Sam Harper died in Kuwait a few years back and rises on the 4th of July from his grave. Some kids burnt the American flag over where he was buried and now Sam sets out to kill all the unpatriotic citizens in his hometown.
Uncle Sam feels like a typical 80's slasher/horror flick even though it was made in 1997. I think if it would have been made ten years earlier than it was it could've been a kinda campy b-flick that could've been totally ok to watch. But since it was made as late as in 97' it just feels weird and does not come out as good as it could of had.
With a tagline that goes: "Uncle Sam wants you dead" it's kinda easy to figure out what this movie is all about.
I rented this movie a few years back for the simple reason that the cover looked very cool. Unfortunately it promises more than it actually delivers. It's a typical b-movie and even though we get a little violence and gore, it's not nearly enough to satisfy.
It wouldn't have been too hard to make this movie a slightly bit better. What it's really missing is the humour. It's not suppose to be a comedy but the story is kinda comical and they could've done so much more with that.
Since it looks and feels like an 80's flick why not add some 80's humour to it or whatever. Anyway, only reason for you to laugh is because it looks very cheap and ridiculous at times.
Also missing is of course the gore and with a lot more gore in it, this flick could've been quite enjoyable to watch. But you end up getting neither the humour or the gore and that doesn't leave you with much.
Why it's entitled Uncle Sam is because the soldier, after rising from his grave, dresses up like Uncle Sam when he goes around killing people. It's actually quite funny to watch and at least has that going for it. But is that enough? I don't think so.
The actors are quite wooden and not very good to watch. So this is extremely b-grade horror but still one would've expected more. I don't wanna say that it's super bad, but it's just not worth the time.
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MOVIE YEAR: 1997
DIRECTOR: William Lustig
WRITING CREDITS: Larry Cohen
GENRE: Horror
CAST: Leslie Neale, Christopher Ogden, Isaac Hayes
COUNTRY: USA
RUNTIME: 89 min
RATING: 3/10
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