Dartherer
I really don't get the hype.
Maidexpl
Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast
Taha Avalos
The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.
Leofwine_draca
Looks like some producers at Fox remembered they made a pretty good little military thriller a decade or so ago; that film was BEHIND ENEMY LINES, casting the unlikely Owen Wilson as a soldier stranded in a hostile country and forced to fight his way out with help from the reliable Gene Hackman.BEHIND ENEMY LINES II: AXIS OF EVIL has absolutely NOTHING in common with that movie. Instead this is a dumb, offensive and blockheaded pseudo-thriller that manages to offend everybody it depicts, from the Asian stereotypes to the knuckle-dragging US military. The plot, in which a crack squad are sent behind enemy lines in North Korea to destroy a missile, is as dumb as it sounds and the film is loaded with errors, both factual and otherwise.You know you're in trouble from the outset, with James Dodson's direction winning the difficult position of being the worst thing about the film (and when the script is this bad, that's an impressive achievement). Dodson appears to be on speed throughout, cutting like there's no tomorrow and going in for dodgy/crazy shaky-cam effects throughout. The result is a film that's very nearly unwatchable.The acting is pitiful and you end up feeling sorry for the recognisable faces who've clearly fallen on hard times; among them are Keith David, Ben Cross and Peter Coyote, a trio of former stars who must be wondering what sins they committed in a past life in order for them to appear in this. The action scenes are among the worst I've seen and the whole patriotic flag-waving stuff is vomit-inducing indeed. Give it a miss!
SnoopyStyle
North Korea is about to test a missile capable of reaching all of the US. The President (Peter Coyote) decides to send in SEAL team 1 to sabotage the missile. New intel forces him to change his mind and launch a pre-emptive strike. Four SEALs are left behind enemy lines to sit and wait for extraction. However they are found by the North Koreans.This is a B action movie. The story is well and good for the limited movie. The production value is limited. The biggest problem is the editing of the movie. There are all kinds of crazy cheesy effects at work here. They have slo-mo fast-forward echoing effects with ethereal operatic music. Shaky cam is fine, but they shook way too much. The bad action scenes sucked out any possible fun from this movie.
Wizard-8
I took a quick look at the other user comments for this movie before writing this, and I saw that no one from South Korea (or for that matter North Korea) has so far contributed their thoughts. But I am pretty sure that any South Korean who sees this movie will feel as badly about this movie as I do. This movie is really badly made. The director CONSTANTLY jiggles the camera during the action sequences, enough so that these sequences are very hard to follow. He also photographs the majority of movie in ways that give the basic look of the movie a bland feeling, with nothing to capture the eye. But the screenplay has plenty of problems too. Would the U.S. military really enact a mission to North Korea without consulting the South Korean military/government first? And without taking any Korean soldiers with them for translation and other local problems that might come up? I'm no expert on the Korean situation or military procedures, but all the same this movie really insulted my intelligence.
DashTheGreat
There was absolutely no point to watching this dreadful movie. I will admit to turning this piece of crap off after a mere 20 minutes, which is something that I have never done before. First, Navy Seals insert into North Korea to take out missiles - an absolutely unbelievable concept considering that a bomb would do the trick. I was willing to suspend my belief on this. Then, what foils the Seals? A freakin' kid, of course. I guess the Seals flunked training where they learned to blend in with the environment. If a 5 year old fascinated by a rat could see them, then I'd draft a militia before sending those guys into battle. So, the Seals defy logic again, and chase a kid - bam! You guessed it, right into an enemy village with their muzzles to the floor while running. After that, they ensure blowing their cover again by grabbing one of the North Korean soldier's wives, and then LET HER GO to run away and alert the soldiers. I could not make this up. Therefore, after a 100 pound woman fights off the supposedly heavily trained unit. The Navy Seals run out again, exposing themselves, and again without weapons drawn, to enter a stare-off with the wive's husband (the soldier). He waits literally 20 seconds, whips his pistol out, and shoots the Navy Seal in a place that would obviously defeat the round. The Seals shoot back, but who cares anyways. They only hit one guy and fire like maniacs. Then, they go to ambush the North Koreans by running at them, and get mowed down WWI style. The last Navy Seal who survives sees the Grim Reaper, and a TIGER (what!?). That was when I turned this piece of crap off and vowed to never watch it again. Behind Enemy Lines II insults the first movie, which wasn't that great to begin with. This movie, however, made it look like the Godfather. It's an insult that Hollywood would think the populace would find this movie mildly entertaining. Don't be surprised when Dollar Stores refuse to stock it even in their bargain bins.
