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Above The Law
9
10.98%
Out For Justice
13
15.85%
Hard To Kill
10
12.20%
Under Siege
42
51.22%
Marked For Death
4
4.88%
Other (Glimmer Man, Patriot, DTV, etc.)
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4.88%
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Best Steven Seagal Flick?

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Old 02-29-08 | 01:20 AM
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Best Steven Seagal Flick?

I've got to say 'Out For Justice'. I watched it tonight on HD (and although it still didn't look great), and it's just a great action flick with a crazy villain. Plus, Seagal is badass in the pool hall.

I also loved Hard To Kill. Heck, his first five were all great.

What's your favorite?

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Old 02-29-08 | 01:25 AM
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All of the above - all of his 3 word title movies prior to Under Siege are great. Then he got fat and slow and his movies sucked. I can't really pick - whichever one he broke the most arms in.
Old 02-29-08 | 01:35 AM
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I voted for the one that had the most boobies.
Old 02-29-08 | 04:05 AM
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"Under Siege" was his magnum opus.
Old 02-29-08 | 05:13 AM
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Like Tarantino said, his first 5 were all great. If I have to choose though, I'll choose Under Siege.
Old 02-29-08 | 06:02 AM
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Under Siege. I also liked Executive Decision, but it's not really a Steven Seagal film.
Old 02-29-08 | 06:08 AM
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Under Siege.

Erika Eleniak coming out of that cake.

Tommy Lee Jones acting nutzo.

Gary Busey in drag.

Final boss battle knife fight.

Screen debut of Damian Chapa.

This movies just wins in so many ways.
Old 02-29-08 | 06:43 AM
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I just watched Under Siege last week, but I have to go w/ Hard to Kill. The beard puts him over the top.
Old 02-29-08 | 08:08 AM
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Under Seige.It has the best co-stars and was wise enough to give him very little dialogue.
Old 02-29-08 | 08:17 AM
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Out for Justice is my favorite.

Both Under Siege flicks are very good too.
Old 02-29-08 | 08:21 AM
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Yeah, I always liked Out for Justice the most.
Old 02-29-08 | 08:31 AM
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Out for Justice, or Under Siege. But from his recent stuff Urban Justice is really good. Total ruthlessness not seen since Out for Justice.

"Tell every motherf****r on the street they're not safe 'till I find the motherf****r who killed my son!"
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Under Siege or Above the Law.
Old 02-29-08 | 09:01 AM
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This is making me want a Seagal box set.
Old 02-29-08 | 09:04 AM
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UNDER SIEGE 2 was said by critics to be better than the original.
Old 02-29-08 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by wm lopez
UNDER SIEGE 2 was said by critics to be better than the original.
I don't agree, but it was still pretty decent.
Old 02-29-08 | 09:50 AM
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Under Siege and Under Siege 2.
Old 02-29-08 | 10:37 AM
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His best movie is The English Patient
Old 02-29-08 | 10:54 AM
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I think most of his films suck, but I remember liking Hard To Kill since I saw it on cable so many times. Plus, I love a good revenge flick.
Old 02-29-08 | 01:31 PM
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Out for Justice is my favourite, but I'd say Under Siege is his best.

Originally Posted by wm lopez
UNDER SIEGE 2 was said by critics to be better than the original.
Not according to RT: Under Siege = 74% and Under Siege 2 = 30%

Even Roger Ebert says "[i]t isn't as good as the original". And he can get positively nutty with action reviews sometimes.
Old 02-29-08 | 02:05 PM
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I don't see how "Under Siege 2" could be better than the original as is does not include Erika Eleniak topless or Tommy Lee Jones acting totally insane.
Old 02-29-08 | 02:32 PM
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Most of his late 80's and early 90's films that he did for Warner Brothers were his best work.

The downhill spiral began when he made "The Patriot" and couldn't find a distributor for it, hence his DTV career began. But, not all of his Millenium Films DTV movies have been stinkers.
Old 02-29-08 | 02:43 PM
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No contest.

Under Seige by a boat-load.
Old 02-29-08 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Trigger
This is making me want a Seagal box set.
Old 02-29-08 | 02:50 PM
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I'll go with Glimmer Man. It's hilarious how the bad guys get totally owned like in that restaurant or the last fight where that serial killer sunuvabitch is like a towel getting tossed around. Also the comraderie between him and Mr. Wayans was good.

Two things i like about Seagal is that he sticks up for the little guy in his movies and while his villains are mule mean he pretty much steamrolls through them!


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