SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Let's be realistic.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

I'm not the biggest fan of Steven Seagal - he's made too many rubbish films and his physical changes haven't helped. However, he found a winner with "Under Siege." The film packs a lot into its 98 minute running time and it rushes by. The plot is fairly standard and includes all kinds of "superhero" type heroics. What makes it work, is the direction from Andrew Davis, the action scenes, the photography and production values but also the performance of Tommy Lee Jones. All you have to do, is to compare his acting with the feeble attempts of Steven Seagal for it to be painfully obvious who the actor is! Most of Steven Seagal's martial arts movies are pretty low budget and have never been given a huge release. "Under Siege" is an exception. Thanks to the films various credentials, the box office takings were bound to be better than usual. Gary Busey does well as an unbalanced villain (they had become his stock in trade long before).

This is an action-packed and suspenseful flick from start to finish, where Steven Segal stars as Navy S.E.A.L. turned cook Casey Ryback, who must stop a gang of terrorists that seized control of the U.S.S. Missouri. Segal proves he is a force to be reckon with with his skilled martial arts moves and knowledge of trap-making. It's satisfying seeing him take on the terrorists left and right, giving them a taste of their own medicine.Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey play some pretty annoying bad guys and it's great to see them deck it out with Segal. The subplot of the Pentagon generals scrambling in how to deal with the bad guys and the hostage situation gives the movie added suspense, wondering if they will resort to launching an all-out assault on the ship, which puts the hostage sailors in more crisis.I just wished more drama concerning the trapped sailors were added, which overall, it's an exciting action flick that every action movie fans should see! Grade A-

Steven Seagal has never been better in Under Siege, his most successful movie to date. After establishing his reputation in Hollywood with Above the Law (1988), Hard to Kill (1990), Marked for Death (1990), and Out for Justice (1991), Steven Seagal's career kicks into another gear with one of the most successful movies of 1992, which also proves to be his best movie at the peak of his career. Also with a good director and good screenwriter, Under Siege brought out the best in Steven Seagal.Steven Seagal (who has also cut off his trademark ponytail for this movie) is a former Navy Seal turned cook Casey Ryback. The movie starts with Ryback continuing to show defiance to most of the chain of command aboard USS Missouri, including Commander Krill (Gary Busey at his villainous best) who is also organising a party on board USS Missouri and has arranged to bring in entertainers via helicopter who are really mercenaries led by the unhinged and unstable William Strannix (Tommy Lee Jones at his over the top best). The main plan is for William Strannix and turncoat Commander Krill to hijack USS Missouri and take all sailors on board hostage in order to steal and sell the tomahawk missiles. The plan almost goes well until Casey Ryback, who was imprisoned in the freezer for assaulting Commander Krill, proves to be the hostages only hope as Ryback manages to escape and takes on the mercenaries himself. Along the way, playboy playmate Jordan Tate (Erika Eleniak who is the only actress in this movie) who was brought onto the ship for entertainment value, is roped into helping Casey Ryback along with a small handful of freed sailors.Under Siege is summed up perfectly as Die Hard on a battleship, and it proves to be a very entertaining action feast. There is no shortage of gunfights, martial arts fights, knife fights, stylized deaths, explosions, and cracking one liners that will keep all action fans very content.Steven Seagal has never been better in his prime as Casey Ryback, the former Navy Seal turned cook. He's very likable in this movie and its a shame that this one time box office champion has been reduced to keeping his career alive through non-stop direct-to-video movies in which Seagal is a shadow of his former self. Under Siege will always be remembered as Steven Seagal's best movie to date. Tommy Lee Jones is a quality actor who often appears frequently as serious no-nonsense characters such as The Fugitive and the Men In Black trilogy. Here in Under Siege he is excellently over the top and the wild and unhinged William Strannix.Gary Busey frequently plays bizarre and psychotic characters, and is often one of the go-to actors if they need a crazy villain as evidenced in Lethal Weapon (1987) as the henchman Mr Joshua. As Commander Krill in Under Siege, he shows that he is psychologically unstable, particularly when he appears in drag during the USS Missouri's party. He also makes a great bad guy partnership with Tommy Lee Jones.Erika Eleniak as playboy playmate Jordan Tate who has been caught up in the hijacking show off her assets for one brief scene and then cries, whines and huffs and puffs her way through the movie at first but later sheds her damsel in distress image to help Ryback take down the mercenaries. If I had one criticism of Under Siege is that her character was unnecessary for this movie and the movie could have done without her.Director Andrew Davis reunites with Steven Seagal from his 1988 debut movie Above the Law and he does a great job as a director. Following the success of Under Siege, Andrew Davis would be picked to direct the Harrison Ford/Tommy Lee Jones blockbuster thriller The Fugitive (1993).There have been so many movies that have attempted to replicate the success of Die Hard (1988) and there have been a variety of mixed results. Under Siege is definitely one of those movies that is a successful blueprint of Die Hard, but also carves out its own success without falling into the trap of being another Die Hard wannabe. Under Siege is a great action movie in its own right, and definitely one of Steven Seagal's best movies that will never be beaten.Watch Under Siege and enjoy yourself.8/10.

This is Die Hard on a ship, but this time the hero is Casey Ryback. This movie is probably Steven Seagal's best, and is filled with excitement and plenty of action. The story takes place on a battleship where the "cook" Casey Ryback (Steven Seagal) prepares meals for everyone on board, but this time he has to prepare an even bigger meal because there will a "surprise" party for the captain. The movie was extremely good and successful, and one of the best Die Hard clones out there. Certainly, one of my favourite action movies there is. It is probably pretty boring at the beginning, but it does get better and better as you watch the movie, and that's perfectly fine for someone that's into action movies. I like the fact that almost all of the action takes place on a ship, and this makes it all the more interesting compared to other action movies. I like how all of the bad guys can't seem to find Ryback on a battleship, and struggles against him everytime. Surely, it's easier to find and catch someone on a ship compared to a tall building (like in Die Hard). Strangely, for some reason, Under Siege is underrated. I would say it's almost just as good as Die Hard. I think it's probably the best Die Hard clone, and that's why I think it's pretty underrated. Steven Seagal may not be as popular compared to the likes of Van Damme, Arnold Schwarzenegger or Bruce Willis, but he has been part of some successful action movies, and Under Siege is certainly one of them. Other notable casts in this movie are Tommy Lee Jones, who starred in the Fugitive, and Gary Busey, who starred in Lethal Weapon, so it's a movie certainly worth watching considering the cast involved.