Above the Law [Region 2] | ![Above the Law [Region 2]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41WV4BaWH0L._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Andrew Davis
Actors: Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Henry Silva, Ron Dean, Daniel Faraldo
Category: DVD
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Seller: Entertainment Treasures
Rating:  52 reviews
Format: NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Arabic (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 2
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 99 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5024165792544
ASIN: B00004CYFG
Theatrical Release Date: April 8, 1988
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Steven Seagal plays a Chicago cop who takes on CIA types inthis action thriller from Andrew Davis (The Fugitive). Davis brings muscle to the project, including some strong set pieces that make Seagal (who also co-wrote and co-produced the film) look awfully good. Costars Pam Grier and Sharon Stone give a big assist in that department, too, yet nothing can really mitigate such ridiculous moments as Seagal's getting profound with a villain in his raspy monotone: "You think you're above the law. But you're not." --Tom Keogh
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 Let Seagal Be Explained in His Genesis February 21, 2010
Rev. E. Antonio Hernandez
This film, filmed in 1987 when Seagal was 36, is his film debut, his very first film. I remember being thrilled seeing it in the theater. As a martial arts instructor, I was awed by the resemblance of Ai Ki Do to T'ai Ch'i--Seagal, as he explained in an interview then, was trying to show American audiences what AI Ki Do is and how it works. As with so many others, Seagal inspired me to go out and learn Ai Ki Do--I even became the dojo priest.
Seagal, being 36, is slim, only slightly balding and "too pretty to be a meat packer" for sure. Though he has a substantial tush (problem shared with John Wayne, that's OK) he looks lithe and is well-muscled. The action is too slow for me, too much car and gun, yet it works.
Seagal premiers as Nico Toscani, a Chicago cop with a sweet female black partner. He was in Viet Nam--who wasn't back then--and still has CIA enemies and a surprising friend. Lots of killing and a fuzzy storyline about the CIA having too much power, a senator who seems to want to do something about something...best of all of this soup is Seagal's concluding voice-over preaching about why an agency should never be above the law. Powerful stuff for the late 1980s.
Now for all the young whippersnappers out there: don't say this is Seagal's "best" film. His best films were "The Patriot" and "Glimmer Man". Remember this is his first film, the year is 1988, before many of you were born, so this is the Genesis of Seagal--the man many of us said would be the "next Bruce Lee". That didn't happen...so what? This is one of his best films, his very first, and it created a new genre. That along with the martial arts he uses were things never before seen. Seagal had made an overnight name for himself.
So in light of this film, and I recommend the whole world watch this movie, I say let's give Seagal a break. He'll be 60 years old soon. I know what the feeling is. He's been badly injured many times--I know that well also. He's apparently lost his voice, and is still nursing the wound of being totally bald on top. I shave my head as a Buddhist cleric, so I do know what it's like to be bald. I do not know what it is like to wear a tormented, ugly Dracula wig. And today Seagal is also nursing an awful "beer" belly that won't go away, another point of commiseration between us.
Just don't forget to see and STUDY this film, because it is the Genesis of Seagal the Legend, even if that is now gone and Seagal is considered a joke. I say stick with him, he is a reincarnated lama and you don't want to be reborn as a goat for dissing a respected Buddhist cleric, do you??
Solid 80's action February 2, 2010
Mark R. Pankow (Mosinee, WI)
This was a solid action movie directed by Andrew Davis and is arguably Seagal's best movie, showcasing his Aikido ability quite effectively with a decent supporting cast.
 Great seller but movie not working... November 19, 2009
Helen08
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Great seller, very understanding. Refundable my money immediately. I will buy again from this seller. Very nice and friendly.
This and the 1st. Under Seige are the Most Horrible Blu-Ray Transfers Ever August 22, 2009
MICHAEL J. CARPENTER
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Stick with the standard DVD. The Blu-Ray has much more grain on it than the standard DVD. It's a great movie, but the worst excuse for a Blu-Ray I've ever seen.
 Seagal Unfairly Criticized As Actor July 13, 2009
Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA)
This was Steven Seagal's first movie and pretty much summed up the way his films were going to go: marital arts-crime stories with overly despicable villains and our hero saving the women by out-fighting everyone.
Jean Van Damme and others followed with the same recipe which, by and large, has been pretty successful.
Before I saw this, I had read national critics blasting Seagal's acting talents but that was unfair; he's not a bad actor. It was also a surprise to see Sharon Stone playing a nice role and without makeup! That certainly changed quickly with her Basic Instinct-type persona.
It was fun to see Henry Silva again. As a kid growing up in the '50s and '60s, I used to see Silva on television a lot. He always played a bad guy, and played the part well....as he still does.
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Overall, a decent action flick but not one of Segal's more memorable films. He make a big upgrade with his next film, "Hard To Kill."
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