Wizard-8 When this movie was released on DVD, I was tempted to pay the new rental price to see it, but I ultimately decided not to. The other day I found it available to rent for just a dollar, so I decided to see it. Boy, am I glad I didn't pay full price to see this. I'd be even happier if I had rented another movie for that dollar. For starters, the movie has inconsistent production values, with some scenes looking slick and expensive but other scenes looking downright cheap. Next, Randy Couture is pretty underwhelming in the lead role, lacking charisma as well as emotion when his character speaks. The movie is poorly paced; after the (lame) opening action sequence, it takes more than a half hour before we start getting action again. And none of the action in the movie gets above the routine. There is one bright spot in the movie, and that is Dominic Purcell as the bodyguard. He manages to take his role and make his character pretty interesting. If he had been cast in the lead role, chances are the movie would be significantly better.

movieman_kev All special agent Paul Ross (Randy Coulture) wants to do is to win back his ex-fiancé, but his plans are sadly thrawrted when his love is on a mammoth plane that's been hijacked (hence the genius name of this film) by terrorists, which makes his day that much worse as he had been suspended earlier that day. While not nearly as bad as some of the reviews that I've read, it's not a particularly good film either. The action scenes are all right, it's just that it's plot is devoid of any originality and is hopelessly derivative which draws comparisons to similar terrorists on a plane films that this movie can't help but not fair well to. The acting is also not one of its stronger.points. All said, the movie while watchable is a bit forgettable.Eye Candy: Marla Malcolm gets toplessMy Grade; C

rgblakey While he's done some other movies here and there, none have given MMA legend Randy Couture more exposure than The Expendables. After the success of that film it comes as no surprise that he is now getting the chance to headline his own action film in Hijacked. Clearly he has the action ability, but is he ready to carry a film all on his own as a leading man? Hijacked follows a special agent who is trying to reconcile with his ex, but when the plane they are on gets hijacked by the crime lord he is chasing he will have to put the relationship on hold and get into action. This movie is in the same vein as films like Die Hard 2 and Passenger 57 with one major difference, the action. How you can take an actor who is clearly built and known for fighting and throw him in a movie with very little action is a mystery. This film fails to deliver in a big way on the one thing it needed to work, the action. There is little to no action throughout this movie and what little there is becomes pretty forgettable fast. Here you have a simple story similar to every action movie to come along in the 90's, throw in a guy who has the look and the real life training to fight and they give him no fights at all. There are a few shoot outs here and there, but the couple of fights you get could have been done by anyone. Couture actually does a decent job with his acting and could have easily delivered a fun action movie, but thanks to this film he is treading on doubt of becoming a true action hero.This is was a huge disappointment. Make no mistake anyone willing to check this out doesn't expect much from Couture himself as he is still finding his footing as an actor, but the action was the saving grace of it all and it's just not there. If you're a fan of Couture and really need a fix, just go check him out in the upcoming Expendables 2 and don't let this film soil your memories of him.http://www.examiner.com/movie-in-dallas/bobby-blakey

Tom Gold From time to time I like to watch some B class movie. I know what to expect of it so I don't expect a lot (most of the time). But this film is the bottom of the bottoms. I don't know how can somebody could make movie so weak that was even painful to watch. That is not even B class movie that is Z class movie and I'm using the Z letter because there is no more letters in the alphabet. All in this movie suck. The actors are playing poorly which is interesting because I've seen some of them in other movies and they were doing alright. There is one guy who is producer, director and the screenplay writer, Brandon Nutt. Sorry mate but you should be doing something else, maybe slaughterhouse is a better place for you. I don't know how good you are with chopping meat but - for sure - cannot be any worst than your skills with movies making.My recommendation: DO NOT WATCH!