Cast:
Steven Seagal - Casey Ryback
Katherine Heigl - Sarah Ryback
Everett McGill - Marcus Penn
Eric Bogosian - Travis Dane
Casey Ryback, a decorated Navy Seals captain turned cook, takes a train ride with her niece for a vacation but the train is later on boarded by mercenaries with the plot to acquire a top secret satellite that can fire particle energy through the subterranean crust of the earth to create earthquakes.
Casey must now stop the terrorists before they unleash the energy over the Pentagon and wipe out the population of Washington and everything within a 100-mile radius.
If you grew through the 90's I'm pretty sure you've seen at least one of the many action films of Steven Seagal. In real life, he holds a 7th Dan black belt in combat Aikido, and unlike other martial arts fighting styles, where you tend to rain a flurry of punches and kicks, Aikido is using your opponent's energy and body weight in executing several choke holds, body throws, and locking up on him to incapacitate him. His style was so much different from the Bruce Lees and the Van Dammes, the reason why he was probably a hit during this era.
Check out this scene from Hard To Kill. Action starts at the 2:00 minute mark.
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Elements Bits number 1:
Technology is dangerous to our privacy. "Weather satellites" (as how they claim it to be), that can look down on us at a very detailed magnification, or a particular web browser update that logs personal information, mobile phone tracking system, or concealed miniature video recorders, there are just some of the hundreds of ways on how technology can be used to invade our privacy.
No wonder some folks would like to live in the mountains or far off places where technology cannot reach them. (Though I know a couple of folks who can keep out of touch or remain hidden even in the highly-populated Metro.) We would just have to exercise prudence in how we keep a part of our lives privy only to ourselves.
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Memorable Quotes:
Travis Dane: "Chance favors the prepared mind."
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Casey: "Nobody beats me in the kitchen."
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