Why You Haven't Heard of The Soldier (1982)

[@cesarvasquez9572]

I actually do remember this film. My dad (who has really bad taste in films) wanted to take me to see it when I was a kid, and even back then I had no interest in seeing it.

[@TheChequeredHorse1]

Not sure of the point of digging up a next to forgotten film, only to shit on it...

[@VaughnJogVlog]

Maintain that energy for other channels that purportedly review older movies available on streaming. Or in the least go make a fuss at the channels who are still complaining about Disney’s Star Wars.

[@JohnKoenig-db8lk]

"Why You Haven't Heard of This Channel."

[@gustavgnoettgen]

@@JohnKoenig-db8lk "The answer may surprise you"

[@GL79-mf7of]

Ah yes, i know this movie from the movie Showdown aka Blue Jean Cop (1988)

[@VaughnJogVlog]

Does the director recycle it? Like maybe have it playing in the background of a scene?

[@GL79-mf7of]

@@VaughnJogVlog yep. I think it´s played in a theatre, in one of the scenes, that´s what imdb says. I do remeber one of the announcements outside says "The Soldier". The movie is directed by this same guy so i guess that´s why.

[@lovejen01]

1 1/2 stars, your to nice.

[@VaughnJogVlog]

I liked the jumps, both the uzi on skis and the Porsche. 🤷‍♂️

[@colinbarron4]

I don't agree with your assessment. I enjoyed the movie when it first came out . I have it on DVD and have watched it a few times. It is a good action movie and compares favourably with most of Jason Statham's films.

[@VaughnJogVlog]

The ground work had been done for the action genre, but I don’t believe they knew what they were doing with this one. It should be an action movie, but fails to deliver at the key moments. As a spy thriller it fails to deliver twists and tension. I can’t recommend.

[@BrandonHainsworth]

This may be an unpopular opinion but Top Gun is overrated and this is coming from a guy who quite likes the 80s even the Police Academy movies and quite a few Bud Spencer and Terrence Hill films, I find Tony Scott rather overrated and the less said about True Romance and Crimson Tide the better and that's because of who the screenwriter was on those, also I don't care for Tarantino's F word overload. Anyways this movie is weird, is it meant to be a serious Cold War film or a Sci Fi esque action film.

[@VaughnJogVlog]

My mention of Tony Scott was more about Beverly Hills Cop II which has an opening heist that is exciting and cut quickly. The Soldier is edited with no urgency. I can’t understand why we need minutes on end of stealing a nuke, making bombs and planting them. Edit I don’t think they knew what they were going for with this one. The terminology doesn’t seem researched. The actors don’t seem to think they are in a drama. There’s some decent action but it’s at the wrong moments. The lead is a robot, there’s no actual levity, it’s pretty forgettable.