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Land of the Free (1998)
The kind of movie Mystery Science Theater 3000 was created for.
Somewhat interesting idea with horrible execution. Dialogue was horrific and action predictable. Shatner added some much-needed comic relief as the executive turned militia member turned candidate. This is a low budget film that tries to do too much. The only way to watch it is with a couple of friends and try to do a MST3K on it.
Soldier (1998)
An interesting idea for an action movie that comes close to greatness but fails.
I think "Soldier" was a great idea that was poorly executed. Russell, trained to be a hardened soldier through a treatment similar to the one in "A Clockwork Orange," is replaced by a newer model and ultimately is forced to defend the village that takes him in. The action sequences in the movie were well done. My primary problem with the movie is that is tries to do too much. Half of the movie focuses on Russell's attempt to assimilate into a normal society; the movie quickly changes to a simple action movie when danger arrives. It would have been more believable if the film picked a story and stuck with it.
Nevertheless, I enjoyed this film and it's a good second tier film to watch.