Titreenp
SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?
ReaderKenka
Let's be realistic.
Reptileenbu
Did you people see the same film I saw?
adonis98-743-186503
Casey Ryback hops on a Colorado to LA train to start a vacation with his niece. Early into the trip, terrorists board the train and use it as a mobile HQ to hijack a top secret destructive US satellite. The biggest problem with Under Siege 2 is the dumb villains for example Eric Bogosian and some of the action and one liners could have been much better but just like every sequel from then to now the film just isn't as good as the original film but on it's own it's a very enjoyable Seagal film although Steven Seagal is easily the worst of all this action heroes of the 80's and 90's with Arnie and Sly still being number one but like i said Under Siege II is not a bad film but don't expect much from it 7/10
tfmiltz
Wait Let me get this right The baggage clerk? HAS SOME UNDERSTANDING of ? the MEDIA AT HAND ? for the satellite? AND AFTER HE MAGICALLY UNDERSTANDS? the MEANING OF THE CD? "I GOT THE CD I GOT THE CD" but wait- let's PRESERVE THAT ? LET US HOLD ON ? to that ? CD? Why doesn't he just destroy it ? PAINFUL to watch the SAD EXCUSE for this movie to play it out SEAGAL's career has just gone to seed this movie was only the BEGINNING OF THE END for himHow many lineshow many linesyou said no capital letters IMDb you totally suck balls
David Holt (rawiri42)
Personally, I thought the Under Siege 2: Daqrk Territory was a bit underrated by IMDb reviewers. OK, it was corny and there wasn't much original about it - - you know, we've seen the same basic plot with different forms of transport many times - Speed/bus, Speed 2/Cruise Ship, Under Siege/Battleship and lots of trains - The Taking of Pelham 123, Runaway Train, and so on - and this. I was also reminded of that Bond film with the giant radio telescope under the lake. So there weren't many surprises plot-wise. Nevertheless, it was billed as an action movie and of that, there was plenty and, let's face it, that's what people go to action movies to see. So, in that respect, they shouldn't have been disappointed with Under Siege 2. Steven Seagal in his second role as retired navy SEAL, Casey Ryback was what viewers would expect him to be and the bad guy, Marcus Penn was very well played by Everett McGill with his geek technocrat puppet, Eric Bogoslan (Travis Dane) being very geeky (if you know what I mean) having been fired by the CIA as a risky loose- cannon seeking revenge ("Don't distract me, I have 8 million people to kill!")Katherine Heigl as Seagal's niece Sarah Ryback was a very nice balance of nice little girl and tough-as-nails ally and Morris Chestnut as train porter, Bobby Zachs was both amusing and a very quick learner as far as toughening up under pressure. There were some anomalies like how do the bad guys know where the stealth bombers are - they're STEALTH bombers for heaven's sake but you can live with that for the story's sake!As I say, nothing new but, by the same token, you won't be left wondering what's coming next either. It all comes in quick succession right until the end (which is also very predictable). So, if you like lots of action almost non-stop for 100 minutes, you'll enjoy Under Siege 2: Dark Territiry.
A_Different_Drummer
Everyone now and then a reviewer will encounter a film which, purely and simply, is fun to watch over and over yet, when confronted with the daunting task of writing a review explaining to the world WHY, sort of gets tongue-tied and has trouble writing complete sentences. I am going to call this a confluence of really entertaining things that happen to come together at the right time and place, whether or not the director actually intended it to be so. First you have Seagal, one of the strangest actors ever to walk on a set. His style is so bizarre and so outside the mold that he has unintentionally (or intentionally) created a caricature of himself, and does not seem to mind. But the joke is on Hollywood -- after the suits threw him on the street (long after this film BTW) for gaining weight, a strange 'doo, and being generally hard to work with, he pulled a "Clint Eastwood" and wandered off to countries where you could produce an entire movie for the price of a Happy Meal and, last time I checked, he is still making them. Lots of treats for cinephiles. A chance to see a young perky Katherine Heigl before fame and fortune took over. One of the rare film roles of Eric Bogosian who makes a spectacular bad guy, what a voice! And a chance to watch Brenda Bakke (see my review of American Gothic) who never fails to maximize her screen time. THIS FILM ALSO CONTAINS ONE OF THE MOST OVERWRITTEN STUNTS in film history -- Seagal gets thrown off the train yet somehow gets back on within minutes, contrary to the laws of physics -- and to add insult to injury the scene was incidental to the plot and did not even need to be there. But, hey who cares? I maintain this film is 90 minutes of some the best cheap thrills you can find, and WAY MORE FUN for example than the outrageously pretentious DJANGO UNCHAINED (for example). Recommended!
