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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 2
EAN: 9780790740447
Feature: An itinerant warrior in outer space is forced to become a hero when he must defend a band of settlers on a remote planet.Running Time: 100 min. System Requirements: Starring: Kurt Russell, et al. Edition Details: Region 1 encoding (for use in US and Canada only) Color, Special Edition Number of discs: 1 Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY Rating: R Age: 08539169582
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0790740443
Item Dimensions: 20
Label: Warner Home Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1EnglishSubtitledFrenchSubtitled
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
MPN: 16958
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 02, 1999
Running Time: 99 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: October 23, 1998
Features:- An itinerant warrior in outer space is forced to become a hero when he must defend a band of settlers on a remote planet.Running Time: 100 min. System Requirements: Starring: Kurt Russell, et al. Edition Details: Region 1 encoding (for use in US and Canada only) Color, Special Edition Number of discs: 1 Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY Rating: R Age: 08539169582
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Product Description:
An itinerant warrior in outer space is forced to become a hero when he must defend a band of settlers on a remote planet.Running Time: 100 min.System Requirements:Starring: Kurt Russell et al. Edition Details: Region 1 encoding (for use in US and Canada only) Color Special Edition Number of discs: 1 Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY Rating: R UPC: 085391695820
Amazon.com:
Kurt Russell hits new heights in laconic action heroes with his portrayal of Sergeant Todd, born and bred to be a soldier in a futuristic army. Raised to kill mercilessly, living only for battle, he finds himself at the twilight of his career (and so-called life) when a regiment of genetically enhanced warriors threatens to make his brand of soldiering obsolete. Despite his extensive skills, he is no match for the best of breed of the new order, and he's left for dead on a planet that serves only as a junk heap. There he encounters a ragtag group of castaways, and in his own strange and silent way slowly begins to learn how to be less a killer and more a human. All is disrupted, though, when the genetic regiment arrives on the trash planet and decides to eradicate the local human "trespassers." Though Todd had been overmatched before, this time he has more than ever to fight for--a home, and friends. Soldier is one of those rare sci fi movies that relies more on plot and action than special effects (though the trash planet is effectively wrought). The pace of action in the last half of the film is relentless and exciting, and Russell's portrayal of the old warrior as he warms to human emotions relies more on expression than words--in fact, he barely utters more than a half-dozen lines. --Tod Nelson
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
The plot on this action flick is pretty much disposable, and merely serves to set up some great scenes of carnage. Following the development of Kurt Russell as a baby to adult to outdated Solider, this movie is liberally dusted with action. Everything though, is merely setting the stage for the requisite end of movie battle royale that pits Russell against a company of newer, supposedly better Soldiers. Showing that experience in killing is better than just being trained to kill, Russell of course stomps the heck out of all of them. What more could you ask for?
Rating:  -
The Bottom Line:
Soldier, a "side-quel" to Blade Runner that should in no way be considered in the same league with that far more visually inventive film, has nothing to recommend it aside from a cool fight scene fought on chains suspended from the ceiling (imagine climbing the rope in gym class...then ripping out the eye of the guy climbing on the adjacent rope) and the fact that it moves reasonably quickly and could be a lot worse; don't look for anything approaching creativity and you might have an okay time.
2/4
Rating: -
I found the plot of this movie to be deeply disturbing in a way that stays with you. With only a slight change of scenery from outer space to mujarhadeens inducting little boys in Pakistan (especially as this movie was made long before 9/11) you've got the all-too-real ethical question of how far should society go to further it's interests and protect itself? Sgt. Todd, though he utters barely 25 words in the entire movie, skillfully represents what happens when the perfect trained killer is suddenly dumped back into civilized society with little or no reintegration. It's not a matter of -if- governments/entities decide to enact lifelong soldier-training programs similar to those portrayed in Soldier (it has already happened), but how long before more "civilized" governments follow suit to defeat them. Long after the credits roll, you will find yourself wondering whether the US government currently has such a training program and how, just how, are we going to reintegrate all the "trained solders" currently being held in Guantanimo Bay back into their respective societies. Or, for that matter, how well our -own- US soldiers adjust when dumped back into society after doing multiple tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. There are many current ethical issues raised in this movie that many movie critics seem to have completely missed. I would love to see a follow-up movie to this movie showing what happens to Sgt. Todd and the "old soldiers" once they leave the waste planet.
Rating: -
one of my favorite SciFi movies... and one of my favorite KR movies...
If you have not seen it, you should.... it's an experience....
5 stars, 2 thumbs WAY up!
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I must say that this is one of my favorite DVDs. I am a real fan of science fiction movies that have a real plot and show something special about the human experience. This movie has both in good measure. The movie shows the transition of a person from machine to protector. I love a good redemption movie. If you like empty action, then you might give this movie a pass. But if you like your action to be seasoned with thought then this is the flick for you.
I just wish they remastered this in Blue Ray. I'd buy another in a heart beat.
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