DVD Reviews

Belly Of The Beast

Let’s face it; Steven Segal doesn’t really have a career anymore. He’s past his prime and popularity, but you’ve got to give him credit for still churning out action films at every chance he has. But, unless he stars is a film with another big star, all his recent films become straight-to-video wonders, further proving that Segal’s career is fading. One of these films is Belly of the Beast, an action film that has so many flaws it just becomes annoying to watch. In Belly of the Beast Segal plays a C.I.A. agent who plays against the rules (it seems to be the only role he can play in his career) and travels to Thailand to rescue his daughter from a terrorist group. While it has its brief but decent moments of action, that all this film has going for itself. The acting is bad, the script is horrible, the direction is feeble, and even the production values are down the drain in this film. Apparently, if you put palm trees in the middle of Vancouver it will look like a city in Thailand. It is really that bad. Will it actually find an audience on DVD?

Well, the DVD is nothing to get excited about either. The film has been given an adequate transfer. The widescreen image is a little light and lacks some contrast. Film grain is quite visible in the darker areas of the image. The 5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack has some range but not a lot of kick. The only extras on the disc are the film’s trailer and trailers for other straight-to-video wonders. Obviously there wasn’t enough confidence or interest in this film that any extras has to be made for

A Steven Segal film has never been this bad before. Even the hardcore fans of Steven Segal will be disappointed by this atrocity. What else can be said? It just blatantly sucks! Even a couple of the extra trailers on the disc were more entertaining than this film. And since nothing else is offered on this DVD, then you really got to ask yourself ‘what’s the point?’ The answer is there is no point. A horrible movie along with a lackluster DVD makes for a very disappointing release that you can skip. Don’t waste your time

Review By Chris Emery