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Half Past Dead

Steven Seagal (Actor, Producer), Bruce Weitz (Actor), Don Paul (Director) Rated:

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Welcome to Alcatraz. "The Rock" has just re-opened for business, but the first criminal slated for the electric chair is also sitting on a secret worth $200 million. And an invading group of commandos (led by Morris Chestnut) isn't going to let his fortune go up in smoke. Already undercover in Alcatraz, FBI Agent Petrosevitch (Steven Seagal) has to neutralize the situation and rescue a Supreme Court Justice held hostage. Worse, he has to convince his convict "partner" (Ja Rule) and the other inmates to fight on the right side of the law.

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches; 3.15 Ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Don Paul
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, AC-3, Blu-ray, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 38 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ August 12, 2008
Actors ‏ : ‎ Steven Seagal, Bruce Weitz, Ja Rule, Morris Chestnut, Nia Peeples
Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ Portuguese, French, Spanish
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ Thai, English, Portuguese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, French, Spanish
Producers ‏ : ‎ Elie Samaha, Steven Seagal, Brandon Hogan, Andrew Stevens
Studio ‏ : ‎ Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001AK3S3K
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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erdprod

Somewhat like Under Siege in a Prison

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2020

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This is one of his better movies. And it has an interesting cast starting with Nia Peeples as one of the "bad guys" taking over the place. She gets into lots of machine gun fights and karate fights with Steven Segan and Ja Rule. It has Claudia Christian, who some will remember as the second in command of Babylon 5. It has Bruce Weitz who fans of Hills Street Blues will remember as Belker, he was also in Mama's Boy and Anything But Love. Linda Thorson who has aged a lot since she played Tara King in the last season of the Avengers as partner to John Steed. Only hardcore fans will recognize writer-creator-producer Stephen J. Cannell (Rockford Files, Greatest American Hero, Baretta, The A-Team, 21 Jump Street, Silk Stalkings). Then we have the boys in the hood Ja Rule, Kurupt, and the good guy turned bad guy ringleader Morris Chestnut. It's all about gold hidden by Bruce Weitz's character after he stole it. He's about to be executed at New Alcatraz when Chestnut, Peeples and others drop in from the sky and take the prison over. Soon all the prisoners are out and working with Segal to save the day.

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Michael

Not Half Past Bad

Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2008

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I'll say it right away: I like "Half Past Dead" mainly because it has Steven Seagal in it. Indeed, this tends to make more casual viewers like a film less, but as someone raised on the man's poorer DTV outings, I found HPD a surprisingly exhilarating departure from the repetitive wrist-snapping, stale shootouts, and nonsensical storylines of the majority of the aikido master's lesser films. Less passionate or non-fans of Seagal will almost certainly catch onto the film's faults, but devotees shouldn't be disillusioned: our hero's last theatrical outing is worth watching.

The plot: car thief Sasha Petrosevich (Seagal) and his friend and partner Nick (Ja Rule, The Fast and the Furious ) are busted by the FBI and sent to the newly-opened Alcatraz. Before long, the in-prison execution of an infamous gold thief (Bruce Weitz, Hill Street Blues ) is interrupted by terrorists eager to find his hidden treasure (headed by Morris Chestnut and Nia Peebles ). Sasha must now rally the prisoners to the side of justice and use his uncanny abilities to foil the plot.

Style- and story-wise, "Half Past Dead" is a combination of Seagal's Exit Wounds and Sean Connery's The Rock , but there's really no comparison when it comes to dramatic strength. Seagal is probably the first man to play a Russian without an accent, and nobody in the film acts with any kind of memorable finesse. Ja Rule's weasily performance in particular is best left forgotten. In addition, whoever was in charge of the editing and camerawork deserves a swat on the nose: endless slow-motion is topped by hit-and-miss cinematography that develops a trend of showing guns being pointed and fired but not who was shot. Add a few silly scenes - like Seagal "accidentally" hurling Ja Rule out of his car as a joke without reprimand - and it's easy to see why this film didn't do too well at the box office.

However, once we consider that this is a Steven Seagal film, we begin to appreciate it for its good points, all of which come back the fact that it's a return to action for our hero. The gunfights are numerous and diverse - the final shootout in the cell block is pure action fantasy - and the hand-to-hand fights are similarly nice, with nifty choreography by Xin Xin Xiong ( Seven Swords ) proving that Seagal still had the moves at the time he went straight-to-video. Though the latter have a knack for ending disappointingly, the encounters are fast-paced and range from an unexpected Nia Peebles/Ja Rule confrontation to an acrobatic Seagal/Chestnut tussle on 15-foot hanging chains. If that's not enough, then judge on the fact that HPD is built entirely upon fun: whereas flicks like The Foreigner would focus excruciatingly on stories that no one understood, HPD is a straightforward action vehicle that makes no secret of being silly but boasts some definite adrenaline. Essentially, it's the kind of movie that makes hotdogs and popcorn taste even better.

Diehard Seagal fans will not want to be without this one. Others viewers will be a bit harder to sell on this premise, but even in their case, you could definitely find worse if you're looking for a way to spend the evening in front of the television.

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Amber Francois

Great buy

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2019

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Love it

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Mama Bear

Must not mind language

Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2019

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Action packed

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Dave Knight

Not half dead

Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2021

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and a little more than half alive. One of the more decent S.S. flicks.

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Living in Budapest

not Seagal's best, BUT far from his worst!

Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2004

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Half Past Dead is far from Steven Seagal's best work (see: Above the Law and Under Siege). It is also nowhere near some of his more recent dreadful flicks (see: The Patriot (on my top 10 list of all time worst films ever)). Half Past Dead's predictable plot provides enough action and interesting characters to keep the viewer's attention. I could do without the slow-mo/speed up fight seen special effects. Overall this is a decent film worthy of renting by action film fans and of buying for Seagal fans.

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Tripp Mullenax

It was ok.

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2020

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It was ok.

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DARRELL KEAH-TIGH

Chorography

Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2021

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Liked it

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SplendidRaptor

Okay for the price I paid

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 27, 2021

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A decent action film But what annoys me is the professionals who come into the film to spring the prisoner, definitely are not, no professional sprays that amount of bullets around It should be a couple of aimed shots I assume they have twenty lorries full of ammunition outside Totally ridiculous

iain russell

Not half bad

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 8, 2018

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Alcatraz reopens for business and is promptly invaded by a team of ruthless mercenaries intent on extracting a prisoner who holds information regarding the location of stolen gold bullion. The non stop action and a good supporting cast make Half Past Dead one of Seagal's better efforts.

Mr. D. Boss

Steven Seagal in one of his best

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 29, 2013

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What can we say about Seagal? He may not be a good actor, but he is a good fighter. And in this film it doesn't disappoint. I have watched this film a few times, and enjoy it. I will certainly not stop watching it either. I must admit that some of Seagals films are rubbish and pointless, but this is one of the gems.

I suggest you stay away from Half Past Dead 2. Not good at all!

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snowy

Great film

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 2, 2020

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Yet again another great item from my favourite seller. Thank guys.

nigel holmes

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 9, 2018

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Ideal for any fan

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