Universal Soldier 2 - Brothers under Arms
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Universal Soldier 2 - Brothers under Arms |
| Original title | Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1998 |
| length | 93, shortened 88 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 (indexed), abbreviated 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jeff Woolnough |
| script | Peter M. Lenkov |
| production | Robert Wertheimer |
| music |
Ivan Doroschuk , John Kastner , Steve Pecile |
| camera | Russ Goozee |
| cut | Mike Lee |
| occupation | |
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Universal Soldier 2 is the first sequel to Universal Soldier from 1992, produced for US television in 1998 .
action
A few years have passed since the end of the Unisol program when Luc Deveraux discovered that this program was being operated illegally. Otto Mazur runs the business, he is supported by a high-ranking traitor, the CIA Deputy Director, whose existence is only revealed at the end of the film. Deveraux meets his brother John Deveraux, believed dead, who, like him, has been converted into a super soldier and resuscitated. When John recognizes Luc and can increasingly remember his human existence, he begins to rebel against the makers of the Unisol program. In the end he gives his life, however Otto Mazur can be stopped and is killed by Luc. However, it now turns out that the CIA Deputy Director can continue to maintain the Unisol program with the help of illegal funds.
criticism
The lexicon of international films described Universal Soldier 2 as an "incredibly banal action film". It was staged "without the slightest internal logic" and also "like an overly long video clip".
The Cinema ruled: “For your safety, dear readers, for once we will take over the orders of the crazy generals: Please activate memory erasure now! Conclusion: Killer surgery trash in the slow motion marathon. "
background
- In the first part of the series, the role of Luc Deveraux was played by Jean-Claude Van Damme . Veronica Roberts was portrayed by Ally Walker .
- In 1999, Universal Soldier - The Return, was also a sequel to the original material, but this was produced for the cinema and Jean-Claude Van Damme was seen in the lead role. The events from Universal Soldier 2 and Universal Soldier 3 were completely ignored in this film.
continuation
In the same year, the sequel Universal Soldier 3 - Bloody Business was created . The film follows on from the plot of its predecessor.
Web links
- Universal Soldier 2 - Brothers in Arms in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Universal Soldier 2 - Brothers in Arms at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Universal Soldier 2 in the online movie database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Universal Soldier 2 - Brothers under Arms. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Universal Soldier 2 - Brothers Under Arms Cinema