The Age of Commercialism

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Blistering performances.

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

This movie is a stupid and cheesy 90's copy of classic "Dirty Dozen". Unfortunately Michael Dudikoff ("American ninja") is no Lee Marvin ("Delta force") and "Soldier boyz" is one bad movie. Everything sucks here – story , acting , dialogues , action scenes… The American youth here is nothing , but a bunch of stereotypes. The violence on streets , street gangs , violence in family – this are all serious problems , but I doubt that any viewer will take this movie seriously. I mean who would care for such one dimensional characters like white skinhead (with a ridiculously fake swastika tattoo) , tough Latino girl , black "Monster" (that's his nickname !) rapist or Latino macho guy ? The story is not one bit believable. Dudikoff as experienced ex soldier wouldn't have any problem to find ex-soldiers or at least mercenaries to do the job. Instead he risks the life of untrained and emotionally unstable bunch of psycho teenagers that don't like each other. It only gets dumber later , when he needs only 1 day to train them properly. After one day they are bad ass ! How cool is that ? I don't remember the last time when I saw such badly done shootouts. The actors don't know at all how to carry the guns ! I love the scene when somebody shoots from the right side and the whole group starts shooting on the left side ! There is also one scene that rip-offs "Platoon". Do I have to mention that it's just as cheesy as the whole movie ? Michael Dudikoff is very wooden. He tries hard to be an experienced bad ass soldier , but he just isn't convincing in the role. He doesn't even look old ! Yes , they gave him grey hair , but that's too little to convince the audience. The best performance here comes from Cary Hirouki Tagawa ("Showdown in little Tokyo") experienced actor who specializes in playing villains.The funniest thing here is that it could actually be a decent and fun B-class movie if it was done right. Well , at least it's laughable. I give it 2/10.

... But bare in mind I did say " almost " . I don't know if it's because I've recently got in to THE WIRE but I do expect if not vermislitiude then at least some basic credibility when I'm watching something . I'm not sure if the producers of this movie are aware of words like credibility never mind vermislitude As has been said if you've defeated countries like France , The United States and China in long lasting bloody conflicts how difficult is it to crack down on a bunch of gangsters who want to spoil a multi billion dollar trade agreement between America and Vietnam ? If you set up a premise of " VIP's daughter getting kidnapped by bad guy rebels in third world country " wouldn't Columbia be a more credible location ? Did I mention the word credible ? Just curious because SOLDIER BOYZ becomes more and more incredible as it goes along . Prison counselor Tolliver is visited in jail by VIP and a former 5 star general . So far so bad but the meeting takes place in a prison dining hall . Just the sort of place to arrange a meeting if you want the inmates to riot and take hostages . The only obvious reason the prisoners don't think of this is because they're too busy shanking one another and showing their karate moves . Just the sort of people you'd want to hire to save some VIP's daughter being held in a jungle Yes that's the plot - a bunch of really nasty violent prisoners are given an amnesty if they can rescue the hostage . Hey sounds like that movie from the late 60s with Lee Marvin, but where as THE DIRTY DOZEN had an internal logic to it this movie doesn't . Seeing as there is a multi billion dollar trade agreement at stake why don't the Vietnamese use their own special forces unit to save the hostage ? Possibly there'd be an American audience having difficulty in empathizing with former enemies . So why not use a delta force unit , or battle hardened American mercs ? Wouldn't that be more sensible ? SOLDIER BOYZ continues to tell its story in this illogical , ridiculous , nonsensical manner . As soon as the unit reaches the 'Nam they decide to bump off Toliver by engaging in fisticuffs one by one . Couldn't they have rushed him all at once ? Couldn't they have shot him ? Even if they did kill him there'd be nowhere to escape to so why kill him . I promise you the only enjoyment in this film is watching each and every scene pointing out how ridiculous the scene is

First, I have to say, if you sit down to watch a movie and you will bash it for being preposterous or not true to reality, you are setting yourself up for disappointment. I would suggest documentaries for you.This is a movie in which Michael Dudikoff plays a character named Toliver, who is a counselor at a prison or possibly a youth detention center. He works with the worst of the worst offenders, gang members, potential serial killers, and parent killers. When the daughter of an influential man is kidnapped while doing charity work in Vietnam, Toliver is asked to get her back. Toliver was a bad *ss special operations soldier who gave up the life after his wife and daughter were killed in a drive by shooting meant to kill gang members. Toliver accepts the position and is given the right to choose whomever he wishes from the pool of lowlifes and scumbags at his disposal. He picks several and off they go to Vietnam to get the girl with the rich daddy back from the evil American hating Vietnamese kidnappers.Yes, the plot is totally preposterous and not at all plausible, but the movie is actually well done considering this was a made for TV movie. The acting isn't great, but it seems that most of these actors were new to the business and this was just a publicity showcase. There are the clichéd underlying themes of evil turning good, learning to put your differences aside to help others, and working as a team. Toliver is the typical iron fisted ruler who wants his "kids" to do well but won't let emotion show.Overall, not a bad way to spend a few hours time. It's actually one of his best movies.

I have trouble even knowing where to start. Okay here's a first go at it: WHAT THE F#CK!?Let me give you a summary of the concept of this movie: Punks, Vietnam... Vietnam bad, punks worse... Who win? I am about sure that was what the scenario-writer wrote down when he made up this movie, but then again he must've either been 11 or mildly-retarded.NOW, For the fantastic summary of stuff that makes this movie completely non-sense:A. Everyone seems to fire assault-rifles from the hip, Here's a tip: DON'T, you won't hit a squirrel even if it was attached to the barrel of your gun. B. Many fire assault-rifles using one arm, trust me... that will strain, break or ripture stuff in reality after a while.C.They fire a pistol holding the thing tilted to the side, you won't hit an elephant from a meter's distance doing that. D. The rebel Vietnamese fight for the purpose of 'No Trading With Tha Baddie U.S. of A.' but somehow they acquired U.S. made Hummers-trucks and Huey helicopters, Santa must've been sweet to them!! E. Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, in this movie pulls a face when shooting as if someone said: "Here's a piece of concrete, eat it and then poop it out within now and 10 minutes or I will kill you with a fork." Can you imagine that look? Good... thats how they look. F. When one of the 'Operatives' is fleeing over a piece of grassland, he gets shot at by about 15 Vietnamese. He gets hit and during this firefight, the bullets seem to make him lose at LEAST 10 liters of blood. ...funny how we used to learn that a human has only so little amount of blood in its body. G. Why the hell are these American-criminals carrying AK-47's!? H. Since when do criminals make good soldiers? I. Since when do criminals turn good for no particular reason? J. Since when do criminals all look 'good'? Okay, I bet I've demotivated you to watch this movie, thats good! When should you watch this movie? You want to laugh, you want to be agitated, you're stoned. This must've been a made for TV-movie, right? Because everything about this movie is cheap and made without any motivation of making it work. Everything, from beginning to the end, is predictable. This movie is one hell of an insult to any Vietnam-veteran as well as any soldier in the world. Cheers for comparing the average soldier's-skill to that of an untrained criminal, they will appreciate it.The only thing I liked about this movie? This girl named Vasquez or something... why? She made me think of the girl that I love.