Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection

Plot synopsis:
Ramon Cota (Billy Drago) is a wealthy and powerful drug kingpin who controls the cocaine industry with an iron fist. His drugs pour steadily into America, corrupting the country's youth and causing a feud between the DEA and San Carlos, Cota's country of origin.
The film opens during a carnival in Rio de Janeiro, as an undercover task force led by several DEA agents conducts surveillance on a private party that Cota is attending (similar to a Mardi Gras ball); however, the surveillance team is ambushed and massacred by Cota's hitmen, who are masquerading as carnival performers. Due to the Rio fiasco, The DEA enlists the support of the U.S. Army's Delta Force in order to infiltrate San Carlos. They are aided by an undercover agent within Cota's drug cartel.
General Taylor orders Colonel Scott McCoy (Chuck Norris) and his partner, Major Bobby Chavez (Paul Perri) to bring Cota to court. They pose as airline passengers while Cota is en route to Geneva to deposit his drug money in a Swiss bank account, and are able to capture him during a short interval in which the plane enters U.S. airspace. However, their efforts amount to nothing as Cota is easily able to post bail and escape. Unable to contain his rage, Chavez furiously lashes out at Cota in court. Cota decides to strike at Chavez by having Chavez's pregnant wife and 13-year-old brother killed.
Out on a personal mission of vengeance, Chavez is captured by Cota's forces and is tortured and killed. When three DEA agents attempt to go in and bring Cota and his army down, they are taken hostage, and are to be executed. During a press conference, a spokesman for the DEA explains that San Carlos's president Alcazar fears a coup and is therefore reluctant to crack down on the cartels, while his corrupt generals benefit from the drug trade and are willing to protect Cota from extradition.
McCoy is parachuted into San Carlos and sent to rescue the hostages in a stealth operation, while Taylor and the rest of the Delta Force perform surveillance. Their mission is supervised by a delegate from the government of San Carlos, which has entered an agreement with the U.S. government that severely limits the scope of the mission. Meanwhile, McCoy scales a tall cliff and infiltrates Cota's mansion.
Later, the government of San Carlos attempts to cancel the U.S. intervention outright by staging a massive drug raid that would make the American mission unnecessary. Upon learning of the hoax, Taylor breaks protocol and heads south of his perimeter in a heavily armed gunship, prompting the San Carlos army to send their own choppers in pursuit. The chopper lands at Cota's mansion and deploys troops to destroy cocaine storehouses and laboratories. McCoy succeeds in releasing the hostages, but is captured by Cota and placed in a chamber filled with toxic gas and isolated by a glass pane. Before the gas can kill him, however, a rocket from Taylor's gunship shatters the glass, allowing him to break through.
With the help of DEA Agent Page, McCoy captures Cota in his own armored limousine and flees the mansion. Cota's bodyguards and a San Carlos attack helicopter pursue the vehicle and eventually bring it to a halt, but Taylor's gunship saves them. Cota flees on foot through the jungle during the fighting. After the drug lord kills a villager who wanted revenge for the murder of her family, McCoy arrives and beats him. Cota then tries to goad McCoy into killing him, knowing he is wanted alive.
Taylor's helicopter arrives to pick up McCoy and his prisoner with ropes, as the last few of Cota's men close in. One of them swings his machete but only manages to partially cut Cota's rope before the helicopter heads out to sea to join the American carrier fleet. Hanging beneath the chopper, Cota continues to goad McCoy about his invulnerability, saying that once in court he will walk free again. However, the rope grows thinner from the machete cut, until it snaps completely. The film ends with Cota falling thousands of feet to his death.

Tags: cult, revenge, murder, violence

Review:
Compared to the big studio tentpole Summer blockbusters, all Norris films are like home movies.
To me personally, however, the line between these big budgeted action flicks and Chuck's is becoming thinner and thinner as time goes by (what at first seems like innovation soon becomes just another cliché as it is imitated by everyone everywhere, a la "The Matrix").
Follow-up to ¨Deltaforce I¨ which based on the real-life hijacking of TWA Flight 847 on 14 June 1985 with Norris shinning ,resulting to be one of the best roles he'd made to date and here again Delta Force commanded by Chuck is called into service to eliminate all elusive drug lords and smugglers on the Colombian jungle .
Delta leader/Norris leads the brigade into Latin America to snuff out a nasty drug baron and being starred by Chuck Norris , Richard Jaeckel, John P Ryan , Begonya Plaza , Mark Margolis , Billy Drago and directed by his brother Aaron Norris .
This is a routine actioner with Karate star Chuck Norris as the veteran Delta, as he's fine as tough, cold, stubborn Colonel .
It's a predictable, shallow and brainless film though will appeal to Chuck Norris enthusiasts because of it contains some acceptable action sequences .
Aaron has usually produced , playing stunts and directed various vehicles for his brother Chuck , such as ¨Missing in action 3¨ , ¨Hitman¨ , ¨Hellbound¨, some episodes of ¨Walker Texas Ranger¨and three children films such as ¨Sidekicks¨ , ¨Top dog¨ and this ¨Forest warrior¨.
This a a sequel to ¨Delta Force I¨ that dealt with a a hijacking TWA plane and starred by an all-star-cast as Chuck Norris , Lee Marvin , George Kennedy , being professionally produced and directed by Menahen Golan from Cannon Productions along with Yoran Globus .
Even though he's still apart of 'The Delta Force', this time Norris goes it alone, and tackles South American drug lords led by an impressively juicy and vicious Billy Drago bad guy performance of utter evilness and slime.
When eccentric bad guys are not hammy, they are Ramon Cota (a sickening performance by villain's villain of choice and villain of the week Billy Drago).Cota is a Columbian drug lord, who ships massive amounts of cocaine into America.
He kills DEA agents with unnatural glee, murders pregnant women, tortures people to death in a gas chamber, rapes women, murders their husbands, murders sick babies and uses their bodies to smuggle cocaine - you get the picture, this guy is lower than minus infinity.In a rare opportunity to catch him, Colonel Scott McCoy (the ever-bearded Chuck Norris) kidnaps Cota in mid-air and drags him into court only to watch him leave with virtually no charge.
Killing Cota is not his mission, rescuing the DEA agents is, but you know that Cota is going to get what he deserves (with a little bit of slightly unsubtle philosophy from Norris).The script is generic and by numbers.
It's a shame Delta Force 2 isn't hyper-kinetic, because the slo-mo becomes very noticeable.Chuck Norris' methods are also highly questionable.
Ryan), a character so relentless gung-ho and over-the-top that he really should be in a pantomime, is McCoy's boss and he enjoys himself way too much when he tags along on the mission to blow away zillions of nameless henchman from a helicopter that is so indestructible and equipped with a never-ending supply of ammo you wonder why the REAL Delta Force doesn't use this thing over in Afghanistan.
On the surface everything appears to be there: Chuck, action, fight scenes, outrageous stunts, explosions, evil bad guys - it's all there.
But, despite it all, there still feels like there's something missing.This time, instead of Middle Eastern terrorists, we have Columbian drug lords (who follow every stereotype of South American cultures ever) who have kidnapped a load of DEA agents and, not only that, but they've only gone and murdered Chuck's best friend and his family.
Does not really feel like a sequel to the earlier Delta Force movie..
While I remember the older movie Delta Force almost entirely and I did not exactly watch that one a whole lot more.
One of the few scenes that I even remember is the scene involving the Delta Force doing a sky jump with the drug lord and the fact this film had a bit of a similar plot to the James Bond film "License to Kill", however that film is superior to this one as I can remember a lot about that one too.
Like this one was supposed to have Chuck in some sort of drug task force, but they thought they could get some more bucks by making it a sequel to the Delta Force movie..
With Cannon all but a memory, the crew decided to make one more Delta Force movie starring an aging Chuck Norris.
The movie is by the numbers, late 80's/ early 90's Chuck Norris action vehicle.I don't know why the called it Delta Force 2.
Drago plays the bad drug lord who is so completely over the top wicked that some of his actions warrant an unintentional laugh.
When DEA agents are taken captive by a ruthless South American kingpin, the Delta Force is reunited to rescue them in this sequel to the 1986 film.Almost as long as the first movie, this film retains none of the cast of the first film except for Chuck Norris.
It also doesn't focus on the Delta Force team so much as part one.What this movie does offer is more Chuck Norris, more action than part one and more American jingoistic patriotism.
They just don't make them like this anymore.Chuck Norris fans have all they could ask for with Delta Force 2.
As the sadistic Coda, Billy Drago has a Medusa-like presence that produces shivers just from looking at him.There are some terrific action scenes, fighting scenes and explosions!Delta Force 2 is yet another awesome Chuck Norris action picture and one that adds to the ass-kicking mystique that he would be legendary for decades later.
I would rather see Chuck Norris fighting than Arnold fighting the machines any day.I like the villain Cota in the film as he portrayed a bad guy very well.
One of the best I have seen.Honestly, I do not know why people don't give a lot of credit to Chuck Norris in his films.
Chuck Norris returns as Maj Scott McCoy the delta force commando who this time takes on a sadistic drug dealer named Ramon Cota(Billy Drago)who is holding a group of DEA agents hostage in this cold blooded and pointless sequel which is a total bomb until it's final 20 minutes of cool sky diving stunts..
Delta Force colonel Scott McCoy (Chuck Norris) and his super secret military unit The Delta Force are called back into action due to the activities of a ruthless cocaine kingpin named Ramon Cota (Billy Drago).
People will also notice character actor Mark Margolis ('Breaking Bad', 'Better Call Saul') as a crooked general in league with Cota.What could have been a more interesting set piece, when Scott is required to scale a mountain in order to reach Cotas' lair, isn't as satisfying as it could have been, but at least it offers something fresh in an otherwise formula plot.Adequate pacing and a truly excellent, rousing score by Frederic Talgorn help to make this an agreeable diversion for action fans.Six out of 10..
Chuck Norris returns after the death of actor Lee Marvin (rip) in 1987 to reprise his role as Scott McCoy head of Delta Force Team.
In the 1986 original film he and his men were fighting cooky Islamic airplane hijackers, this time around the team is gone and it is up to one man army McCoy to take on the sadistic South American drug lord Ramon Cota, played by the pure evil on screen known as Billy Drago.
Chuck Norris returns in the movie as Col. Scott McCoy, leader of a covert team who rescues commardes who gets captured by the enemy.
Chuck Norris returns as Scott McCoy the commando from # 1 who puts the boot to the bad guys represented by Billy Drago.
Delta Force 2 can be seen as a comeback for Norris after the dismal likes of Hero And The Terror and MIA III, Delta Force 2 isn't a great movie, in fact the movie is a muddled mess but it's all fairly watchable and the action sequences are frequent enough to qualify this as dumb fun.
The scenes like the skydiving and Chuck Norris' exhibition scenes are really caught on film quite well and its some of the best I've seen in a movie!
If you like Norris and Drago and the prequel then Delta Force 2: Operation Stranglehold is something else to watch!.
The fist Delta Force movie was a team effort, this one is all Chuck Norris.
When you have Aaron Norris directing the film you know your not going to get your money's worth.Why do you think the guy's never made an actual Hollywood film, for a huge company.Chuck Norris looks bored and so does everyone else involved in the film.
As Delta Force 1 is my all time favorite action film I guess it was up hill from the start.
Although sometimes General "Always The Hard Way" and the camp portrayal by Drago let the film down Chuck and some fine one liners really make this a must see..
(Hope that was helpful)?The action scenes are awesome, Chuck fights bad guys
In San Carlos, South America, DEA recruits outsiders Col. Scott McCoy (Chuck Norris) and Major Bobby Chavez to bring in Cota.
I WILL NEVER watch another Delta Force movie again as long as I LIVE!!!!!!!
Even if it was pure camp material, the original DELTA FORCE with Chuck Norris, Lee Marvin and a supporting all-star cast didn't take itself too seriously as it might have.
Some stunt work (especially the skydiving scene and helicopters) are pretty good, but the overall film is too bloody serious to even be fun, hence it's often tedious.Chuck Norris looks bored replaying his role in the first film (Col. McCoy) for vengeance when his pal's wife was killed by a merciless drug dealer named Ramon Cotta (played with surprising menace by THE UNTOUCHABLES' Billy Drago), who has been freed numerous times after being captured.
Good for norris fans Billy Drago was outstanding playing the bad guy Not as good as the original but if your in the mood for a good old norris kick drug lord butt rent it or buy it if  if your a big fan.
Not much to say, except that this movie has more corny dialogue than anything Arnold Schwarzeneger has ever done, and that Billy Drago should've actually tried (he looks like the coke business goes very well w/ his personal life.) Also, look at what he did, you'd think Chuck Norris would press his advantage to torture him to death, but I guess we all can't be as violent as I.
One of the few films with Chuck Norris to actually raise above the "So bad it's good" stigma.
Not only did I get to see my favorite Chuck Norris action movie, very well done I must add.
People love to talk about actors like Kevin Spacey and Al Pacino, calling them "gods" and "my greatest inspriation." I belive that two of the greatest actors of all time are Chuck Norris and Billy Drago.
I have a lot of time for Chuck Norris—he was the star of the first martial arts film I ever saw—but in '80s action hero hierarchy, the karate champ is strictly second tier, along with the likes of Van Damme, Seagal, and Lundgren.
As Sly and Arnie's films got bigger and better, Chuck's simply stagnated.Delta Force 2 is a fairly typical Cannon/Norris effort—a loud, dumb, explosive piece of jingoistic nonsense in which Chuck plays Col. Scott McCoy, who vows to bring despicable South American drug-lord Ramon Cota (Billy Drago) to justice for killing DEA agent Bobby Chavez (Paul Perri) and his family.
Travelling to the fictional South American country of San Carlos (NOT Colombia), McCoy scales a sheer rock-face, shoots numerous nameless henchmen while avoiding rocket launchers, survives certain death by gas chamber, takes on Cota's best fighter while spouting corny one-liners, and single handedly apprehends Cota, before fate intervenes and gives the sneering, baby-killing, rapist, cocaine baron his just desserts.Directed by Chuck's brother Aaron, this is formulaic and predictable stuff, but still manages to be slightly more entertaining than the first Delta Force movie, which couldn't decide whether to be a gripping hostage drama or a silly action flick.
Routine action movie that has next-to-nothing in common with the great Delta Force.
It does, however, have a tour-de-force performance by Billy Drago as a ruthless Colombian (!) drug lord.
Chuck Norris reprises the role of Scott McCoy from the first film, who is tasked with bringing down Drago and saving America from drugs.
Bad sequel to Norris best movie.
The main villain does really despicable things in this one , that strangely "Delta force 2" at times belongs more to the modern times of dark , gritty action movies.Billy Drago ("The Untouchables") is fun as always as the bad guy.
I have to admit that the stunts (skydiving) are pretty cool.Brainless sequel for Chuck's best movie.
DELTA FORCE 2 was one of the first Chuck Norris movies I ever watched and it's stayed with me: a silly, completely OTT B-movie full of gunfire, explosions and cheap and cheerful special effects work.
I recently revisited the movie on DVD, and I was pleased to find it still holds up to this day as one of the star's most simple yet entertaining films.I still haven't seen the original film, not that that matters: DELTA FORCE 2 is a standalone outing concerning a soldier's battles to take out a Colombian drug lord responsible for the death of his friend.
I'm a big fan of Chuck Norris, and I really enjoyed this movie a lot.
i enjoyed this sequel quite a bit as there is plenty of explosions and action to keep one entertained, plus Chuck Norris was simply amazing in this!.
You know it's not a quality production when even Chuck Norris is on record as saying he didn't like this film (which was incidentally directed by his brother).
The original Delta Force film was not all that good, but at least it had some credibility with a star studded cast of past-their-prime old Hollywood stars to bolster the weak story and action.
This time we're left with direct-to-video quality of stars, led by Norris, now commanding the Delta Force with John P.
Funny thing is yet again despite the film title there isn't actually much Delta Force action.
Again it all happens right at the end for the big finale, there's even less Delta Force action than in the first film!
maybe they should of left out the Delta Force 2 bit in the title.Its pretty straight forward stuff, the ever evil Billy Drago is the worlds most dangerous richest drug kingpin ever and he's flooding the US of A with lots of Lemsip....errr cocaine.
So the DEA draft in Chuck Norris of Delta Force to basically save the South American country of 'San Carlos' where Drago is based, save the USA from all the drugs coming in...just save the world in general gosh darn it!.Its all very predictable stuff that we've seen before (baring in mind its an old film of course), the step by step motions of any action flick really.
As said at the start this is when we see some Delta Force unit action but its nothing amazing, lots of explosions.
DEA agent John Page (Jaeckel) is in over his head, so he calls in the best - Col. Scott McCoy (Norris) - to help take down Cota once and for all.
The best film Chuck Norris made..
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection starts in Rio as DEA agent John Page (Richard Jaeckel) & his team prepare to arrest Ramon Cota (Billy Drago) the biggest drug dealer in the world, however Ramon has been tipped off & kills agent Page's team.
Ryan) to organise the arrest of Ramon using none DEA agents, Taylor turns to Delta Force men Colonal Scott McCoy (Chuck Norris) & Major Bobby Chavez (Paul Perri) to bring Ramon in.
It's quite surprising at just how much action there is in Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection with the last forty minutes in particular full of fights, shoot-outs, explosions, helicopter & car chases & general mayhem.
From a story point of view Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection is acceptable, the character's are alright with the slimy drug lord Ramon Cota one of the best villains around while the tit for tat revenge motives are familiar but make sense & it's fun watching lots of things get blown up.
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection is just a highly entertaining moderately budgeted action film that really delivers the good, they just don't make films like this anymore.
Add some helicopter & car chases & stunts too & Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection really delivers the action.Filmed in Tennessee & the Philippines, this looks nice enough & is well made for this type of film.
Ryan has fun with the General but Billy Drago steals the show with his slimy drug lord character.Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection is a great film, it's an action packed film with more story & better character's than usual & more importantly better action than a lot of fairly low budget action films.
The better Norris films are those that focus on the action because the acting and the plots are usually forgettable.