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Under Siege [DVD] [1993]

DVD ~ Steven Seagal
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  • Actors: Steven Seagal, Gary Busey, Tommy Lee Jones, Erika Eleniak, Colm Meaney
  • Directors: Andrew Davis
  • Writers: J.F. Lawton
  • Producers: Arnon Milchan, Gary W. Goldstein, J.F. Lawton, Jack B. Bernstein, Joel Chernoff
  • Format: PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: Arabic, Bulgarian, English, Romanian
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: 27 Sep 1999
  • Run Time: 98 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CZEI
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 17,986 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Steven Seagal can consider himself lucky if he ever makes a better movie than this one, which was appropriately dubbed "Die Hard on a battleship" when released in 1992. Seagal handles the heroic duties with his usual wooden efficiency, but the movie's greatest assets are a punchy script and the scene-stealing performances of Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey. The two play leaders of a terrorist group who take over the venerable battleship USS Missouri during its final commissioned voyage. They're crazed psychotics who seize control of the ship's nuclear arsenal, but they don't know that Seagal--as the ship's cook, no less--is a former Navy hero, lurking in the shadows and waiting to spoil their nefarious scheme. Director Andrew Davis (The Fugitive) helms the action with skilful style, and as the cheesecake stripper who proves handy with a hand grenade, Playboy Playmate-turned-actress Erika Eleniak gives Seagal another reason to strut his macho stuff. Under Siege is hormonal hokum for gun-happy viewers, but as action movies go, this one's a definite guilty pleasure. --Jeff Shannon

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1.85 Wide Screen
English
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Single handedly destroying an army, 19 Mar 2005
If you like all-action movies you'll love this one. As with most action movies you have to suspend disbelief at least a little but, assuming that's a given, the movie is just great.

Seagal plays Casey Ryback - a cook (yup, that's right, a cook) who, by the way, is also a trained Navy SEAL trained in unarmed combat, explosives, weapons usage, tactical weapons etc etc etc. Due to some incident in his past he's working as a cook on board a US warship.

Then the bad guys arrive and hijack the ship. A curious plot, but there you go. Naturally they take out all officers ranking higher than the traitor who lets them in but conveniently don't know that Ryback has skills beyond pie-making.

So begins the carnage, as this now somewhat annoyed Navy SEAL decides to take back the ship. With a little help from Miss July 1989 and a few crew members he finds locked in a room somewhere he not only kills the entire army of bad guys but also manages to take out the Korean submarine that wanted to buy the nuclear missiles on board the ship.

If you don't like action movies, or you like to gripe about people who can still climb almost sheer surfaces despite having their arms torn by a grappling hook then don't bother with this one. If you like a bit of all-action quasi-comedy with disbelief well and truly suspended then just go and buy it.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Bloomin' Awesome!, 16 Jun 2000
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This review is from: Under Siege [VHS] [1992] (VHS Tape)
The first time I saw Under Siege, I was ill and had to be taken to hospital half way through but thanks to Amazon (UK) and their realistic pices, it was possible for me to see it again, with only a two-day wait! Steven Seagal is by far my favourite martial-artist actor and Under Siege is my favourite movie. If you like this martial-arts extravaganza, then Under Siege should be a must-have in your video collection! Also, see Under Siege 2. --Lee Rollason
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars If in doubt, get a cook (sorry, ex S.e.a.l) to save the day, 18 Nov 2008
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Under Seige is another of those relentless action movies that both entertains and rolls a few eye balls. And with Steven Segal as the protagonist, its no wonder that you can't take this film seriously.

It's the usual story; Segal, just your average musclebound cook who rebels his officers, is the only man who can save the day after Tommy Lee Jones (a crazed ex servant in vietnam) takes over a large warship. Being trapped in a freezer while his companions were held hostage, he has the perfect opportunity to;

- Rip off his shirt minutes after escaping the freezer (with absolutely no intentions of flexing his body, of course...)
- Meet a fine young woman who as usual is a pain in the ****
- Teach this young woman how to survive gunfire and use handguns to deadly effect
- Rescue a group of officers
- Take out just under 30 bad guys
- Talk to the head of Security on a 'secure line' whilst in a gun fight
- Make a selection of neat bombs on the way

His well earned excuse for all this is that he's an ex s.e.a.l, and thus has the ability to generate bullet-proof skin access to magical unlimited machine gun ammo (he must replace his clip about twice in the whole movie). His attitude suggests that he is in more danger of cramping his hair style than break sweat, whilst his sidekicks are in danger of soiling themselves.

The end see's a particular crew member (whose name remains a secret, as to not spoil this 'thriller') lay in a coffin, with chisselled and quite laughable face of Segal staring into the camera. The only thing they forgot was;

"God bless America..."

A few anomalies occur throughout which proves how dumb some script writers/producers are. As a few examples, Why was he able to fire his gun in the sea water? How did he know the officers needed help through morse code in 1 and a half seconds? How did he know the telephone number of the Chief of Security? Where did he even find that mini satellite dish and phone? (to which he carried into a life raft without looking around).

This isn't one of Tommy Lee's best interestingly enough, but if you find the film in a charity shop, I highly suggest doing your bit for the old ladies behind the counter and hand over some dosh...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
One of my favourite action films! Steven Seagal plays Casey Ryback,serving on the US battleship 'Missouri'. Read more
Published 1 month ago by David Addison

5.0 out of 5 stars Top draw action movie
This film is a blast, a great one for that night in with a bottle. Lots of action, some great bonkers acting from Tommy Lee Jones, no shortage of violence and things going bang... Read more
Published 11 months ago by The Cheerful Teacher

4.0 out of 5 stars Liked Die Hard?
Steven Seagal (Hard to Kill) stars as Casey Ryback, a cook on a US battleship who gets trapped in a storage compartment when terrorists come aboard and take over. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Stampy

4.0 out of 5 stars MINDLESS ACTION
Steven Seagal is a Special Forces, Ninja, Commando, Chef, yes Chef. Cooking aboard the soon to be decommissioned battleship Missouri, a group of highly trained and well dressed... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Nevs

4.0 out of 5 stars Seagal's best
This is the best Steven Seagal film by quite a margin. This film has the perfect marriage of his silky martial arts skills and its also a good action movie. Read more
Published on 27 Feb 2007 by S J Buck

4.0 out of 5 stars DIE HARD ON A BATTLESHIP
I watched this for the first time last night all the way through, I have seen bits of it before but I never really sat down and watched it all the way through until last night... Read more
Published on 15 Jan 2007 by stuart

4.0 out of 5 stars very good action/adventure film
steven segall's best performance for me, he was incredible with his martial rts in this epic. The plot and setting is good, (on a US marine) the action is very good and Jones... Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2006 by Amo, UK

5.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing Edge Of Your Seat Thriller
Steven Seagal (Above the Law, Under Siege 2:Dark Territory, On Deadly Ground, Fire Down Below, Out for Justice, Hard to Kill, Executive Decision) stars in this awesome action... Read more
Published on 1 Sep 2006 by Steven Stewart

5.0 out of 5 stars No sell out
Seagal entered the mainstream with this 1992 offering, but crucially brought his principles with him. Read more
Published on 25 Jul 2006 by Orin Boyd

4.0 out of 5 stars Disengage higher brain functions and enjoy!
I have no particular genre of film which I would say dominates my collection of DVDs. I enjoy films that make me think, films that thrill me and films that I can turn on, sit... Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2006 by Mr. I. K. Lay

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