Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
It’s Die Hard…
on a train.
Is the main character an average Joe?
No, but he still poses as one. Casey Ryback is now a chef in a restaurant but still has his background as a Navy Seal.
Sidekick?
A porter named Bobby tags along and learns some Aikido along the way.
Any personal problems?
His brother has recently died and he goes on a vacation with his teenage niece. He wasn’t trained for that.
Is the lead character there by coincidence?
Yes he is. He is going on a vacation with his niece.
Are there any friends or family in danger?
His niece gets captured by the hijackers.
What’s at stake and why aren’t the authorities doing anything?
Travis Dane has the control over a satellite that can cause earthquakes at his command and he is selling his duties of to the highest bidder. The authorities don’t have a clue where he is since he is on a moving train.
Any charismatic villains?
Eric Bogosian chews the scenery and gets a lot of fun lines. His henchmen consist of a few familiar faces.
Is it any good?
It’s the only big budget Steven Seagal movie that actually got a sequel, so that’s counting for something. You can read my review here
They are planning a remake, I would go for Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, Joe Manganiello, Milo Ventimiglia, Tom Welling, Chris Evans, Chris Pine, Chadwick Boseman, Anthony Mackie, Jeremy Runner, Derek Theler, or D.J. Cotrona as Gabe Walker; and Billy Zane, Kevin Spacey, Dominic Pace, Alec Baldwin, Gil Banks, Hugo Weaving, Robert Knepper, Brian Van Holt, Travis Fine, Skeet Ulrich, or Dash Mihok as Qualen.
I think there is a way to improve The Taking of Beverly Hills, like instead an undercover Fed helped crippled a militia group and imprisoned many members including their leader. But the leader’s brother and a few members of the group plant bombs all over Beverly Hills, and threaten to set them off if the leader is not released, and the undercover fed seeks out the bombs while his partners buy him time.
Blast is good, but it would be worthwhile to note that, Agent Lisa Reed (Vivica A. Fox) finds out that Michael Kittridge (Vinnie Jones) is actually a mercenary named Skyler Talbot and had killed the real Kittridge and stole his identity to throw off authorities.
I would like to see Christmas Rush. Anyone know where to find it?
There are some sites that list it as streamable, but I don’t know how legit they are. If you own an XBMC player I would advise you to look on that network.
What is an XBMC Player? I have never heard of one.
In most cases they are mediaplayers running Android. Because they run Android they can download an app named XBMC from Google’s Play Store. XBMC allows you to search and stream movies
Don’t forget the other scenarios like Terminal Rush, Interceptor, Crash Dive, Counter Measures, 12 Rounds: Reloaded, 12 Rounds: Lockdown, Project: Shadow Chaser, Command Performance, Demolition University, Cyberjack/Virtual Assassin, Final Voyage, and Air Rage.
For Speed 2: Cruise Control, it should have been Direct to Video, and not a sequel to Speed. The lead villain should have been a pirate instead of soft ware designer turned mad bomber trying to blow up a ship.
Every time I see “Air Force One” I remember that in the Tom Clancy novels, the character of Jack Ryan becomes president. This film could have been part of the saga starring Harrison Ford, if he had continued it.