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Dolph Lundgren stars in this eco-action thriller as tough mercenary Nick Riley, who is persuaded to fight off the inhabitants of a beautiful tropical island so that a couple of businessman can exploit its mineral deposits.

Riley handpicks a small group of trained killers to conquer the island, but when they arrive the islanders charm the mercenaries into switching sides. When the real bad guys arrive, led by vicious cockney Keefer (Trevor Goddard), the carnage begins.

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.82 Ounces
Media Format ‏ : ‎ PAL
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 41 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ June 24, 2016
Studio ‏ : ‎ Three Wolves
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00SX3P4D4
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Tee

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Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2023

Great movie

Awesome entertainment

Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2021

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Action never stops - a mile a minute! Dolph's greatest work by far!!!

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Michael

"Spring era djävlar!"

Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2009

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The story: ex-soldier Nick Gunar (Dolph Lundgren, Universal Soldier ) agrees to lead a mission to an island in the South China Sea, where he's to strong-arm the natives into signing over the rights of their land to a mining corporation. Accompanied by several of his military comrades - including Tom Wright ( Marked for Death ), Don Harvey ( Casualties of War ), and Catherine Bell ( JAG ) - Gunar finds it morally difficult to carry out his mission in light of his friendship with an English-speaking inhabitant (B.D. Wong, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ), and thus causes his team to split their allegiance between him and a new order led by the psychopathic mercenary Keefer (Trevor Goddard, Mortal Kombat ).

As far as action goes, there's not much to see within the film's first 75 minutes besides a bar fight and a bit of inter-soldier scuffles, but the final 25 minutes are a nonstop firefight between the two opposing teams. Few films effectively use this build-up style of action anymore, wherein dramatic tension is played up to the breaking point until exploding into an all-out guilty pleasure. Succinctly, The action is comparable to that of Commando or Predator . I'm disappointed that director Perry Lang ( Little Vegas ) had very limited work within the action genre following "Men of War" because the man really knows how to maximize guns and explosions. There are few martial arts encounters to be seen, but the climatic, lengthy fistfight between Nick and Keefer is very satisfying: Trevor Goddard demonstrates his boxing knowledge to extents that were sorely lacking in previous vehicles and Lundgren proves that he does not need roundhouse kicks to topple an enemy.

Don't expect to find Oscar nominations in store for too many of the cast, but know that just about everybody pulls their dramatic load to create a memorable bunch of characters. Kevin Tighe ( Another 48 HRS. ) rounds off the cast and provides some legitimate dramatic credibility, but then again, Dolph and the others were not really in need of help. The production, by large, is in good shape: though I counted at least four instances in which small clips of stock footage had been used, the film's original cinematography and special effects are good, despite that the movie was clearly shot in an actual jungle without a 7-11 around the corner. The scenery is beautiful - from ethnic villages to lush rain forests and large underground caves - and effectively expresses the impressive scope and genuine character of the film.

The cultural conflict aspect has been done before and probably better in other movies, but is handled without condescension on either side in "Men of War." If there's one major criticism to be given, it's that even though the movie has produced under the best circumstances for a $6 million picture and has excellent production values, it's still trying to tell a story a bit too big for itself: if someone like Oliver Stone had directed this movie, I can easily imagine it coming across as a bit more epic. Regardless, it's one of Lundgren's very best. Watch "Men of War" expecting to see beautiful island scenery and leave the rest of your expectations up to chance: this is the best way to experience one of Dolph Lundgren's better movies, despite the fact that it strays somewhat from the typical action hero formula.

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Bret M. Turner

Unknown Classic

Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2009

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This was a movie I owned on VHS and recently found again on DVD. Most will think "Dolf Lungren? It must be a bad combat film." but it isn't. This is a well thought out story with great characters. BD Wong stars opposite Dolf, and also delivers one of the best performances of his career.
Because it didn't do well in the box office when it first came out, this movie, because of it's star, has been overlooked. It is a great find for movie watchers.

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NORDGRAFIX

More tha meets the eye

Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2010

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Men of War by the title does not do this movie justice.
This movie has much more character, heart and is another of Dolphs best movies.
Shot in beautiful locations that enhance the story line.

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darkstar

Won't play on US DVD players

Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2021

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The Amazon add for this said nothing about which Region this DVD was good for; usually that information is provided. So it arrived and turns out it shiipped from Holland or Denmark and would not run on my player. Amazon immediately refunded my money and the and the seller told me not to return it, so that was good.

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2010

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I thought this was a typical Dolph Lungren movie; plenty of action,with a bonus, a couple of Hot chicks, Catherine Bell, and Charlotte Lewis. Not Bad.

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cntry1961

good movie

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2014

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this is a good movie that is action packed and I would recommend it to any one who likes Dolph

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RottenBaron

Platinum Cult Edition

Reviewed in Germany on December 5, 2016

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Ist Men of War der beste Dolph Lundgren Film?
Ich sage ja.
Der Film ist irgendwo zwischen “der schmale Grad“ und “ die Sieben Samurai“.
Ein Geheimtip der diesen Titel wirklich mal verdient.
Ich hab die 18er Variante aus Oli Krekels Platinum Cult Edition,da ich diese Reihe sammle...ist meine Wissens identisch mit der unratet Version.
Ich möchte mal nicht Spoilern sondern gehe mal allgemein auf die Art des Films ein.
Der Film ist ein Söldner Actioner und bietet auch Action mässig alles was der Freund dieses Subgenres mag.
Der Plot überrascht nicht...seitenwechsel von DL und einiger Pals....aber wie es dazu kommt ist fesseln filmisch umgesetzt und erzählt sowie innovativ für einen 90er Action Film. Das ist der “der mit dem Wolf tanzt“ und “der schmale Grad“ Teil des Films danach sind wir dann in “die Sieben Samurai“ nur halt mit Granaten....MGs und einer alten schwedischen Bazooka.
Was total überrascht.....DLs Wandlung....vom Käuflischen Söldner zum Verteidiger der Insel...Natur....seiner Liebe...wiedergefundener Unschuld usw....ist absolut glaubwürdig und nachvollziebar! Mann geht richtig mit!
Es ist diese Stärke der “filmischen“ inzenierung....überzeugender Handlungselemente....guter subplots die den vorhersehbaren mainplot kraft verleien und ja,grossartiger Schauspielleistung fast aller....ausser dem Charchierendem Schurken(DLs nemisis und alter ego) die Men of War für mich zum besten Dolph Lundgren Film machen*staun
Ausserdem ist diese asiatische Insel....da spielt der Film....einfach schön.
Also....nicht Rezensionen lesen.....Film kaufen und selber Staunen.

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Stotty

Surprisingly Good Army Mercenary Flick

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 14, 2015

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On the face of it, 'Men of War' looks like just another testosterone fuelled Lundgren actioner. This time, Dolph plays a down and out mercenary, who's asked by some yuppie-types to recruit a band of soldiers, head to South-East Asia and lean on some island dwellers to sign over the mineral rights on their land. Dolph's character desperately needs the cash, so off he goes, only to find himself warming to the locals and ultimately turning against his corporate employers and dividing his merry band of military psychos. What adds to Lundgren's character's ire is that the businessmen aren't looking for valuable deposits of jade. They want to mine and gut the island for prehistoric bird muck.
What's surprising about 'Men of War' is that there's a bit more to it than you'd expect. Lundgren plays the troubled, disillusioned mercenary leader really well and as ever, delivers the goods in the action scenes. The dialogue isn't anywhere near as cliched as you might expect from an action movie like this and the Thailand locations are stunning. The supporting cast are also very good, providing characters that you can root for and villains that you can boo and hiss at. Special mention has to go to the late, great Trevor Goddard for his portrayal as the villainous nutcase, Keefer. He plays it up to the maximum and he steals every scene he's in.
What really makes this film though, is its last half hour or so. It's just thirty minutes of relentless Rambo-style gunfire, explosions, punch-ups ad mayhem. It's an action movie fan's wet dream.
Like any Dolph Lundgren movie, you need to leave your brain at the door and just enjoy it, but 'Men of War' has way more depth and is better directed than most other movies in ths genre. It's arguably one of the highlights of the big Swede's movie career.

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Mark D.

Dolpf at his best

Reviewed in Canada on March 5, 2013

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B-movie rambo! that's all that has to be said..fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun

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Cristin Salion

Men of War

Reviewed in Germany on November 22, 2021

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Excellent film and the steelbook is excellent as well! Thank you!

Mrs. D. Moncrieff

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 18, 2015

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With A Script by the Great John Sayles You know you're in for something beyond just the normal Action,Musclebound Bullet Spraying Kill Fest.This is An Intelligent Tale that has a group of Mercenaries sent to am Island to Gently Encourage the locals to Move on but when they arrive they find there is much more to the Job than that.This is something special for Lundgren to get his teeth into and it proves that even though it relies on his usual Schtick of Fighting and Shooting,He also has to Show some emotion which build his character even more.

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Genre	Mystery & Thrillers, Action & Adventure
Format	PAL
Language	English
Runtime	1 hour and 41 minutes