Dolph Lundgren

“Riot (2015)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ May 10, 2016

"Riot" is bad, but not THAT bad and might even provide some surface level entertainment for a handful of viewers. Even though I was mentally acknowledging its army of failures, I never became bored, annoyed or angry. I was just very, very indifferent.
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“Skin Trade (2015)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ October 15, 2015

When I first heard about "Skin Trade", my immediate thought was: "Is this a step up for Dolph Lundgren? Or a step down for Tony Jaa"?. Nevertheless, I was intrigued to see the two martial artists collide and my mouth began to water as the cast expanded. Ron Perlman, Peter Weller and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa are awesome enough as it is, but Michael Jai White too? I'm...I'm pretty sure I just came a little...
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“The Defender (2004)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ May 29, 2015

"The Defender" was a reasonably fun, if unremarkable experience that helped reignite interest in Dolph Lundgren's sagging career. It was also his big directorial debut!
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“Battle of the Damned (2013)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ May 5, 2014

"Battle of the Damned" didn't jump over any sharks, it jumped ON the shark and rode it all the way to zombie land and it was AWESOME. What's more unusual than putting Dolph Lundgren in a zombie scenario? How about throwing robots into the mix for absolutely no reason? That just...transcends quality and automatically makes "Battle of the Damned" the best movie of all time.
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“In the Name of the King II: Two Worlds (2011)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ November 28, 2013

“In the Name of the King 2” is bad, but much like its predecessor, it’s just generically bad. It’s what I expect out of a direct-to-DVD, low budgeted sequel to a movie that wasn’t even good to begin with- regardless of Uwe Boll’s involvement. If anything, Dolph Lundgren’s surreal performance was sometimes entertaining…But the key word is 'sometimes'. Usually I was just kind of bored.
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“Missionary Man (2007)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ July 23, 2013

Dolph Lundgren's "Missionary Man" isn't good, but it doesn't suck either. Yet when it works, it's primarily because it's using ideas from better movies. When it fails, it's because other movies did those same ideas better.
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“Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ March 18, 2013

"Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning" is insane. Yeah, I know I've said that about movies before, but I was being liberal with that definition. I had just meant past films were wild and chaotic. "Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning" is less the 'wild and chaotic' version of insanity, and more the...'it cuts off its penis and presents it to you as a gift' kind of insane.
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“One in the Chamber (2012)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ September 11, 2012

“One in the Chamber” is a bit of a misfire because it's only occasionally entertaining, but at least it was a little ambitious. If anything, I enjoyed watching Dolph Lundgren and Cuba Gooding Jr together.
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“The Russian Specialist (2005)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ May 31, 2012

It seems to me that Dolph's films suffer from their attempts at evoking emotion from us. He forces in subplots with romance, familial bonding or drama. He needs to stick to what he's best at: beating the unholy hell out of people. "The Russian Specialist" is your typical Lundgren movie. It strikes a balance of good, bad and mediocre.
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