Into The Sun Reviews

[Serena]

I just finished watching Into the Sun and I actually enjoyed it. It was such a step up from the last STDVD I watched (I believe that was BOTB).

I always wanted to see him in something in Japan with a plot involving the Yakuza. In all reality with a little work and a bigger budget Into the Sun could have been a theatrical release and it would have been a good draw I would venture to say.

It wasn't a great movie but I'm just really happy that he came out with something that didn't make me cringe... oh and he needs to lose the rings... looked like a pimp... lol.

LOLOLOL Loved the ring comment.
And glad to hear you liked the movie! Thanks for the review.



P.S. After a day or two, this thread will be merged into the Into the Sun review thread, located in the Movie Reviews sub-forum of the Movies section, where Craig wants them all kept kept together.

 

[Lollipop]

I think the location was really good for the movie, something new exotic and exciting!
I am glad you like it!

 

[suziwong]

yes it was great movie !!! Steven was really gorgeous !!!

my two favorite photos.... !! hihihihi !!

 

[Amos Stevens]

Glad you got to watch the movie & that you enjoyed it!

 

[Littledragon]

I just finished watching Into the Sun and I actually enjoyed it. It was such a step up from the last STDVD I watched (I believe that was BOTB).

I always wanted to see him in something in Japan with a plot involving the Yakuza. In all reality with a little work and a bigger budget Into the Sun could have been a theatrical release and it would have been a good draw I would venture to say.

It wasn't a great movie but I'm just really happy that he came out with something that didn't make me cringe... oh and he needs to lose the rings... looked like a pimp... lol.

I am glad you watched it and enjoyed it! You are right it wasn't a great Seagal film, it was simply good, but a relief to us Seagal fans because finally an improvement after bad DTV films such as Belly Of The Beast and Out Of Reach.

 

[Kotegashi]

I am glad you watched it and enjoyed it! You are right it wasn't a great Seagal film, it was simply good, but a relief to us Seagal fans because finally an improvement after bad DTV films such as Belly Of The Beast and Out Of Reach.

Not a great Seagal film? On a Dutch review site (www.dvd.nl) they call it his amazing comeback since Exit Wounds and even compare the last 20 minutes with the samurai fights from Kill Bill.

And this site is pretty critical, especially on Seagal (they didn't even review OFAK, BOTB, OOR).

Peace

 

[ORANGATUANG]

Love the finger gesture and that glare its just (to die for) ..i will be getting my copy very soon..thanks for the reveiw.

 

[Littledragon]

Not a great Seagal film? On a Dutch review site (www.dvd.nl) they call it his amazing comeback since Exit Wounds and even compare the last 20 minutes with the samurai fights from Kill Bill.

And this site is pretty critical, especially on Seagal (they didn't even review OFAK, BOTB, OOR).

Peace

A great Seagal film in my definition are films such as, Above The Law, Hard To Kill, Marked For Death, Out For Justice, etc..

Into The Sun was indeed good and I enjoyed it but no where near GREAT like his classics.

 

[DiDa]

I have just seen Into the Sun. It came out in Holand today. I think it is one of the best movies Seagal made in the last years. The swordfghts are very good and Seagal does his own fightscenes again. I can't wait to see Submerged!!!

 

[Clement3000]

A great Seagal film in my definition are films such as, Above The Law, Hard To Kill, Marked For Death, Out For Justice, etc..

Into The Sun was indeed good and I enjoyed it but no where near GREAT like his classics.

I just checked Websters and I'm sorry but I don't see any referance to this defenition. Id rather watch Fire Down Below or The Glimmerman than Above the Law, Hard to Kill, Marked for Death and Out for Justice. Just my opinion!

 

[Clement3000]

I have just seen Into the Sun. It came out in Holand today. I think it is one of the best movies Seagal made in the last years. The swordfghts are very good and Seagal does his own fightscenes again. I can't wait to see Submerged!!!

I'm glad to hear that you liked it, Into The Sun is defeniatly a postive step forward, I can't wait to see Submerged to. I bet it's going to be even better than Into the SUN. MY FINGERS ARE CROSSED!!

 

[DiDa]

I'm glad to hear that you liked it, Into The Sun is defeniatly a postive step forward, I can't wait to see Submerged to. I bet it's going to be even better than Into the SUN. MY FINGERS ARE CROSSED!!

I think it's going to be a very good movie with a lot of action. Did you see the trailer? The scene with the car and the helicopter looks awesome! Also the fight between Seagal and Gary Daniels looks great in the trailer! And i like the story too. The story is much rougher than Into the Sun! Submerged will the best in years, i think. (Excuse me if i made some languagemistakes, i'm from Holland)
SEAGAL IS THE MAN!!!!

 

[Dani]

A question. How that is the film Into the Sun???
Here in Germany it appears unfortunately only now.




Greeting Daniela

 

[ad_adrian]

was a bit dissapointed in the movie
hired it on dvd today...had to put subtitles on or i would have no idea of what was going on especially in the japanese sections.
but if there was more hand to hand combat i would of rated it higher...
a bit to much blood and gore...not one of his best movies!
4.5/10
sorry guys...as much as im a seagal fan...cant really say 2 much about it....
id buy it though as i buy all his movies! and he looks so damn cool with that jacket on and the action is great for sword fighting

 

[Fio]

was a bit dissapointed in the movie
hired it on dvd today...had to put subtitles on or i would have no idea of what was going on especially in the japanese sections.
but if there was more hand to hand combat i would of rated it higher...
a bit to much blood and gore...not one of his best movies!
4.5/10
sorry guys...as much as im a seagal fan...cant really say 2 much about it....
id buy it though as i buy all his movies! and he looks so damn cool with that jacket on and the action is great for sword fighting

I watched 'Into The Sun' this afternoon and, as ad_adrian, I got a hard time while the japanese sections until, after around 30 minutes, I got the idea to put the subtitles . Before I got the idea to put them, I found a little boring to not really understand, but after, it was ok .

I have to admit that I really love this movie and, I found that there was quite often some hand to hand combat, I don't know why some of you think that's not the case. Oh well, ok, there was not as often as in some other movies and that's true that's a quite hard one with the blood. But as I love Steven, there's no problem . I was nearly to cry when his girlfriend was killed . For me it was 8/10

 

[TwoCents]

I enjoyed the overall style and the finale swordplay was very good but a lot of scenes running up to that were very slow and the very few real fights were short and filmed so badly I couldn't really see what was going on. This was probably the best DTV movie SS has done but sadly I was bored halfway through I felt it was nearly over but not even an hour had past but thankfully the finale brought me back and I loved it, hopefully more action next time or at least better filmed action I don't mind less fights as long as the movie is moving at a good pace ,but by no means a bad movie.

On a related note was that Seagals daughter Ayako on the Japanese TV show they showed a couple of times? it looked like her and I know she has or does do a show simular to that one.

 

[Nick]

Critically Acclaimed DTV Release Into The Sun. Or Another Disappointment.

Plot:

Just like Submerged is a poor man’s version of Manchurian Candidate this is of(Or should I just say a blatant rip off) Rising Sun with Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes. A caucasian with a Japanese background conducting an investigation in Japan.

Dialogue:

The dialogue is written either by monkeys with typewriters or by amateur writers with the help of the equally unskilled Seagal. Just because he has certain talents doesn’t automatically make him a great writer.

I remember when I wrote my very first Script back in 1999. I re-read it recently and you know what I discovered? Not only did Into The Sun have the same amateur feel to it as my Screenplay but also that it was worse. I have matured since then and wrote two other more serious scripts that had nothing to do with martial arts. But that just shows you that this trio needs some writing lessons.

Acting:

Seagal delivered his lines in such a quite tone I had to let my remote run wild and was almost watching the film full volume which almost ruined my hearing because of the other normally acted scenes. He sounded like a dying Anthony Quinn making Avenging Angelo. But Quinn was 86. What’s Steven’s excuse? Maybe same one as for someone else dubbing his movies. Is this how he show’s his love for Japan? Then again his Japanese lines sounded like him. So I guess he mostly had his American lines dubbed. Guess he has no love for the US.

The rest of the actors weren’t memorable. And the side kick was not only very annoying but not very funny. He looked too young too for a CIA Agent. I say got back to school to finish your training. And maybe do stand up comedy by nights? That would improve your terrible one liners which weren’t funny here.

Unintentionally Hilarious Comedic Scenes:

Only scene that was hilarious was towards the end. Steven’s Japanese partner climbs over the fence and opens the gate for the big guy. But did Steven walk in? No, he rides in his Jeep. Hilarious simply hilarious.

Famous or Infamous(Your Pick) Sex Scene:

Let’s not forget about the sex scene. I have been having problems earlier with my remote. It barely worked due to old batteries. Thank god the batteries came through in the nick of time and allowed me to fast forward through this. I frankly for one don’t enjoy seeing older man of 50 or so with 18 year old looking girls.

The Action:

The Jungle Assault:

Actually not much of an assault to speak of. Seagal shoots a few men and there’s an explosion or two. Not a great introduction I would say. Seeing something like this can usually put people off simply because it feels too much like a B movie.

The Marked Fight:

This could be called a highlight of this film sadly. Short and violent in places. But 80 seconds or so isn’t enough to raise my hands and applaud this effort.

The Apartment Fight(About 20 or 30 Tedious Minutes Later):

Seagal infiltrates the gangster’s hangout and kills three or so men. It was very quick but at least he wasn’t doubled. Or so it seemed.

Pachinko Parlor:

Jackie Chan had a magnificent showdown in a Pachinko Parlor in his film Thunderbolt. It was realistic, brutal, and Ken Lo had quite a spectacular fight with him at the end on a bunch of display trampolines above the Pachinko Machines. Boy was I surprised when Steven casually walked past a bunch of Pachinko Machines without even thinking about fighting in this great background location. But then:

He took the elevator and did fight two henchman. Quite a good short fight. He even put the second henchman’s head through two Pachinko Machines to my surprise. So I guess I was quite happy in the end.

Then he faced Ken Lo. He was the amazing henchman Jackie Chan faced at the end of Drunken Master 2. Which to this day is the single best showdown captured on film. Ong Bak came close but it lacked heart. Sadly Ken Lo was wasted. He threw two kicks or so earlier on but they were very low to be called great. Considering he is known for his power kicks. The Steven fight was badly angled, dark, and lacking from the poor choreography. The close up’s made me think he was doubled. The cuts to the kicks without showing his face made me think he was doubled. And just the fact he used a double in the window fall made me already suspicious about the rest. Ken Lo had one good kick sadly which was slow motioned. And the hand to hand fighting was ridiculous. Ken Lo was attacking him with open hands. They weren’t even in a fist position. It’s like he was trying to pick Steven’s nose or maybe poke an eye out. As a Martial Artist I can tell you that is not how anyone fights.

The Temple Showdown:

While good it could have been better if Steven went in alone with no help. Would have been also more heroic. What was there was quite good. It was like a low budged version of Kill Bill. This was then quickly followed by the Boss Fight. But not before some embarrassing dialogue by Steven. Maybe this is the very part he wrote himself? The sword fight was good. Steven had a certain flow to his attacks I must say. But nothing spectacular or over the top. Maybe it did have a sense of realism but sometimes we want something else. Flashy unrealistic sword fights ala Kill Bill perhaps.

Last Thoughts:

In the end this film is what it is. A poor imitation of some other blockbusters. I don’t agree with some that say this is him going back to the glorious days of Out For Justice. This is far from it.

Also if this was Steven’s personal film about Japan well it was a poorly done one. Get the town’s people. Start a riot. Its sacrilege that a member has such negative thoughts about this film. I call it my opinion. Until Today You Die and his HK Project I am finished with Seagal. Mercenary and Submerged both will have to stay unwatched. That way I can save myself from some more disappointment. Belly of the Beast remains my top pick thus far. Just disappoints me watching dribble like this.

 

[hofmae]

Plot:

While good it could have been better if Steven went in alone with no help. Would have been also more heroic.

Yes, i agree with that!!!!

 

[Nick]

"Yes, i agree with that!!!!"

Haa is that all you agree with? Oh well that Review wasn’t very positive I agree. But its well written and captured my exact thoughts. And with some cleverly inserted comical bits

 

[hofmae]

"Yes, i agree with that!!!!"

Haa is that all you agree with? Oh well that Review wasn’t very positive I agree. But its well written and captured my exact thoughts. And with some cleverly inserted comical bits

Watch Submerged... A lot of people here like Into the Sun more, but Submerged is for me a lot better. Its a normal B-Action Flick. But i think even non-Seagal Fans like this one. I don't like Into the Sun too. No Action and no Suspense at all.