lee nicholson
Well-Known Member
Just watched BORN TO RAISE HELL, and i've got mixed feelings about it.
I won't bore you with the plot (partly because they wasn't much of one, anyhow)
But first off, let me say the cinematography was good. The locations and camera work were crisp, sharp and better than most DTV releases. It could have done with less of the (as VERN calls them) "Avid Fart" techniques (of jump-cuts, speeded up, slowed down shots)
Seagal was ok (extremely foul-mouthed, i might add) but (and as usual, with these Eastern European releases) he only had about 70% screen time (as the rest was filled up, with either semi-naked female dancers, "Avid Fart" stuff, or other random characters)
The dubbing (as previously mentioned) is rife throughout (not as bad as ATTACK FORCE, but almost) The doubles are also there, in the movies 4 (or so) fight scenes, for nearly every shot of Seagal fighting, there's another 'Below the neckline' or 'From behind' shot to match it. And it's all the more infuriating, because Seagal does some fast handywork, punch kick and flip combos himself, in this movie...so the doubles weren't really needed. The fight scenes also consist of a lot of fast (close-up) edits also.
The plot (like i previously stated) is waffer-thin....which consists of Seagal leading a strike force police unit in Romania...getting the drop on some drug dealers, who rat out an even bigger criminal (a 'home invading rapist/murdering psychopath) to get a lighter sentence. Then Seagal teams up with another mobster, and they both go after the psychopath.......The end.
Despite the fact, that this is a by-the-numbers Seagal effort (nowhere near as good as A DANGEROUS MAN, URBAN JUSTICE or DRIVEN TO KILL) it does have a few interesting points. The plot (however slim) has parallels to early 70's Italian 'Polizia' movies (in that it shows the Law teaming up with the lesser evils to bring down the greater ones)
And Seagal adds real police procedures to the 'raid' and 'arrest' sequences (probably picked up from his stint as a real life deputy) A mixed bag for sure, but not without interest....but a step back from A DANGEROUS MAN. The one good thing about a less than memorable Seagal movie, is that, when i watch it again (in about 6 months time) i'll barely remember a thing about it (thus, it's like watching a new movie) and chances are, i'll either see something i didn't notice before, or it'll just plain grow on me. Either way, it's far from the turkey it could have been, but could have been better. I suppose it's A DANGEROUS MAN's fault, for being so good
Enjoy the pictures, anyhow
I won't bore you with the plot (partly because they wasn't much of one, anyhow)
But first off, let me say the cinematography was good. The locations and camera work were crisp, sharp and better than most DTV releases. It could have done with less of the (as VERN calls them) "Avid Fart" techniques (of jump-cuts, speeded up, slowed down shots)
Seagal was ok (extremely foul-mouthed, i might add) but (and as usual, with these Eastern European releases) he only had about 70% screen time (as the rest was filled up, with either semi-naked female dancers, "Avid Fart" stuff, or other random characters)
The dubbing (as previously mentioned) is rife throughout (not as bad as ATTACK FORCE, but almost) The doubles are also there, in the movies 4 (or so) fight scenes, for nearly every shot of Seagal fighting, there's another 'Below the neckline' or 'From behind' shot to match it. And it's all the more infuriating, because Seagal does some fast handywork, punch kick and flip combos himself, in this movie...so the doubles weren't really needed. The fight scenes also consist of a lot of fast (close-up) edits also.
The plot (like i previously stated) is waffer-thin....which consists of Seagal leading a strike force police unit in Romania...getting the drop on some drug dealers, who rat out an even bigger criminal (a 'home invading rapist/murdering psychopath) to get a lighter sentence. Then Seagal teams up with another mobster, and they both go after the psychopath.......The end.
Despite the fact, that this is a by-the-numbers Seagal effort (nowhere near as good as A DANGEROUS MAN, URBAN JUSTICE or DRIVEN TO KILL) it does have a few interesting points. The plot (however slim) has parallels to early 70's Italian 'Polizia' movies (in that it shows the Law teaming up with the lesser evils to bring down the greater ones)
And Seagal adds real police procedures to the 'raid' and 'arrest' sequences (probably picked up from his stint as a real life deputy) A mixed bag for sure, but not without interest....but a step back from A DANGEROUS MAN. The one good thing about a less than memorable Seagal movie, is that, when i watch it again (in about 6 months time) i'll barely remember a thing about it (thus, it's like watching a new movie) and chances are, i'll either see something i didn't notice before, or it'll just plain grow on me. Either way, it's far from the turkey it could have been, but could have been better. I suppose it's A DANGEROUS MAN's fault, for being so good
Enjoy the pictures, anyhow
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