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BEYOND THE LAW Review: Beyond Logic, Seagal Gets To Star In Another Action Movie
It wouldn’t be too fair to undervalue the notable efforts exhibited in director James Cullen Bressack’s new crime thriller, Beyond The Law, for its meager potboiler existence in a market still primed for not-so-high-art action titles. The film does draw on some of its more solid aspects to construct a worthy and watchable thriller thanks in large part to its workable story, and performances led by Johnny Messener, DMX, Steven Seagal and Bill Cobbs. Next to its requisite action-scenic moments, that’s about as far as the compliments can reach in general, while it’s only necessary to admit the painfully obvious. That point will get a spotlight a little later in this review. I will say, however, that its importance is underscored in simply watching the films and judging for yourself if the film’s foremost title seller still bares any relevance to the genre he’s helped shaped in more than thirty […]
CHINA SALESMAN: Tyson And Seagal Take Their Brawl To The States On June 15!
The past several months surrounding director Tan Bing’s latest, China Salesman, has seen a pretty interesting conversation surrounding its appeal. Critics at the Hollywood Reporter apparently had some positive things to say about it; I didn’t, and in some capacity, I still don’t. That Mike Tyson still gets to do movies is beyond me and even though he can’t act, although I can respect his hustle – which is slightly more than I can posit for the appearance of Steven Seagal. The one fight scene that stems from this movie – leaked unapologetically by freebooters and torrenters on social media last year, has been the one thing selling this film to cult fans, sans context. Not to be outdone by better-faring screenfighters around him – Tyson included – Seagal just downright ruins that fight sequence (as great as it could have been) with his lanky, sluggish brood and his obtuse […]
Steven Seagal Thriller, ATTRITION, Gets A Full Trailer
It’s no easy feat to accomodate actor Steven Seagal given recent headlines pertaining to his career of yestertear and certain allegations that have gone public earlier this year. Nonetheless, Cannes attendees looking toward next month can expect Saradan Media to make a presence with their roster of projects with at least two bearing Seagal’s name. For this, we have Covert Operation director Mathieu Weschler on the way back to the masses with upcoming action thriller, Attrition. Seagal, who has been shepherding the film for several years and serves as producer, stars in the film as a stoic former soldier, reawakened with a peaceful life in Asia where he’ll reunite with his former team of badasses when a desperate father alerts him of his gifted daughter’s kidnapping at the hands of an ailing, seedy and ruthless crime boss. Seagal is in ample company as well, joined by nothing short of a […]
ATTRITION: Clear Your Conscience And Watch The New Trailer For The Steven Seagal Thriller
Let’s face it. The elephant in the room is as clear as the sky on a bright and sunny day regarding recent weeks of news over allegations of sexual misconduct and because of this, promoting his work will be a little heavy in handling. And on a wider scale, it ultimately affects everyone else around him pertaining to career prospects and they obviously don’t need the hassle. That said, he does have a few new films on the horizon and granted the 65-year old Aikido showman and film star still has his share of fans who will shamelessly overlook his alleged misdeeds. Pan over to Saradan Media who’ve just recently unveiled the international sales trailer for his latest, Attrition, which we’ll hear more about in the months ahead as market news takes shape. Covert Operation helmer Mathieu Weschler directs Seagal who leads the film as Axe, a stoic, hermetized former soldier […]
CHINA SALESMAN: Tan Bing’s Tyson/Seagal Headliner Lands At Cleopatra For U.S. Release
Former heavyweight champ-turned-actor Mike Tyson and actor and martial artist Steven Seagal have taken the brunt of much of the publicity for their recent roles in Tan Bing’s 2017 actioner, China Salesman. Thus, you’d be forgiven for not immediately noticing lead actor Li Dong Xue around whom the film is centered per its narrative about a salesman who goes to Africa for business and gets caught up in a whirlwind of explosive tumult and danger. It’s not too impressive-looking despite the film’s hardened appeal to action movie junkies via explosions and fight scene gems. Trade news sites have nonetheless been abuzz for the $20 million dollar actioner as a significant bookmark signaling a growing momentum for Hollywood to follow in China’s footsteps per its market influence in the film industry at large and for what its worth, Cleopatra Entertainment has taken a liking having acquired the film for a U.S. […]
Frankly, CHINA SALESMAN Looks Like Crap
And sounds like crap, but if the explosions and action are what reel you in for China Salesman, then kudos. Tan Bing writes and directs with Brotherhood Of Blades co-star Ethan Li starring in the title role as our cheekily addressed protagonist doing business in Africa. It all somehow adds up to a fight scene between Mike Tyson’s frown and Steven Seagal’s wavy hands – all accompanied by piss poor acting and dialogue, high speed chases, terrible CG, and a Henry Cavill lookalike just to pepper things up some… Yeah, please take my money. ? The latest trailer has it all… and explody things. Enjoy.
SNIPER: SPECIAL OPS (2016) Is Just The Kind Of Action Movie for People Who Hate Themselves
Sniper: Special Ops is the the action roller-coaster that teams up Van Damme and Seagal for the first and only time! But it’s not Jean Claude Van Damme, it’s actually Rob Van Dam from the WWE. And it’s not the Seagal who snaps necks and throws guys through walls, it’s actually the Seagal who sits in chairs and mumbles his lines. And the roller-coaster is actually one of those baby coasters for kids too short to ride real roller-coasters. Sniper: Special Ops isn’t so much a bad movie as it’s an insult to action movie fans. RVD and Seagal play soldiers in Afghanistan who have been sent in to retrieve a high value hostage from vaguely Taliban-like bad guys. Seagal is sitting in a perch with his spotter while RVD is on the ground awkwardly handling his M4 rifle. Naturally, all hell breaks loose and the guys on the ground have […]
Keoni Waxman's CONTRACT TO KILL Lands A Trailer For Its December Release
We await further news on actor and action star Steven Seagal’s earlier-intended goals of attaining a more solidified trajectory through last year’s reported production of Attrition. In the meantime, the actor has at least one thing going for his career, and its with director Keoni Waxman amid the handful of direct-to-DVD titles they’ve paired on in the last several years. Their legacy now continues with the new film, Contract To Kill, which also invites the return of Russell freaking Wong!!!??! What? I haven’t seen that man in anything since Vanishing Son had its hey day as a small scale action film saga and TV series, and his subsequent effort with the short-lived action drama series, Black Sash. Wong has always been a fine actor in my book and I had wished there were more of him on screen in all these years. Good to see you too, sir! SYNOPSIS: In […]
Get A Behind-The-Scenes Look At The Action In Daniel Zirilli’s THE ASIAN CONNECTION
Crossing Point helmer Daniel Zirilli is currently onto furthering film prospects with the likes of Chilean action star Marko Zaror for a tentatively untitled project in Bangkok this November. It’s one that marks but one of several credits to the director having familiarized himself with Asia’s various locals, namely in and around Thailand, and aptly enough for the production schedule back in 2015 with his recent crime thriller, The Asian Connection. Produced by Damiano Tucci (Shark Lake), actor John Edward Lee (Terminator: Genysis) leads the cast along with actress Pim Bubear (The Man With The Iron Fists 2) for the story of two American robbers, Jack and Sam, committing a spate of heists when one of their jobs lands them in danger after learning they’ve stolen from a local crime boss. eOne has since released the film with much of the artwork featuring actor Steven Seagal front and center who […]
Fashion Spells Trouble In The New Trailer For Seagal Actioner, END OF A GUN
To be honest, I’m more focused on what action star Steven Seagal plans on doing with his upcoming sequel to Above The Law since it was announced earlier this month. In the meantime, he’s back and with none other than helmer Keoni Waxman for their ninth pairing for the new action thriller, End Of A Gun. Lionsgate/Grindstone are releasing the film on September 23 with Seagal in the role of a former DEA agent who finds himself in a whirlwind of trouble after helping a mysterious woman steal two million dollars from a sadistic drug lord. Seagal is joined by Jade Ewen, Florin Piersic Jr., Ovidiu Niculescu, Jonathan Rosenthal, Alexandre Nguyen and Claudiu Bleont. Watch the trailer now!
A Sequel To Steven Seagal Debut, ABOVE THE LAW, May Be In The Works!
Warner Bros. Indeed, action star Steven Seagal’s film career has gone quite unceremonious in the last fourteen years. He was a pinnacle of 90’s action movie stardom on the big screen next to the likes of Jean-Claude Van Damme, Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis before ultimately seuging into the smaller-scale direct-to-DVD market where he otherwise continues to make a name for himself among loyal niche action fans. At any rate, however, even Seagal himself has been mindful as of late with respect to the direction of his career, and so the verdict remains pending on his latest aim toward improving it with the Thailand-set action thriller. With that in mind, action fans may recall there being several previous reports of hopeful progress on sequels to some of Seagal’s earlier hits from his glory days, including talk of an Under Siege 3 with which things are apparently still quiet, and even […]
Watch The Slick New Trailer For Paar's THE PERFECT WEAPON
Director Matthias Titus Paar’s latest, The Perfect Weapon, still awaits a release date, but a new trailer is now online and making the rounds. Obviously the selling point here is action star Steven Seagal whose last few stints have been a bit of a bust, though here he plays villain opposite to actor Johnny Messner who leads the film in a pretty badass role that should get some attention from the niche this one is aimed for. SYNOPSIS: In a not too distant future, a totalitarian state secret government organization run by the Director (Steven Seagal) controls all aspects of life. All enemies of the state are dealt with in the harshest way possible and executed by a secret organization’s operatives and assassins. The best operative, code-named Condor (Johnny Messner), is an elite agent and hit man for the corrupt government. But in his latest assignment he fails to eliminate […]
Join Steven Seagal For His First Reddit AMA This Thursday!
Action star Steven Seagal’s comeback aspirations are currently being well documented with the current development of his new action thriller, Attrition. In the meantime, his latest foray in the genre with director Michael Winnick’s Code Of Honor is poised for a theatrical and digital release this Friday from Lionsgate, which makes it all the more opportune for fans of the actor to take note of Thursday’s 9:00am PST time slot when Seagal debuts his first-ever Reddit AMA discussion. Now’s your chance to ask Steven Seagal ANYTHING! Join @sseagalofficial for a @reddit AMA this Thursday at 9am PST. pic.twitter.com/hHrQOYSFdP — Lionsgate at Home (@LGHomeEnt) May 3, 2016 Seagal is joined by Helena Mattsson, Craig Sheffer, Louis Mandylor and James Russo in the story of a former military Colonel whose acts of vigilantism pits against his former protégé – now an FBI agent, amid a brewing war between the police and the […]
ATTRITION: Cinematographer Wych Kaos Talks Film Details, Working With Steven Seagal And Career Growth
If you’re new to my work here or to my stances on certain films and figures, then as a point of relevance, I’ll tell you right off the bat – I haven’t been hugely interested in action star Steven Seagal for a while. To date, my favorite film is Nico: Above The Law next to the 1991 film, Out For Justice while having grown up with all of his movies right up until he entered the straight-to-DVD arena. At that point, I haven’t hugely picked up on his work with exception to some of filmmaker Keoni Waxman’s titles, including Force Of Execution with rising star Bren Foster. I enjoyed that film quite a bit, and on that note I’ve been a little more keen lately on his films while it appears that Seagal’s career as of late is one that continues to be mired in low-budget productions that come and […]
Take A Shot At The New Trailer For CODE OF HONOR
There’s a lot left to be desired when it comes to Steven Seagal movies for some. For others, the action star still delivers in films with great action and drama on hand and directors who know how to formulate things properly. Personally, I’ve had my doubts and still do, but give a look at the latest trailer for writer and director Michael Winnick’s new movie, Code Of Honor – You may find yourself intrigued and even considering giving this a shot when it releases in May from Lionsgate through their Grindstone label. SYNOPSIS: When his family is murdered, a special-ops operative turns vigilante and wages war on all of criminals in his hometown. Can his former protégé, now an FBI agent, stop him before mobsters and police close in? Helena Mattsson, Craig Sheffer, Louis Mandylor and James Russo also star, and a trailer has been in the works for several […]
Take A Stab At The Latest Trailer For THE PERFECT WEAPON
Director Matthias Titus Paar is accomodating action fans with another new stint featuring actor Johnny Messner in upcoming futuristic action thriller, The Perfect Weapon. Straight and to the point here (and obviously there’s no need to point out the differece between this one and Mark DiSalle’s 1991 film which should be obvious), clearly Messner shows out some great chops for this latest diddy from VMI Worldwide, so I would advise looking into this one simply for the fact that he’s the star. Casting Seagal here was a pretty good move to make this one noticeable to Seagal fans and some action fans, but here it’s obvious he’s co-starring. Alas, and much like Force Of Execution in 2013 in which I’ll share my thoughts in an upcoming Now Available review, I have to give credit where credit is due here. Sure, Seagal is busy and keeping things moving for his own […]
Steven Seagal War Thriller, SNIPER: SPECIAL OPS, Lands A Trailer
Director Fred Olen Ray’s career of well over 100 films is a litany of DTV action, horror and other genre titles now brings us his newest, Sniper: Special Ops. Actor Steven Seagal, seen in recent years taking to his business interests in Russia, is back on set here in the role of soldier on a mission that, surely enough, goes belly up. SYNOPSIS: A Special Ops military Force, led by expert sniper Sergeant Jake Chandler (Steven Seagal), are sent to a remote Afghan village to extract an American congressman being held by the Taliban. The rescue mission is a success, but Jake, separated after a firefight with the enemy, stays behind to help an injured soldier. Sergeant Vic Mosby (Tim Abell) desperately tries to convince Major Jackson (Dale Dye) to let him go back and save the soldiers, but is ordered on a mission to retrieve a truckload of munitions […]
DOES IT HOLD UP?: Under Siege – Seagal V. Jones
Once upon a time, everyone’s favorite Obama-hating aikido walrus, Steven Seagal, was poised to join the A-list of Hollywood action stars. By the early 90s, he’d starred in a string of gritty, violent actioners where he effortlessly beat entire barrooms full of guys into a bloody pulp. Young, hungry Seagal was a force to be reckoned with; it was finally time for him to ascend to the ranks of Schwarzenegger, Stallone and Willis. The film that was set to get him there was Under Siege, a military thriller where he’d star alongside Tommy Lee Jones while being directed by Andrew Davis (The Fugitive). This was also the film where the American mainstream was introduced to martial arts knife fighting. We were all dazzled by the speed and intensity of the final knife fight…. but was that because it was truly awesome, or because we just didn’t know any better? This […]
Steven Seagal Gets ABSOLUTION In The New Trailer
While we await the verdict on the production of actor Steven Seagal‘s new film, Code Of Honor, or a third Under Siege film or any number of titles he may have had in mind or might be tied to, Lionsgate is snagging the rights to distribute the new action pic, Absolution. It’s his fifth film with director and writer Keoni Waxman following recent films like A Good Man and Maximum Conviction, so it’s considerable to see a such a pairing as this with Seagal in his usual heavy-set, monotone tough-guy element which hardcore fans will appreciate. SYNOPSIS: When a contract killer (Steven Seagal) encounters a girl on the run from a dangerous mob boss (Vinnie Jones) with powerful political ties, running a human trafficking operation, he is torn between protecting the girl, and remaining loyal to the government agency that hired him. Seagal reunites with Belly Of The Beast co-star […]