New World Disorder - Das Killerprogramm

I have seen New World Disorder twice but still remain unsure about the intention of its creators. Was that supposed to be a comedy? If yes, they surely succeeded. If not, well... it is sad to see Hauer falling into oblivion while advocating the merits of Iomega´s Zip drive.

Rutger Hauer really should get himself a new agent. Last night I was horribly fascinated by his 1997 movie "Bleeders". It was so awful it was like watching a train wreck... I couldn't look away!

Then this afternoon "New World Disorder" came on, and it didn't sound too bad.

Hauer plays your typical grizzled anti-tech cop. Everything from references to 8-tracks, the beat up old car he drives, to his wardrobe complete with bow tie beats this into your brain throughout the whole movie! Gimme a break! He deserves better. Some of the old Rutger shows through, but generally he plays an old fart and it pained me to watch!

The soundtrack music was lame and many of the characters were flat, it played exactly like a "made for TV" movie. The plot was okay, and it barely kept me watching, but it could have been so much better! How disappointing.

If you really like Rutger Hauer, as I do, you can get a few moments enjoyment from when he is able to put a little personality into the role, but generally this movie was a predictable waste of time.

Rebecca

Probably the worst film I've ever seen. Totally ludicrous plot, appalling continuity, gross overacting. And that's the film's good points. How a respected actress like Tara Fitzgerald got involved in this dross is beyond belief. It's no wonder there is no 'goofs' page as it would probably overload the IMDb database. One to definitely miss.

As always when Rutger Hauer participates in a movie, I had high hopes for a classic hauer movie. This movie did not deliver at all. The plot about the ultimate encryption software, supposedly worth millions were really thin. Andrew McCarthy plays the villain and Rutger Hauer teams up with Tara Fitzgerald in the hunt for him. After a while the hunter becomes the huntee as they stumble over the program that McCarthy is on a quest to get.

McCarthy doesn't really suit to play the bad guy, he is a good actor, but he doesn't have the ability to elevate movies like this(who does).

Rutger Hauer has gained a few pounds since Bone Daddy, and the flirt he has going with the cute Fitzgerald is not realistic at all. All in all this movie fails to deliver good action scenes nor a good story, so I must rate it 3/10. You can do better Rutger!

When I first watched this movie I was busy and half-way paying attention to the movie. I had the same negative opinion as some of the other posted reviews. I am a devoted Andrew McCarthy fan (I own all of his movies, yes even this one) and love to watch him act…I thought to myself, "Maybe it's not so bad so I'll give it another try". So I watched the movie again, this time paying attention, and it was not really that bad of a movie – average I'd say. It was not the best movie I'd ever seen but it was not bad either. As for the earlier comments that McCarthy can't pull off the "villain role", I totally disagree (but then again, I'm extremely partial to McCarthy's performances). He plays the villain just fine…I do admit that his specialty is seducing, kissing, and making love to a woman on the screen (and there is No close second in that category) but he can pull off the villain in any role he is cast to do so.