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Soldier (1998)

Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson

Action | Drama | Science Fiction

Most recently watched by sleestakk, jcdeleon1

Overview

Sergeant Todd is a veteran soldier for an elite group of the armed forces. After being defeated by a new breed of genetically engineered soldiers, he is dumped on a waste planet and left for dead. He soon interacts with a group of crash survivors who lead out a peaceful existence. The peace is broken as the new soldiers land on the planet to eliminate the colony, which Sergeant Todd must defend.

Rated R | Length 99 minutes

Actors

Kurt Russell | Jason Scott Lee | Jason Isaacs | Connie Nielsen | Sean Pertwee | Gary Busey | Michael Chiklis | Sara Paxton | K. K. Dodds | James Black | Mark De Alessandro | Vladimir Orlov | Corbin Bleu | Wyatt Russell | Jared Thorne | Mark Bringelson | Carsten Norgaard | Duffy Gaver | Paul Dillon | Khristian Lupo | Michael Finuoli | Dennis Keiffer | Brenda Wehle | Elizabeth Dennehy | Ashley Nolan | Ellen Crawford | Conni Marie Brazelton | Elizabeth Huett | Janelle Ginestra | Sydney Berry | Celina Muehlbauer | Laura Gray | Chandra De Alessandro | Alexander Denk | Jesse Littlejohn | Kyle Sullivan | Taylor Thorne | Jesse D. Goins

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Viewing Notes

I love Kurt Russell in this movie! He does such a great job of keeping an expressionless face most of the time and also showing the inner turmoil of his character, Todd, dealing with new emotions and feelings via minor facial tics and the barest of expressions.

There are a couple of small references to Bladerunner in this film too. Near the beginning there is a computer screen showing all the campaigns Todd has fought in and they include “Tanhauser Gate” and “The Shoulder of Orion”, both mentioned by Rutger Hauer’s replicant character, Roy Batty, in his “tears in rain” soliloquy, in Bladerunner.

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