They nearly could have nailed it

Rating: 6/10 (22 August 2010)

I guess I'll just list up some things here : Pro - Great cast of action actors working very well together - Straight eighties action with mucho kaboom - Keeps you in your seat - Has some fresh ideas about action scenes and really good martial arts scenes (but see below) Con - If they ever should make a part two, they need a fish-eye lens for not just showing an actors t-shirt. ALL the fight scenes are filmed way to close, and it is distracting from the otherwise excellent fights. - same goes for the number of cuts. If Steve Austin fights Stallone, I do want to see the fight, and not at seemingly two cuts a minute. Let the choreography work, this can't be done at this speed. - The CGI is very visible and unbelievable in some. I don't know if it is intended but it counts as bad in my book. CGI'd blood is a sorry excuse for lack of mechanical effects. - The testosterone level in unison with the one-liners may feel pathetic or funny to your audience. Maybe it is meant to be both, keep that in mind.Thank eighties action movies for that ;)
All in all, they could have nailed one of the best action movies for me, but they kind of went off half baked.