They underestimated the older soldier, unaware he was the smartest & had the most battle experience

[@noahellis3672]

A great scifi and action movie. Kurt Russell was terrific as Todd. In fact he spoke the least amount of words and let his body language do most of the talking for him. In fact for one scene where you see all the boys at the beginning of the movie on a cross country run the lead boy carrying the unit flag is actually Kurt Russell's son who resembled his dad. A top-notch movie for anyone into scifi and serious action.

[@JnEricsonx]

And he's grown up. Overlord, the MCU, etc.

[@tylerdurden788]

@@JnEricsonx he the US agent?

[@JnEricsonx]

@@tylerdurden788 Correct.

[@ethosterros9430]

Dude that scene where he cried by himself after the town drove him out after he had a PTSD episode was heart breaking.

[@Akumaa2000]

I had no idea that was Kurt Russell’s son carrying the flag on that cross country run, thats cool as hell…………I’m a retired army combat soldier, I love action and sci-fi action movies but military movies in general. 😎✌🏾👊🏾 I wished that Captain Church would have survived instead of getting killed by Colonel Mekum, I wanted to see Church give Mekum that “I told you that SGT Todd was our best man” look before Todd’s soldier took Mekum and the other 2 officers away to their death…….lol

[@TheSADHU88]

This movie is way better then it was supposed to be!

[@censorshipsucks9493]

Kurt Russel spoke only about a dozen words in the whole movie. He took something like a year and a half before the movie to train to become Todd.

[@Vietnow15]

So true 1 of my favorites as a boy

[@AlligatorAli]

His eyes being just a little watery while being expelled due to misunderstanding conveyed a lot of emotions.

[@frankwithrow377]

I thought it was dakn good movie

[@benjaminguilatcoiv]

I liked it

[@Enruler]

They don't make movies like this anymore. Even though it was critically panned at the time of its release, I always thought it was a great film. It has aged well, and I think its a good piece on the mentality of real soldiers and the ptsd they face, along with their difficulty to reintegrate into society in some cases. Nice recap.

[@matthewjuarbe5826]

to this day i always said in quiet in my head my uncle died in Vietnam. he was never the same he was a heavy drinker never talked about what he did what he saw. only when he was drink, he would let a few things slip. sadly in 2005 he took his own life. we honestly need ot take better care of our veterans. the price they pay so we can live the way we do the least we as a nation and society can do is make sure they are ok

[@glennbrymer4065]

As a 100 % disabled veteran & Retired US Army soldier. I rate this movie as 1st rate action. It never stops giving.

[@andrewluchsinger]

Thank you for your service.

[@Akumaa2000]

Same here……100% disabled combat army veteran, I love this movie. 😎✌🏾

[@bluesky-ud9wg]

Thank you for you're service and sacrifice to me and this nation

[@andrewluchsinger]

@Joe Washington It could be worse. tRump could still be president.

[@GangstaStan010]

Thank you for your service sir!

[@ideiben3190]

I really liked this movie. Kurt Russel is always good, but he was great in this one. The whole story was great. It had an original feel to it. I remember after seeing it that I had never seen any other movie quite like it.

[@andytay5507]

with only 3 words to speak!

[@anthonydesroches8897]

I really liked his movie, escape from New York

[@mr.2cents.846]

The only full I didn't liked Kurt Russell was Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.2.

[@Melodie_Info3]

Who would win tod or the thing????

[@tomasrikona4021]

'I'm going to kill them all sir' The only line Kurt Russell spoke during the entire movie and a true testament to his acting ability and the inner drive of his character. 9 out of 10 for plot and character development.

[@michaelblaes9847]

I seem to remember "soldiers deserve soldiers" as well.

[@hankscorpion]

kurt russell has been acting professionally 20 years longer than I have been alive!

[@whatareyoulookingat908]

He spoke more lines than that..but not many. According to imdb..he spoke a total of 104 words.

[@tomasrikona4021]

Thank you to those who amended my mistake. I was reminded that he said "Soldiers deserve soldiers sir" a simple fact. It was almost 30 years ago I saw Soldier and I remember being in awe of Kurt Russell's portrayal of such a complicated stoic, and largely silent character after seeing him in so many loud mouth blow em up and smoke em movie roles in the past. Was blown away by his performance in this movie to be truthful.

[@L1VE3V1L]

“Fear …..and discipline…. “ “Now?” “Always”. He had a few lines mate.

[@kenmazoch8499]

actually, she did not ask him to take revenge, she asked him to lead them in their defense, but he refused, because like capt. church, todd believed civilians should not fight, soldiers should, and quickly proves that experience counts for a great deal.

[@aidieltaufik9954]

its remind me of masterchief

[@jimwood6794]

Probably one of the best movies that Kurt Russell has done yet. Here it is twenty years later and I have watched this movie more than once and have enjoyed it every time.

[@axelwulf6220]

SOLDIER This is an obscurly hidden gem, and well worth the watch

[@christopherholmes7324]

Damn right!

[@ChristianPugg]

This movie is from a time when they knew how to make movies. One of my favorites.

[@nitishcarlin1926]

Yea...bang on..

[@anormalguytrading2052]

What are movies Christian San? O_O

[@JohnSmith-je9jd]

Great movie... Great moral lesson..... Another star in Russells crown..!

[@coppertopv365]

My Army barracks roommate, who was tragically Murdered had this movie. He had just started this one day when I got back from a shift, We watched this and we both liked this movie. He shared the movie with others..and it seemed like everyone had something positive to say. RIP Btother Jackson.

[@johnstrickland3933]

this movie to me yes is definitely sci-fi an a work of fiction. but brings to light PTSD. it shows the reason it esist. tod was a soldier that the only life he knew. he was trained since he was young. all he knew was this. an all sudden be was no longer soldier an had to deal with normal civilian life. with civilians it show the hardship he has to go through an also shows that the civilians where also scared of him because the fact he was soldier. it shows exactly the problem people that have PTSD have the problem yes it work of fiction but does show that very well. I don't know if it was attentional or pure coincidence. but it did amazing job showing it

[@eldo59]

I remember watching it when it came out in '98. Boss movie! Kurt Russell played that soldier really well and the other actors were solid too! Miss movies like this that knew how to make them great even after becoming so unknown and underrated. Still holds up today 25 years later.

[@mayhem8264]

The amount of talent to be able to pull off this movie is actually amazing. Everyone hit their mark and it made a great movie.

[@justincase4708]

This movie was absolutely fantastic! Everyone did a fantastic job, and I've always enjoyed Jason Isaacs as the villain!

[@shatteredsoldier81]

This was a very underrated movie. I can relate to Todd because I found it difficult to adapt to normal life after returning from deployment

[@Fat-Queen1]

Why not continue serving? Soldier.

[@Sal736zar]

I have a very few selected favorites and soldier is one of them. Thanks for recapping this movie

[@seannemo8076]

Something I noticed when I watched this movie in boot camp: During the early training sequences, there was a trainee who couldn't keep up. When they came to take him away, he pissed his pants. Later, when Mekum realized how screwed he was, _he_ pissed his pants. My theory is that Mekum _was_ the failure and had been transferred to some sort of Admin group. He then helped to develop the "New Breed" as an FU to the program that he failed in.

[@Colin_]

Um i thought they shot the kid who couldnt keep up or am i remembering that scene wrong. Its been years since ive watched it.

[@seannemo8076]

@@Colin_ It was implied that that's what happened, but never shown. My theory is that they used the fear of death to 'encourage' them, but didn't actually kill them. Which is why the failure pissed himself: he thought he was about to die.

[@leagreenall5972]

@@seannemo8076 They killed him. It was in keeping with the win or die mentality and brutality of the project. They didn't need to encourage them, they all knew there was no mercy for the weak, only the strong make it.

[@StarAllKungfu]

I like this interpretation. Though I think the kid got shot, and it was showing how Metkum wasn't worthy of being a soldier. Think we can all agree it was a great movie. Glad to hear a different view on some of the events.

[@jokersanonymous3166]

This theory is too good. I now dub it canon for this universe 😂

[@julieandrea318]

I searched everywhere for this on DVD. Found it in a second hand shop. It's one of my favorites. It's not mentioned in the recap but the little boy doesn't speak, so him and Todd make a great pair.

[@jayceecombs6887]

Not sure how many times I have watched this film? Use to own it on VHS. Actually I believe I first saw it in the theater. Have always admired his acting! Thank you, J

[@chriskirsten8221]

very underrated movie......and perfectly shows that experience ALWAYS trumps youth

[@Limasenar]

Excellent recap! I saw this movie first on VCD. Such a sleeper hit and awesome comeback for Russell.

[@truejim]

Although not “officially” part of the Blade Runner universe, this film shared a writer with Blade Runner. David Webb Peoples has said that he considers Soldier a "side-quel" to Blade Runner because it takes place in the same universe. The vehicles used by the Blade Runners - spinners - are also used in Soldier. Also fun fact: the actor who plays the father Mace is the son of the actor who played the third Doctor Who.

[@MrAnimeMilitary]

Ah thanks for the info! So that explains the Tanhauser Gate reference tatooed on Todd's left arm as one of the battles he faught in.

[@hankscorpion]

blade runner was overrated, while soldier was underrated.

[@perseenhaistaja]

​@@hankscorpion blade runner wasnt a big hit. It created a growing cult movie status.

[@hankscorpion]

@@perseenhaistaja yeah...overrated. blade runner actually sucks if you didn't watch it for the first time when you were 11 years old... soldier is a much better movie that gets no cred

[@perseenhaistaja]

@@hankscorpion i think i agree on this.

[@tangomantactical]

One of my favorite movies. Had a Warhammer 40k flare to it, looking back. Very underrated movie.

[@johnflores1723]

Her: What are you going to do? Todd: Kill them all, sir. I think that’s the way it went.

[@karlbrundage7472]

I watched this movie in its first-run at the cinema and it was glorious. The crowd gasped, shouted in anger and cheered as the story unfolded. This is what movies ought to be............................

[@mr.2cents.846]

With the right audience a movie it 10 times better.

[@kazoosc]

_I think he growled_ .. I loved this movie

[@stephenison5703]

I love this movie and thank you for reminding me about it because Kurt Russell kicks ass in it 💯👍

[@MrCabledawg45]

Finally a channel that let's us know the names of the movies instead of leaving us guessing the movie.

[@donc9275]

I loved this movie, I’m kind of bothered it didn’t get the marketing it deserved.

[@DEATH111183]

Lots of inaccuracies in the story telling. Like Sandra "ordering Todd to take revenge" which didn't happen, she asked what Mace did, if it was some kind of mistake, what the mission is, can they reason with the enemies and why not. She then asked to help, stating "we'll fight" to which Todd replied "no sir. Soldiers deserve to fight soldiers" then he declared he would kill them all. Otherwise nice summary of a GREAT movie

[@SophiaAphrodite]

Kurt Russell deserved an award for this role. Almost no speaking at all. Yet told stories just with his behavior.

[@ntcommie]

This is nostalgic! Great show! Watched this when i was young.

[@mjac8373]

Great movie, good review. I've watched it a couple times. "A Soldier deserves a Soldier, Ma'am." my favorite line.

[@JeffreyRandall]

I appreciate your recap, but you need to rewatch the movie a few more times. You misrepresented many things in the movie. But you still did a good job. Just one update would be that the Colonel was a coward. I've watched this move more than 50 times. Great movie. Kurt played his character perfectly. He was a programed soldier. But grew as a person and recognized good and evil. He evolved from a soulest killing machine to a great soldier and a human being.

[@emptyhand777]

Left out one of the best parts. After Todd defeated Caine and went to the ship he came face to face with his former troops who thought he was dead. The troops paused a moment when they saw Todd and then saluted him. Todd ordered the men to throw the colonel off the ship.

[@mr.2cents.846]

Is this the movie where Todd watched the boy play tag with an older girl who pretended to be hurt to trick her?

[@kellyr3655]

I've seen this movie countless times. Not a bad overview, but needs a few corrections. Todd's team wasn't killed. Just him, so they thought, & his 2 fellow soldiers that were ordered to fight Caine. When they lost they were all thrown onto a trash ship. Arcadia was a trash planet. The other soldiers were demoted & ended up being part of the crew of the "spaceship" at the end. They followed Todd because he was already their leader. Also, Sandra did not order Todd to kill the attacking soldiers. She told him they, the community, would join in the fight if he could show them what to do. He refused. "Soldiers deserve soldiers sir" he replied. He continued getting prepared & Sandra asked, "What are you going to do?" Camera goes to a tight shot on Todd's face. "I'm going to kill them all sir." Freaking great syfy movie!

[@kimothy1701]

Todd age 11 is played by Kurt’s son Wyatt Russell who went on to play the new Captain America in the Falcon and the Winter Soldier

[@Robbini0]

It wasn't that Todd and his squad were beaten to death, the other two were already dead so the 3 of them were sent with the trash. Also, they hadn't turned against Mecom, they had simply acknowledged that Todd was their commander when they met him again.

[@marchillyard199]

Loved this movie had a real spartan feel about it, way before halo was a thing

[@ericrickert3045]

I really enjoyed this movie and was really invested in the characters. Well done!

[@johnhays5820]

This is one of my favorite sci fi movie ever! Not to meant one of my favorite Kurt Russell movies! Glad they never made a second or remade it…it’s a perfect movie that needs no improvement! 😎👍

[@acefalcons4903]

It was a special time and generations when good message were allowed and encouraged in movie makings.

[@biffmalibu3733]

Thanks. I forgot how good this movie is.

[@jkang9905]

soooooo underrated. this needs a direct sequel or a remake.

[@Cheekiemoney]

These are the kind of movies we miss. Men kicking ass like men! Pure masculinity! It's why Top Gun:Mav did so well!

[@martyemmons3100]

I watched your video because "Soldier" has a great story. With superb actors. And a director that utilized his assets to their maximum potential. Personally, I'm happy this fine movie is being remembered.

[@jerrypadilla4384]

This film is very underrated. Spends less time on fanciful FX and CGI, and more on character development and the emotional depth, of each screen character. Something Hollywood has been doing less and less of, through the years.

[@dataninjuh2135]

3:49 Cant even finish the recap, this is one of my favorite movies. Im going to dig thru my collection and watch this right now ! Great film by Kurt Russell, The Thing being my favorite of course and of course Big Trouble in Little China and of course ... you get the point. Thank you for the nostalgia.

[@Shogun8888]

Kurt got in his best shape for this movie.

[@cossackcortes]

I remember the film, it's good.

[@solidsol9]

An underrated film, solid story and unfolds well. One of those movies you see on during a lazy afternoon. You say "why not" and it pays off a bit, every time.

[@PatrioticTexan1776]

Underrated movie! Kurt Russell was 46yrs old and he got jacked for the film.

[@TheWirelessTech]

This movie was great. It had no marketing whatsoever but i gave it a chance and showed it to my friends at the time i found it and we all loved this movie.

[@cheeseburgerinparadise7124]

This movie showcased Kurt Russell as a great. He has only one or two lines and uses amazing facials and body language through the movie. One of my all time favorite movies. Simply amazing. Movie has heart, man.

[@USRecap]

Couldn't agree more!

[@bigbob1699]

A tough movie about tough men.

[@Fat-Queen1]

Wish we could implement this regime for men today!

[@othellmartin6302]

Yeah I watched this movie at least 20 times as a kid, this is what actually made me a big Kurt Russell fan

[@WarpandXeno88]

I love this movie. It's one of Kurt Russell's best.

[@StephanGrove]

i loved the move Soldier. One of Kurt Russells best. Soldiers deserve Soldiers.

[@Trippp550]

I haven’t seen this movie in forever. This was my #1 favorite movie when I was a teen. No one I showed it to like it. I couldn’t fathom why! It’s so good. Now I haven’t seen it in like idk maybe 15-20 years. I don’t remember when it came out. I got it on VHS during a yard sale. Maybe if I watched it now I’d like if less. But I watched this movie so many times. The sequel was HORRIBLE and totally missed the magic that made the first one so good

[@mr.2cents.846]

Intelligent people will like it.

[@daviddiehl197]

Soldier's deserve soldiers.

[@johnnycee5179]

Great movie, seen it 2 or 3 times.

[@Sainte305]

One of my all time favorite films. No, it isn't perfect, but damn is it FUN! Todd is a badass.

[@JMGeranimo]

Great movie. Watch it every time I can.

[@georgemartin7522]

Its based on an episode of the Outer Limits tv . The episode is "Soldier" with Michael Ansara.

[@denimjez]

I couldn't guess the amount of times I watched this movie growing up. Love it

[@RealCaptainJaws]

I can't believe how many times I re-watched this movie as a kid. It was one of the first DVD movies and I couldn't get enough.

[@TinoPascual]

This is actually a pretty good action movie with Kurt Russell. A must see!

[@williamklemp3764]

This movie was so damn underrated. Such a good movie

[@bceaser1]

I remember this movie as a kid. This was classic action cinema with a damn good story. They do not make movies like this anymore.

[@BadTatarin]

Imagine this happening in the world of Warhammer 40,000.

[@satoshijon3730]

i had this movie on vhs. one of kurts best roles totally undervalued.

[@breakingamer3550]

I've always loved this movie. I'm glad you covered it.

[@lashingtung]

I love this movie. I remember, while in the service, trying to exercise Todd's training techniques on a 6-mile run. It worked....but only once, lol.

[@michaelmurren3432]

One of my favorite Kurt Russel films. Very underrated movie..

[@trekker683]

Interesting how older B movies are far more appreciated today then when they were released. This movie could not be released today with current Hollywood mentalities.

[@johnwolfe9694]

One of my favorites .I see the guy recapping this movie has never watched it .

[@AngusT.McCraken]

Love this movie. Very underrated. Halfway through this recap I started wondering if there was an alternate version I had never seen.

[@mirthumos]

How have i not heard of this movie until now? It's on my 90's list now.

[@marioStortuga]

As a Retired Marine I approve this message.

[@wolfdad1512]

This was pretty freaking good.

[@sedlyholmes3722]

I love how todd is still stoic and no emotions after he was with the community but inside he feels attached to the people, and makes it his absolute mission to protect them because that was the order of his leader, aside from that i think fans back then thought this was a terminator ripoff

[@phillipcraggs6202]

Kurt Russell is one of the best character actors. Comedy to action.

[@garethtomkins5797]

Excellent movie and Kurt Russel brilliant as always.much underrated movie in my opinion.

[@racamp4467]

Yep that is one of my favorite movies. I still watch it till this day.

[@johnnyk617]

Re watch this movie every few years I love it still have it on VHS

[@richardlew3667]

Fun fact: Kurt Russell was an actual veteran which helps make his character even more convincing.

[@noraelliott7304]

I had forgotten this movie, but this recap reminded me of it. Always liked Kirt Russell movies.

[@jayquanvo5134]

Very underrated film. It’s such shame since many of Kurt Russell’s films are so misunderstood and under appreciated.

[@Wartrain762]

Such a great movie, Thank you for reminding me of it. I used to watch this on repeat as a boy, you brought back a lot of old memories.

[@USRecap]

My pleasure

[@cydraiyne8323]

It’s a great movie IMO Kurt Russel’s best movie. Okay, Big Trouble in Little China is phenomenal too

[@anticorruptionagenda5106]

Damn childhood they don't make good movie like that anymore!!!

[@nzcyclone]

I remember watching this movie years ago and I always thought, it would stand the test of time. It had a believable and in my opinion very well written storyline. More importantly the acting in this movie was genuinely great acting. Not the cardboard acting we tend to get now. Sadly the world is full of people like the Colonel. As to getting the children and training them as soldiers..... Who knows if that is true or not, now or in the future. But it has a element which could be believable. I know I know there will be those who say that is not possible and would never happen. But, didnt they say the same about someone landing on the moon?

[@panyat]

nostalgic. always watched this whenever comes up on cable

[@Jesusisking2785]

This is a great movie I Remer when it came out we rented from our local video store and popped it in the vcr and loved it

[@jw8160]

Good review other than the constant references to U.S. Military which I don't recall being so and the constant usage plane. It was not a PLANE it was a spaceship. Also, if I remember correctly, the old soldiers were natural (unmodified) while the new troops were genetically modified.

[@timbarnett3898]

This is one of my favorite all time movies. My first DVD got damaged so I order another DVD as replacement. There is missing scenes in replacement DVD, that were in my original movie, which is too bad.

[@adamshotts6097]

A truly great movie!!!! I wish I could find it on DVD

[@SilverSix]

Retired military and I enjoyed this watching it more than once. Experience matters…

[@alexnikolas1991]

Great underrated sci-fi flick which is a far better watch than it had any business being when it came out. The only thing that bugged me is the fact that the writers thought we'd be capable of interstellar travel by the late 2020s (given Todd was born in 1996 according to this video's narrator.)

[@Tokijing]

Get the recap right. They weren't beaten to death later. They were presumed dead after the match.