Above the Law (1988) - Steven Seagal - Comedic Movie Review

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  • Hello all, Redeye Review here to start our journey with the bizzarity that is Steven Seagal.
    Enjoy this movie review about his first ever movie Above the Law
    Starring: Steven Seagal, Andrew Davis, Pam Grier, Henry Silva, Ron Dean, Daniel Faraldo, Sharon Stone, and more
    Director: Andrew Davis
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  • @darrenclements6028
    @darrenclements6028 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Before Steven seagal became a Glazed ham with painted on hair and goatee
    Before body doubles and voice Dubbing
    Above the law is ABSOLUTELY AWESOME and STUNNINGLY AMAZING
    Steven Seagal is action movie legend of all time

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Your comments are great! Absolutely love "Glazed Ham with Painted on Hair" haha. that is perfect

    • @16rumpole
      @16rumpole 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I loved this movie he was such a badass in this movie. His first movie was the best, I liked Out For Justice and Marked for Death. From then on, there was a steep decline to the dreck he puts out now.

    • @attiylanen
      @attiylanen 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Mr. Pecker's Finnish knife adoration society 👈🏻 Your avatar name, where does it come from?

    • @HoldenMcG
      @HoldenMcG 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "Before Steven seagal became a Glazed ham with painted on hair and goatee"
      Thanks for that bit of comedy gold!

  • @DNSV-ex8of
    @DNSV-ex8of 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    All joking aside. It's not saying much but this role was actually Seagals best acting ever and it was his first movie.

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Haha his first, his best, his "Never Again" he came on to the scene with such an ego and just never let it go.

    • @williamsmith8790
      @williamsmith8790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@RedEyeReviews His first four were all pretty good action flicks. Before he started fighting environmental issues and global warming, and cooking in the Navy with a non-regulation (even for a sailor) haircut.

    • @robertennew
      @robertennew 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@williamsmith8790 oh yeah 🤣 I was just in awe because I was a kid at the time, & was one of my dad's favourite action flicks... little did I realise it was to laugh & pick it apart, as he was an Army 'Fitter & Turner' 🤣

    • @proguninc4080
      @proguninc4080 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@RedEyeReviews.... All of you Steven Seagal haters really make me laugh. But regardless of what you haters think of him, he is a legit Martial Artist (yes, Aikido IS in fact a Martial Art whether you like it or not).... and I always thought his acting was ok. Not great, just ok. If you can't stand Seagal's acting then you shouldn't be able to stand Van Damme's acting either.

    • @musicaladdiction4147
      @musicaladdiction4147 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Got to agree the guys ego is massive and I really don’t know why because surely he must know that the whole world thinks he’s basically the punchline of a joke now but I’ll tell you what if he can convince his “ best buddy “ Putin to see sense then all is forgiven and I will gladly vouch for everything he said even the really mad stuff it all happened Steven

  • @Ovtsider_dsb
    @Ovtsider_dsb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    It's just so weird seeing a "young", skinny and kinda energetic Seagal and actually seeing do some stunts. Man, I love your reviews, even if this one could be an ASMR with that soft spoken voice.

  • @johnmccarron7066
    @johnmccarron7066 3 ปีที่แล้ว +217

    Despite his awkward acting ability and a run that makes him look like an incontinent penguin, Seagal displays an alarming amount of technical prowess in this movie. He exercises trigger discipline, he does brass checks on weapons he picks up. There is this strange mixture of confident expertise combined with blithering emotional ineptitude.

    • @djcease1996
      @djcease1996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He executes technical prowess because he had had plenty of experience doing this type of stuff well prior to 1988.

    • @lectornox
      @lectornox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My mom says he runs like he has a stick up his ass lol

    • @patrickbateman312
      @patrickbateman312 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@djcease1996 He what?

    • @illmitchjax
      @illmitchjax 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@djcease1996 he executes basics tbf... 🤷‍♂️

    • @johnmaurer3097
      @johnmaurer3097 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dude follows PROTO

  • @sargonixofur1234
    @sargonixofur1234 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I like how Seagal’s hair has grown back over the years. Must be all that sitting around, eating, sweating, and touching women, he has done since the 90’s. Bloating leads to new thick hair!
    The goatee is really just how Seagal keeps an emergency donut handy at all times.
    Forgot Sharon Stone was in this. She did well to escape the shadow of Seagal.

  • @THEDONTTELLSHOW
    @THEDONTTELLSHOW 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Seagal is incredible. Both a comic masterpiece, and a terrifying enigma.

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Haha agreed. I am very excited to explore his entite filmography and just see the absurdity fall of the rails

    • @THEDONTTELLSHOW
      @THEDONTTELLSHOW 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@RedEyeReviews There was a great interview recently with Killer Mike and El-P talking about him for some reason. It was hilarious. EL-P once wrote a fan fiction spin-off about the character "Sticks" haha

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Haha i will have to check that out!

    • @retro9173
      @retro9173 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well said!

    • @warpath6666
      @warpath6666 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Steven Seagal is ....... *Above The Law(sagna)* and *Out For Just (another all-you-can-eat buffet)* 😄🤣😄🤣

  • @darrelli4621
    @darrelli4621 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I started watching your channel last month. The Lawman videos were the first i watched, I'm glad I finally found episode one of the Steven Saga. Also, my wife loves your Seagal voice. Keep up the good work.

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much for this! I tried to comment earlier and youtube wouldn't let me. But this is so cool and I'm very glad you and your wife like my silly voice lol

  • @kitbradley2689
    @kitbradley2689 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    This movie is so weird because it's kinna good and talks about the CIA-drug connections that are quite real. It also introduces everything that would become parody in later Seagal movies. Seagal's competence with firearms becomes him wearing increasingly elaborate tactical gear at the drop of a hat, the high-energy aikido moves become the waddling slowness of his later years (combined with generally awful stunt double work,) the political message subplot expands to dominate the movies in a heavy-handed, absurdist fashion, and the way his never-good acting descended into a whispering, mumbling mess. Fascinating.
    I could even visualize a universe where Seagal wasn't consumed by ego and committed himself to the craft of acting where this movie was the start of a long, interesting career. Which happened, though not in the way most people would *want* it to happen.

    • @babymammoth34
      @babymammoth34 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      not to mention, in his youthful, leaner days, that super laughable and bizarre way he walks and runs. Stilted as heck and way off key haha

    • @babymammoth34
      @babymammoth34 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      even trotting down a small set of porch steps is messed up with him

    • @HighSpeedNoDrag
      @HighSpeedNoDrag 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ok Stud, can you ACT better and fight better than Segal? Most likely NOT.

    • @agnidas5816
      @agnidas5816 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@HighSpeedNoDrag can you ? Who are you to say that Seagal is not bad if you yourself have no clue about acting? It takes as much ability to be able to say someone is good as it does to say some one sucks.

    • @HighSpeedNoDrag
      @HighSpeedNoDrag 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@agnidas5816 The questions was not directed @ you. How do you know I myself have not acted? I had a small part as the father in Mary Poppins in 6th grade for one.

  • @claudiodominguez.
    @claudiodominguez. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Don't forget his amazing blues playing and more important his singing in an unknown language. And don't forget to list all his nationalities that changed along his career. All the buffets that came Under Siege, no hotdog stand was Hard to Kill, he was Driven to Kill doughnut shops inventory, Belly of the Beast was documentary by his dietitian, the list is limitless.

  • @RetrofIex
    @RetrofIex 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Holy shit, Seagal was actually fit and shape!??

  • @nightshade7240
    @nightshade7240 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I apologise but I have to correct something here. He didn't just run an aikido dojo. He was the first foreigner to run an aikido dojo in Japan, in a time when the xenophobia was rather extreme. Much as he has become an utter laughing stock, the fact he managed to do that is impressive as hell and before he let himself go, he was disciplined and competent. It's a shame really that he has chosen the path he has.

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Oo I didn't know that. Thank you for correcting the fact :) I do agree that his earlier career was genuinely impressive. And he was a real badass for awhile.

    • @mroctober3657
      @mroctober3657 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Wasn't that because he married the daughter of the dojo owner?

    • @batman.darthmaul
      @batman.darthmaul 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@RedEyeReviews The dojo was actually his father-in-law's, but Seagal did run it.

    • @musicaladdiction4147
      @musicaladdiction4147 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah he didn’t run a dojo it was his wife’s family’s dojo ran by her father but he did teach regular classes in it, there’s so many stories that all contradict one another like he said he learned under the founder of akido but guy was dead for at least 3 years before our man SS even set foot on Japanese soil so that one’s an obvious lie but personally I think his whole life story is basically a loose interpretation of what actually happened seen through the lens by his own narcissism to the point he probably believes most of it now, plus he seems like an asshole

    • @gawaniwhitecrow2731
      @gawaniwhitecrow2731 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nope, he wasn't, due to the stationing of many American troops post WW2 there is a huge long list of Instructors in that particular style in Japan. They didn't all have to marry the dojo owners daughter either 🤣

  • @PowermadNavigator
    @PowermadNavigator 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Ahh, my dad really liked this movie and so did I. Seagal put a lot of effort into this, doing his stunts and having his nose broken, which I didn't know until now.
    That's hardcore. He could have done more of this. Yeah, you eventually get to the stage where you are not 25 anymore, but he really stopped early with his stunts.

    • @FlawlessRevelation
      @FlawlessRevelation 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He was 33 in this movie though, 32 in his first movie ever lol. The time he was not 25 anymore was about 7 years before he ever got famous haha.
      Ps. Before any hate, I'm 31...............
      But if I look anything like Seagal in this movie in another 2 years I'm gonna cry lol

    • @squamish4244
      @squamish4244 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@FlawlessRevelation If you're in Hollywood, you can delay it longer due to personal trainers, nutritionists, chefs and certain substances.

  • @SnowmanTF2
    @SnowmanTF2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Seeing this in the middle of binge watching your reviews highlights what a difference there was in him near his peak verses the now majority of his film roles there is.

  • @williamsmith8790
    @williamsmith8790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Possibly his “finest” work. Pre Golden Corral bod. Sans the running scene, and his accent, everything else in this is top notch. The fight scenes, the gun handling, the sword work. All excellently choreographed.

  • @davidbedard6824
    @davidbedard6824 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "So he searches for him at the restaurant....he's not at the restaurant" This line makes me crack up every time

    • @thomashassall96
      @thomashassall96 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "then he realises its just murder at this point, so runs away" 😂😂😂

  • @luther1546
    @luther1546 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Very funny line: he realizes this is straight murder at this point and runs away.

    • @JM-yd4jo
      @JM-yd4jo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol and the @8:49 scene I straight laughed my ass off

  • @Arlow78
    @Arlow78 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The office space edit was perfect

  • @AnthonyThomas_Ant
    @AnthonyThomas_Ant 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One week from retirement and survived, I didn’t expect that.

  • @TheSycaman
    @TheSycaman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you personally for making this. And the "yo, what it be like homie" was one of my favorite things from Seagal movies literally ever.

  • @gregoryrogalsky6937
    @gregoryrogalsky6937 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    This was a great movie. Some of the best Aiki type street moves ever filmed. As well as some hard core Aikido training footage. If you're a hater it's cause your jealous.

    • @4homemail
      @4homemail 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      More like amazed at first, because no one saw this before. But when you realize later most of the bad guys in the movies launching at a straight line at him.

    • @gregoryrogalsky6937
      @gregoryrogalsky6937 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @KTV 4U The street Aik in above the law stands the test of time as well as how the action was filmed so you could actually see what was going on. When the camera moves changed and you could no longer see from the super tight shots and jumpy camera and quick edits. I quit watching.

  • @josephwintrich7294
    @josephwintrich7294 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    7:02 to 7:10, not really murder. They opened fire on him, it was deliberate, they ambushed him, he was out numbered and threatened. He told him not to move and he tried to challenge his warning, he was menacing. Once that line is crossed it remains self-defense UNTIL they surrender.

  • @cskrepetos
    @cskrepetos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Redeye Review has followed Seagal in the descent into madness: as each successive movie becomes more unhinged, so too has each successive review in some sort of symbiotic relationship. Kudos - RedEye Reviews has sacrificed their sanity for our entertainment!

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aww thank you friend. And it all started here

    • @pigeonpoo1823
      @pigeonpoo1823 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RedEyeReviews given you've watched a good chunk of utter dross, can you pinpoint the exact moment in the exact film when The Seagull thought 'F@£k it' and the rest of his career just became a 'bargain bin dvd at the motorway services you buy for the nephew you don't like at all' train wreck?

  • @johnmaurer3097
    @johnmaurer3097 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This channel is a goldmine of comedy. I sit here and howl with laughter because I loved these movies growing up, but the writing and timing of your jabs is incredible. They’re still fun movies, but it’s god damn hilarious how you produce these

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much! It's been a blast making them.

  • @dmo544
    @dmo544 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    So I was actually blown away at a number of things in this movie from a tactical perspective. In the first shootout Steven's pistol handling was actually very advanced especially for an 80's movie. When he reloads you can see the proficiency. Bringing the pistol up into his eye line, seating the mag fully, etc. Also in the Vietnam scene he keeps his finger off the trigger and carries the carbine in a relaxed high ready carry. Not common in these movies or even now adays! Also throughout the movie he does things like "press checks" checking to ensure a round is chambered. Particularly in the scene when he gets the duffel bag of guns from the basement. Overall I was very surprised as litterally no action movie actor in the 80's or 90's shows nearly the firearm competence that Steven displayed in this film. I am starting to think there is more to this guy than meets the public eye.

    • @butcherben82
      @butcherben82 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      As far as I know, he was a legit military man and his aikido is legit as well. But somewhere along the road he lost his mind and went nuts, maybe just for our entertainment?

    • @kman215
      @kman215 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@butcherben82 he just got cocky, his ego blew up

    • @patrickbateman312
      @patrickbateman312 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@butcherben82 Then what you know is wrong, and you should feel bad about being incompetent and stupid.

    • @Theduckwebcomics
      @Theduckwebcomics 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He was just a stuntman that knew how to do things because it was his job. When he became a star he didn't care about that anymore because it's not his job... Watch him handle guns now 😚 he rests the butt of the rifle on TOP of his shoulder.

    • @KG-th3cr
      @KG-th3cr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah look at movies like Sniper Spec ops he did recently and let me know what his gun handling skills are in that one lol.

  • @taylorjohnson421
    @taylorjohnson421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    started watching your channel about two weeks ago. i have officially watched every Seagal entry. now i have to hit the rest... you bastard... happy new year

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha so glad you found the Channel!

  • @baileymoore7779
    @baileymoore7779 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can't help but think of MadTV and Will Sasso when Steven Seagal is brought up.

    • @johns7530
      @johns7530 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Hi, I'm Steven Seagal. I'm an American. To me nothing means America more than America, and Americans. So I decided to take a trip into the small towns of America, to see what being American means to other Americans. To see the little things that make America, America". LMAO!!!

  • @docwho2828
    @docwho2828 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A movie with Pam Grier can't be that bad...

  • @nivekian
    @nivekian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This was Seagals career peak.

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lol peaked at his first movie

    • @LarryLopez91
      @LarryLopez91 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What about Under Siege?

  • @BodyByBenSLC
    @BodyByBenSLC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This was a good movie. Under Siege and Hard to Kill are awesome. Other than that....big steaming pile.

  • @Ezikel76
    @Ezikel76 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Loving these reviews! I grew up wacthing JCVD,Segal and Norris. Keep up the awsomeness

  • @mrrictus
    @mrrictus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Most of the precinct cops, background characters, henchmen and even the main antagonist Henry Silva(playing a different character) were in Chuck Norris film , Code of Silence. When this film was in theaters during its original run I thought it was a sequel film follow up lol. I assumed Henry Silva was the twin brother of the character he portrayed in the Norris film. The years before internet spoilers was truly an exciting period. Every film was a surprise because film trailers did not give away the entire plot.

  • @Treblaine
    @Treblaine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Steven Seagal is the embodiment of the idea that "it's easier to teach good actors to be good martial artists than teach good martial artists to be good actors"

    • @kingloser4198
      @kingloser4198 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's easier to send miners into space and train them to be astronauts than the other way round 🙂

  • @MightMouse2174
    @MightMouse2174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Above The Law was a good one and Pam Grier looked awesome but what's been consistent about Seagal ( beside the bad movies later in his career ) is that throw at :30 always makes me laugh

  • @AllThingsFilm1
    @AllThingsFilm1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Good news. Steven Seagal has two new films in pre-production, "Above The Law 2" and "Tip Of The Spear". I can't wait for your take on what I'm sure will be cinematic masterpieces. That is, if masterpieces were made with duct tape and Aunt Jemima Syrup.

  • @lisetteeliseparis7070
    @lisetteeliseparis7070 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He's a family favorite. I'll always have a soft spot for him, even though he's crazy. (Love your review, RedEye, subscribing).

  • @djcease1996
    @djcease1996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The plot to this film was so deep and genuinely thought out unlike 95% of action movies. It lends credit to the fact Seagal may have had former ties to the CIA and that this film is loosely based on his own life.

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Thanks for the comment! I actually think this movie is good as well. He still worked hard at his movies back than

    • @adrianchannelle8651
      @adrianchannelle8651 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Was Seagal CIA? Depends on who you believe. If he did covert work he should not be running his mouth about it. Many people have said Seagal is a compulsive liar.
      nypost.com/2003/08/05/cia-guy-aims-at-seagal/
      The film is decent.

    • @AztecUnshaven
      @AztecUnshaven 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@adrianchannelle8651 He's a fascinating character though, because as much as he exaggerates, he also really has had a very interesting journey in life. He really did spend 16 plus years in Japan... he really does speak fluent Japanese (with an ex-wife and son there), he really has gone to teach seminars to police units and paramilitary in Eastern Europe since at least the 1990s, he really did have ties with the Mob, from his links with Julius Nasso and the Gambinos. And of course, his newer bizarre close relationship with Vlad Putin.

    • @matthiasthulman4058
      @matthiasthulman4058 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@AztecUnshaven Sometimes I wonder how much of the buffoon type act that we see is legitimate, and how much is just a cover story designed decades ago to make him seem like the least believable asset in forever, thereby providing the best cover possible.
      Know what I mean?

    • @AztecUnshaven
      @AztecUnshaven 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@matthiasthulman4058 indeed.

  • @MrMegamike2k
    @MrMegamike2k 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Best review ever! And the best movie of Seagirl's career.

  • @Cletus_the_Elder
    @Cletus_the_Elder 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was hesitant to click on this video after enjoying so many of your reviews. I didn't want one of my favorite martial arts movies to be mocked (too harshly). Frankly, it's Steven Seagal's best movie and, perhaps, his only good one. Watching the clips, you see what he was before the beret, the Native American buckskins, and that silk Chinese jacket he still wears. It's good to see him with a natural hairline, too.
    This was an amazing movie to see as a kid in the theater. Hearing Henry Silva say "Who the f- is this cherry" made my moustache start to grow. Watching Steven Seagal break that elbow was almost as good as seeing the Death Star blow up (the first time). You see the many things that powerful men do to powerful men. Your review gave its due, and you clipped most of my favorite scenes. The retrospective needs to begin with this movie, not just because it was Steven Seagal's first, but to see how far his ego has taken him adrift.

  • @qigonglungz
    @qigonglungz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is my all time favorite role from Seagal... mainly because since it's his first movie he hadn't type cast himself as an overweight belligerent fighting couch yet... and this movie was super violent for it's time period... plus I've had a lifelong crush on Pam Grier (not her prettiest presentation but the woman is gorgeous)... ALSO BEST THING ABOUT THIS MOVIE... STEPHEN SEAGAL RUNS LIKE A GIRL... AND FROM OTHER INTERVIEWS, THAT IS HIS REAL RUN... also FUN FACT, being from an impovershed area down south, I can tell you that most sisters loved this man back then... I'm sure putting Pam in the movie influenced a lot of that... Many of his DVD sales to this very day come from old black women...

  • @dmo544
    @dmo544 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Just finished watching this movie. When I saw the torture scene I was like damn that actually looks like they just beat the shit out of Steven. Like I could tell it was real. So when you said he did have his nose broken I was like wow that came full circle. Also as an introspective thing I've been around enough violence that I could sense when it was actually real was cool to know I still got it.

  • @michaelmyers3709
    @michaelmyers3709 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Great first movie. Gritty Chicago rawness. Awesome slo-mo smash through window. Cop in bedroom seemingly calling Steven by his real name. Foxy Brown by his side. Camera blatantly visible in car’s side mirror. Only 80’s Seagal movie we’ll ever get.

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I genuinely love this movie. It paved the way to some very ridiculous movies. But his career started pretty great actually.

  • @spittinvenom9671
    @spittinvenom9671 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Saw this in theatres, skipped class. Loved it. “…..You ain’t above mine” epic

  • @DJW1959Aus
    @DJW1959Aus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I just have to agree with your closing comments. I watched this movie in a theatre a week after its release and thought Steven displayed a formidable ability with a Ju-jitsu form. I was at the time studying and training in Aikido which seemed to be missing something, this appeared to be it. These days I see him as having turned into just another fake.

  • @deskish3930
    @deskish3930 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i have seen a bunch of your reviews of the Seagal movies where's he's like in his 60's and am now going down the playlist. it's weird to see a movie where he just runs without having a stunt-double do it for him

  • @16rumpole
    @16rumpole 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I loved this movie he was such a badass in this movie. His first movie was the best, I liked Out For Justice and Marked for Death. From then on, there was a steep decline to the dreck he puts out now.

  • @fredrick443
    @fredrick443 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He was the coolest thing around when I was a kid.

  • @slashismyhommie8182
    @slashismyhommie8182 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am going so hard on this channel now. I already know you branched out from Segal films. Although there's way too many Steven Segal films. But love the comedic banter in the analysis. It gets me hard for 80s action films.

  • @jamesanthonygreen8233
    @jamesanthonygreen8233 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That was a great movie review from you. This is currently my second favorite movie of all time. I also greatly enjoyed watching numerous actors from this movie reunite in both The Package and The Fugitive which were both also directed by Andrew Davis.

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you very much! I also enjoy the Fugitive alot

  • @StevenAbney
    @StevenAbney 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really happy I stumbled upon your channel and I love the reviews! That said, you’re a loose cannon and I’m going to need your badge and gun on my desk.

  • @cybergothika6906
    @cybergothika6906 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I was a kid I had to open the garage for my mom to get in and lost the final seconds of how he escaped the torture. Never bothered to find it for 30 years straight. I'm glad, I know how he did it, now? Thanks I guess.

  • @matheusdesouza90
    @matheusdesouza90 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    9:32 this is a very underrated joke 😂

  • @talesfromthehoodtv503
    @talesfromthehoodtv503 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of your reviews popped up i clicked on your channel and first thing i saw was all these segal classics,great review

  • @robertgowdey
    @robertgowdey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    There's a reason he walks and runs the way he does. It's a balance thing. To be able to stop in a moment because of weight distribution.

  • @DeadManSinging1
    @DeadManSinging1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The scene where he walks into the store and starts torturing people for infomation is like how any other movie would introduce its VILLAN

  • @Cuzjudd
    @Cuzjudd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That arm break looked so real

  • @gambar
    @gambar 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The way he's running is just absolutely hilarious. Arms paddling, wrists flailing... So badass! :D

  • @dustin3700
    @dustin3700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great gun safety lol the 1911 in the duffel bad was already locked and cocked right out the bag.

  • @dennismason3740
    @dennismason3740 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How very excellent to see Mister Seagal when he had a soul. I mean, wow. This is a good movie. I prefer Falling Down but this is not bad.

  • @AnbuVega
    @AnbuVega 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A lot of people forget or don't know that in the beginning Steven Seagal was a legit badass in his early days.

  • @bigbabysld
    @bigbabysld 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I will not knock this movie, I was introduced to a new style of brutal martial arts I have never seen in the movies before. the movie was fast paced and to the point. I enjoyed the hell out of this movie.

  • @kingrama2727
    @kingrama2727 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Im loving this series, very underrated channel…. I’ll be on the lookout for the Bruce Willis series next

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much! Bruce will come very soon

  • @redwolfe7049
    @redwolfe7049 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I decided to start this journey in the beginning and you're so subdued but still funny and entertaining and those fun facts about the movie is always fun.

  • @ghostsofVTurbexSkysthelimitvid
    @ghostsofVTurbexSkysthelimitvid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this is his best movie, in my opinion.Those clips at the beginning were brutal lol

  • @padmelotus
    @padmelotus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Aikido and karate are two COMPLETELY different Japanese martial arts families. Karate is not the umbrella name for Japanese martial arts; it's a family of Chinese / Okinawan / Japanese striking and kicking based arts. So, the school wasn't an Aikido Karate school; it was an Aikido school.

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ooooo that makes sense. Thank you for the correction. I am really ignorant when it comes to the world of martial arts. I grew up doing Karate and my brain now calls all fighting Karate lol
      Thanks for the clarification! :)

    • @padmelotus
      @padmelotus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@RedEyeReviews no problem. It's a common mistake to make. I've been interested in martial arts for several decades, and have practiced quite a few of them :)
      Btw, I love your reviews :)

    • @padmelotus
      @padmelotus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@RedEyeReviews just to add a little bit more detail, Aikido was developed primarily from a style of jujitsu, called Daito Ryu Aiki-jujutsu or simply Daito Ryu Jujitsu. But, there are other influences, such as kenjitsu sword-fighting.

  • @inferno0020
    @inferno0020 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this video kickstarted the Seagalverse

  • @giovannito858
    @giovannito858 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    one of the things i love about this movie, and it's funny as f, is if you ever lived in the wicker park neighborhood of chicago, you can tell exactly where tons of scenes were filmed. and while the neighborhood has significantly improved, back in the 80's, it was a bad, bad place. so the baseball fight is at the funny 3-point alley at evergreen and ellen, then the chase happens by the streets around wicker park, then the punch to the chest happens right by hollywood cleaners under the el tracks at milwaukee and evergreen. tons of shots of driving around the bad hood (wicker park) are also in the film.

  • @kungfuu225
    @kungfuu225 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i love these reviews 🤣🤣🤣🤣great work love the seagal voice

  • @quintonpmpm
    @quintonpmpm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Loved it, can't wait for the later stuff.

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much! I really appreciate your support! :)

  • @82Stro
    @82Stro 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man I love your energy in the new videos

  • @cannabiscovepnw
    @cannabiscovepnw 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude like i said, catching up on your back catalogue (thx for the recognition bdubs lolz) and i noticed you had a lot of Segall. Now, im excited to go down the insanity that evolves into the mutant he is! Rock on, Homie! Back to smokin a nice indica, playing Final Fantasy, and binging to catch up!

  • @Damonkeyspanda
    @Damonkeyspanda 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done. Thanks for the stroll down memory lane.

  • @David-fanboy
    @David-fanboy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This movie was great. Great storytelling. A story of his past the caught up with him. This and Under Seige are my favorite movies. A shame he’s become an arrogant Walrus.

    • @kenrickkahn
      @kenrickkahn 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's embarrassing seeing him Today.. It's like 2 different people with the same first and last names.. It's very odd..

    • @shawnsmith2610
      @shawnsmith2610 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah but what will you look like when you get his age?

    • @shawnsmith2610
      @shawnsmith2610 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kenrickkahn I wonder what you will look like when you get his age?

    • @David-fanboy
      @David-fanboy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shawnsmith2610 Not like him. I know lazy when I see it just like I’m sure you do also. And he’s supposed to be a well disciplined martial artist?

  • @E.OrthodoxMHNIN
    @E.OrthodoxMHNIN 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ‘He’s just a genuine gentleman’. Ok. Subscribed.

  • @alexquintana1031
    @alexquintana1031 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Red’Eye you’ve come a long ways! As usual my day ends with smthn’ and ANYTHING Seagal as my night’cap…listen how monotone you are in this…as you gain’d a following your enthusiasm has grown like Seagals #meetoo’ wrap’sheet💦 Above The Law is so good though and I feel I coulda’ been one of Salvano’s goons with my name in the credits being( Salvano’s parking lot goon#3-Alex Quintana)…you know what! Time to watch Above the Law baby🤣🙌🏾

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey thank you so much! I've really tried to better my quality from these first videos. I'm so glad you can appreciate it :)

  • @itachi-kun7736
    @itachi-kun7736 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Seagal's opening intro and opening Aikido fight scene is easily the best scene in all of his entire movies

  • @markula_4040
    @markula_4040 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So his first ever movie (as an actor) and he was the lead... and was pretty good in it? I can see how he could develop an ego from that.

  • @rockyhighjedi1036
    @rockyhighjedi1036 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fun fact I just subscribed and love all your reviews!! But actually not sure if know this or mentioned it another video but Segals favourite weapon of choice is the colt 1911 or any other make of the 1911 but he use one in every one of his movies!

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      So glad you like them all! I didn't know that at all! I knew he liked pistols alot but never realized it was always the same style. Great catch!

  • @RockStansfield
    @RockStansfield 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great synopsis!
    Subscribed.

  • @jaymac7203
    @jaymac7203 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Seagals ad-libs are a thing of beauty lool they always sound so out of place 😭😂😂

  • @TAITheAsian
    @TAITheAsian 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice review and I can't wait to see more along the Steven Seagall line of shlock!

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you very much! I'm super excited to continue this series. I hope you continue to enjoy it :)

  • @brianmcg321
    @brianmcg321 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I saw this movie when it came out. I don't remember any of it, except that arm brake at the end. It was the brake that was heard around the world. I couldn't wait for his next movie.

  • @luther1546
    @luther1546 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Who fell apart more horrifyingly: Seagal or Brando?

  • @hanchiman
    @hanchiman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There was a pretty good youtuber who made a video about Steven Seagal rise and fall why his "fans" still fascinated by him in the past and now. The movie Above the law was Steven best movie because of director Andrew Davis who keep on improving for each movie he make and make something new, while Steven only use his former past glory for all his movies like being Over Powered that it become a joke

  • @lfroncek
    @lfroncek 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So the guy who made Steve Seagal an action star in the 80s basically just did a real life version of She's All That?
    LOL

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly! He had a formula and was like "screw it let's see if it works on that dude over there with the ponytail"

  • @loyalbaratheon
    @loyalbaratheon 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Rewatching this before I watch the redo episode and I can already see how much redeye has grown and master his art of shitting on Seagal! Much love to you Redeye!

  • @joshuaknox2724
    @joshuaknox2724 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    as a kid i watched sooo much steven seagal with my dad i loved it its really what got me into martial arts films because then i went on to van damme and then my brother introduced me to asian style films bruce lee and then it spiraled into all the wu tang kung fu films now im obsessed there isn't any obscure kung fu film i haven't seen even the weird Asian horror kung fu films looooooooool

  • @jameswhite4446
    @jameswhite4446 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the narrations man 👍👍😆😆😆😆😆

  • @bigt4135
    @bigt4135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love his early movies. They just do t make movies like this anymore.

  • @nicolsen7862
    @nicolsen7862 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Some solid one liners haha. “Empty this gun in your butt.” Haha, yo, did he actually break that dudes elbow?

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh yeah. Seagal is a brilliant wordsmith haha.

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He loves his gruesome limb breaks. he does them in literally every movie of his.

  • @SuperMerlot
    @SuperMerlot 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was a kid and my best budy told me "you've got to see this guy, he breaks bones". And so I went to see this movie; not bad, but I always found boring the lack of opposition in his fights. Nobody could touch him not even the bosses. Really? Even Bruce Lee took some hits from Chuck Norris. And this guy has no muscles on top of that. So I did not watch more of his movies until years later another friend told me to watch Under Siegue "You've got to see this one; there is a really hot girl coming out from a giant cake flashing her tits"

  • @vance1968
    @vance1968 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was an Andrew Davis movie a lot of his films are shot in Chicago with the same group of actors watch Code of Silence or The Fugitive for reference

  • @pawnpure123
    @pawnpure123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I think this must be the “CIA” work he always talks about!

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pretty sure he confuses his movies with real life on a daily basis

    • @pawnpure123
      @pawnpure123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@RedEyeReviews we all have our fantasies!

    • @sargonixofur1234
      @sargonixofur1234 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      “CIA” work = Calorie Intake Accumulating

  • @theemightymuffin
    @theemightymuffin ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude your energy 2 years ago is amazing compared to where it is right now it's awesome nice to know that you've always been genuinely good hearted person by wishing people well thank you for existing you're my guilty pleasure

  • @yogafire646
    @yogafire646 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I always wear an earpiece and touch my face a lot when I want to blend in.

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha it is the best way to blend

  • @Madmax-rz5hz
    @Madmax-rz5hz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always loved the early movies, Saturday night video watching after getting back from the pub

  • @robertdesantis729
    @robertdesantis729 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The way you explain it is more interesting than the actual movie is

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@robertdesantis729 well thank you! I'm glad you found it fun :)

  • @TechnoRain
    @TechnoRain 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    that scene at the end even today is so freaking awesome!

  • @Namorat
    @Namorat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So fascinating how your "energy level" was back then after watching dozens of newer videos ^^

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Right?! I've learned alot this year for sure.

    • @Namorat
      @Namorat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@RedEyeReviews Absolutely! I almost watched 60 of your videos and there is a clear progression for sure.I am happy to see that I still have a bunch of videos waiting for me :)

    • @RedEyeReviews
      @RedEyeReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Namorat that is so kind! Thank you

    • @Namorat
      @Namorat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@RedEyeReviews you're very welcome, but thank YOU for providing top entertainment. The TH-cam bell is rang so I don't miss your uploads in the future

  • @losttribe3001
    @losttribe3001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It so hilarious to me to see how Seagal went from this to a stuffed pug sitting around using body double and voice “actors”. No offense intended to pug owners… He definitely looks fit and put some effort into his acting.

  • @ontario360vr5
    @ontario360vr5 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can't wait to see your analysis of Marked For Deathl and Under Siege.