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Universal Soldier , Regenaration , Day of reckoning cult classic trilogy


Universal Soldier , Regenaration , and Day of reckoning if viewed as a trilogy each film got better and more interesting and deserve much higher ratings on imdb.Universal Soldier series became the weirdest, most indestructible film franchise of our time.Sometimes a simple, formulaic genre film breaks free of its format, takes root in the hearts and minds of a generation, and becomes something larger, greater — a modern myth. Movies like these don’t just spawn sequels; they sort of demand them, by building alluring, fully realized worlds to which moviegoers long to return, if only for a few more hours.The general consensus among Soldier fans who’ve seen both is that the stripped-down Regeneration — Universal Soldier plus Bourne plus Metal Gear Solid, shot in a color palette best described as “Eastern European City With Really Good Tax Breaks Blue/Gray” —and day of Reckoning is ambitious.

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I whole heartily agree. Each one seems like the logical next step from each other without us really knowing it until watched in a row.

And the ambitious of the Day of Reckoning comes from, for what I believe, the fact that its tone has a type of body horror David Cronenberg yet John Carpenter action vibe. The fight screens especially prove this as, unlike Regeneration where u couldn't wait to see the next fight, these fights had a brutal mean spirited heart where u actually wanna look away. Day of Reckoning is honestly the most evil action movie I ever seen. And I say that in the most awesome way imaginable.

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What about The Return?

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