Marine 2, The

While the first film made fun of itself, the second made fun of the audience... or, WWE is reminiscing about the golden 1980s again. I would be unfair to the film if I said I didn't enjoy it (I even surprisingly appreciated the inventiveness of some scenes), but it's still a drop in the ocean of clichés, rip-offs, and un-charismatic characters. Like Robert Patrick last time, it's saved here by Michael Rooker and his catchphrases (albeit slowly). Yet the main problem is once again the main character. John Cena was a stiff tragedian, Ted DiBiase is a little kid who just spent too much time in the gym and would rather pack on his muscularity so he can pick up a horny seventeen-year-old than take out two dozen terrorists. But Lara Cox is, indeed, hot. :) It gets a better two stars. (29.12.2009)

"Soldier 2" is an ordinary action movie with a simple story, where the main goal is to save his love and at the same time many other people, not to mention that the villains die, but our hero only gets a few scratches. What is sad about it is that nowadays there are many bad stunt tricks and everything looks somehow simple and rather rushed. It's a shame because the movie doesn't have too much potential, but a bit more could be squeezed out of it. However, at least people get to see muscular guys who can at least play in the ring. And that's where they belong. They shouldn't be included too much in the movie. (19.11.2013)