Belly of the Beast (2003) - Steven Seagal - Comedic Movie Review 

Alright so, being a Thai person I could shed some light on some of the stuff that happened in this film. First, the sword guys were doing a kind of sword dance, it’s mostly a spiritual thing, executioners used to do a version of that before they chopped a guys head off back when sword executions were still a thing. The “voodoo merlin” is a Thai sort of dark wizard, they practice the occult arts while monks have the “good” magic that purifies and protects people from harm, these guys cast magic to harm others and stuff. A general rule when it comes to Thai occult is that when your dark magic curse doesn’t land on someone for any reason it will come right back to you with full force which will probably kill you. And the bad English is probably from Seagal hiring cheap Thai actors with terrible English lol. They still somehow manage to sound better than Seagal’s English though xD

This movie title is so funny, it really reflects Seagal's current image 😅

Terrible acting, awful story, underwhelming stunts, fat Seagal love scene, forgettable characters and an overall insult to the industry. I absolutely loved it!

I've done this thing of watching a whole actor’s filmography no matter how bad it gets, my wife can’t understand why I would subject myself to watching hilariously bad movies… but you either get it or you don’t. You’re actively making the world a better place.

"Dude, even in widescreen, your face takes up like half the frame." 😂🤣

One of the things I love/think is hilarious about Segal is that when he's doing an action scene, he doesn't have a "badass hero" face on. He just sort of bites his lower lip in concentration, and it just looks kinda dorky and weird. A good example is when he disarms that taxi driver guy.To be absolutely 100% fair to ol' Steven, that IS probably more realistic. You wouldn't really care what your face is doing in a life-or-death situation, you would just be trying to rectify that situation as fast as possible. On the other hand, it does then clash weirdly with his, ahem, "acting" scenes, where he does the squinty low-voice badass thing anyway!

Dude your videos are absolutely hilarious! I've been on a two day binge watching pretty much all of them. Keep up the good work dude👍🤘

One of the best Seagal B Movies. I watch it maybe more than 7 times, love the action scene and lot of fun sequence.

I could literally watch these videos all day 😂😂😂

This movie had fight scenes choreographed by the amazing Ching Siu Tung. Known for many hyper kinetic 80s and 90s kung fu movies, jet lis swordsman 2, hero 2002, andy laus house of flying daggers, and the choreographer of the 2008 Bejing Olympic opening.

Hahaha your voice is perfect for this bro. Genuinely rare I come across something that every video is a laugh fest. You're amazing my guy

Another great Saturday morning catching up on your videos - this Segal series is so damn fun (and interesting!), thanks for sticking with it for us!

Do you think Seagal knows he's viewed as a laughing stock in the film industry or does he just not care?

Incredible movie. It's a classic in my household lol

Bro don’t change anything your videos are really good and will blow up mark my words. Your problem is not your content it’s getting them seen as when they are you will see you subs go up rapid. Your Chanel just need to gain traction mate. You only have to read the comments and see how many likes to dislikes you have to see people enjoy you content. In my opinion it’s the best version of this kind of Chanel and when more people get to see it you will see. I think you will have 50,000 subs in years time. Sorry if you receive 2 similar messages from me but I don’t know if other I wrote sent as can not find the thread. Your Chanel is top mate and it will blow up . Keep up good work man and hopefully everyone in comments will like the vids and share your Chanel and I will too as you deserve recognition for the obvious time and effort put into these vids. Excellent work I’ve been binge watching boss.

Bro have you considered doing episode breakdowns of Steven Seagal: Lawman? It’s not a movie obv but the amount of hilarious content is astounding

love your content . . you've got me paying attention to movies (seagal's) that I would never give the time of day. your wit and timing make it worth while

In that scene with the guys hopping around with swords, I think they're meant to be practitioners of Krabi Krabong, a martial art of Thai origin that trains the use of the sword (usually used in pairs) and what is typically called a sword-staff (basically a polearm that is essentially comprised of a large blade on a short shaft, shorter than a standard spear at least) but is most often portrayed in movies and other media as a sword-based art despite the said polearm usage also being part of the style. I don't know if those guys actually were trained in Krabi Krabong, but I assume they are at least emulating it to some degree. In other styles of Thai martial arts (you often see it in Muay Thai) the fighter sometimes picks their font leg up and I assume they could use it to block any potential attacks to that leg (I imagine it could also be used to maintain distance or to keep balance, but I could be wrong given my kicking experience comes from Taekwondo, not Muay Thai) so I think they are imitating that type of motion. To me they look like they might be overcompensating with that one, but again I'm no authority on that front. Sorry my spiel turned into a bit of a ramble, but believe me when I say I took effort to shorten this as much as I could. I also wanted to quickly note that although I don't recall having seen that aforementioned leg movement in the parent art of Muay Thai (called Muay Baorong) I imagine they must've had a similar technique of some kind present in that style as well. Anyway, I figured you might find the context interesting unless you were already fully aware, which I'm guessing you likely are. Anyway, thanks again for the content you create. :D

I've been binge-watching this channel for a while now. Im surprised you don't have more subs but they will come because the content is quality. Must take a lot of time and effort. Keep it up.

Hello RedEye! Just a quick request - would you consider adding the year these movies were released so we can put them in context? Oh, and I like this intro! Keep doing just what you're doing. I wonder if the apple-eating scene is Seagal's way of saying the characters are gay? These flicks where he's making all the creative decisions are so fascinating and random.

The RU-vid god's blessed us with this channel....love this! I really can't stop re-watching these Seagal videos.

Love this channel! My new favorite videos to binge!!!!!!

I've been binge watching your channel, I have not slept or eaten or taken a dump in 3 days.

Your videos are good. Love short intros. With so many content creators no time for long intros these days.

From the title, I was thinking people got shrunken down and injected into Seagal's body to unclog his arteries.

Third video of yours I’ve seen so far and you deserve a lot more subs than you have your quality and commentary is top notch

The director and fight choreographer is the legend himself Ching Siu-tung! He's up with Yuen Woo-Ping,Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan,Lau Kar-leung and Cory Yuen! Great vid and funny as hell. I think Steven co star should had been the main star. Oh well we got a pretty good guilty pleasure Steven seagal movie 😂

Yes our Lord seagal with more dtv schlock! Honestly I remember watching this movie as well and being as dumbfounded as you when the naked lady showed up randomly. I was watching it with my mate and whilst we went "wtf was that about??" haha. Regarding any feedback just carry on as you are at the moment. I gotta admit I'm not a fan of long intros so i think you've done the right thing cutting it down.

I definitely don't think they're too long! Everything is perfect!! Always well done!! 🔥

I just love the magic duel part.

Short intros are preferable for a channel like yours ,even a 2 second splash screen is enough

Your awesome man I really enjoy your review on the great master that is Steven Seagal

Your content is really great, I just wish your content is a bit longer. I honestly rewatch them a lot.

Love you videos man, one thing I would say, a great youtuber I watch did a test to see if more people watch videos with arrows in the thumbnail and the ones with arrows got 30% more views. Maybe some more effort in thumbnails will boost some views. Hope I helped bro!

Your channel is flawless in my opinion

I started cracking up when I saw the stunt double not wearing a long hair wig. Funny how Steven Seagal just hates other people's property. LOL @ 6:25 and 12:49 .

All you need to make a Seagal movie today. 1. Strip club 2. Strippers 3. Asian monks or martial arts actors 4. $20 or whatever Steve's going rate it Boom, your own classic!

I think your intro is great youre one person that I can listen to

Voice is fine, content is hilarious. I’m a big fan sir!!

Love this channel and can't wait to summon captain planet!! Keep up the good work

Another great review. That voice. "Is this what you want?"

Can't get enough of these videos

You are awesome man,I am just afraid there will not be enough Steven Seagal movies to entertain us for a long time....or are out there more Stevens look a like movies to see?I bet they are so....no worries ;)

Seagals Monk friend in this movie is played by the dude who played Ryu in Street Fighter the movie 🎥 I couldn’t come up with a different name for this film ..Belly of the Beast is fitting enough 😂 Really loving your Channel and series! XD Your humour and observations are on point 😂 Kudos to you for Chronicling all of Seagals madness ✌🏻🤙🏻

5:53 that was Segal's favorite day on set, he didn't have to say any lines AND he got to lie down to do the scene

When I was with the Raiders in the 70s we had many outlaw characters but we won so many games.

You’re prob not going to see this. But I found your channel a week ago and ever since I been listening to your vids since, every drive I try not to laugh at these Seagal reviews. (Plz do more Seagal reviews LOL)

If he had maintained this level of batshit insanity in his films Post Hollywood Stardom, I think he’d be way less of a joke and arguably much more beloved today. Also- if you think she’s clingy, you’ve never been to Thailand and met a local girl who thinks you’re rich.

I half expected the clingy woman to say "You're my shiny lunch box".

Damn. You are good at this. This channel should be bigger. RU-vid can suck it.

Your voice is just fine lol, I work in radio. I can tell you're putting a lot of effort in to this channel. I've got no doubt you will do well with it.

Don't sweat it bro, these videos rock!!!

One of his weirdest movies after his career took a nosedive haha. I love how stupidly overpowered his fighting moves are in this and the Hong Kong movie influence that just doesn't suit Seagal in the slightest (also amusing that he's constantly slating other action movies as "unrealistic". I watched a clip of "Driven to kill" after this video last night and I wonder if this as the last time he tried to run on film? Keep 'em coming I find these videos hilarious. I'd love to see some Van Dammage or Chuck Norris reviews myself (his mullet and double denim in Hard Target are beautiful) but I enjoy your channel regardless cheers.

OOHH THIS MOVIE, I think I've seen this one partly. Oh GAWWD. The secret message part at the 8 minute mark is just straight up Seagal. Invisible ink naked lady telegram service is quite an...idea. How do you even pitch this in a script? I mean like, I know its a Direct to Shlock movie but did they do that to just pad out the time? It could have been a small bit of dialogue but noo she had to get naked and drip water on herself. Someone had to spend time detailing that message too. I think I remember the ending alot more than the middle sections in Seagal movies. The bow and Arrow and 3 bullet shooting section and the weird ass Voodoo Merlin and Buddhist monks helping out is certainly something I remember. His movies are just so entertainingly baffeling although I wonder what the production specifics and trivia are like on this one. Its a shame there's no documentary about how it was like to deal with Steven seagal on a daily basis and what kind odd ass wack shit he might say. The short introduction is nice although you could save the longer one for more longer material videos. Either way the intro and outro are great! Your Karate Kroner videos on Steven Seagal really distill the cream of the cream of his Shlock without having to sit around watching standard broadcast tv that it usually gets shoved onto.

All these it's always sunny clips are making me want to watch the show. Cheers pinkeye 👍

Very funny content glad I subscribed

Maybe you can do some Owen Wilson reviews 😬 love the channel RedEye

Hey brother, Love your channel! My only criticism would be you pronounce escape incorrectly lol. Sounds like you're saying "exscape". Besides that it's great

I never seen this one or the other two that are up next. I see he's back running with Ryu for this one. So many questions about this movie 🤔 wait if you leave a Seagal movie without questions, you probably should seek professional help 😂 another good video, keep up the good work friend 👍👍

Finally a movie based on sensei Segal's life.

Pistol Wipped and Driven to kill were actually slightly better movies that he was in around 2006-2010 ish but I'm glad to see with his newer output he's gone back to making complete stinkers. He's got much better at fighting while sitting down in recent years though and I've noticed that he's now so powerful that he can fight Mike Tyson even though you can clearly tell that during most of the sequence neither of them are in the same room. I forget the title of that classic but it probably has either the word "hard" "kill" or "justice" in it. I had a dream after watching this that me and Van Damme went to fight Seagal and Vladamir Putin. Sometimes I think about quiting cannabis but with dreams like that how can I? Seagal and Vlad make a beautiful couple especially now Steven taken to wearing an illuminous green blouse

Get ready for some serious ADR issues in Out of Reach... Am a long-suffering Seagal fan and and would love to be discovering these DTV “masterpieces” for the first time again!

10:46 Bag'a'Doosh is now playing Path of Exile

"His buddy apparently did that thing in movies where they act fine but reveal a mortal wound and fall over dead" 😂🤣

I love that you were working to determine the right intro length. Content issue - were you aware the Steven Seagal isn't a good actor?

Your Channel is great

Having watched your videos in reverse order, newest to oldest, the shortened intro is a nice improvement. Your rate of output is ridiculous in a good way, very impressive. Do you take requests? If so, I think you'd like Murder Party (2007) It's a great B horror/comedy that does a lot with it's tiny budget. Effects are amazing as well. The same guys went on to make Blue Ruin a few years later.

Aw man with a title like that I was kind of hoping for footage of Steven Segal's most recent colonoscopy.

Ah balls I loved your intro but totally understandable. I have nothing negative to say fucking love your content just want more of it

I did have one suggestion. I've noticed that some clips in these reviews often include a frame or two of the next shot in the movie at the end of them which flashes onscreen for a split second. Kind of distracting. 2:39 is a good example of what I mean.

Love the channel and you sound very much like Vadim.

Thank you for your service of watching Seagal movies.

I wouldn’t ask the internet for feedback LOL. That’s like covering your body with sugar and lying down next to a fire ant mound

8:16 "So can we all just agree that that was horrible and awkward and out of place, and just move on together as a group?" You forgot objectifying and degrading to women in general and to Asian women in particular. Moving on now. 12:48 "Dude, even in the widescreen, your face takes up, like, half the frame." - Epic quote by Redeye, circa 2022 Love your videos, by the way. I found your channel just yesterday and I'm now watching your content in no particular order (or in the order you put the videos in your playlists).

Love the channel! 2 suggestions. 1: More criticism about the gun handling, etc... Being a firearms instructor and sport shooter, I see a lot of rubbish gun stuff with regard to grip techniques, magazines capacity, terminal ballistics, etc... ! I am available for consultation anytime! 2: More gay stuff!

The shortened open theme is more effective, if you want me to see it. The longer one, I jst skipped, TBH. I can always see yr thumbnail., so, title sequences do no real good for me. Jsyk. Love the reviews, yr, killing it

I think in your videos u should mention the directors and other actors. This was directed by famed HK action director Tony Ching Siu Tong, he choreographed Hero, House of Flying Daggers and more classic films. He was once famed director of Old school HK films but his so into using wires.

Would you agree the locations of this movie is beautiful I would love to know The jungle scene you can hear birds and waterfalls where is it located in Who is nude girl in the beginning in movie

Longer videos would be my suggestion! Thanks! 🙂

There's absolutely nothing wrong with your intro, we enjoy the karatay corner.

This channel is fantastic

“Perfectly natural, perfectly normal”

Did that guy hold up a hammer?🤣🤣

i'm pretty sure this is where seagal's whole "chinese kung fu master" attire and vibe thing starts, is with this film, i mean sure, he's done this a little in earlier movies, but i'm fairly certain this is where he beging to cement the look and style of barely touching people but still sending them flying lol this movie's a lot of fun

Looks like Seagal and Gene Simmons go to the same Saturday’s to get their hair done.

Look at that group of extras you must have paid them atleast 10 bucks each lmao you're a fucking boss my man. :D

Dude! Your channel is perfect. Are you kidding? Change nothing. Absolutely nothing. I have gone to sleep to your channel for the last 3 months, and if you cut the intro and turn it down, it’s gonna really fuck me up so DON’T CHANGE ANYTHING. Bro… You’re too sedate in this video. Fuck the haters. Your original formula fucking works. Swear to god.

You suffer through Steven Seagal while Bag O' Doosh plays Path of Exile...some people are just built different.

That is totally the best messenger service ever... I would pay more attention to that phone of mine....lol

I was hoping maybe you could get a James Earl Jones "Darth Vader " voice going on.

So he has done a movie about his belly? What? I'm sure I've never seen it or don't remember it but below is the gist within my mind. "Hey, check out my belly, it's BEASTLY! Don't MAKE me UNLEASH the BEAST!" Some guy taunts Seagal "THAT'S IT! NOW you have done it!" Then Seagal undoes his belt, his belly bursts out flopping all about like jello with a jaguar fiercely roaring sound effect.

Wow this one at least actually looks like it had a budget

The steam notification at 10:46

This channel is great bro, I have no criticism...

12:45 because of course their is

Late to the question train. You do an awesome job. Your subscriber count is a joke. Keep pushing.

Still the best DTV Seagal movie by far.

The cab driver pulls out a glock, then aims with a 1911

11:57 You'll believe a man can EAT.

Truthfulness in voice is genuine. keep up passion.