As anyone who has followed Seagal's career knows, some of his later movies have been less than fabulous. The reason for this, as far as I can see, is post-production editing. It appears that post-production editing in these movies has been done by inept morons who wouldn't know an action movie if it roundhouse kicked them in their minuscule balls, punched them hard on their weak chins, and then ripped out their tiny hearts.
Anyway, BTRH has (thankfully) been released without having been neutered, and is a rock-solid action movie, with decent direction, plot and characters. The basic tale is an old one, but is well done. And it's great to see Mr. Seagal do what he does best (battering, maiming and killing) without the over-the-top slowmo fight scenes, or utterly unconvincing stand-ins (another post-production stupidity, designed to add a few seconds to the running time).
I watched The Expendables the day after watching BTRH, and BTRH was, in my opinion, a better movie.
An aside: this movie, and a few other of Seagal's movies, really would have benefited from being a little longer. I would have liked to have seen a little more back story of the main characters.
Anyway, BTRH has (thankfully) been released without having been neutered, and is a rock-solid action movie, with decent direction, plot and characters. The basic tale is an old one, but is well done. And it's great to see Mr. Seagal do what he does best (battering, maiming and killing) without the over-the-top slowmo fight scenes, or utterly unconvincing stand-ins (another post-production stupidity, designed to add a few seconds to the running time).
I watched The Expendables the day after watching BTRH, and BTRH was, in my opinion, a better movie.
An aside: this movie, and a few other of Seagal's movies, really would have benefited from being a little longer. I would have liked to have seen a little more back story of the main characters.