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Second In Command [2006]
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Excellent!
Review date: 2008-07-31 Rating: 10 out of 10
I really enjoyed this Van Damme film.He certainly takes care of the bad guys in his own style.He ends up in the US embassy in some Eastern European country.The bad guys start up a revolution,and force the democratically elected President to seek help from Van Damme and his gang.Naturally,there's a seige.The bad guys are pretty nasty.They also manage to grab Van Damme's girl as hostage.Needless to say,Van Damme and the good guys won't stand for that!Its a good action film.I really enjoyed it.
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Another boring Van Damme film
Review date: 2007-08-02 Rating: 4 out of 10
At the end of the day is doesnt matter if the storyline is poor - if the action / fighting is good - then wells its a good van damme film.
Van damme hardly fights - and when he does the camera is to close up - making the fight look very poor.
He fights like 3 times during the film
the rest is him trying to act .... just very boring.
It is a low budget film, and tbh you can tell ... very B movie.
probably the worst van damme yet
Review date: 2007-07-11 Rating: 4 out of 10
i havent seen every van damme film, ive seen alot, but i cant imagine theres any worse than this. the direction makes you feel like your in a nightmare, the horrible colours that have been imposed onto everything look revolting, sepia i think its called. some of the actors and actresses are guilty of not doing their job very well, but some are ok as is van damme. but there is a serious void of van damme footage, fighting and even dialog in this film, hes hardly in it and when he is hes not doing anything. the fake eastern european state where the whole film takes place, at first, looks tempting, but soons it turms into nothing but a shabby set. for a van damme fan like myself, take my word for it, this is nothing but a last resort.
Poor
Review date: 2007-06-29 Rating: 2 out of 10
The premise of the movie is an interesting one. A hated politician is hidden away in an embassey, protected by the US army and Van Damme. With rebels threatening to break the walls down, will Van Damme give the politician to the rebels to save the lives of the innocent people in the building, or repel the rebellion? But the intrigue ends there. I love Van Damme, he's one of my faveourite "actors", depite the fact he really CANNOT act. Other fans say he can, but seriously, he only knows one emotions, and even then we have no idea what he's feeling. His kicks take more of a back seat in this flick, leaving his poor acting and the dreadful cast to bore us to death with rubbish dialogue and no sense of suspense. The action is naff and extremely dated too, with rubbish "special" effects (more like special-needs) and a sign that Van Damme hasn't got as much kick left as we hoped he did.
All in all, truely dreadful, boring, monotonous movie. About as fun as ripping your eyes out and spraying vinegar in your face. I'm not joking.
IT'S TIME TO TAKE CHARGE
Review date: 2007-01-30 Rating: 8 out of 10
This is one of the recent Van Damme films I have watched, I liked it but it wasn't one of his best. But I think his glory days are well past him.
In in he is more of an actor then fighter as there are a few fight scenes in this as in most of his other films (he can act!!).
The story is: Van Damme is a former Navy S.E.A.L. with the combat experience to protect U.S. interests anywhere. But the day he arrives at his new post in a turbulent Eastern European nation, Commander Sam Keenan is thrust into a bloody and chaotic scene: heavily - armed rebels have ransacked the capital city, killed the U.S. Ambassador and are threatening to overthrow a new President and his fragile democracy. Keenan quickly secures the U.S. Embassy and gives the President Shelter. But with help from U.S. forces hours away and violent insurgents closing in, Keenan must find a way to crush the rebellion... before the Embassy goes down in flames.
The dvd came out before THE HARD CORPS - which I am also going to buy so SECOND IN COMMAND is the most recent Van Damme film I have.
The dvd extras arn't that exciting - they are three trailers for different films (THE HUNT FOR EAGLE ONE, THE NET 2.0 & STEALTH) and thats your lot for the extras. Van Damme is one of my best actors so I have most of his films - All I need is Cyborg, Replicant, The Hard Corps & Death Warrant then I have his whole filmography.
All in all a good army/action film but don't expect the greatest army film ever as you will be let down, as I say it's good but not great.
I bought this the first day it came out and I only got round to watching it last night in bed. Thank you for reading my review.
Stuart Vernon
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Alan McKenna
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Julie Cox
Creators:
Jean-Claude Van Damme (Primary Contributor)
Julie Cox (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
EAN: 5035822084537
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL,
Release date: 2006-05-15
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 88 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2006
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