Above the Law Andrew Davis Digital Life VHS

Above the Law
starring: Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Henry Silva, Ron Dean, Daniel Faraldo
directed by: Andrew Davis

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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780790734583
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
ISBN: 0790734583
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: April 28, 1998
Running Time: 99 minutes
Sales Rank: 31533
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: April 08, 1988

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Steven Seagal plays a Chicago cop who takes on CIA types in this action thriller from Andrew Davis (The Fugitive). Davis brings muscle to the project, including some strong set pieces that make Seagal (who also co-wrote and co-produced the film) look awfully good. Costars Pam Grier and Sharon Stone give a big assist in that department, too, yet nothing can really mitigate such ridiculous moments as Seagal's getting profound with a villain in his raspy monotone: 'You think you're above the law. But you're not.' The DVD release includes full-screen and widescreen presentations, production notes, trailers, optional Spanish soundtrack and optional French and Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh

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- Superior fights & attitude make this a real quality flick
One of Seagal's best. A piece of work former CIA operative turned cop gets vicious with thugs who are, oo, very nasty pieces of work. There are some great fights & good lines, great supporting work from Pam Grier and Sharon Stone.

The martial arts work is top and there is plenty of high quality B movie cheese. Great stuff & superb entertainment.

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- "You guys think you're above the law... well you ain't above mine!"
For those who are unfamiliar with Steven Seagal's work, this is his first film debut. The movie received positive feedback after its initial screen test, resulting in a nation and world wide release. The film was a box office success and received positive critical reviews.

This was the first time we saw a different form of fighting style. Much different from other action heroes from that era. And this was due to Aikido, martial arts that uses the opponent's strength to defeat him, mostly through inertia. Seagal holds a 7th Dan in Aikido, making him a full expert in the arts.

The Story of the movie is a bit confusing for an action movie. As a matter of fact a review said " it contains 50 percent more plot than it needs, but that allows it room to grow in areas not ordinarily covered in action thrillers"(Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times=1988) and its true the movie is in a way unoriginal ... Read More

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- Above The Rest & Still The Best
Suck in the gut, remove those jowls, straighten the hair, and bring back commitment to the script and story: apply these steps to Steven Seagal and you end up with "Above the Law", our hero's 1988 breakout hit and possibly his best movie ever. While the action star's name hardly inspires thoughts of greatness, "Above the Law" reminds us what made him king of the hill back in his heyday: featuring at least twice as much story than most action vehicles of the time, our hero delivers big when in his element and handled by a competent director (Andrew Davis, who would also direct Seagal's top-grossing "Under Siege"), for the film has no shortage of thrills, shootouts, martial arts, and hammy characters to chew on whilst enjoying the best that 1980s celluloid had to deliver.

Nico Toscani (Seagal) is an ex-CIA vice cop working the drug rings of Chicago with his partner Jax (Pam Grier, "Jackie Brown") when ... Read More

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- Segal's First And One Of His Best
Like many bargain priced eighties Above The Law is a bare bones DVD with no features to speak of. However at 9.99 no one is going to buy this movie for the features even though a commentary would have been nice. As for the movie,Above The Law is a hands down action classic. This was the debut of one the early nineties biggest action stars Stevn Segal. The direction by Andrew Davis was tense and the fight sequences are cool. Steven Segal's first is still one of his best.

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