Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Richard Hawes Nu Image were once the most prolific producers of bland action films for the video market. They followed in the footsteps of Cannon films and PM Entertainment, emerging in the early 90s with their own stable of stars and distinctive low-budget aesthetics. The identifiable Nu Image style was a result of their reliance on dated methods of filmmaking, recycled themes and their recourse to South African and Eastern European production locations. U.S. Seals 2 is just one of many military action films made to this formula and it is the manner by which it exceeded expectation that has led many to highlight it as a minor classic in American action film history. Director Isaac Florentine has shown a great deal of promise in his career so far, despite failing to produce a 100% satisfactory product in my opinion, his work is notable for the injection of Hong Kong-style action choreography. U.S. Seals 2 was something of a breakthrough in his career and still one of his best films. An in name/theme only sequel to a typically dire Nu Image production, U.S. Seals 2 manages to surprise and amaze with its fight choreography, courtesy of Andy Cheng, a former member of Jackie Chan's exemplary stunt team. The film has many flaws, action clichés are present in abundance and the story is merely an excuse; the plot is a hybrid of Thunderball (Terence Young, 1965), The Rock (Michael Bay, 1996), Enter the Dragon (Robert Clouse, 1973), Broken Arrow (John Woo, 1996) and M-1:2 (John Woo, 2000). The characters and their actions are all drawn from familiar paradigms; from the hero who re-enters military service to face an old adversary, to the dying soldier who pleads for a message to be passed to his beloved. While some may be unable to stifle laughter during a viewing, Florentine and Cheng (co-starring and serving as 2nd unit director) deliver undeniably impressive action scenes that ensure this is a must see. If you approach it in the correct frame of mind you will applaud the creativity and forgive the flaws in logic. This is a martial arts film that requires an excuse to unite a team of skilled professionals to perform almost super-human feats. As such the plot is constructed on the premise that the villain is hiding out on an abandoned island, clouded in a methane gas. This means that guns are not permitted, requiring hand-to-hand combat. Genius. Unfortunately the concept is weakened by the fact that chains and bladed weapons are clashed with aplomb. But oversights in common sense just make this even more fun!

Frank Markland US Seals II stars Michael Worth as as a commando who uses his martial arts skills to take on a former marine/martial arts expert(Chapa) who has taken a scientist hostage (Notice how the scientist is a sexy chick who looks more like a kindergarten teacher than a scientist, with big boobs, no less) so that she can help him turn a missile nuclear however the catch is that there is so much flammable air that one cannot light a cigarette let alone fire a gun (Or for that matter a nuclear missile) so Worth gathers a gang of martial artists as well as Marhall Teague (The film's best character) who is armed with acid paintball guns (Thinking about this movie logically will get you nowhere) and to which the seals take on the terrorists with martial arts battles. I actually probably wouldn't have reviewed this had I not clicked on "Michael Worth" and had seen that he was in this, which I had subsequently caught on HBO (Or Showtime, or something...) I remember enjoying the action sequences as well as the stupidity here. Indeed U.S Seals II is so silly it makes Issac Florentine's other efforts i've seen (Desert Kickboxer, Cold Harvest and Bridge Of Dragons) seem like works of supreme intelligence. The movie is full of plot holes, it is reported that you can't shoot guns but this doesn't stop our villain from smoking or launching a nuke. Worst of all is when the film tries to concern itself with characters, who don't register anything towards reality. (Teague's character aside) still it has lots of action and it has tons of carnage, so in other words this is perfect for the action fan looking for a guilty pleasure but little else. I haven't seen any of the other U.S Seals movies but despite enjoying this goofy entry, I still doubt i'll be seeking these out.* * out of 4-(Fair)

athersgeo When you buy a film purely because you like one of the actors in the film, you're taking a risk.When the film is a movie where no-one apparently has a good word to say about it...well that's the point when you have to wonder if what you're getting is going to be worth it - even for that one actor.Such was my position with US Seals II. Everything I'd heard about it prior to my copy arriving had been less than positive and I was seriously starting to doubt my sanity when the tape finally arrived... ...And I was consequently very pleasantly surprised with what I found when I watched the movie. The plot was actually surprisingly workable; the acting wasn't bad and the martial arts action was outstanding - in short, it was everything I hadn't dared to hope for.Does it have bad points? Yes it does - I was disappointed in the way a couple of the characters were dismissed so quickly and the opening five minutes of action (which was not martial arts) had me rolling around laughing, and yes there are plot holes right left and center...but overall, it's entertaining.And at the end of the day, that's what a film is supposed to be.

salty_the_bear This movie was unbelieveably bad. It had quite possibly the most cliche and inconsistent plot ever, and they never had any idea what they were talking about.*SPOILERS, as if you CAN'T SEE ALL OF THIS COMING FROM A MILE AWAY.*Obviously the most stereotypical part of the plot: evil madman, ex-US soldier... nuclear missle... hostages... wants money... But! Besides there are unique plot inconsistencies that aren't so cliche.The dialogue was utterly atrocious. Bad grammar, stupid phrases, and tough 'slang' plagued this film and would haunt any English teacher 'til the end of their days. The actors obviously had no expirience whatsoever, and everything that they said and did was far too easy to make fun of.Every time someone would turn their head, or move their arm, there would be a really annoying whooshing noise. By the end of the movie you will either have killed yourself to spare you the stupidity, or wished you had.The entire movie is basically set on this island. It was an old Soviet weapons testing facility. According to the plot, it had been contaminated with methane gas around the year 1989, around the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Anyway, this methane contamination prevented the use of guns, or sparks of any kind, for that matter. -_-;; Well. WHY, then, are they launching ballistic misslies from the island?Also throughout the whole movie, the bad guy is smoking a cigar. The relentless sword fighting SURELY would have made a spark at some point...? 'Why, of course they wouldn't, and don't call me Shirley'. Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think bthat there IS such a thing as a 'Red 7 Ballistic Series' Missile, that happens to look just like the Saturn 7 rockets used by the Apollo space missions...But if you're judging the movie by how many laughs you'll get out of it... this is a good movie for you. Terrible fight scenes, exaggerated deaths, and US soldiers that say 'G'day' and speak with Australian accents are only a few of the laughable things in this movie, although it gets REALLY slow and boring at times.Some nudity, but not anything really extreme, or anything particularly meaningful for that matter. Meaningless fighing, sex, dialouge at all times' is an accurate way to describe this movie, though maybe without the sex so much. The ending is cliche and disgusting as to how the bad guy dies, and the special effects are terrible. All in all, a terrible movie, but in a good way (kind of). If you're looking for laughs, here's where to find 'em. G'day!