this in an action dvd with great martial arts action. it was a great steven seagal movie.
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Here comes the sun, oh wait it's just the human panda Steven Seagal
Added 7/25/2009
When it comes to a Steven Seagal film it can typically go one of two ways; either it blows beyond belief or it's so hilarious that we reference it for years to come. Into the Sun appeared to be extremely dull due to many reviews which forced us to keep it on the back burner into our no priority bin. When it came on tv this afternoon we figured this was the opportune time to finally see for ourselves, and we were very surprised. This movie was actually good yet hilarious at the same time. We were graced with Seagals legendary ponytail as it was at the end of it's career before a luscious head of Myers hair took over. This was one of the last films it could be seen in so that was a big star there.
Our hefty, leather trench coat sporting friend Seagal plays his usual destructive character as he tears through Japan with brute force. His name is Travis and returns to his Japan, where he was raised which confirms the Seagal being Dutch's dad theory, to bring down a drug ring one Chinaman at a time. Yeah it's been done a million times but never seems to get old. Naturally he rips through everyone using his sped up fighting action and a nice sword (2nd Dutch confirmation). The final scene is one to remember as limbs are loped off in record timing.
We were very pleased with this entry into the long obese list of Seagal flicks, and wonder why more didn't enjoy it. You could actually understand what he was saying as opposed to the inaudible dialogue with the stuff he puts out now. He evens speak some Japanese throughout the movie which is almost as hilarious as his Russian accent in Driven to Kill (review will be up this week). This is surely one Sid would have enjoyed many moons ago and feels it deserves the beloved Drive in Totals;
self inflicted finger chopping
XXXL Nights of the Roundtable trench coat
Ponytail/Myers hair combination (a very rare occurrence)
chopped off arm
3 broken arms
Sword Fu
Seagal Fu
dead Seagal Japanese fiance
and a thoroughly enjoyed addition the Sid's Seagal library
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Into the dumpster
Added 4/23/2009
I am a fan of some of Seagal's films, Above The Law, Under Siege, On Deadly Ground, Marked For Death. I attended an Ai Ki Jitsu seminar taught by him. I am a fan of Samurai films. I am especially fond of East-Meets-West, "sword porn," Yakuza [a magnum opus], The Hunted, The Challenge, Red Sun [a largely unrecognized masterpiece]. I am a student of Japanese martial arts, Nihon To and culture. That said, Into The Sun is a major disappointment. It is as if someone took all of the best images, worst clichés and dull moments from the aforementioned films, all of Seagal's worst deadpan non-acting, and a large chunk of money, threw them into a cement mixer and this film fell out. It has a compelling plot concept, good cast, art direction, set and setting, all the elements, great potential, however, it has no soul, no elegance. The fight scenes are like watching Bo Derek's sex scenes, all the hardware is there, all the action, but it is still boring. As with most of Seagal's films it is burdened with an anti-government sub-message. In particular it suffers from inept direction and incoherent editing. It is like overcooked filet mignon, flat champagne or too old sushi. Rent it and watch it before you buy it. I shall be trying to sell my copy after one viewing.
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Seagal kicks the tar out of a bunch of Japanese bad guys with the help of some Japanese good guys and a Samurai sword the size of a small man. Seagal also flexes his ability to speak Japanese in this film, something that I think is pretty cool. Either way, I really don't agree with most of the negative reviews on here. One thing though is this film does kind of pander to orientalism, and they show Seagal in Jap-mode drinking out of everything but a cup...but that's okay. Sword fights are awesome, and so is Steven Seagal. Five stars.
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Not what it could have been...
Added 3/29/2008
In Steven Seagal's A&E Biography, he was very upbeat about his (at that time) upcoming feature, "Into the Sun". He touted it as the movie he had always wanted to make, his triumphant return to Japan for a big-budget Yakuza vs Seagal movie...so I had high hopes...which were dashed soon after the film began.
The movie wasn't his worst, but it was not anywhere close to his best efforts, and isn't worth buying, in my opinion, as it doesn't bear repeated watching the way "Out For Justice" or "Hard To Kill" does.
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this in an action dvd with great martial arts action. it was a great steven seagal movie.
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Here comes the sun, oh wait it's just the human panda Steven Seagal
Added 7/25/2009
When it comes to a Steven Seagal film it can typically go one of two ways; either it blows beyond belief or it's so hilarious that we reference it for years to come. Into the Sun appeared to be extremely dull due to many reviews which forced us to keep it on the back burner into our no priority bin. When it came on tv this afternoon we figured this was the opportune time to finally see for ourselves, and we were very surprised. This movie was actually good yet hilarious at the same time. We were graced with Seagals legendary ponytail as it was at the end of it's career before a luscious head of Myers hair took over. This was one of the last films it could be seen in so that was a big star there.
Our hefty, leather trench coat sporting friend Seagal plays his usual destructive character as he tears through Japan with brute force. His name is Travis and returns to his Japan, where he was raised which confirms the Seagal being Dutch's dad theory, to bring down a drug ring one Chinaman at a time. Yeah it's been done a million times but never seems to get old. Naturally he rips through everyone using his sped up fighting action and a nice sword (2nd Dutch confirmation). The final scene is one to remember as limbs are loped off in record timing.
We were very pleased with this entry into the long obese list of Seagal flicks, and wonder why more didn't enjoy it. You could actually understand what he was saying as opposed to the inaudible dialogue with the stuff he puts out now. He evens speak some Japanese throughout the movie which is almost as hilarious as his Russian accent in Driven to Kill (review will be up this week). This is surely one Sid would have enjoyed many moons ago and feels it deserves the beloved Drive in Totals;
self inflicted finger chopping
XXXL Nights of the Roundtable trench coat
Ponytail/Myers hair combination (a very rare occurrence)
chopped off arm
3 broken arms
Sword Fu
Seagal Fu
dead Seagal Japanese fiance
and a thoroughly enjoyed addition the Sid's Seagal library
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Into the dumpster
Added 4/23/2009
I am a fan of some of Seagal's films, Above The Law, Under Siege, On Deadly Ground, Marked For Death. I attended an Ai Ki Jitsu seminar taught by him. I am a fan of Samurai films. I am especially fond of East-Meets-West, "sword porn," Yakuza [a magnum opus], The Hunted, The Challenge, Red Sun [a largely unrecognized masterpiece]. I am a student of Japanese martial arts, Nihon To and culture. That said, Into The Sun is a major disappointment. It is as if someone took all of the best images, worst clichés and dull moments from the aforementioned films, all of Seagal's worst deadpan non-acting, and a large chunk of money, threw them into a cement mixer and this film fell out. It has a compelling plot concept, good cast, art direction, set and setting, all the elements, great potential, however, it has no soul, no elegance. The fight scenes are like watching Bo Derek's sex scenes, all the hardware is there, all the action, but it is still boring. As with most of Seagal's films it is burdened with an anti-government sub-message. In particular it suffers from inept direction and incoherent editing. It is like overcooked filet mignon, flat champagne or too old sushi. Rent it and watch it before you buy it. I shall be trying to sell my copy after one viewing.
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