Жалпы әскер: Қайта оралу (Jalpy ásker: Qayta oralw)

1999 film

Universal Soldier: The Return is a 1999 American science fiction action film directed by Mic Rodgers in his directorial debut, written by William Malone and John Fasano, and produced by Craig Baumgarten, Allen Shapiro (producers of the first film) and Jean Claude Van Damme who also stars in the film reprising his role as Luc Deveraux. The film also stars Michael Jai White (briefly appeared in the first film as a soldier), Heidi Schanz, Xander Berkeley, Justin Lazard, Kiana Tom, Daniel von Bargen, James R. Black, Karis Paige Bryant and Bill Goldberg. The film was theatrically released in the United States on August 20, 1999. This was Van Damme's last widely released film in the United States until 2012. It is a direct sequel to the 1992 film Universal Soldier and the fourth film in the Universal Soldier film series, preceded by two made for TV movies, Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms and Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business, which this film ignores, thereby presenting an alternate continuity. Before Rodgers was chosen, William Malone was originally involved to direct the film, who adapted the script for the film. In 2012, as part of a distribution deal with Sony, Mill Creek Entertainment re released the film as part of a Jean Claude Van Damme themed Hollywood Hits set along with Knock Off, The Hard Corps and, Second in Command. In 2013, a second Blu ray of the film was released, again by Mill Creek Entertainment, as a double feature with Second in Command. The film has since been featured in various action film compilations from Mill Creek Entertainment. 88Films released the film on Blu ray in November 2020, limited to 3000 copies with numbered slipcase, fold out poster & booklet.

The movie did poorly at the box office debuting at #4. Universal Soldier: The Return grossed just $10 million in the United States. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 24 out of 100 based on reviews from 14 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C−" on an A+ to F scale. James Berardinelli gave the film a score of one and a half stars out of four and remarked that "some of the explosions are cool. There's an exploitatively entertaining sequence in a strip joint that features a bevy of topless women. Still, despite all the pyrotechnics, I almost dozed off twice". Joe Leydon of Variety magazine called it "an underwhelming follow up to one of the career stalled action star's better efforts". Paul Malcolm, of L. A. Weekly described the film as "a mind numbing exercise in body counts and big tits". Mick LaSalle of The San Francisco Chronicle wrote a mixed review, saying the film "has a shameless B movie exuberance" and that it "is nothing for anyone to be proud of, on either side of the screen, but it's a lively 90 minutes". Kevin Thomas of The Los Angeles Times called it a satisfying sequel.