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Van Damme & Lundgren, Together Again, In This Trailer For UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: REGENERATION!!
Merrick here...
ABKing pointed us to a trailer that was posted over at StalloneZone (HERE). It's for UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: REGENERATION, returning Jean -Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren in a project directed by John Hyams (son of Peter Hyams - who was DP on this film). Other sites are reporting the trailer via different embeds, so I'm not sure where this comes from exactly. Anyway...here it is!
The film will be rentable through Netflix (HERE), or is up for preorder on standard DVD & Blu-Ray (under the title UNIVERSAL SOLDIER 3) HERE
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This evidently played Fantastic Fest, where I'm told the reaction was mixed. But...you know...the Geek in me can't be beat down so I won't be able to help watching it.
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Looks Shitty
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weird
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can't wait
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... looks a bit pants. That won't stop me watching it, mind.
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I'll watch it!
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I heard he was forced to do this after his sucsess with JCVD. He wanted to do more good movie like that one from now on (thats why he turned down The Expendables i belive).
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Seriously, no matter how desperate you are to resurrect your solo career, show a little respect and solidarity for the guys who are not only your COLLEAGUES but by most standards your BETTERS.Why couldn't the silly french bastard just film Expendables with Sly and then turn to whatever else he wanted to do?? And if Lundgren can be in both, obviously the production schedules didn't conflict too much, so why couldn't JCVD do the same?Fucker.
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Didn't Dolph Lundgren get put through an industrial grade chipper vac at the end of the first movie?
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shouldn't this be Part 5? i mean i know they're just cheap ass lame canadian movies but they made a Part 2 and 3 between the original and The Return. tisk tisk. but yeah, how's Dolph return, is he a clone or something?
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I remember Van Damme was my fav action star (beatin Arny, Sly, and I guess Bruce but his movies are diff) but sad to see him not remainin sorta icon-ish... maybe Taratino should cast him in a movie then he could be revelent again
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...has van Damme ever been a bad guy in a movie? most other stars has at one point, but I cant remember wit van Damme
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Can't wait. Screw the haters.
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JCVD played a villain in Replicant, where he played a clone of a serial killer. He played both characters.
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No Retreat, No Surrender... and Black Eagle.
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Nov 23, 2009 11:57:03 AM CST
Probably be ass but i still got a kick out of that trailer
by judge dredds fresh undies
But I concur, why JCVD can do this but not the expendables is unfathomable.
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You are quite right, my friend. WTF? That's some Jason Vorhees shit. Fuck continuity I guess And I thought JC and DL were only in a bit of the flick? Looks like they are the stars. False advert?
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manifest, i dont think Van Damme's French think he's from Belgium 'the muscles from Brussels'.
Did he not do EXPENDABLES cos he only plays lead roles? Id say it's better to be second fiddle in the Royal Philarmonic than a busker in the subway. Sadly this new UNIVERSAL SOLDIER looks like utter shit. -
REPLICANT
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I remember seeing the original in the theater.
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I thought Universal Soldier: The Return was bad... but this is beyond bad! Plus if we are counting isnt this like the 5th or 6th Universal Soldier film... anyone remember those two with Burt Reynolds???
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thanks for the answers bout his baddie roles... and I just remember AICN said he was gonna be the baddie in Rush Hour 3... that prob would have that movie somewhat watchable and rememberable...
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MAKE A NEW BLADE MOVIE (wit Wesley of course) and have Jean-Claude be the main vampire baddie... 2 washed up action stars for the price of one... look in your (lion)heart, ya know ya want it
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I obey Oleg.
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It's great seeing Dolph and JCVD back in action. I'll take what I can get.
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"You're discharged, sarge!" everything else was as expected. Not too good, not stinky bad.
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I just watched it again recently. I think it came out on Blu-ray and I rented it. It's cheesy and stupid. Another direct sequel can only be more so.
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The jowly preview still from YouTube really confused me. I did not realize that was JCVD until they used that shot as his intro in the trailer. Wow.
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Sure, he was killed..well really killed for the second time at the end of Universal Soldier. But the Grim Reaper is OLEG's little bitch ass wife. For all the guys who think JCVD or Dolph suck I say why don't you go up to them directly with that critique, and see what happens.
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Nov 23, 2009 1:28:14 PM CST
This looks classy, i'm down to watch it.
by beyondthunderdome2girls1cupbillcosby
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it was a rehash of Bloodsport.
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Than the previous ones. I'll watch it. Dolph and Damme look okay too.
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....I've gotta give big kudos to the 80's style trailer with too much voice over. Great stuff :D
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By my palsied grandma.
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van damme...just hit him on his jaw he'll go down like a sack of shit
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trash!
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... I read an interview with John Hyams at vandammefan and he had some cool ideas for US3, also his Father has a good eye (excluding 'A Sound of Thunder' WTF was that about?) - so at least someone old-school has got the lighting covered (he must have had some impact on his sons direction too you'd think). I know this will be a mixed bag, but I heard the final fight is well put together, and the general look: colour grading, long takes, wide masters, understated acting (for the genre), all looks promising.
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...order of action stars. I've never liked one of his movies...and I was a teenager during the 80's so that's saying a lot.He's even below Steven Seagal.
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...like picking on the kid who wet his pants in the fourth grade...I feel a little sick about it.I wonder if it would be cool and he would feel better if I gave him a piece of my gum. I've only got two pieces left, so It's sort of a big deal.
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Love that movie. I'd be down for a DTV sequel of that any day.
This looks really bad. Even for DTV. There's not even any money shost in that trailer.
I'm also very disappoint JCVD didn't do Expendables. Maybe he is just a douche who got an ounce of credibility and squandered it, as per usual. Just like Mickey Rourke, but at least he's getting some big pay days. -
Not looking that good, to be honest. Now bring on the Mofo Expendibles! Thats what Im talking about!
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...how the mighty have fallen... *heavy sigh*
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in that big farm machine at the end. ripped to tiny pieces. Fuck you hollywood, and your alien resurrection logic. Let it go.
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Wow. These are what REAL action heroes should look like. Not like Matt "read the Guardian" Damon.
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I'm excited that these two guys are back together again. The trailer looks solid, and there seems to be at least some love put in to this project. I'll be checking it out with Netflix.
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Doesn't matter how they are numbered. They are universally interchangeable.
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Nov 23, 2009 3:12:04 PM CST
Yeah, that did look pretty good, much better than the 1st one.
by ganymede3001
Bring it on baby.
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yet I won't be able to stop myself. I will have to watch this.
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As much as I like Matt Damon's Jason Bourne, Lundgren & JCVD are honest to god action heroes. They may not be spring chickens anymore, but that sure as hell hasn't stopped the likes of Stallone or Willis, who still kick ass.
I don't know about anybody else, but even if the flick is mediocre these guys deserve my money. They've got the cred and have earned my cash long ago. I'll sooner give it to them than any other watered down, pussified movie made for the Twilight generation. -
brought out of cold storage? in pt. 2 he was back to being a regular human. this don't make no sense.
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Seriously, Dolph was what made the first universal soldier watchable.If this film has him doing his 100% crazy routine again, for the whole run time, I'm paying my money.
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Why do MMArtists think they can act?
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cheap ass shit.
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I LOL'd.
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None of these fuckers can touch a butt crumble on the hairy ass of Tug Speedman.
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The word I got on the street from friends who were at the screening was that it was "watchable" but pretty expendable (nice word choice, huh?). It's a shame JCVD can't find a project to show off the considerable charm and rough edges he showed everyone in "JCVD". I was never a fan of the original to begin with, so I can't get nostalgic for this one.
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Nov 23, 2009 6:11:13 PM CST
Honestly, you want real action? Look to Ninja Assasin...
by hollywoodhellraiser
The Expendables, and this!I know some think Bourne is a action/thriller but these guys; Stallone, Dolph, JCVD, Snipes, and Li are the REAL deal!They don't need cameras to "speed-ups" scenes because they can kick ass naturally!
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Is this one going to ignore the previous sequels too?
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I'm going to watch this.
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One, Van Damme was already contracually obligated to make this film, or at least to make a film for these producers during the block of time they decided to make this film, so he actually didn't have much choice in the matter at all, and has said as much. Lundgren was convinced to sign on for basically an extended cameo initially, though I think he ended up shooting for a few more days than expected, so who knows how big his role is here, though frankly I doubt he is in much more than an early scene "look its Dolph Lungren on ice" reveal, and then the final big confrontation set piece at the end. As for The Expendables, Van Damme said he couldn't fit the film into his already booked out schedule, whether that was true or just his giving lip music excuses for not doing the film I don't know, but it would have been cool to see him in Expendables with all the other guys, that's for sure. Anyway, as for this, I'll watch it, and hopefully it'll be okay 80's style action b-movie style entertainment, but I can't say I'm exactly hanging out for it or anything, or that I have the greatest expectations in regards to quality. And is it just me, or is Van Damme starting to look old, and not in a rugged age-suits-him kinda way either...
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In JCVD he looks into the camera and basically bears his soul for a good five minutes in one unbroken shot. They could've given him the Oscar and it would've been fine by me. Maybe last year's best performance.
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I'll definitely watch it. Trying to keep an open mind,'cause US:TR was tragically bad.Whatever happened to Goldberg?
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Pure Gold.
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I just recently watched JCVD and I kept thinking how Universal Soldier was possibly his best film
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I heard something along the lines of his character "not having any substance"...I mean, really? Still looking forward to this though
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I'm not too sure about Van Damme, but have you seen COMMAND PERFORMANCE? Lundgren is still in top shape!
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He may be a fuckup, but he IS a talented one; and I'd second that it was worth an Oscar nomination for the monologue alone...
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He wasn't frozen anymore, and he had a kid. I'm not getting this whole thing. Frankly I never got US to begin with. But I did buy The Return on video when it came out, so why not this? I guess there could be a reasonable explanation like he degenerated after The Return and he died. OR maybe Timecop came back and put him on ice again? Also I second the notion, The Quest was a good flick. I liked-ed it.
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It felt honest. And I kind of believed that desire of his to find a mainstream movie instead of all the DVD shit he does (even tho it was just a movie). So...he passes on Expendables and takes this. WTF.
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Nov 23, 2009 11:00:47 PM CST
Crap. Thought "regeneration" meant this was a Doctor Who thread.
by johndillingers20inchseveredcock
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Anyone remember "No Retreat..No Surrender"? Where the kid had to fight the guy who crippled his brother and I think it was the "soul" of Bruce Lee that teaches him karate! Awesome 80's karate cheese! I miss those movies, I mentioned at work recently Sho Kosugi, Cynthia Rothrock, Ninja III: The Domination, American Ninja, Pray For Death, Gymkata and the young guys were like WTF???? They had no clue.
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...and as such I always kinda hope that he'll get it together and turn that quality corner that he only occasionally managed to peek around, but never managed to fully grasp onto and capitalise on. However the sad fact is the guy is a bit of a fuck up, and either makes, or takes, the worst advice on the planet in regards to his career, and probably his personal life too if we're going to be brutally honest. The guy just can't seem to spot a good opportunity even if his life depended on it. Sure, he'll luck into one every so often, most recently with JCVD, and for a short while people will remember that they always kinda liked the guy, and that he always had this little spark of potential, but then he'll zig when he should have clearly zagged, and end up back on shitty dtv avenue all over again, while everyone else forgets about him again and moves on, except the action fans who still follow him grudgingly into career oblivion. Oh well, he's still doing better than Seagal at least...
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BEAST........Caught it on NETFLIX INSTANT.
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Nov 24, 2009 1:16:17 AM CST
Title sounds like a crossover with a Resident Evil movie.
by gibsonusa returns
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...cock. Becasue he passed up THE EXPENDABLES for utter bullshit like this.
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... was the one where he was a bad-ass Cajun and did all kinds of insane shit to a bunch of dudes who came to the wrong part of the bayou.
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Unless your blind?
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are ok, just wish they were as audacious as his earlier films.
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the dtv movies are audacious but are so dreary looking. they need to film in the summer months of vancouver.
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Ever come out? I remember the trailer for it, but looking at his IMDB page every title is basically the same so I dunno which one is which.
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Though, I guess one would hope it would be a bit more with Dolph and Jean back together.
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Not seen that one. Just IMDb'd it. Sounds interesting. I'll add it to the list, cheers :)
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Oh yeah. He's being chased by the bad guys. All of a sudden there's a pommel horse in the middle of the alley, and he pummels them with the pommel. After the last Olympics I was waiting for Michael Phelps' Swimkata. I can see the tagline now..."He'll beat you to death in 1/100th of a second."
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despite JCVD, Goldberg, and Michael Jai White. So did JCVD die in that? Why do they have to defrost him for this one?
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Command Performance is the drummer movie, dude. With a command performance from Drago himself. "DIE HARD" at a Russian rock concert. AWESOME
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Say what you want about JCVD but he always looks good in his fight scenes.
He took martial arts and spinning roundhouse kicks to a whole new level thanks to his stint in balet, making it look almost artistic with those fucking splits he can do.
I'll watch anything he does, and hey, he can always say yes to Expendables 2 .
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Arlovski get back in the gym you fuck face.
Cro Cop would have been a better choice. His best days are behind him. -
Lance Henriksen chewin' it up, Van Damme, pre-Mummy Arnold Vosloo, Yancy Butler before she drunk herself into oblivion, Wilford Fucking Brimley, John Woo before he got too mainstream americanized. Maybe one day...
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Nov 24, 2009 8:10:37 PM CST
"But...you know...the Geek in me can't be beat down so I won't b
by heyscot
HELLS yeah. Well said, sir. . .
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