Under Siege (DVD)

When a Navy battleship is hijacked by ex military personnel things look pretty bleak from the off; led by ex CIA Agent William Strannix (Tommy Lee Jones) the men come onto the ship posing as musicians, their aim is to steal the ships Tomahawk Cruise Missiles and they're willing to kill anyone in their path. The ships only hope lies in the seemingly less than capable hands of the ships chef. What the hijackers don't know is that this isn't just a regular chef; Casey Ryback (Steven Seagal) is an ex Navy Seal and is highly trained in weapons and martial arts. Casey is locked in the freezer to begin with but once escaping he sets about his mission to bring down ...  Read the complete review

There are essentially two things required as the basis of a decent action movie: A respectable good guy and a respectable bad guy. Under Siege has both: Steven Seagal as the heroic chef/ex Navy Seal, and Tommy Lee Jones as the psychotic '60s rocker. The latter, along with Gary Busey, seizes control of the ship's nuclear arsenal. The head chef, Casey Ryback, is on board the USS Missouri- a battleship on its final tour of the Pacific, and is preparing dinner for the captain's birthday. The second-in-command (Gary Busey), who has apparently put up with "a lot of his shit", later orders him to clear the area as dinner is now being flown in by helicopter. ...  Read the complete review

Let's face it, Steven Seagal is an actor that you either love or hate, and who is hardly likely to ever feature on anyone's "Top 10 Actors" list or mount the Hollywood steps to pick himself up an Oscar. In fact the only award he has ever won is a Razzie (Golden Raspberry) in 1995 as "Worst Director" for a piece of action hokum called "On Deadly Ground" (1994). And yet....There's something about Steven Seagal that gives him a screen presence that is very hard to ignore. Maybe it's the voice that you could use to sandpaper walls, or the hard man stare that would earn him a fortune as a bouncer if the film career ever goes bad. Maybe ...  Read the complete review

Under Siege. (Film Review Only.) =============================== Plot. ------------ As the time comes for the battleship The USS Missouri to be decommissioned a group of mercenaries hijack the ship and plan to sell on the Tomahawk Missiles still onboard. Not all goes according to plan as they discover that the lowly cook is in fact a former Navy Seal serving out his service onboard the Missouri The Storyline. ----------------------- After a final farewell meeting with the United States president George Bush the time has come for The USS Missouri battleship to be returned to port for decommissioning. On its final journey, ...  Read the complete review

One of the first films I ever got hooked on and probably one that is still a favourite today has got to be Under Siege. Probably the best film starring Steven Seagal, I first saw this at my Nan’s, and I think she owns just about every film he did before 2000 on video. Although I think that’s more for when we go up, as I don’t think she ever watches films, just hours and hours of Soaps. Anyway onto the film, The US Battleship, USS Missouri, is due to be decommissioned after its final tour of Duty. Following a Presidential visit, the ship sets sail back towards the US for its final voyage, with only a Skeleton crew onboard. The final voyage just ...  Read the complete review