrestles the hospital security guards? how could anyone try and take that seriously? the people who hate on this movie are the same people who hate on hudson hawk. and for these poor saps who are stuck in a hollywood blockbusters are the only good movies mindset, i truly pity them. for if they simply opened their eyes a little wider, they would see a more beautiful world, a world in which films like uni: return shine with the inner light of radiance that i see in them.
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hommerocks 26 May 2003
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