There's nothing like a sunday evening to watch a B-movie. This time I went for a rather old one I had never seen but which always had intrigued me because of its dystopian storyline: 'Freejack'. After the first shot involving Mick Jagger wearing a moronic helmet supposed to look higher-than-high-tech, I knew I would spend some good time with that movie.

The whole movie is crippled with clichés extracted from obvious references such as Blade Runner or Brazil and they even managed to rip off 2001's psychedelic abstract visuals. All motor vehicles look so ridiculous that they come damn close to the kind of cheesy rides you can see in 'Megaforce', just to provide some metrics. The acting is of course terrible but one would might guess that from a movie featuring no one else than Emilio Esteves playing the main character.

In other news, I noticed that the latest Steven Seagal exclusive DVD release named 'Submerged' was on the shelves of my local video rental outlet (but all copies were already out). The plot sounds amazing: Chris Kody, the world's best mercenary, is freed from prison -- but there's a catch. Kody must use his lethal weapons and fighting skills to stop a group of terrorists who have taken over a nuclear sub. Great! Now we're talking about a story like in the good old 'Under Siege' days! This one has some strong potential for a nasty one-man-army flick, especially if you compare it to Steven's latest east-european productions involving the kidnapping of a young polish girl who happen to be the long time pen pal of a former CIA operative... I can't wait to get my hand on a copy of this one!