Half Past Dead – Sentenced to Death Row

Half Past Dead is the last feature film with Steven Seagal as the main star to earn a theatrical release. If one were to track what came after, that would come as no surprise.

In his thankfully short-lived action cinema prime, Seagal was serviceable. Light on charm, looks, and acting acumen, his unique brand of punishment was entertaining enough. But, as the years and the pounds piled on, the sheen wore off. Dramatically.

Half Past Dead is a window into the next two decades of Seagal mumbling and sleep walking his way through increasingly terrible movies. There is little effort and most of the fighting is done by his plethora of stunt doubles.

This would all be sad to watch if we weren't privy to what a tremendous asshole he is. There are very few movie stars who deserved to fall as flat on their face as he did. Even the 3% Half Past Dead scored on Rotten Tomatoes is probably too generous.

Now, sit back, dull your senses with an Arctic Panzer Wolf from 3 Floyd's Brewing, and get those doo rags on! I, the Thunderous Wizard (@WriterTLK), Bling Blake, and Capt. Cash are half past caring about this mess of a movie!

This Week’s Segments:

• Introduction/Plot Breakdown – The good, the bad, and the deadly! (00:00)
• Lingering Questions – Half Past Dead is an unabashed Die Hard Clone, and it sucks. Which clones of that action classic do we prefer? (33:32)
• The "HPD" Trivia Challenge – Capt. Cash challenges the field to trivia about the movie. (44:38)
• Recommendations – We offer our picks for the week and next up: We kickoff our Super-Heroic Flops series with the under appreciated and highly entertaining DC flick, Blue Beetle! (56:23)

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