Soldier
by Paul W.S. Anderson
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Actor: Connie Nielsen, Jason Isaacs, Jason Scott Lee, Kurt Russell, Sean PertweeDirector: Paul W.S. Anderson
Brand: Warner Brothers
Producer: Fred Fontana
Producer: James G. Robinson
Producer: Jeremy Bolt
Producer: Jerry Weintraub
Producer: R.J. Louis
Producer: Susan Ekins
Writer: David Webb Peoples
DVD: 2 Sides, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 99 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-03-02
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of Soldier
Movie Review: A rare treat...
Summary: 5 Stars
I must say that this is one of my favorite DVDs. I am a real fan of science fiction movies that have a real plot and show something special about the human experience. This movie has both in good measure. The movie shows the transition of a person from machine to protector. I love a good redemption movie. If you like empty action, then you might give this movie a pass. But if you like your action to be seasoned with thought then this is the flick for you.
I just wish they remastered this in Blue Ray. I'd buy another in a heart beat.
Summary of Soldier
An itinerant warrior in outer space is forced to become a hero when he must defend a band of settlers on a remote planet.Kurt Russell hits new heights in laconic action heroes with his portrayal of Sergeant Todd, born and bred to be a soldier in a futuristic army. Raised to kill mercilessly, living only for battle, he finds himself at the twilight of his career (and so-called life) when a regiment of genetically enhanced warriors threatens to make his brand of soldiering obsolete. Despite his extensive skills, he is no match for the best of breed of the new order, and he's left for dead on a planet that serves only as a junk heap. There he encounters a ragtag group of castaways, and in his own strange and silent way slowly begins to learn how to be less a killer and more a human. All is disrupted, though, when the genetic regiment arrives on the trash planet and decides to eradicate the local human "trespassers." Though Todd had been overmatched before, this time he has more than ever to fight for--a home, and friends. Soldier is one of those rare sci fi movies that relies more on plot and action than special effects (though the trash planet is effectively wrought). The pace of action in the last half of the film is relentless and exciting, and Russell's portrayal of the old warrior as he warms to human emotions relies more on expression than words--in fact, he barely utters more than a half-dozen lines. --Tod Nelson
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