I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
... View MoreI was totally surprised at how great this film.You could feel your paranoia rise as the film went on and as you gradually learned the details of the real situation.
... View MoreThe storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.
... View MoreActress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.
... View MoreReviewed August 2011Though have heard a lot about and seen a clip or two of the legendary action hero, never have seen a full movie of his. Now I have a six pack collection of Chuck Norris, decided to give this the first try. But before we go any further into the artistic enlightenment or the emotional impact this film has to offer, let us dwell a bit on the hero himself. Since I come from the land of Rajnikath and Vijaykanth (Please do look up on youtube), I assume that I am programmed to get entertained by this. Well actually, I was. Yes, this is that kind of movie where it is that bad you'll have fun. This is about a secret special forces soldier (Chuck Norris) unofficially designated to the President to carry out covert missions. He decides to call it a day and starts looking for his replacement and trains him after found. From hereon, if someone asks you what a B-Movie is. Just pass this DVD and they'll understand without a word said. Coming to the performances, I don't quite understand if it was intentional or everyone were equally stupid, they smile after every dialog said. No matter the situation. The visual effects were done expertly using Macromedia Flash 5 or earlier versions. Not a single body count from the 'Good Guys' side and not a single body left alive from the 'Bad Guys'. Though I didn't get to see as much as I expected of the legendary moves and stunts, I've got five more movies to look forward to.
... View MoreThis made for TV movie gives Chuck Norris fans some nostalgic scenes from the past combined with a promise for a new series to come. Norris plays Joshua McCord, a college professor who moonlights as the president's man in emergencies. The movie leads off with some far-fetched, but entertaining, intrigue in rescuing the First Lady from terrorists. But the real story revolves around Chuck's desire to train a young agent to work with him. Dylan Neal stars as Deke Slater, a spec ops soldier falsely accused and imprisoned. A hard charger with an attitude, Slater is targeted for death in the brig, and winds up having to slay one of his attackers to survive. Chuck steps in and recruits the angry Slater to work with him. In a number of well done scenes we see the older Norris training, lifting weights and sparring with the younger man. Its great watching Chuck, at 60 years old, hold his own with the 31 year old Neal. When we see him bare-chested, Norris can still show off the muscular build that made him a Hollywood legend. Slowly but surely, Slater loses his attitude and comes to see Chuck almost as a father figure. Together they become a lethal team of silent assassins and are ready for whatever mission the president assigns them. That mission comes fast enough when American women and children are captured by terrorists in Colombia. Chuck learns that General Tran, an old enemy from Viet Nam, is behind the plot. With this extra incentive, Deke and Chuck parachute into the jungle to rescue the hostages. As soon as they land, the action heats up. As they infiltrate the terrorists' camp, Chuck uses some old school martial arts moves to break the neck of an unwary sentry. As soon as we hear the "snap," we see Chuck give a little grin, as if to say "see – the old man's still got it!" Less than a minute later, Deke – whose own shirtless scenes revealed a chiseled physique – uses pure muscle to likewise twist a bad guy's head with a satisfying crack. Throughout the action, it's as if they are in competition to see who can rack up the biggest body count. As they close in on Gen. Tran, the camera alternates between each man as they employ different techniques to silently kill a dozen terrorists. This movie has some fun throwbacks to Chuck's earlier movies. It's no surprise that Chuck has a final showdown with General Tran (played by Soon-Tek Oh, whom Norris fans will recognize from previous run ins with Chuck in his earlier Viet Nam films,) and it's especially satisfying to see Chuck finish him off with the same signature "hangman" hold he used to break Bill "Superfoot" Wallace's neck in "Force of One." The end of the movie has Deke Slater becoming a fully fledged member of Chuck's team with the promise of more missions to come. For anybody that admires an older guy's ability to play an action hero, Norris is your man, while Dylan Neal makes an impressive debut as an up and coming movie badass.
... View MoreI gave it an 8 out of 10 because it does (as others have noted) follow the old formula of the Mentor (Norris) training the next generation (Neal) as his eventual replacement. Certainly there are similarities between it and other like minded films and of course his character is very much like his character in Walker Texas Ranger. That said I enjoyed it as what it was meant to be. Pure escapism entertainment. Made for TV movies do have smaller budgets than the big box office features so naturally you get what you pay for. Also part of it I think is the difference in picture quality between TV and big screen movies. A TV image has around 280 scan lines per second to maintain the image, but a DVD (yes it's out on DVD now) has around twice that many. Also if something is misaligned (say for a blue screen effect) for the small screen (TV) it's not as noticeable since the screen is smaller. The same misalignment for the big screen (theater) would be a very noticeable thing though. In short the movie people put more work into a film for the big screen because they have more time, money, and errors are more likely to be caught on the big screen. This movie is what it is, a made for TV 90 minute escape from everyday life. You can't judge a movie made for TV by the same criteria as you would one made for the big screen. Plus the man was 60 yrs old already when he made it. How many people would still have the stamina to act like he did in this one at that age? Arnold Schwarzenegger is just 7 yrs younger than Mr. Norris and he has gone into politics. Probably because he recognizes his own human limits and that he's not the young man he was when he made Conan and the Terminator.
... View MoreAnother violent and simple minded Chuck Norris film where he plays a kind of super special secret agent who is always in charge with hard and almost impossible mission on United States service.Feeling old, he seeks for a successor and starts to training a young and restless Marine Officer. The movie is just a series of fights and explosions with no intelligence all the way. This movie takes us to a clear conclusion: the nowdays actions movies are a tired and boring genre always impregnated with a doubtful and stupid ideology. Time to change, folks! I give this a 3 (three).
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