Very well executed

good back-story, and good acting

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Movie Review: "Under Siege: Dark Territory" (1995)Actor Steven Seagal producing himself in an sequel to a hit movie for Warner Bros. and Regency Enterprises of 1992, which is able to stand-alone as an action-movie of 95 Minutes, where are no compromises, just the common terrorists, which want to use "The Weapon of Mass Destruction"; this time on a moving passenger train. Unforntunately former special forces character of Intel Casey Ryback, portrayed to utmost discipline and action-beat-precision Steven Seagal, sits on the train as well to save the day with relentless hand-to-hand combat techniques, out for everyone, who cares to admire at the closest look.The whole movie works well as a single occasion work-out-watch for everyone enjoying hand-made action-movies on a "Hollywood" high scale in order to deny any confrontation in subtext or subtleties, when martial arts actor Steven Seagal shines in his highest profile role of his acting career to supportive producing efforts by "Holllywood" insider Arnon Milchan, who kept close relations with Los Angeles-based Film Studios throughout his career, nevertheless missing a solid marketing strategy, which might have brought "Under Siege: Dark Territory" to an higher ranking within the global audience's consciousness of possible hit movie of the 1990s.Copyright 2018 Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC

In 1992, there came a film which popularised a new action superstar to the world. That film was UNDER SIEGE, and that man was Steven Seagal. Three years later, the inevitable sequel arrived, and it was a flop. In fact, it went straight to video in this country. The law of diminishing returns simply meant that it just wouldn't hold up to the original film. But then I found out something strange. It did. And, in fact, it's better than the original classic, which was pretty darned good as well. Perhaps it's the pacing, the setting, or the creative force behind the film which makes it work, or perhaps it's simply the sight of Seagal beating up bad guys once again. I don't know, but I love this film.The use of a train as a setting is a neat idea, and the scenes are all played very well. Every inch of the train is used for action and stalking sequences, and Seagal even gets off the train at one point, only to board it (by jumping from a speeding car) later on. It's fantastically unrealistic, but it's still hugely enjoyable. Seagal hides in the toilet, in the cold storage, everywhere really, and as it's a double decker train, there are always enough places to hide in.Although there's been an obvious weight gain since UNDER SIEGE, Seagal is still on top form, using a wide variety of weaponry against the many bad guys he kills in this film. He throws knives, shoots different guns, stabs, breaks wrists and necks, burns, throws people from trains (and under trains), punches, kicks, and even practises martial arts on the baddies, so that the death scenes are never boring, just very creative. The claret is on full flow in this film too, with all of the wrist-snapping neck-cracking bone-breaking bloody action that we have come to expect from a Seagal movie. Seagal confessed that he was down while making the film due to a split up with his wife, but don't worry, it doesn't show. In fact he doesn't need to show much expression, as he's simply a quick, agile, intelligent killing machine with literally hundreds of tricks up his sleeve.Eric Bogosian hams it up deliciously as the over the top villain, and he's memorable for it; hardly threatening though, and more like a computer geek. The brawn is supplied in the hefty form of Everett McGill, a guy who uses pepper spray as mouth wash and who cuts an imposing presence on screen. The final showdown between himself and Seagal is superb, probably the best fight ever, and it lasts for a while as well (something of a change in a Seagal film). I loved it. The rest of the cast support the main actors well, with an unwilling accomplice, a young tough teenage girl facing certain death, Brenda Bakke as the glamour interest, two military guys returning from Under Siege and memorable screen villain Kurtwood Smith as a stuffy officer.If you're interested in DIE HARD rip-offs, then this really is one of the best. It has it all, a brilliant explosive climax where Seagal outruns a moving train wreck, gun play, gore, violence, suspense, everything. In fact, it's one of my favourite films of all time, and along with UNDER SIEGE, is one of the very best films in Seagal's filmography. I really can't think of a way to make it better or make my enjoyment of it greater.

The first 'Under Siege' film was a classic. No, not in the 'Godfather' or 'Empire Strikes Back' kind of way, but in terms of simple nineties action films to eat popcorn to, it was a classic. And an unexpected one at that. Therefore, a sequel was trotted out in the hope that the second film would catch the audience's attention, too. It didn't. Not that it's that bad.Steven Segal plays... well, much the same character he plays in all his films – the no-nonsense, bad-guy-slaughtering, tough-man who gets caught up in all sorts of dangerous situations. This time he just so happens to be on a passenger train heading through America when a load of terrorists hijack it, threatening New York with total destruction thanks to an on-board control to a top secret satellite-weapon.The first film was set on a large military destroyer boat. Therefore, when Segal did his thing killing bad-guys, he had a bigger playing field (kind of literally!) to run around in. A boat is a damn sight better setting for an action film where the hero is constantly hiding and on the run from a small army of hired mercenaries. A train is not. He never really seems to hit his stride until the film is practically over.Yes, he does his general hiding and stalking of baddies, but the whole affair leaves you wondering how he hasn't been caught by now. The second half does pick up the pace a bit – if you don't mind overlooking the various over-the-topness of it all and general plot holes that come with one man taking down an entire elite army battalion.Plus there are less secondary characters for Segal to interact with. His niece is a captive, so she has little to do but kneel down and play the part of 'damsel in distress.' Segal's (train porter) sidekick is annoying and the baddies are kind of over-the-top in a pantomime kind of way.Overall, 'Under Siege 2' isn't bad. It just isn't as good as the original and therefore not even nearly as good as all the other mad nineties action blockbusters. If you like action films and you come home late at night and see this is on TV, you may watch it all the way through. It's the kind of film that you can watch while doing other things.

First of all, if you watch this movie and don't think about wanting to be one of these bad guys, you just aren't human. If I could call noisy little girls the "B" word (and threaten to viciously murder them), shoot people left and right, throw useless women off a train and into a jagged rock river, and blow up an entire freakin' city, I'd jump on that job in a heartbeat! Seriously, who wouldn't?! Oh, did I mention they blow up a jumbo jet, too? It was probably full of useless children and horrible mothers and fathers anyway. So no harm done there. Same with the city/plant that blew up. Another thing to consider is the families of the all the ones who died. They were either overjoyed, or sad. It's okay, they were all probably crappy husbands and wives anyway, so they won't be missed. The action is really good and well executed. And of course you can't forget about Steven Seagul, right? The acting is also good, because everybody is basically just killing, and that's easy to do anyway. So to wrap up this short review, watch this movie if you love to watch people die. Forget the plot, the deaths and killings are better than a boring, regurgitated plot. There are plenty of humorous deaths to keep you entertained. Make sure to catch the bad guy kill the conductors, as he smiles the whole way through the shooting of two innocent old men! So smile when you murder someone, because it's okay to do so!