Universal Soldiers Blu Ray Review

The 80s and 90s produced some of the most entertaining action flicks from the likes of Jean Claude Van Damme and Steven Seagal. Under Siege, Bloodsports, and Out for Justice were few of the most entertaining action film of their times. Universal Soldier has to be top 5 Jean Claude Van Damme film. If were male aged between 10 to 18 in 1992, you will most likely have some fond memory of this movie. This movie is always worth a watch whenever it is on a cable television on Saturday afternoon. While not Oscar worthy, the movie is a fun watch for its silly plot and lots of action.

Van Damme plays Luc Deveraux under the command of Sergeant Andrew, Dolph Lundgren. They are both in Vietnam when Deveraux refuses to become a butcher under Andrew. Andrew has gone crazy and sadistic during the war. During the one conflict where Deveraux refuses to kill innocent people, they kill each other in a confrontation. Their bodies were recovered and used as a secret program known as Universal Soldier. The program is used to create ultimate soldiers using the bodies of deceased soldiers. They are not supposed to have any past memories. When a reporter finds out about the program, the soldiers are sent to kill her. With a sudden memory recovery, Deveraux helps the reporter evade the other universal soldiers.

This movie is just wall to wall action. The plot is nothing special and we are aware of what the movie is trying to achieve. There are car chases and great hand to hand combat. Also, the interaction and contrast between Dolph Lundgren and Van Damme is great throughout the movie. This is one of all time great action B-movie Hollywood has produced. If it were released today, it would be straight to video affair compared to great Batman and other effect heavy films. However, the movie was pretty fantastic when it was released in 1992. It’s cheesy classic you should not miss.

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