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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The sequel that just had to be made, 16 May 2005
Anyone who has seen the original Under Siege movie will know that Casey Ryback is a cook who has a few other skills, specifically unarmed combat, explosives usage, weapons deployment, counter-terrorism, espionage and so on. In case anyone still hasn't caught on, he's a former Navy SEAL team leader.This film sees him on a train with his niece, taking a well-earned break. Unfortunately also on the train are some pretty bad guys who decide to take the train hostage so they can hijack some extremely powerful US military hardware. One of the bad guys is the scientist who developed the system and who faked his own death. As you might expect, Ryback takes a pretty dim view of the proceedings and sets about killing the bad guys. In the meantime the US military is trying to figure out how to get its killer satellite under control before it wipes out Washington DC and most of the Eastern US. Much violence follows with Ryback unsurprisingly coming out on top with his clothes barely ruffled and only a few hairs out of place. It's not the most believable movie but, let's be frank, you don't buy a film like this for the realistic plot. It's a great movie - I watched it twice in two days.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
FAST-PACED, EXCITING, NON-STOP ACTION, 30 Dec 2000
By A Customer
Steven Seagal plays Casey Ryback in the sequel to the disappointing film of 1992. The simple yet slightly unbelievable plot is that some terrorists have hijacked a luxurious train and our using it as a base for their ugly plan. They have stolen the control codes to a lethal laser weapon satellite system in space that has the capability to wipe out a destination anywhere in the world. If the Americans do not pay up, then the passengers on the train will die and the US Eastern Seaboard will go up in smoke. Little do they know that a certain ex-Navy SEAL is on the train on vacation with his niece and is prepared to fight! The action scenes are brilliant, right from the beginning. The fight on the side of the cliff, the cocktail bomb scene, and the finale on the helicopter are all brilliant and exciting. There is nothing to the acting, Seagal portays Ryback's tough character as the knowing hero excellently. This is a top film with spectacular bits all the way through. BUY IT NOW!!!!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Big Steve gets a beat down from the BBFC., 21 Dec 2007
Here we are again movie fans. A hardcore violent action film with all the hardcore violence removed just for UK audiences. Some ***SPOILERS*** follow (but let's be honest. This is a Steven Seagal film, so you know what happens.)
Here's roughly what's missing:
***Spoilers***
*Ryback slashing a guys wrist with a knife.
*We don't see the close up of the henchman that Ryback kicks off the train roof being dragged along for a while before going completely under the front.
*The part when Ryback uses a makeshift bomb - we don't see the burning mercenary bump into another guy and set him on fire aswell. They stagger around for quite a few seconds before Penn decides to shoot one of them rather than use a fire extinguisher.
*Ryback kicking the guy shot by the flare gun out of the train door.
*Ryback breaking both of the next mercenary's wrists has been cut out.
*On the cliff-face when Ryback is hanging on to the rope, we don't see him smash the guy's face into the rock.
*When mercenary (Peter Greene) is about to shoot the porter and Ryback intervenes, we don't his head being forced back so his neck breaks.
*The shot of the knife sticking out of the mercenary's neck when Ryback is in the hostage carriage should be longer.
*When the mercenary challenges Penn and says "I say it's time to cut and run" the brutal death that follows is missing some shots.
*Ryback breaks another mercenary's arm in a fight after he discovers the grenade set to go off in the corridor.
*UK version is missing the close up shots of the knives Ryback and Penn use before they fight.
*We also don't get the sound effect of Penn having his neck broken.
*The reason Dane falls from the helicopter is that Ryback closes the door, severing all of Dane's fingers. This is completely missing in the UK print of the movie.
***End Of Spoilers***
All in all, a total of 2 mins is missing from this DVD. It is available uncut on region 1, so do yourself a favour and get a multi-region player. A Multi-region is a worthwhile investment if you're an action movie fan since nearly all action films in this country are cut at the behest of the BBFC (True Lies, Eraser, Commando, Cliffhanger, Tango & Cash, Under Siege, Marked For Death, On Deadly Ground, Nico, Lethal Weapon 2, Lethal Weapon 4, Die Hard with A Vengeance....all cut in the UK, and the list goes on.)
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