Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning 3D Blu-ray (2012) [Region Locked / Free] - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

levcore · 09-23-2016, 12:22 PM

I really enjoyed this and I liked how different it was to the previous one (which is excellent). John Hyams deserves a big budget studio movie.

Zivouhr · 09-23-2016, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by levcore

I really enjoyed this and I liked how different it was to the previous one (which is excellent). John Hyams deserves a big budget studio movie.

Levcore, does Van Damme appear in a lot of scenes kicking @ss in 3D? If so, I may have to check this out.

By the way, if you can, check out Metal Storm 3D. It's heavily influenced by Mad Max and has very strong 3D.

HDM_fan · 02-22-2017, 04:14 PM

Just ordered from DDDHouse.com. Hard to pass up $13.52 USD shipped.

levcore · 02-23-2017, 12:59 PM

well worth checking out HDM fan, I hope you enjoy.

the13thman · 02-23-2017, 08:11 PM

I really enjoyed Universal Soldier Regeneration, despite Van Damme's rather unenthusiastic performance it seemed to revitalise the series by being much better than it had any right to be.

Given it had the same director, I expected the sequel to be more of the same but I hated it when I saw it in 2D. It was not what I expected.

I only found out that it was actually shot in 3D a year or so later, so that was reason enough to re-watch it.

I still have my issues with the film, but I do appreciate that the intention was not to repeat the same old story and more importantly, the 3D really works for the film, putting the viewer right in the headspace of the protagonist. I would never recommend this film in 2D, but in 3D it's a different experience that I'm looking forward to revisiting.

BleedOrange11 · 02-23-2017, 09:03 PM

I enjoyed it too. Definitely check it out for a brutal B movie.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...postcount=6592

HDM_fan · 02-23-2017, 10:18 PM

Little apprehensive by the mention of extreme violence, but still looking forward to the movie in 3D. I haven't watched any of the 'Universal Soldier' movies yet.

Jerry_Dam · 02-24-2017, 06:53 AM

For those interested I recommend John Hyams audio commentaries with Dolph Lundgren for the 2 films highly, as well as the making of documentary for DAY OF RECKONING (only on US edition)

GasmaskAvenger · 02-24-2017, 10:12 AM

I'm more than happy enough with my uncut Canadian blu-ray.

levcore · 02-24-2017, 10:27 AM

That reminds me, the UK release is uncut too. Not sure about the HK release.

Quake1028 · 02-24-2017, 06:51 PM

It's on my next Amazon UK order thanks to the praise here.

Tonppa · 08-15-2018, 07:26 AM

Watched the 3D UK version last night. As said it's the uncut (NC-17) version of the movie.

Gosh it's violent! But gosh the movie was shot beautifully!

This movie is a really mixed bag. It's like a A grade B movie. It's totally different than the other Universal Soldier movies. Yes, there are action scenes but there's also so much more. Lot's of quiet scenes.

The 3D was satisfying. It was shot in 3D and it shows. The lightning was very good (even that I have to warn about the long flickering strobo effects! Epilepsy warning!) and it's shot very, very professionally. No pop outs; just a couple of quick sparks that hit the face.

I wish I could see more 3D movies shot like this one!

ryudoadema · 01-07-2020, 12:22 AM

Just watched this and thought it was a pretty bad movie barring some good to great fighting and choreography. Maybe part of it was I didn't know what was going on the entire movie (could very well have been my head-space though).

There seemed to be a lot of weird looking 3d especially when it came to any on-screen light sources. I did notice a few scenes where the 3d really caught me off-guard where it was excellent, but the rest didn't add anything for me(ie very mild or disorientating).

Reading everyone else's mostly very positive reviews- I will leave this here as a reminder to my future self to watch this again some day and give it another chance.

chrisp32 · 03-30-2021, 09:00 AM

Have just bought a copy of the UK release for the 3D. Never seen any of the other US films. To what extent can this be enjoyed/followed as a stand-alone film or does it require knowledge of the previous entries to make sense?

levcore · 03-30-2021, 09:12 AM

It works OK but to enjoy it fully you should really treat it as the 3rd in a trilogy, Universal Soldier, Universal Soldier Regeneration and Universal Soldier Day of Reckoning. There were other movies in between the 1st movie and Regeneration but they are terrible and Regeneration pretty much ignores them.

The first movie is decent, Regeneration is (surprisingly) excellent.

philsfan · 03-30-2021, 06:03 PM

So only version I can find that is not the standalone of this for $40+ is the Netherlands 3 pack that includes Immortals and Drive Angry. This is not listed as uncut but is 114 minutes long, same as uncut and also US 2D version.

Can anyone confirm this Netherlands version is uncut? Thank you in advance!

BleedOrange11 · 03-30-2021, 09:12 AM

You can enjoy it standalone.

chrisp32 · 03-31-2021, 08:51 AM

I cannot confirm as I don't own it, and it's academic now given you have already ordered the HK release, but the Dutch 16-rated cut is meant to be the uncut version. I checked ofdb.de, which is a German-language site that is quite helpful for working out whether or not a given release is cut or not.

I generally expect Dutch releases to be uncut. It's worth bearing in mind that the Dutch sensors are far more lax than, say, the German sensors. Whilst there is in fact a Dutch 18 rating, this is essentially reserved for hardcore pornography (I wasn't aware it even existed until a few moments ago as I am not aware of any film with that rating). If you can think of the most violent mainstream film you've seen and check the Dutch rating, it will likely be a 16. Martyrs, for example, is a 16 in the Netherlands, so that gives you an idea of what the threshold for an 18-rated film might be.

Also, the German FSK 18 release of this film is NOT uncut; it is heavily butchered. There is an uncut release of the film in Germany but it's what's called "indiziert" ('indexed'). Films placed on the index can only be sold in 'adults only' shops and cannot, for example, be on display in a section of a shop that minors can access. It's also not permitted to advertise films placed on the index.

Peachfuzz · 04-08-2021, 01:26 PM

The UK 3D Blu Ray is uncut (I have the steelbook). Apparently, the 3D version is supposed to be the theatrical version and the 2D version is unrated. This is inaccurate. Having checked the runtimes of both versions and checking the 3D version for the unrated scenes of violence, I can confirm that both cuts on the UK disc are unrated (rated 18 in the UK, of course).

The disc is region locked, however.

That aside, it's a great little action film, highly recommended. The 3D isn't the pop out variety, but the depth on display is certainly effective, especially in the car chase scene.

levcore · 04-08-2021, 01:44 PM

Agreed, this is a very satisfying action movie.

09-23-2016, 12:22 PM	#1
levcore Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Dryland 4K collection:306 Blu-ray collection:2616 Trading Score:3	I really enjoyed this and I liked how different it was to the previous one (which is excellent). John Hyams deserves a big budget studio movie.

02-22-2017, 04:14 PM	#3
HDM_fan Senior Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:USA Blu-ray reviews:13	Just ordered from DDDHouse.com. Hard to pass up $13.52 USD shipped.

02-23-2017, 12:59 PM	#4
levcore Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Dryland 4K collection:306 Blu-ray collection:2616 Trading Score:3	well worth checking out HDM fan, I hope you enjoy.

02-23-2017, 08:11 PM	#5
the13thman Moderator Top contributor Member since:Feb 2015 Location:London, England 4K collection:148 Blu-ray collection:2913 DVD collection:35 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:2	I really enjoyed Universal Soldier Regeneration, despite Van Damme's rather unenthusiastic performance it seemed to revitalise the series by being much better than it had any right to be. Given it had the same director, I expected the sequel to be more of the same but I hated it when I saw it in 2D. It was not what I expected. I only found out that it was actually shot in 3D a year or so later, so that was reason enough to re-watch it. I still have my issues with the film, but I do appreciate that the intention was not to repeat the same old story and more importantly, the 3D really works for the film, putting the viewer right in the headspace of the protagonist. I would never recommend this film in 2D, but in 3D it's a different experience that I'm looking forward to revisiting.

02-23-2017, 09:03 PM	#6
BleedOrange11 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Sep 2011 4K collection:20 Blu-ray collection:986 DVD collection:62 Blu-ray reviews: 44 Trading Score:4	I enjoyed it too. Definitely check it out for a brutal B movie. https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...postcount=6592

02-23-2017, 10:18 PM	#7
HDM_fan Senior Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:USA Blu-ray reviews:13	Little apprehensive by the mention of extreme violence, but still looking forward to the movie in 3D. I haven't watched any of the 'Universal Soldier' movies yet.

02-24-2017, 06:53 AM	#8
Jerry_Dam Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2013	For those interested I recommend John Hyams audio commentaries with Dolph Lundgren for the 2 films highly, as well as the making of documentary for DAY OF RECKONING (only on US edition)

02-24-2017, 10:12 AM	#9
GasmaskAvenger Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jul 2014 Location:Fresno, California, USA 4K collection:1105 Blu-ray collection:4971 DVD collection:656 Trading Score:33	I'm more than happy enough with my uncut Canadian blu-ray.

02-24-2017, 10:27 AM	#10
levcore Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Dryland 4K collection:306 Blu-ray collection:2616 Trading Score:3	That reminds me, the UK release is uncut too. Not sure about the HK release.

02-24-2017, 06:51 PM	#11
Quake1028 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Tampa, FL Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:588 Blu-ray collection:2531 DVD collection:549 iTunes collection:342 Trading Score:184	It's on my next Amazon UK order thanks to the praise here.

08-15-2018, 07:26 AM	#12
Tonppa Senior Member Member since:Jul 2016	Watched the 3D UK version last night. As said it's the uncut (NC-17) version of the movie. Gosh it's violent! But gosh the movie was shot beautifully! This movie is a really mixed bag. It's like a A grade B movie. It's totally different than the other Universal Soldier movies. Yes, there are action scenes but there's also so much more. Lot's of quiet scenes. The 3D was satisfying. It was shot in 3D and it shows. The lightning was very good (even that I have to warn about the long flickering strobo effects! Epilepsy warning!) and it's shot very, very professionally. No pop outs; just a couple of quick sparks that hit the face. I wish I could see more 3D movies shot like this one!

01-07-2020, 12:22 AM	#13
ryudoadema Senior Member Member since:May 2019	Just watched this and thought it was a pretty bad movie barring some good to great fighting and choreography. Maybe part of it was I didn't know what was going on the entire movie (could very well have been my head-space though). There seemed to be a lot of weird looking 3d especially when it came to any on-screen light sources. I did notice a few scenes where the 3d really caught me off-guard where it was excellent, but the rest didn't add anything for me(ie very mild or disorientating). Reading everyone else's mostly very positive reviews- I will leave this here as a reminder to my future self to watch this again some day and give it another chance.

03-30-2021, 09:00 AM	#14
chrisp32 Active Member Member since:Sep 2017 Location:London, UK	Have just bought a copy of the UK release for the 3D. Never seen any of the other US films. To what extent can this be enjoyed/followed as a stand-alone film or does it require knowledge of the previous entries to make sense?

03-30-2021, 09:12 AM	#15
levcore Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Dryland 4K collection:306 Blu-ray collection:2616 Trading Score:3	It works OK but to enjoy it fully you should really treat it as the 3rd in a trilogy, Universal Soldier, Universal Soldier Regeneration and Universal Soldier Day of Reckoning. There were other movies in between the 1st movie and Regeneration but they are terrible and Regeneration pretty much ignores them. The first movie is decent, Regeneration is (surprisingly) excellent.

03-30-2021, 06:03 PM	#16
philsfan Expert Member Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Lancaster, PA 4K collection:362 Blu-ray collection:952 Blu-ray reviews:1	So only version I can find that is not the standalone of this for $40+ is the Netherlands 3 pack that includes Immortals and Drive Angry. This is not listed as uncut but is 114 minutes long, same as uncut and also US 2D version. Can anyone confirm this Netherlands version is uncut? Thank you in advance!

03-31-2021, 08:51 AM	#18
chrisp32 Active Member Member since:Sep 2017 Location:London, UK	I cannot confirm as I don't own it, and it's academic now given you have already ordered the HK release, but the Dutch 16-rated cut is meant to be the uncut version. I checked ofdb.de, which is a German-language site that is quite helpful for working out whether or not a given release is cut or not. I generally expect Dutch releases to be uncut. It's worth bearing in mind that the Dutch sensors are far more lax than, say, the German sensors. Whilst there is in fact a Dutch 18 rating, this is essentially reserved for hardcore pornography (I wasn't aware it even existed until a few moments ago as I am not aware of any film with that rating). If you can think of the most violent mainstream film you've seen and check the Dutch rating, it will likely be a 16. Martyrs, for example, is a 16 in the Netherlands, so that gives you an idea of what the threshold for an 18-rated film might be. Also, the German FSK 18 release of this film is NOT uncut; it is heavily butchered. There is an uncut release of the film in Germany but it's what's called "indiziert" ('indexed'). Films placed on the index can only be sold in 'adults only' shops and cannot, for example, be on display in a section of a shop that minors can access. It's also not permitted to advertise films placed on the index.

04-08-2021, 01:26 PM	#19
Peachfuzz Active Member Member since:Aug 2020 Location:Scotland	The UK 3D Blu Ray is uncut (I have the steelbook). Apparently, the 3D version is supposed to be the theatrical version and the 2D version is unrated. This is inaccurate. Having checked the runtimes of both versions and checking the 3D version for the unrated scenes of violence, I can confirm that both cuts on the UK disc are unrated (rated 18 in the UK, of course). The disc is region locked, however. That aside, it's a great little action film, highly recommended. The 3D isn't the pop out variety, but the depth on display is certainly effective, especially in the car chase scene.

04-08-2021, 01:44 PM	#20
levcore Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Dryland 4K collection:306 Blu-ray collection:2616 Trading Score:3	Agreed, this is a very satisfying action movie.

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