Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)

You won't be disappointed!

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Universal Soldier: The Return got some horrible reviews but you know what the first movie didn't got good reviews either it holds a 19% on Rotten Tomatoes so yeah not a good start for a series but for some stupid reason critics like Universal Soldier 4 anyways the sequel is louder, more action packed and still cheesy as hell. But giving this film a 4.1 seems wrong to me i mean you have Bill Goldberg and Michael Jai White that is enough for me and Van Damme has to fight those beasts all by himself in order to protect his kid. Is Universal Soldier 2 a bad movie it depends on what you like if you like JCVD you will love this movie if not stay away.

Now I'll be honest with you I always consider Universal Soldier series the poor man's Terminator. When you compare the two together they do have a lot that make them look the same.I remember when WCW World Championship Wrestling Star Bill Goldberg was cast for the movie WCW promoted the movie on their programming. However when I finally get to watch this movie it just didn't live up to all the hype. I can see why this film wasn't successful. And to make masters worse for the film it is pretty much not consider part of the series canon.SO why go through the trouble of making a film that is a "Sequel" only to be disown. It goes to show that is why I call Universal Soldier the Poor man's Terminator. Any way lets meet the cast shall we? We have Jean-Claude Van Damme reprising his role as Luc Deveraux and he is the protagonist of the film. We get S.E.T.H. played by Michael Jai White who serves as the main antagonist of the film. Bill Goldberg plays Romeo who reuses one line over and over again like his catch praise. Heidi Schanz plays Erin Young the female lead Karis Paige Bryant plays Hillary Deveraux the daughter of Luc. Along with Maggie played by Kiana Tom.The film really lacks in depth and character development. Or I should have seen the first movie but regardless this film just feels weak on character. The acting in this film is what you would expect in a film like thisThe main two things I can say that I like best about the film was the soundtrack which lead song is "Crush 'Em" by Megadeth, "Crazy Train" The Flys,"Fueled" Anthrax, "Hatred" D Generation and much more. The fight scenes were the other only high light of the film.After viewing this film I didn't get any other desires to see the other films in the series it would be like this was a spin off or side story to the series so yeah this film had a lot of interesting and just feels like it was a disappointmentI give Universal Soldier:The Return an 5 out of 10

Regular follow-up in which Luc Deveraux and other "universal soldiers" must fight the whole army when then the military's supercomputer S.E.T.H gets out of control , as soldiers have been secretly reanimated , upgraded and leading a riot , threatening to unleash a world rebellion . Original ¨Universal soldier¨ was followed by this ¨Universal soldier : the return¨ with a good cast as Jean-Claude Van Damme , Michael Jai White , Heidi Schanz , Xander Berkeley and Justin Lazard ; however , subsequently Universal Soldier films ignore the events of The Return and outright contradict it in a number of ways ; while still an official entry, it is no longer considered part of the series canon . With top-secret technology, the SETH -2001's Hall 2000 alike- , has created a next-generation Universal Soldier , an elite fighter genetically altered into a programmable killing machine , forming a tough army of genetically enhanced warriors . SETH is preparing to government overthrow and build a new order ruled by Unisols without state control . Although former "UniSol" Luc Deveraux (Jean Claude Van Damm , also producer) and other staff members as Xander Berkeley playing Dr. Dylan Cotner and Daniel Von Bargen as General Radford , all of them attempt to prevent the revolt . The only one who can stop to UniSol 2500 (Bill Goldberg following his return from a six-month absence from wrestling , though this character was originally intended for WWF wrestler "Stone Cold" Steve Austin) and the same SETH personified into a bouncer UniSol (Michael Jai White who also appeared in the original ,1992, as a soldier) results to be Deveraux . SETH looks to take down Luc Deveraux after a hospital invasion claims his daughter . The fight pits Romeo/2500 and an army of genetically enhanced soldiers ; meanwhile, Deveraux must contend with several UniSols in relentless pursuits . He must make a full-out assault on the heavily armed headquarter . But inside, Deveraux'll discover these virtually indestructible warriors . Now, these elite fighters led by SETH are loaded and programmed to kill ; and the fate of millions hinges on this high-action showdown . This moving picture contains noisy action , chills , shootouts and fierce combats in brutal , life-and-death style . This exciting story being based on the characters created by Christopher Leitch and Dean Devlin . From start to finish the action is unstoppable and frenetic . Thrilling screenplay dispenses absurd excitement as well as violence and lots of fights . Breathtaking action movie full of struggles , crossfire and tension , this is a fast-paced, stylized action-suspense film , though mediocre . Thrilling screenplay by William Malone and John Fasano , they dispense absurd excitement as well as violence and lots of fights , creating some incredibly violent genre fare . Passable nail-biting movie full of struggles , crossfire and tension , this is a stylized action-suspense film , though there are some slow-moving scenes . The tension of this picture keeps snowballing as the clock ticks ever close for a groundbreaking as well as spectacular final . Jean-Claude Van Damme and Michael Jai White have some scenes together at an impressive fighting . Jean-Claude Van Damme and Billy Goldberg also have several action set-pieces together at some bloody confrontations . Acceptable production design , the strip club scene is filmed at The Clubhouse in Dallas, Texas , a legendary strip club , and certain subterranean scenes were filmed in Texas in the tunnels dug for the US' Superconducting Supercollider Project . It was released theatrically despite the previous sequels having been made-for-TV - a rarity for sequels . Atmospheric and fitted to action musical score by Don Davis . The picture was middlingly directed by an ordinary stunt , Mic Rodgers , his only film . This is the second of the series , the films are the followings : The best film of the series was the original ¨Universal soldier¨ by Roland Emmerich with Jean-Claude Van Damme , Dolph Lundgren , Ally Walker , Ed O'Ross . And many film series have gotten out of direct to video or made for TV through remakes, but few series get out of made-for-TV status otherwise . And ¨Universal Soldier: Regeneration¨ (2009) by John Hyams with Jean-Claude Van Damme , Dolph Lundgren , Andrei Arlovski and Mike Pyle . New sequel titled ¨Universal soldier : day of reckoning¨(2012) by John Hyams with Scott Adkins , Andrei 'The Pit Bull' Arlovski , Dolph Lundgren and Jean-Claude Van Damme , but here they have not scenes together . And released theatrically in a few countries and Direct-To-Video (DVD & Blu-ray) in the rest of the world . And two TV films : ¨Universal soldier : Brothers in arms¨ (1998) by Jeff Woolnough with Matt Battaglia , Gary Busey , Burt Reynolds , Richard McMillan and Chandra West and ¨Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business¨ (1999) by Jeff Woolnough with Burt Reynolds Juan Chioran , Claudette Roche and Matt Battaglia .

I liked the first movie.Seeing the second totally ruined it though. Horrible cast. Horrible director. No story whatsoever. Bunch of lame actors punching and shooting each other, kids could act better.No matter what, if you read this and plan to rent or download this movie - DON'T DO THAT, for your own sake. You'll just waste over 90 minutes of your life.I know some people like it just for the action but get real.. you have more action in the daily news. No need to waste so much time on this.Believe me, you don't want to learn in the hard way.