"Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms" is the first direct-to-video/TV miniseries sequel to the original film, although in this one Matt Battaglia (a former football player who wound up producing that Jake Gyllenhaal/Natalie Portman movie "Brothers" somehow) takes over for Jean-Claude Van Damme in much less convincing costumes.
It’s hard not to giggle that a cheapie sequel to a fairly successful studio film has a plot element involving the Universal Soldier program undergoing budget cuts (just look at its opening sequence, with some straight-out-of-iMovie font choices and Nu Metal score). Also hard not to giggle at: an appearance by none other than Gary Busey in full-on career freefall mode.
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