Fozzy, Saxon Announce Fall Tour

Posted on June 14, 2013 by philspicks

Fozzy and Saxon are set to hit the road this Fall. The bands will hit the road beginning Thursday, September 12^thon the “Sacrifice and Sin Tour.” The first performance of the tour will be at The Emporium in Patchogue, New York. The twenty-one date tour will take the bands almost into mid-October and will wind down in Vancouver, Canada. VIP Meet & Greet packages are available online at
http://www.fozzyrock.com
.

Fozzy front man and WWE Superstar Chris Jericho noted in a recent interview, his excitement of not only touring again, but also of touring with the legendary British metal outfit. “After our highly successful US tour last summer on UPROAR, we’ve been chomping at the bit for the right opportunity to return to North America…and now it has arrived!” he said. “To tour with the legendary Saxon is a metal dream come true and the perfect way to satisfy all of our amazing fans in the US and Canada and to make tons of new ones in the process. Get ready for Sacrifice and Sin…we’re gonna tear your heads off and leave u screaming FOZZY, FOZZY, FOZZY!!”

Both bands will be touring in support of new releases. Fozzy will be touring in support of its most recent release, 2012’s Sin and Bones. Saxon will be touring in support of its latest release, Sacrifice, which was released March 26^th of this year. Saxon’s Biff Byford shared Jericho’s sentiments of the bands touring together this Fall in a recent interview. “So far, the Sacrifice World Tour has taken us from the Bahamas to South America and back to Europe for the festival season,” Byford said. “Now it is time for us to return to North America for a series of dates with the one and only FOZZY. We have been friends with Chris Jericho for years so there has never been a better time to hook up with FOZZY for a tour that will take us from the east coast to the west coast and finally winding up in the Great White North.”

A full listing of the bands’ tour dates is available below.

SAXON / FOZZY tour dates

Sept 12- Patchogue, NY @ The Emporium

Sept 13- New York, NY @ BB King

Sept 14- Montreal, QUE @ Corona Theater

Sept 15- Toronto, ONT @ The Phoenix

Sept 17- Reading, PA @ Reverb

Sept 18- Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s

Sept 19- Dayton, OH @ McGuffy’s

Sept 20- Flint, MI @ Machine Shop

Sept 21- Joliet, IL @ Mojoes

Sept 22- Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave

Sept 26- Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues

Sept 27- San Antonio, TX @ Backstage Live

Sept 28- Houston, TX @ House Of Blues

Oct 01- Tempe, AZ @ Club Red

Oct 02- Long Beach, CA @ Gaslamp

Oct 03- Ramona, CA @ Ramona Mainstage

Oct 04- Los Angeles, CA @ House Of Blues

Oct 05- Corona, CA @ M15

Oct 06- San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge

Oct 08- Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven

Oct 09- Portland, OR @ Mt Tabor

Oct 10- Vancouver, BC @ The Venue

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and
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Title Fight Headlines April 19th Edition Of FNF

Posted on April 17, 2013 by philspicks

Courtesy: ESPN

This week’s edition of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights is headlined by a title fight between Interim Featherweight Javier “El Abejon” Fortuna (21 – 0, 1 NC 15 KOs, The Ring No. 10) and challenger Miguel “Michael” Zamudio (24 – 1 – 1, 13 KOs) in a twelve round main event live from the Tropicana Resort and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. The match will air live at 10:30pm on ESPN2 HD and ESPN Deportes. It will also be available online and through mobile media via WatchESPN and the WatchESPN app. This is a slight change from the usual broadcast time of 9pm. The re-broadcast will air this Saturday, April 20^th at 2:30am on ESPNNEWS.

Fortuna won the WBA Interim Featherweight title in December 2012 in a twelve round unanimous decision win over the previously undefeated Patrick Hyland. ESPN.com boxing writer Dan Rafael wrote of Fortuna after the bout with Hyland, “Fortuna has looked sensational in some of his fights and has scored some tremendous knockouts, including in his previous two fights – a first-round blowout of fellow prospect Yuandale Evans and a second-round stoppage of former Featherweight titlist Cristobal Cruz. Fortuna burst to a big lead over the first half of this fight, but Hyland hung in there and tried to make it a brawl. Hyland, who had never faced a quality opponent, showed toughness and a good chin but little else as Fortuna boxed circles around him.”

Zamudio makes his U.S. debut in Friday’s fight. His most recent fight resulted in an eight-round split decision win over Gilberto Bolanos. He discussed this week’s fight in an interview, noting his respect for Fortuna but his desire to make a big impact in his U.S. debut. “I like the way Fortuna fights,” Zamudio said. “I respect him, but in the ring it will be totally different. This will be the first time that I’ve been to the United States. My dream is to be champion of the world, and I want to make my dream come true. I’m going to win this fight.”

Friday’s main event will be accompanied by a pair of pre-fight warm-up matches. The first of the night’s events will pit a pair of undefeated Welterweights against each other. Emmanuel Lartey (15 – 0, 8 KOs) will face Jhonathan Batista (13 – 0, 6 KOs) in a six-round fight.

The evening’s second fight on the card features Jr. Middleweight “Sir” Cerresso Fort (16 – 0 – 1, 11 KOs) facing off against 2008 Olympian John “The Rock” Jackson (15 – 1, 14 KOs) in an eight-round co-feature. Both fighters come into Friday’s match looking to extend their respective winning streaks. Cerresso comes into this week’s fight on the heels of an eight-round unanimous decision win over Dennis Sharpe. Jackson’s most recent fight resulted in a first-round TKO win over Ramon Pena.

Joe Tessitore is off this week. Bernardo Osuna will fill in for him, calling the action alongside Teddy Atlas. The pair will be live, calling all the action for ESPN2 HD. Todd Grisham, will be in studio with all of the latest boxing news and highlights. Alex Pombo and Delvin Rodriguez will be back once again to call all the action live for ESPN Deportes along with all the latest boxing news and highlights from studio hosts Leopoldo Gonzalez and Pablo Viruega.

Friday’s card is presented by Corona Extra and promoted by Sampson Boxing.

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3rd Rock At Its Best In Its Fifth Season

Posted on February 21, 2013 by philspicks

Courtesy: Mill Creek Entertainment/NBCUniversal

NBC’s hit sitcom 3^rd Rock From The Sun was one of the greatest sitcoms of the 90s. Now nearly twenty years after it first debuted, it still stands as one of the funniest sitcoms to have ever been created, despite what some critics might want audiences to believe. And thanks to Mill Creek Entertainment, fans can now own all six seasons of this laugh riot comedy. Audiences who remember the series in its original airings will each have their own favorite season(s) and episode(s). But there’s no denying that of the series’ six seasons, its fifth season marks one of the series major high points. From the general writing to the guest spots, 3^rd Rock From The Sun Season Five is an example of everything that used to make sitcoms great in television’s modern era.

3^rdRock’s fifth season is an exemplar of great comedic writing and timing right from the get-go. The triple-disc set’s first disc offers what are two of the series’ best episodes in “Dial M For Dick” and “Sex and the Sally.” In the first of the pair of episodes Dick and the others attend a mystery dinner theater. Obviously being aliens from another world, they have no idea that the murders in question are just an act. That is, they don’t know until something quite unexpected happens. Audiences will have to find out what exactly that is for themselves. Along the way, Dick thinks himself a sleuth and tries to pin the blame for the murders on one of his own group. This alone will leave audiences laughing no less with each watch. Speaking of laughing, audiences might find themselves laughing so hard that they’re crying in “Sex and the Sally.” Sally discovers the dangers of sex and ways to keep from getting pregnant. Along the way, the side effects of her using birth control will undoubtedly leave audiences laughing uncontrollably.

The set’s first disc offers more than its share of laughs, as is already noted. But the laughs don’t end there. The second and third discs are also front-loaded with more than enough comedy for audiences to enjoy over and over. The return of guest star William Shatner as The Big Giant Head in “The Big Giant Head Returns” leads to a love triangle as Harry admits to Mamie that he loves her. At the same time, Tommy tries to hypnotize Sally in order to get her to stop buying shoes. It doesn’t work. But it does work on Harry, resulting in some hilarious physical comedy on his part.

If the solid writing and the physical comedy aren’t enough to keep audiences engaged, then maybe the bevy of guest stars will. William Shatner returns not once, but twice this season. Also Star Trek TNG star Jonathan Frakes makes an appearance along with then WWF/WWE wrestler Chyna, Larisa Oleynick (The Secret World of Alex Mack), “The Hoff” himself, David Hasselhoff (Baywatch, America’s Got Talent, The Spongebob Squarepants Movie, Pirana 3DD), and many others. The continued revolving door of guest stars proves just how popular the show was. Though, Shatner shined brighter than any others with both appearances this season. Audiences will love seeing Shatner poke fun at himself when he brings Dick (John Lithgow) to a club and The Big Giant Head decides to do some “singing.” This is just one of so many moments that will stick with both long-time audiences and newer audiences.

Whether for this moment or the loads of others peppered throughout all three discs of Season Five, 3^rd Rock From The Sun has proven once more that it is still one of the greatest sitcoms in modern television history. It’s available now in stores and online. It can be ordered online via Mill Creek Entertainment’s online store at
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ESPN Releases Card For Feb. 22nd Edition Of FNF

Posted on February 21, 2013 by philspicks

Courtesy: ESPN

ESPN’s Friday Night Fights is back again tomorrow night, February 22^nd with another new edition. Tomorrow night’s new edition is anchored by a 12-round IBF title fight between Junior Welterweight titlist Lamont Peterson (30 -1 – 1, 15 KOs) and former Junior Welterweight titlist Kendall “Rated R” Holt (28 – 5, 16 KOs). It will air live from the nation’s capitol at 9pm EST on ESPN2 HD and will also be available online through WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app on smart phones and tablets. For Hispanic fans, it will also air live on ESPN Deportes+, the new digital extension of ESPN Deportes. It will run tape delayed on ESPN Deportes at 10:30pm EST. The fight is promoted by Gary Shaw Productions.

Peterson is the hometown favorite for tomorrow night’s fight. He won the IBF Junior Welterweight title from Amir Khan in the pair’s previous 12-round matchup in a split-decision. Along with Khan, Peterson also comes into Friday’s fight with wins under his belt against Victor Ortiz, and Timothy Bradley, Jr. Peterson explained his strategy when asked about the upcoming match. “The game plan against Holt is to stay busy,” he said. “He really doesn’t try to fight the whole three minutes of each round. He kind of picks and chooses when he fights, so we just plan to keep him working and wear him down.”

On the other side of the matchup is Holt. Holt comes into Friday’s matchup fresh off the heels of a second-round TKO over Tim Coleman. Holt had a different view of how to handle Friday’s matchup, opting to let the pressure on Peterson to play to his aid. “Lamont’s a good fighter,” he said. “One big difference in this fight is that none of the pressure is on me – I’m not fighting at home, it’s not my championship title. All the pressure’s on him and that pressure builds up in a person’s mind. He may come out there and try to impress the crowd and if he gets a little overanxious or overzealous, it could be an early night for him.”

Before the main event, the show kicks off with an eight-round co-feature that pits Junior Featherweights Roman Morales (14 – 0, 7 KOs) and Jesus Hernandez (10 – 0 – 3, 2 KOs) against one another. Morales comes into tomorrow night’s fight on the heels of a fifth-round KO win over Jose Iniguez while Hernandez is looking to redeem himself after his most recent match in which he faced Edwin Solis ended in a drawn

Friday’s show will be anchored on site by Joe Tessitore and Teddy Atlas. The pair will be on hand ringside to call all of the action for ESPN2 HD. Studio host Todd Grisham will also be on site with all of the latest boxing news and highlights. ESPN .com boxing writer Dan Rafael will also be on hand to provide analysis for the fights. Alex Pombo and Delvin Rodriguez will call the match for ESPN Deportes with Leopoldo Gonzalez and Pablo Viruega in studio. Bernardo Osuna (@osunaespn) will have live interviews and reports for both ESPN2 HD and ESPN Deportes. The whole show is presented by Corona Extra.

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Friday Night Fights Features Junior Middleweights In Tomorrow’s Main Matchup

Posted on February 14, 2013 by philspicks

Courtesy: ESPN

ESPN’s Friday Night Fights returns tomorrow night. Tomorrow’s edition is anchored by a battle of Junior Middleweights. To be more exact, it features undefeated Junior Middleweight George “Comanche Boy” Tahdooanippah (31-0-1, 23 KOs) facing off against former Junior Middleweight and Welterweight title challenger Delvin Rodriguez (26-6-3, 14 KOs) in the evening’s 10-round main event. The show will broadcast live from Uncasville, Connecticut tomorrow night at 9pm EST on ESPN2 HD. It will also be available on WatchESPN and on tablets and smart phones via ESPN’s WatchESPN app. It will run tape delayed on ESPN Deportes at 10:30pm.

Friday’s main event will be preceded by a 10-round co-feature pitting Lightweights Chris “Hurricane” Howard (14-2-1) and “The Mongolian Mongoose” Bayan Jargal (17-3-3, 10 KOs) against one another. Jargal comes into Friday’s match off of a first-round TKO win against former featherweight titlist Erik Aiken. On the other side, Howard is looking for redemption after losing in a 10-round split decision to Marc Salser.

Joe Tessitore and Teddy Atlas will call the matches live from ringside at the Mohegan Sun Arena. Studio host Todd Grisham will be on hand with all of the latest boxing news. He will also have an interview with Kendall Holt (28-5, 16 KOs). Grisham will be discussing the upcoming match against Junior Welterweight titlist Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KOs) with Holt. That match takes place next Friday, February22nd on the next edition of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights. Alex Pombo and Bernardo Osuna will also be on hand for ESPN Deportes. They will be joined by Leopoldo Gonzalez and Pablo Viruega in studio. Osuna will also provide live interviews and reports for both ESPN and ESPN Deportes.

ESPN offers many ways to keep up with all of the latest from Friday Night Fights. Fans can follow it on Twitter at @ESPNFNF and on Facebook at
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. Hispanic fans can follow Friday Night Fights on Twitter at @ESPNBoxeo. Fans can even score the fight themselves round-by-round online via the Friday Night Fights Facebook voting app on the Friday Night Fights Facebook page.

NASCAR Now Returns This Friday

Posted on February 6, 2013 by philspicks

Courtesy: NASCAR/ESPN/ESPN2, ESPNNews/Rick Hendrick Racing

ESPN2’s NASCAR Now returns this Friday. The hit show will air its first new broadcast of the season live from the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina. This year marks the show’s seventh season on ESPN2. The broadcast will air at 3pm EST. It will broadcast live from the NHOF as part of the sport’s celebration of the latest class of inductees into the NASCAR Hall. Among this year’s class of inductees is former driver and NASCAR Now analyst Rusty Wallace. Also included in this year’s class are: Leonard Wood, Cotton Owens, Buck Baker, and Herb Thomas.

The broadcast will be anchored by Allen Bestwick. He will be joined by analysts Dale Jarrett and Ray Evernham. Both Wallace and Leonard Wood are expected to appear on the broadcast as special guests. Regular broadcasts will resume Monday, February 11^th. For the first time, NASCAR Now will broadcast in West Coast prime time this year. Viewers should check local listings for air times each day. Also new for this season of NASCAR Now is the inclusion of special segments focusing on drivers Juan Montoya, Joey Logano and Nationwide Series driver Travis Pastrana. Pastrana’s segments are expected to generally run during the show’s weekday editions while the segments featuring Logano and Montoya are expected to run on race-morning editions of NASCAR Now.

The entire NASCAR Now staff will be back once again with some new additions this time around. This season, ESPN SportsCenter anchors Lindsay Czarniak and Jonathan “The Coach” Coachman will also fill in occasionally. The “NASCAR Nation” can tune in to ESPNNews on Valentine’s Day, for a very special three-hour edition of NASCAR Now beginning at 12pm EST. The broadcast will be live as part of the Daytona 500 Media Day. This broadcast and all NASCAR Now broadcasts are available both on TV and online on WatchESPN and on the WatchESPN app.

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ESPN’s Friday Night Fights Airs New Episode Tonight

Posted on January 25, 2013 by philspicks

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ESPN’s Friday Night Fights returns for another new edition tonight. Tonight’s brand new edition will feature three bouts headlined by a 12-round main event by Ukrainian former Junior Middleweight titlist Sergiy “The Razor” Dzinziruk (36 – 1 – 1, 24 KOs) and former Contender finalist Brian “The Warrior” Vera (21 – 6, 12 KOs). Vera comes into the match on the heels of a 12-round majority decision win over another former Junior Middleweight titlist, Sergio Mora. Vera shared his thoughts on tonight’s matchup and how he plans to approach facing Dzinziruk. “I think Dzinziruk is good, he’s technical”, Vera said. “I think my style is perfect for him. I’ll put a lot of pressure on him and I don’t think he likes that. I think he likes to dictate the fight and control things. But somebody that’s going to stay on top of him and put a lot of pressure on him, is going to throw him off his game a little bit. I’m going to be the bigger, stronger guy, and am going to impose my will on him and take it from him.”

Vera might have quite a match in store though as Dzinziruk comes into tonight’s match off of a draw to Jonathan Gonzalez this past September. Dzinziruk’s manager commented on facing Vera tonight. “Sergiys’ got to win this fight. Brian Vera is a tough guy, but Sergiy needs to beat him and look good. He’s got to win convincingly.”

Before the night’s big fight, audiences will also be treated to a 10-round fight between undefeated Junior Welterweight Tony “Lightning” Luis (15 – 0, 7 KOs) and Jose “El Loco” Hernandez (13 – 6 – 1, 5 KOs). Luis, who hails from Ontario, Quebec Canada, comes into tonight’s fight on the heels of a first-round knockout win against Andres Ledesma. Hernandez enters tonight’s fight with something to prove after losing to Robert Osiobe in a 10-round majority decision loss.

Tonight’s edition of Friday Night Fights is presented by Corona Extra. It all kicks off tonight at 9pm on ESPN2 HD and online at WatchESPN.com. Fans will also get to see the fights on their tablets and smart phones with the WatchESPN app. Audiences with ESPN Deportes will also get to see the fights on TV thanks to the network’s new digital sister station, ESPN Deportes+ and on ESPN3. ESPN Deportes will run the tape delayed fight at 10:30pm.

Todd Grisham will host the show live from ESPN’s studios and will be joined live by bi-lingual reporter Bernardo Osuna at the match. Osuna will have all the latest interviews and more both for ESPN2 and his Spanish co-hosts Leopoldo Gonzales and Pablo Viruega at ESPN Deportes. Alex Pombo and Delvin Rodriguez will call the matches for ESPN Deportes.

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ESPN Announces Card For Next Friday Night Fights

Posted on January 10, 2013 by philspicks

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ESPN has announced the card for tomorrow night’s brand new edition of Friday Night Fights. Tomorrow’s show will feature former Lightweight title challenger “The Gladiator” John Molina, Jr. (24 – 2, 19 KOs) taking on the near equally matched Dannie Williams (22 – 2, 18 KOs) in the ten-round main event. It all kicks off tomorrow night at 9pm EST on ESPN2 HD. Audiences with mobile tech can watch the match online with the WatchESPN app and online at
http://www.WatchESPN.com
. Host Todd Grisham will anchor the broadcast from ESPN’s studios with all the latest boxing news and highlights. He will be joined by Joe Tessitore and Teddy Atlas on the broadcast. The pair will be at ringside calling all the action for ESPN, while Alex Pombo and Delvin Rodriguez will call all the action for ESPN’s Hispanic audiences on ESPN Deportes. Their counterparts Leopoldo Gonzales and Pablo Viruega will be in studio and Bernardo Osuna will have live reports and interviews for both ESPN and ESPN Deportes.

Audiences that tune in tomorrow night will get to see not just the match between Molina and Williams, but also a faceoff between Brandon “Flawless” Gonzales (16 – 0 – 1, 10 KOs) and “Dangerous” Don Mouton (11 – 4 – 1, 9 KOs) in the night’s second fight. This serves to be an interesting match not just because of the pair’s records but also because of their time between fights. Gonzales, who is trained by 2011 BWAA Trainer of the year Virgil Hunter, comes into the match after a unanimous decision against Eli Augustama in an eight-round fight this past June. Only three months have passed since Mouton’s last fight. He is coming into tomorrow night’s show on the heels of a sixth-round KO win against Samuel Clarkson this past October. Mouton and Gonzales will go toe-to-toe tomorrow night in an eight round bout.

Starting the whole night off will be a four round Light Heavyweight showdown between newcomer Mark Lujan and Siju Shabazz (4 – 4, 2 KOs). To get all the latest and to keep up with everything going on with ESPN’s Friday Night Fights, fans can follow it on Twitter at @ESPNFNF, or “Like” it on Facebook at
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ESPN’s Friday Night Fights Returning

Posted on December 31, 2012 by philspicks

Courtesy: ESPN

ESPN’s Friday Night Fights is coming back. The network’s highly acclaimed boxing showcase, presented by Corona Extra, will return this Friday, January 4^th. It will air at 10pm on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, and online at
http://www.WatchESPN.com
. And it will have a new host. Todd Grisham will host the show from ESPN’s studios. He will be joined by on-site reporter Bernardo Osuna. Osuna served as host of Friday Night Fights’ studio host during 2012. He will now be the show’s first ever on-site reporter, offering reports and commentary in both English and Spanish. Fans with smart phones and tablets will be able to catch Friday Night Fights too, with the WatchESPN app.

The season premiere of Friday Night Fights pits two undefeated Junior Lightweights against one another. Viewers will get to see Rances “Kid Blast” Barthelemy (17 – 0, 11 KOs) against Arash Usmanee (12 – 0, 10 Kos) in the show’s 12-round main event. It isn’t the only fight on Friday’s card though. Also on Friday’s card will be a matchup of Junior Middleweight Jonathan “Mantequilla” Gonzalez (15 – 0 – 1, 13 Kos) and Derek Ennis (23 – 3 – 1 13 KOs) in a ten-round fight. Gonzales—a member of Puerto Rico’s 2008 Olympic Team—is looking to make a strong comeback after a twelve-round draw against former Junior Middleweight titlist Sergiy Dzinziruk.

Also on Friday’s card, there will be a third fight featuring a four-round faceoff between a pair of undefeated featherweights in Hairon Socarras ( (5 – 0 – 1 4 KOs) and Josh Bowles (6 – 0 1 KO).

More information on the return of Friday Night Fights, viewers can go online to
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Action Flick Fans Will Enjoy Anchor Bay’s Newest Home Release

Posted on November 3, 2012 by philspicks

Courtesy: Anchor Bay

Anchor Bay’s newest straight to DVD and Blu-ray flick, Maximum Conviction is a good turn off your brain action flick. It’s very much in the same vein as most of Steven Seagal’s other movies. Add in retired WWF/WWE Superstar-turned-actor Steve Austin and the movie’s target audiences get more than their share of butt kicking, bullets flying, bloodshed, F-bombs and every other mandatory action movie standard ever crafted.The story behind Maximum Conviction is pretty simple. Steele (yes that’s really his character’s name) and Manning (played respectively by Seagal and Austin) are a pair of former Special Forces soldiers turned private security contractors. Because of their experience and expertise, they’ve been enrolled to help decommission a “top secret” military prison in Oregon. There’s just one problem. It’s revealed early on that Steele has shut down vital portions of the prison’s security before the prisoners have been removed. It’s not quite explained why Steele has done this. But thanks to this move, this is where the action starts. A pair of high priority female inmates are being kept in the prison. Being that much of the prison’s security has already been taken down, a group of mercenaries has gotten into the prison and intends to get the inmates. When one of the prison’s guards goes on break and leaves his station empty and password access field open, it allows the action to really start.

Courtesy: Anchor Bay

The mercenaries do have a motivation toward getting at least one of the women. But audiences have to sit through well over half of the story to finally find out exactly why. By the time audiences find out why, the story has a little over half an hour left. That last half hour is spent primarily with Austin and Seagal trying to rescue the young woman from someone who turns out to be working with the mercenaries. What’s more, audiences have to wait until the movie’s final minutes to actually find out who is really behind everything. The problem is that this should have been revealed far earlier in the story. To the story’s defense though, at least it does keep the action moving. There’s no lag at any point throughout the movie. For those audiences at whom this movie is targeted, that’s a good thing. In general it makes the movie worth at least one watch for any action movie fan.

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