Universal Soldier

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Universal Soldier

R

1992

1h 44m

Sci-Fi

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During the Vietnam War, soldier Luc Devereaux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) finds that his superior officer, Andrew Scott (Dolph Lundgren), has turned violently deranged, and the two fight to the death. After their bodies are retrieved, they are placed into a secret program in which they are reanimated and trained to become unquestioning killing machines. While Devereaux and Scott initially have no memory of their former lives, glimpses of their pasts start to return, rekindling their intense conflict.

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Critics Consensus

Universal Soldier unites a pair of veteran action stars behind a potentially intriguing premise, but on this battlefield, entertainment value is largely AWOL.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

05/26/2022

2/4

Both Van Damme and Lundgren are about as interesting as soup cans, so the main appeal of the picture is waiting for these soup cans to puncture or flatten each other in ever more horrific ways.

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

11/13/2017

3/5

This thick-headed item is miraculously well put together.

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Brian Lowry

Variety

11/03/2008

Leaves behind almost as many derisive laughs as dead bodies.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

04/11/2021

3/4

...an irresistibly broad setup that's employed to expectedly (and appropriately) larger-than-life effect by Emmerich...

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

09/25/2020

6/10

Fortunately, the characters all behave seriously, frequently stifling any hint of empathy - but their dialogue and actions scream of silliness.

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

07/20/2020

2.5/5

All brawn, no brains, but grows on you if you can prefer your action in one big, dumb hulking slab of alpha-male aggression.

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mohammed M.

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ترميناتور مستوى واحد ؟ القصة بسيطة ومباشرة، تمشي بخط واضح، والأحداث متوقعة في معظمها. الحوارات عادية. تمثيل الصحفية ممتاز ويعطي حضور واضح في أغلب المشاهد، بينما الشخصيات الثانوية سطحية وغالبًا نمطية، ما يمنح الفيلم بعدًا دراميًا متكاملًا. البطل قدم أداء مقبول. الاخراج مقبول لكن يركز على مشاهد الحركة والمطاردات اكثر من البناء الدرامي الحقيقي . التصوير جيد في مشاهد القتال، يستخدم زوايا واضحة وحركة كاميرا مناسبة لمتابعة الحركة، لكن الإضاءة واللقطات لم تُستغل لتعزيز الأجواء . الموسقى مقبوله و تتناسب مع جو الفلم و المشاهد. بختصار فيلم أكشن متوسط، يقدم متعة في مشاهد القتال وحضور بعض الشخصيات، لكنه ضعيف دراميًا وسينمائيًا. السيناريو سطحي، بعض الشخصيات غير مستغلة، والإخراج يركز على الحركة أكثر من استثمار الفكرة لذالك تكون تجربة الفلم ممتعة جزئيًا .

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Taiga B

@Taiga Feb 6

A promising premise with a pair of 80's/90's action star legends, that unfortunately doesn't deliver. Van Damme's over acting at times or is just showing off his body. I understand that he's supposed to be a cyborg like creature, but his acting performance has been much better in past movies as well as some future movies. The plot and theme seems like a rip off of Terminator, but much worse with a Robocop like rogue robot. The fight scenes are decent, but not spectacular. The chemistry of Ally Walker and Van Damme is probably the best thing about the movie, having a few funny moments that make you chuckle.

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Jeff G

@JeDaGi Dec 28

This movie was exactly what it was supposed to be. A semi Syfy action movie. It wasn't supposed to have great dialogue. I thought that once Dolf snapped out of his brain fog he was pretty comical. All the soldiers were supposed to pretty much act like robots. No it's not the best movie ever made but it's entertaining.

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J H

Oct 5

Universal Soldier is a great Movie and a Clash of the two Action Titans Jean Claude van Damme and Dolph Lundgren.The Movie has also some well known Faces in it like Ralf Moeller,Michael Jai White,Ed O`Ross and Ally Walker.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Aug 3

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é mais ou menos, e alguns ajudam a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Mike P

Jul 19

classic. 34% and 47% WTF. Maybe the brokeback mountain crowd write these reviews.

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Roland Emmerich

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Jean-Claude Van Damme

Luc Deveraux

Dolph Lundgren

Andrew Scott (GR13)

Ally Walker

Veronica Roberts

Ed O'Ross

Col. Perry

Jerry Orbach

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Synopsis

During the Vietnam War, soldier Luc Devereaux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) finds that his superior officer, Andrew Scott (Dolph Lundgren), has turned violently deranged, and the two fight to the death. After their bodies are retrieved, they are placed into a secret program in which they are reanimated and trained to become unquestioning killing machines. While Devereaux and Scott initially have no memory of their former lives, glimpses of their pasts start to return, rekindling their intense conflict.

Director: Roland Emmerich
Producer: Craig Baumgarten, Joel B. Michaels, Allen Shapiro
Screenwriter: Richard David Rothstein, Christopher Leitch, Dean Devlin
Distributor: TriStar Pictures
Production Co: IndieProd, Centropolis Film Productions, Carolco Pictures Inc.
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 10, 1992, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 8, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $35.4M
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, CDS

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