Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
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... View MoreTHE MARINE 2 is another film from WWE Studios, although it has no relation to the first aside from the title. The plot is set in a country very much like Thailand where the hero and his wife are holed up in a luxury resort attacked by a paramilitary organisation. It reminded me a little of NO ESCAPE in terms of set-up although it soon turns into the usual DIE HARD-style antics as a lone hero battles against overwhelming numbers of heavily-armed soldiers. This is a B-movie through and through but the good news is that there's a wealth of action waiting to be enjoyed here, action which makes the whole thing rather easy to sit through. The main actor, Ted DiBiase, is diabolically wooden, but there are more experienced actors in support like Temuera Morrison and Michael Rooker who are reliably good. THE MARINE 2 is no classic but it's relatively watchable as far as this B-movie genre of filmmaking goes.
... View MoreIf WWE studio keep making action movies like The Marine franchise i will be very please.Directed by Roel Reiné The Marine 2 is another entertaining 90s throwback action movie that in my opinion slightly better than the rest of the franchise.Our Marine this time is Ted DiBiase Jr and he get the acting chop done while selling awesome hard hitting action scene.The location is beautiful and some characters surprise me when they not all that cliché plus the epic final battle with the villain make this movie very enjoyable to watch.Here i come The Marine 1
... View MorePro wrestlers foraying into the world of movies seems to be some kind of a thing nowadays, and I can completely understand it: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson did it well, The music business has the cross-platform promotion working for them, and, like Seagal and Van Damme have proved years before, acting skills are not a mandatory requirement to act in an action movie.Maybe in order to avoid the embarrassment that former wrestler Hulk Hogan must (or at the very least should) feel from being associated with such notorious crimes against the art of movie-making as No Holds Barred, Mr. Nanny, Santa with Muscles, and The Ultimate Weapon, the WWE is holding the reins all the way here.As the title reveals, this film is a sequel to The Marine starring oh- so-wooden John Cena, though in spirit only. Unlike the aforementioned film, and also earlier Santa's Slay, The Marine 2 doesn't luckily ride so much on the name of it's main actor, as Ted Dibiase jr. was, at least at the time of the filming, quite some way away from wrestling main events.With this being said, the films plays it very safe. The flaws of the script and the actors and the uninspired director are hidden from view, which is a sound idea, but it inevitably results in an unsurprising film wading through various tropes and clichés. But I dare to say that cinematographic delights were never in the plans, as this film is destined to be a vehicle to boost the momentum of Ted DiBiase jr., the wrestler, not the actor.And to everyone's pleasant surprise, The Marine 2 might just achieve it with enough entertainment for all viewers to have positive memories of the film. This is great, considering how much worse it could've been with all the ingredients involved. It has decent action, I can't recall anything cringe-worthy, and it doesn't offend. Though I usually for those yearning for wrestler-films I recommend Road House, They Live, and Predator, a single viewing of The Marine 2 does get my blessing. Not much anything, but not a waste of time, either. AND it is better than "the original" The Marine.
... View More'The Marine 2' is boring film, with zero entertainment value. It has a predictable plot, it has a lot action, a few smooches and anything we have visited a thousand times before. Such films promise entertainment, but over-here the promise is not fulfilled. There is only plus point of the and that is Ted Jr. He's a good wrestler and his energy is quite good. He's the sole saving grace. But what is a talented actor like Michael Rooker doing in this film? He's wasted. This film is a poor show all the way. Watch Cena's 'The Marine' again instead.
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