Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning |
| Original title | Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2012 |
| length | 109 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director | John Hyams |
| script | John Hyams Doug Magnuson Jon Greenhalgh |
| production |
Craig Baumgarten , Moshe Diamant |
| music |
Michael Krassner , Wil Hendricks , Robin Vining |
| camera | Yaron Levy |
| cut |
Andrew Drazek John Hyams |
| occupation | |
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Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning is an American science fiction film from the year 2012 by John Hyams . The film is a sequel to Universal Soldier: Regeneration from 2009, starring Scott Adkins , Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren .
action
John watches as his wife and daughter are killed by masked men. After waking from a coma nine months later due to serious injuries, he remembers that the murderer removed his mask shortly after the crime. In a photo of a government official visiting him at the hospital, John identifies the soldier Luc Deveraux, who is part of the Universal Soldier program. After his discharge from the hospital, John sets out to find his own identity and Deveraux to seek revenge. He is attacked by the Universal Soldier Magnus, whom he can successfully fend off. Through the stripper Sarah, he learns some details from his past that he cannot remember.
Deveraux plans to use its own army of Universal Soldiers to rebel against the government. John is picked up by an armed soldier for a river trip and thus arrives at Deveraux's hiding place. Deveraux has retired to the jungle to prepare his rebellion against the US authorities. John single-handedly kills almost the entire army, most recently Andrew Scott and Luc Deveraux. In the end, John appears to have taken on the role of Deveraux.
background
John Hyams re-directed the sequel. It is the first part of the series that was filmed in 3-D .
The production came to cinemas only to a very limited extent and grossed around 1.5 million US dollars. In the United States, DVD and Blu-ray sales generated approximately $ 3.8 million.
The German premiere took place on August 23, 2012 as part of the Fantasy Film Festival .
reception
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning received mixed reviews. At Rotten Tomatoes it received a 55% rating. The lexicon of international films judges that the film is “composed virtuously on the visual level” and otherwise offers “brutal quotation cinema”. In addition, the production is peppered with "psychedelic borrowings from" Apocalypse Now "".
Web links
- Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning at Metacritic (English)
- Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning in the online movie database
- Comparison of the cut versions R-Rated and NC-17 (SPIO / JK) by Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning at Schnittberichte.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , November 2012 (PDF; test number: 135 205-a V).
- ↑ the-numbers.com, accessed on August 8, 2018
- ↑ Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning at Rotten Tomatoes (English), accessed June 1, 2018
- ↑ Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed June 1, 2018 .