okay , okay . maybe i wasn't in the mood to watch a mindless action movie ; i am the same person that liked lethal weapon iii , even while admitting that it wasn't as good as the others . howewer , the latest segal picture didn't look that bad , and since none of my friends would go see a woody allen movie even if i paid them , i went to see it expecting a mild die hard rehash . boy , was i wrong ! in the first half of the movie , <NEG> we are already assaulted with segal's acting </NEG> , ( <NEG> he is not simply wooden ; he is like a wall </NEG> ) , <NEG> gratuitous violence , an incredible plot , sexist and even more gratuitous nudity , and bad lines </NEG> that obviously were meant as jokes . by the end , it is obvious that hundreds of navy men are no match for thirty armed special forces soldiers . not once in the movie did segal appear worried or undecided , which did not do much for increasing the <NEG> unexistent suspense </NEG> . of course , in movies like these , there must be a sidekick , and a love interest . in these one we are given a two for one package in the form of a playboy model ( in the movie ) , which only functions as a supposed comic relief ( by the way of <NEG> extremely stupid unfunny lines </NEG> ) , and to have watering eyes and look away every time something bad happens in the movie . oh , of course , she appears naked from the waist up , and , of course , segal kisses her at the end after no development of their relationship ; they did not even seem to be interested in each other . <NEG> i have never seen so little chemistry </NEG> between two people in a movie . often , the villain saves the movie ; <NEG> unfortunately , the villains here are cartoonish , stupid and unfunny , unmenacing </NEG> . how many movies have psycho ex-special forces bad guys ? too many . i was able to predict the action all throughout the movie , including the moment where the sidekick saves the hero from certain death , the scene where the bad guy can kill the hero but proceeds to explain his plan to him , the scene where we are shown the hero's superiors are stupid , the scene where the bad guy loses his gun and has to fight the hero hand to hand , etc . . . simply said , <NEG> this is movie-making by the numbers , boring , and potentially offensive in going for the lowest common denominator of the audience </NEG> . my recommendation : if you go see it , bring a watch . you'll be looking at it for most of the movie . my . rent die hard . read a book . stare at the sky . <NEG> do not waste your time on this worthless piece of celluloid </NEG> . the real sad thing is that there are a lot of movies out that i would rather have seen ; once again , dragged in by my friends , which by the way , liked the movie halfheartedly . they probably like wrestling too : - ) .
