UNIVERSAL SOLDIER (Roland Emmerich, 1992)

[Jox]

4K BestBuy exclusive steelbook in June
https://mobile.twitter.com/TheDiscFathe ... 9830940672

Tentative release date June 21, 2022.
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.ph ... st20061315


(Notice how it changes from Unisol to Vietnam look whether the slip cover is on or off.)

[dude hallenbeck]

I recently did a deep dive of Roland Emmerich's movies since I actually do tend to enjoy them, I can say without a doubt this movie is definitely one of his absolute best. It's got a great pace, the goofy humour is used in moderation, care is given into making Luc a likeable protagonist and of course Dolph is a tremendous villain.

[Jox]

Yes, and hard to believe we celebrate the 30th anniversary this summer...

[Jox]

4K BestBuy exclusive steelbook in June
https://mobile.twitter.com/TheDiscFathe ... 9830940672

Tentative release date June 21, 2022.

Better look and announcement:
https://www.iconvsicon.com/2022/05/03/r ... e-in-june/

Only from BestBuy:
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/universal- ... l=nosplash

[Jox]

Cool animation of the Steelbook set by the artist Vance Kelly:
https://vimeo.com/705870282/219c64ace6
https://www.instagram.com/p/CdJa7hrJ5xo/

[Jox]

Screening June 10th in Worthing, Sussex, UK
https://wtm.uk/events/universal-soldier-18/
https://wtm.uk/choose-your-seats/performance/509802/

[dude hallenbeck]

Yes, and hard to believe we celebrate the 30th anniversary this summer...

Even the goofy humour tends to hold up better than most movies these days because it's not at the expense of the story and characters.

[Jox]

Missed the 30th anniversary of the UNISOL publicity stunt which occurred on May 9th 1992 during the Cannes red carpet of Robert Altman's THE PLAYER

[Jox]

EVil Genius Universal Soldier RPG game
https://www.evilgeniusgames.com/universal-soldier

Everyday Heroes™: The Roleplaying Game Kickstarter (€191,699 pledged of €14,196 goal funded in 15 minutes)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ev ... Y%20HEROES





Evil Genius Productions Partners with Legendary Entertainment, STUDIOCANAL, and Pressman Films
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-release ... 38561.html



Rambo, Total Recall, Pacific Rim and other classic action movies are getting official RPG adventures you can play with D&D 5E
https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/ ... ter-dnd-5e

[Jox]

Admission ticket stub (US)

[Jox]

[Jox]

One-sheet poster version of the 2019 4K release key art by Flore Maquin

[Jox]

This review includes 1080p /4K comparison shots

[Jox]

Opened 30 in the US years ago today!

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[Jox]

Regardless of whether one likes the film, it must be acknowledged that Universal Soldier’s existence is responsible for nearly two decades worth of mainstream blockbuster filmmaking. Without it, the world would never have been graced with the creative pairing of Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich, the force that would act as the progenitors of the new wave of disaster films that would go on to dominate box offices. In a fascinating turn of fate, it seems as if the type of film Emmerich would personally oversee the decline of with his one-two-punch of Universal Soldier and Independence Day has come back in style with the rise of the comic book film, trading in .42 Magnums for shields and magic hammers.

Whether Emmerich will ever again join the pantheon of the tastemakers has yet to be seen – if Moonfall, his latest, is any indication, he’ll stay firmly planted in that special realm dedicated to hacks subsumed by the sands of time and good taste – but someone will come and perform the same magic trick that Emmerich pulled off with Independence Day. Whether this means the dial turns towards another decade of high-concept disaster films is a matter that will only become clearer with time. However, one thing is for certain. Whatever art comes out of that genre transition, we’ll never get anything as fun as Universal Soldier.

https://www.inverse.com/culture/univers ... nniversary