Movie:
The Last Warrior, originally titled The Last Patrol, is being released direct to video and DVD. Directed by Sheldon Lettich, the film stars Dolph Lundgren (Nick Preston), Sherri Alexander (Sarah McBride), Joe Michael Burke (Lucky Simcoe), and Rebecca Cross (Candy).

When U.S. Army Captain Nick Preston upsets the wrong person, he's reassigned to Fort Edenburg in California. When he arrives, however, a 9.5 earthquake occurs which separates California from the mainland. After the incident, Nick's only memory before the earthquake was that of helping a busload of kids and their guardian, Rainbow Jones, fix their flat tire. He's determined to find them and ensure their safety. Of course, he wasn't the only survivor of the quake: also at Fort Edenburg are Marine Sergeant Lucky Simcoe, Air Force Captain Sarah McBride, and a handful of civilians, which includes Candy, Lucky's wife. The group does daily reconnaissance to find food, fuel, water, survivors, and more information about their predicament. One such outing leads to Candy's capture at the hands of Jesus, the newly freed leader of Nanwong's prison population. Now, Nick Preston and his motley crew must find and rescue her, as well as discover the whereabouts of Rainbow Jones and McBride's missing helicopter pilot.

Dolph Lundgren is one of my favorite B-actors, and despite how bad many of his movies are, I was looking forward to viewing his latest. It turns out that I shouldn't have, as the film is quite disappointing in a few respects. First, the film tries to juggle too many subplots, most of which are uninteresting, while the main storyline is a bit confusing. Second, most of the actors are obviously trying too hard in their performances. Third, there are no cool villains - the prisoners are all mentally challenged, and their leader, Jesus, isn't much better. Fourth, the movie is just dull. There's just not enough action. I was looking forward to the end to see some kind of spectacular action-packed climax, but I was disappointed there, too. And that basically sums up the film: disappointing.

Picture:
The Last Warrior is presented in 1.33:1, which I assume is the original aspect ratio, as the film premiered on video in the UK and Australia before coming here. The transfer has little in the way of print defects. Colors are natural throughout with accurate flesh tones and good black level.

Sound:
The Last Warrior is presented in Dolby 2.0 Stereo. Overall, I was fairly impressed with the track, as its used quite well, especially in the gunfights. However, there is too much bass activity in the first chapter. In fact, from the moment the film starts to the beginning of chapter two, the bass is constantly active, even when it doesn't need to be. As a result, some of the dialogue in the first chapter is incoherent. The earthquake that separates California from the US deserves the bass, but the scene is fairly short, and the bass continues, even when we see Dolph's character writing. With this exception, dialogue in the film is clear and easy to understand. No subtitles or captions are included.

Extras:
Extras include the film's promotional trailer, and cast and crew biographies and filmographies for Lundgren, Alexander, Burke, Cross, Terry Big Charles, Sheldon Lettich, Greg Powell (stunt coordinator), and Jacob Kotzky (producer). The case also lists production notes, but none are present.

Summary:
A direct-to-video film that only the most die-hard of Dolph Lundgren fans should check out, and even then, I strongly advise renting before purchasing. Everyone else should stay away. Skip it.