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Under Siege
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Bernie Casey
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Approx. transcript time · 01:26:05Read transcript
- Bernie Casey is the initial choice.
- The bartender is offered as an alternative for the nervous exchange.
- A second Casey endorsement praises his commanding, almost Shakespearean delivery.
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Approx. transcript time · 00:56:12Read transcript
- Bernie Casey’s menacing prison performance prompts the Judd Nelson different-movie comparison.
- His usual good-guy roles are contrasted with this threat; his overall acting is warmly praised.
What’s Aged the Best?
Entrances, Seagal’s accidental comedy and hand technique, the supporting character design, war-room celebrations, ruthless villains, and the Navy look
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Approx. transcript time · 00:59:27Read transcript
- Ryback received a strong character entrance.
- Strannix received a strong helicopter entrance.
- Jordan’s arrival established her failed-actress backstory efficiently.
- Seagal’s non-jokes remain funny.
- Seagal’s waving-hand fight technique remains visually distinctive.
- The cheering war-room convention still works.
- The villains’ decision to drown the trapped crew made them genuinely cruel.
- The USS Missouri, Pearl Harbor, and Desert Storm details gave the action plot military-history texture.
- “Wake up the president” was praised as enduring action-movie dialogue.
- Busey’s “psychological evaluation” exchange was praised.
- Bernie Casey’s presence and verbal exchanges with Strannix were praised.
- Ryback’s improvised blowtorch outfit and DIY problem-solving were praised.
- The hijackers’ food, booze, music, and visible enjoyment distinguished them from dour action villains.
- The Navy dress whites were praised as unusually flattering costuming.
- Wikipedia’s dry description of Under Siege II as “not as well received” amused the panel.
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