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Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)

Rate: 5
Viewed: 1/20

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1/20: Under Siege 2: Dark Territory is basically a remake of the original, but this time, it takes place on train.

Opting for high-budget blockbuster films, the paunchy Steven Seagal has now rendered himself bland. Whatever he does, it doesn't matter: the result is the same every time. Not a single person has a chance to put the big hurt on him. That got me wondering who'll win in a fight: Steven Seagal or Michael Myers? Both are indestructible, and they feel no emotions whatsoever.

Meanwhile, Morris Chestnut as Zachs takes over Erika Eleniak's position to be the most annoying character of the day. I had been like, "Just kill him already." It's hard to believe Zachs is capable of doing advanced military stuff when he has no experience or training to speak of. When the porter left the train, he should've stayed away for good. On the other hand, Katherine Heigl is snotty and annoying.

Everett McGill did impress me with his big man performance until the showdown with Steven Seagal and is quickly killed just like the others. I guess military training is overrated. His partner, Eric Bogosian, is a weakling who'll die in mere seconds. When one of the men at the Joint Chiefs of Staff meeting heard the U.S. President had been safely evacuated, he said, "Thank God." Um, yeah...okay. But he seems not to have a problem with the possible death of many train passengers.

Coming in a close second to underscore the awfulness of Under Siege 2: Dark Territory is the low quality of special effects. It had a budget of $60 million, but they couldn't make the action scenes real enough? The last ten minutes of the train wreck is both awful and unbelievable.

All in all, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory is guilty of spewed Hollywood crap.