Date Watched: 7/11/24
Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Brian Benben
Plot:
Jack Caine (Dolph Lundgren) is a Houston vice cop who’s forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the illegal drugs trade and its number one supplier Victor Manning. Whilst involved in an undercover operation to entrap Manning, his partner gets killed, and a sinister newcomer enters the scene. Along with F.B.I. agent Lawrence Smith, the two investigate a spate of mysterious deaths; normal non-junkies dying of massive heroin overdoses and bearing the same horrific puncture marks on the forehead. This, coupled with Caine’s own evidence, indicates an alien force is present on the streets of Houston, killing and gathering stocks of a rare drug found only in the brain. Caine is used to fighting the toughest of criminals, but up to now they’ve all been human. (From IMDB)
Rules:
- Says “I come in peace”
- Christmas stuff
- Dolph Lundgren counting
- Anytime one cop is at odds with the other because one is by the book and the other is a loose cannon
- Dolph Lundgren promises things or people talk about his promises
Quotes:
- Q: “What university did you attend?”… A: “The university of suck my d$ck.”
Viewer Quotes:
- “Ron Fury, John Turtle, Jan Hammer… There’s a lot of fantastic names in this.”
Things We Learned:
- A duck and roll is the best way to enter any building.
- Dolph Lundgren never breaks a promise.
- The best way to stop a CD that kills people is a speaker.
Final Take:
There’s a lot to like here from Dolph Lundgren to Brian Benben (from the TV Show “Dream On”). The movie’s setup with a drug dealing alien is ridiculously silly, as is his spinning CD that kills people. The movie is sometimes called “Dark Angel”, but in the U.S. it was named “I Come In Peace”. It should really be known as the latter, because it sets up one of the best final kill lines I’ve ever heard. (e.g., “Let off some steam” from Commando.)
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