Chain of Command (1996)

Lots of people stand between where Merrill Ross is and where he wants to go. A Death Squad blows an oil depot out from under him agents shadow him like a poison cloud soldiers rain a steel hail of bullets on him. Ross is the man in the middle of a savage international tug-of-war. His adversaries have taken their best shot. Now he's taking his. Michael Dudikoff (American Ninja The Human Shield) plays antiterrorist operative Ross in this explosive saga of a plot to take over oil-rich Qumir. Behind the attempt could be the CIA QLI QSS or any number of groups known only by alphabetical shorthand and sudden force. But it's Ross who teaches them the ABCs of action!Running Time: 97 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE UPC: 012569703247 Product Description

DUDE-ikoff is back, but this time he ain't no ninja

For some reason I have to watch any movie that stars Michael DUDE-ikoff, especially if the film was produced by the notorious B-action Cannon Films corporation. This time the dude is in the middle east taking on terrorists and corrupt oil company big-wigs. At first glance this reminded my of the hilarious Steven Seagal film On Deadly Ground, but give me DUDE-ikoff anyday over Seagal.

This movie was made towards the end of the Cannon Films legacy and I don't think the company had a lot of money to spend, and it shows. The production values is of considerably less than their classic 80's films such as American Ninja and Invasion U.S.A., however it still comes off to be a fun NO-brain action flick with Dudikoff giving another hilarious, almost drugged performance. For fans of Cannon or B-Action flicks, this is a must. Just don't expect a steller presentation on DVD as the DVD is as basic as you can get. Full screen and NO special features. September 19, 2005

Kill the writer!

Found only two things good about movie: 1) More lines for Michael Dudikoff=more chances to show he's a good actor (better than Jean-Claude). 2) Decent supporting cast. The writer should be shot. The only way to believe this garbage of a script is to be a 5 year old child. Too many action movie cliches. What was Ross' nemesis wearing? It looked like a wig. And yes, I'm sure everyone will believe that one man in the open can shoot all the personnel at the refinery with a few clips and an AK-47 while they shoot at him from cover and he doesn't even bother to duck (not that it matters, he doesn't get hit anyway). Bottom line: acting was great, script sucked so bad you'd have to be a moron to enjoy the movie. You can almost see the actors saying, "this script's the rough draft right?" August 16, 1999

the story could have been better.

this film shows more of Michael Dudikoff's acting ability, but that's about it. and some of the humor was okay. someone should give Dudikoff a chance at A type movies. May 5, 1999

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