Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990) User Reviews

Does not really feel like a sequel to the earlier Delta Force movie.

[Aaron1375 · 4/10 · 5 January 2010]

This movie has very little in common with the first movie, the only real connection between the two is Chuck Norris is in both of them. That and the movie does involve the Delta Force once again. It is also a very unmemorable movie as there are very few scenes in this one that I can recall. While I remember the older movie Delta Force almost entirely and I did not exactly watch that one a whole lot more. One of the few scenes that I even remember is the scene involving the Delta Force doing a sky jump with the drug lord and the fact this film had a bit of a similar plot to the James Bond film "License to Kill", however that film is superior to this one as I can remember a lot about that one too. I do not remember this one being particularly horrible or anything, I just remember it not being as good as the original and that I got a bit bored during this film, another thing that did not occur during the first film. In the end I think it is just one of those sequels that uses the success of the first film to try and market an almost unrelated film. Like this one was supposed to have Chuck in some sort of drug task force, but they thought they could get some more bucks by making it a sequel to the Delta Force movie.

It's not the hard way. It's Chuck's way.

[lost-in-limbo · 5/10 · 20 March 2008]

Let me put it forward. I didn't think all that much of the original, and that's exactly the same on this one. However for some enjoyable, light-headed entertainment it passed the buck for me, compared with the first outing. The two films couldn't be anything but different though. The first featured heavily on political terrorists, as this one plays out more like a comic-book revenge story with the drug cartel in his sights. Even though he's still apart of 'The Delta Force', this time Norris goes it alone, and tackles South American drug lords led by an impressively juicy and vicious Billy Drago bad guy performance of utter evilness and slime. Norris' personal, easy-going turn, is less mechanical to his first showing of the McCoy character.

Now this one was full-throttle from the get-go, and looked like it had a sizable budget. The gritty action is furious, and at times unpleasant. Just look at some of those remarkably creative stunt works involving an intense rock climb and thrilling sky dive. Some of the potent camera work neatly dons some sharp angles, and works in the jungle locations to great effect. There are explosions. Big ones. Numerous ones. Norris is that hard to kill, that they use a grenade launcher to stop him. Alas with no prevail. And you gotta love the inter-cutting slow-motion. Aaron Norris (yep Chuck's brother) directs by throwing caution to the wind, and while it's not first-rate handling and freshly organised. He demonstrates enough to keep you watching, and lets it tick along. The material is the real weak point. The bloated screenplay is covered with coincidences, and dialogues are fairly leaden. The rest of the performances are a can of worms. John P Ryan gleefully hams it up as Gen. Taylor and Richard Jeckal skews in as a determined DEA Agent. The beautiful Begona Plaza is appealingly good too.

I was expecting worse of this sequel. Pure tempo-laced b-action fun, where the cold stare of Drago steals the show.

Thoroughly routine.

[gridoon · 4/10 · 11 July 2001]

Aside from its propagandistic aspects (it seems to argue that America has the right to invade any foreign country in the name of "law and justice"), this is a standard, brainless actioner, with lots of explosions and large-scale stunts, but not much excitement. Billy Drago, as the slimy villain, is the film's only redeeming factor. (*1/2)

If you do not worship this movie, you do not deserve to live

[fyre_master · 7 March 2002]

Is this the best movie ever made? Probably. Certain people have described this and other films starring Billy Drago as "sleeper hits". Well let me tell you something - I was wide awake when I watched this one. While the action scenes are classic, the most memorable portion of this film is the dialog. Without saying a word, Billy Drago commands a presence so powerful that I almost hid behind my couch while watching him. General Taylor's blatant violation of military procedure reveals his hatred for the Columbian drug lords. This is evident in one of his greatest quotes from this film, "Why don't you....shut the f**k up!". Simply powerful dialog. To any who deny this film's greatness, I say you are a fool who deserves death as quickly as possible. I have watched this masterpiece over 180 times, and each time I find something new and beautiful hidden within its recesses.

This is an Actioner movie with great loads of crossfire , helicopter scenes and explosion

[ma-cortes · 5/10 · 18 March 2015]

Follow-up to ¨Deltaforce I¨ which based on the real-life hijacking of TWA Flight 847 on 14 June 1985 with Norris shinning ,resulting to be one of the best roles he'd made to date and here again Delta Force commanded by Chuck is called into service to eliminate all elusive drug lords and smugglers on the Colombian jungle . Delta leader/Norris leads the brigade into Latin America to snuff out a nasty drug baron and being starred by Chuck Norris , Richard Jaeckel, John P Ryan , Begonya Plaza , Mark Margolis , Billy Drago and directed by his brother Aaron Norris . As DEA and authorities don't negotiate with dope ringleaders , they blow them away! , as an America's special squadron led by Col. Scott McCoy along with his underlings take on mean villains .

Standard action-packed picture , plenty of blow-up , derring-do and fast moving . The film has frenetic action , shoot'em up and spectacular set pieces and for that reason is fun . This is a straight-forward Action|Adventure|Drama|Thriller|War movie . It is tense and exciting , at time bemusing and in average budget . Uneven picture , however being entertaining , amusing and never tiring . Exciting rescue climax but realized in cartoon style , to say the least , with spectacular but silly action scenes . There five crew members were killed in a helicopter accident during filming , the film is dedicated in their memory . The film was originally to be produced with the cooperation of Delta Force's real-life founder and original commanding officer, Col. Charles Beckwith . This is a routine actioner with Karate star Chuck Norris as the veteran Delta, as he's fine as tough, cold, stubborn Colonel . It's a predictable, shallow and brainless film though will appeal to Chuck Norris enthusiasts because of it contains some acceptable action sequences . Michael Dudikoff and Steve James were attached to the project when it was known as Spitfire: Delta Force II . After they passed on it, Chuck Norris was given the script which he disliked and was changed into the final product . Nice acting by Billy Drago , he steals the show as a sadomasochist villainous . He is is a reference to Pablo Escobar, a similar flamboyant real-life Columbian drug dealer who also had such an entrance to his compound . Atmospheric and functional cinematography by Joao Fernándes filmed in Tennessee and Philippines . Cota's mansion seen in the movie is the real-life Palac located in Tagaytay City outside Manila, it was erected by former First Lady Imelda Marcos . Commercial and catching musical score composed by means of synthesizer by Frederic Talgorn including lively leitmotif . The motion picture was regular but professionally directed by Aaron Norris , though Michael Winner was going to direct, but Chuck Norris didn't like the script. Aaron has usually produced , playing stunts and directed various vehicles for his brother Chuck , such as ¨Missing in action 3¨ , ¨Hitman¨ , ¨Hellbound¨, some episodes of ¨Walker Texas Ranger¨and three children films such as ¨Sidekicks¨ , ¨Top dog¨ and this ¨Forest warrior¨. The only film done by Aaron Norris to not have Chuck Norris in it was ¨Platoon leader¨.

This a a sequel to ¨Delta Force I¨ that dealt with a a hijacking TWA plane and starred by an all-star-cast as Chuck Norris , Lee Marvin , George Kennedy , being professionally produced and directed by Menahen Golan from Cannon Productions along with Yoran Globus . It is followed by several sequels in comic-book similar style ; as it posteriorly continues with this ¨Delta Force II operation stranglehold or Colombian connection ¨ , ¨Delta Force III the killing game¨ with the sons Hollywood's bigger stars : Eric Douglas , Nick Cassavetes , Mike Norris and directed by Sam Firstemberg ; ¨Delta Force : operation Ebola ¨ (1997) by Sam Firstemberg with Joe Lara , Jeff Fahey , Ernie Hudson , Frank Zagarino, Rob Stewart , Natasha Sutherland and many others . Furthermore , ¨Delta Force one : The lost patrol¨ by Joseph Zito with Gary Daniels , Mike Norris and Bentley Mitchum , ¨Operation Delta Force 2 Mayday¨ with Michael McGrady and directed by Yossi Wein , ¨Operation Delta Force 3: Clear Target¨ by Mark Roper with Jim Fitzpatrick , Bryan Genesse and Greg Collins ; plus ¨Operation Delta Force 4 : Deep Fault¨ with Gary Hudson , Johnny Messner , Greg Collins and Joe Lara , among others .

A bad sequel to the classic Delta Force.

[Captain_Couth · 2/10 · 28 June 2004]

Delta Force 2 (1990) was a sequel that was a little too late. With Cannon all but a memory, the crew decided to make one more Delta Force movie starring an aging Chuck Norris. This time the story deals with drug running and the cocaine king-pins of Central America. Alas, this one is nowhere in the league of part one. It doesn't work, period. I mean why would the U.S. Government care about apprehending drug lords in some tiny country in Latin America? The movie is by the numbers, late 80's/ early 90's Chuck Norris action vehicle.

I don't know why the called it Delta Force 2. The movie is unworthy of this title. Maybe they thought they could get a few more rentals by tying this movie in with the original Delta Force. All of the elements that made part one enjoyable are missing. Don't waste your time on such video tripe. Because it's not worth it.

Not recommended, best to avoid!

Chuck Norris doesn't fight. He conducts motivational seminars.

[Hey_Sweden · 6/10 · 25 December 2017]

Delta Force colonel Scott McCoy (Chuck Norris) and his super secret military unit The Delta Force are called back into action due to the activities of a ruthless cocaine kingpin named Ramon Cota (Billy Drago). Cota is well protected, and seemingly untouchable, making him a very arrogant adversary. His empire has just kidnapped a couple of Federal agents, including Scotts' associate Bobby Chavez (Paul Perri). Also along for the ride are a gung-ho general (John P. Ryan) and a young woman (Begonya Plaza) who wants revenge.

Chuck and his filmmaker brother Aaron serve up more of the same in this sequel. It's got plenty of gunfire and explosions and enough of a body count (but not very much gore) to satisfy undemanding action genre fans. Having the enemy be a drug kingpin certainly does make the story topical. A lot of the characters are disposable types, but the actors all fit nicely into their roles. It does help to have old pros like Ryan ("Runaway Train") and Richard Jaeckel ("Grizzly") among the supporting cast. Ryan makes the most of the situation. Cast in one of his rare good-guy roles, he delivers a jovial performance and chews on the scenery a bit. Drago (Frank Nitti in the "Untouchables" feature film) once again offers a master class in supremely oily villainy. This creep is just pure evil, and can't die soon enough. People will also notice character actor Mark Margolis ('Breaking Bad', 'Better Call Saul') as a crooked general in league with Cota.

What could have been a more interesting set piece, when Scott is required to scale a mountain in order to reach Cotas' lair, isn't as satisfying as it could have been, but at least it offers something fresh in an otherwise formula plot.

Adequate pacing and a truly excellent, rousing score by Frederic Talgorn help to make this an agreeable diversion for action fans.

Six out of 10.

*1/2 OUT OF FIVE

[bronsonskull72 · 3/10 · 14 July 2003]

Chuck Norris returns as Maj Scott McCoy the delta force commando who this time takes on a sadistic drug dealer named Ramon Cota(Billy Drago)who is holding a group of DEA agents hostage in this cold blooded and pointless sequel which is a total bomb until it's final 20 minutes of cool sky diving stunts.

More of the same, just less

[bowmanblue · 6/10 · 18 January 2015]

The original Delta Force was a classic. There was no surprise when its sequel was greenlit. However, if the rumours on the internet are to be believed, it suffered from numerous rewrites and had plenty of people with different ideas as to how it should play out. Not only that, but actor, Lee Marvin, died during parts 1 and 2, therefore taking him out of the entire sequel, obviously.

So, we're left with the square-jawed baddie-killer, Chuck Norris, all by himself, packed and ready to take on the next wave of faceless henchmen and thugs.

And he does okay. It's hard to put your finger on exactly what's missing from the second Delta Force. On the surface everything appears to be there: Chuck, action, fight scenes, outrageous stunts, explosions, evil bad guys - it's all there. But, despite it all, there still feels like there's something missing.

This time, instead of Middle Eastern terrorists, we have Columbian drug lords (who follow every stereotype of South American cultures ever) who have kidnapped a load of DEA agents and, not only that, but they've only gone and murdered Chuck's best friend and his family. Hence Chuck better dust his beard down and kill absolutely everyone he meets. Which he does.

It's all good harmless fun (if your definition of 'harmless fun' is 'killing thousands of people in gruesome and fiery ways), but, for some reason, definitely feels lesser to its predecessor. If you enjoyed the first, you'll probably enjoy the second, too. But, if you're new to the franchise, I'd advise checking out the first one before you sit down to this.

Kicking drugs out of America, literally...

[fmarkland32 · 5/10 · 14 June 2006]

Chuck Norris returns as Scott McCoy the commando from # 1 who puts the boot to the bad guys represented by Billy Drago. Seems Drago is a Colombian drug lord who kills babies, rapes innocent women and gases soldier boys. (And I thought the sequel would be less overwrought...) Norris rarely loses his cool but after his friend's massacre it's time for even Norris to get mad and run amok. Delta Force 2 can be seen as a comeback for Norris after the dismal likes of Hero And The Terror and MIA III, Delta Force 2 isn't a great movie, in fact the movie is a muddled mess but it's all fairly watchable and the action sequences are frequent enough to qualify this as dumb fun. Also you have to love Norris' one liner to which he denies that he didn't beat up skinheads but rather taught a motivational seminar. What a wonderful guy!

* * out of 4-(Fair)

Great Latter-day Norris Action Flick

[curtis-8 · 8/10 · 7 April 2006]

I'm not sure why "Delta Force 2" gets such a bad rap. Is it just because it's a sequel? Or is it because it was the film that came out just at the point when Chuck was transitioning from feature films to Direct-To-Video and Television?

In fact, is it really a "bad" film at all? Well, yes and no—depending on what your expectations are. For instance, is DF2 a bad film when compared with Norris' other films? Definitely not! This film is the pinnacle of the latter day Norris persona. He's the superconfident, superbearded superman of action, tough and gruff but also noble and likable. He a man of few words who shoots a lot of big guns, narrowly escapes a lot of very big, very orange explosions, and doles out justice to the bad guys with no second thoughts. (as a sidenote, this is very different from the early days Norris persona—a basically peaceable karateman pushed into action, often the pursued instead of the pursuer; sometimes he was mustachioed, sometimes his face was (gasp) naked.). The story is clichéd and the characters are clichés personified, but I don't think that was an accident. Cliché can be very effective in movies if used properly (see "Rocky"). DF2 pushes all the buttons—pushes them in all the right spots and pushes them hard. It doesn't try to be ironic, self-referential, a parody, or a "reimagining" of anything. Like a John Wayne western, it just is what it freaking is.

Is DF2 a good film in the B-Action film genre as a whole? If by that we mean the Bronson/VanDamme/Segal level genre, then the answer is another resounding "yes!" DF2 is an excellent example of the kind of simple action flick that no one makes for theatrical release anymore.

Is DF2 a good action film if your tastes run exclusively to higher budgeted, more elaborate action flicks like "Die Hard," the James Bond series, "Lethal Weapon," Tarrantino flicks and the like instead of lower budgeted action melodramas? Nah, no way in hell. In comparison to the $100 million action epics, the acting in DF2 is stiff, the action too basic, and the story style outdated by decades. Compared to the big studio tentpole Summer blockbusters, all Norris films are like home movies. To me personally, however, the line between these big budgeted action flicks and Chuck's is becoming thinner and thinner as time goes by (what at first seems like innovation soon becomes just another cliché as it is imitated by everyone everywhere, a la "The Matrix").

So—Delta Force 2. Good movie? The answer's either "hell yes!" "good lord, no!" depending on who you are.

Personally, I dig it.

Chuck delivers a decent sequel.

[RoboRabbit89 · 5/10 · 31 March 2018]

This was a pretty good sequel to the first in some ways it's better it delivered more action.

Like the first I don't remember much because I have not seen it very often so I'm fuzzy on details so please bare with me. The story from what I remember was I think it involved the DEA trying to track down Cota, a ruthless drug cartel boss from Colombia who kills some DEA agents so Delta Force is called in to help then Chuck's partner's family is murdered by Cota, then his partner and him capture Cota, his is put on trail, he gets off, bribed judge then returns to Colombia and Chuck and his partner go after him. (Hope that was helpful)?

The action scenes are awesome, Chuck fights bad guys left and right in this, especially at Cota's mansion which is the best but I don't want to spoil it.

Overall a decent sequel to the first that offered some different and it delivered, which is very rare. I give it a 5/10. It's fun. Very watchable and I recommend it.

A real Pally of a Film

[nvbam17 · 23 February 2003]

I do not know how you can not say that this is a good movie. Chuck Norris is not supposed to be a realistic actor...his soul purpose is to be cheesy and take it up the gut everytime against the bad guys. So yeah, he is invincible to bullets, but aren't all good guys? And on top of that, he uses the total gym which makes him even more all powerful. You better watch out buddy, cuz Chuck is coming for ya...

Cold-hearted and cheesy.

[vip_ebriega · 2/10 · 14 May 2008]

My Take: Ridiculous and blood-thirsty. It's bloodily bad.

Even if it was pure camp material, the original DELTA FORCE with Chuck Norris, Lee Marvin and a supporting all-star cast didn't take itself too seriously as it might have. The movie is pure B-movie, and it rarely took itself seriously. Same cannot be said about its sequel DELTA FORCE 2 in 1990 (also known as the COLUMBIAN CONNECTION). What the first film does with so much fun with itself was taken to darker and bloodier heights in this solid but joyless and too bloody sequel. Some stunt work (especially the skydiving scene and helicopters) are pretty good, but the overall film is too bloody serious to even be fun, hence it's often tedious.

Chuck Norris looks bored replaying his role in the first film (Col. McCoy) for vengeance when his pal's wife was killed by a merciless drug dealer named Ramon Cotta (played with surprising menace by THE UNTOUCHABLES' Billy Drago), who has been freed numerous times after being captured. Although this villain is pretty mean as it should have, he's too bloody serious and cold-hearted, you'll hate him rather than like him for being mean. The rest of the film is as well, there's no fun to have here.

If the film could have taken itself less serious, like the tone of its predecessor, it could have had more fun with its stunts and all. There are some neat stunts sequences as said, but like I said, it's not much fun. The seriousness could have been turned down and replaced with a lighter one, it could have warrant a passable rating (and perhaps, still keep its R rating). Production values aren't very high and some of the dubbing is weak, and the screenplay even given to the English-speaking actors aren't that good. Some fine helicopters but that's just about what this cheap "say no to drugs" B-movie from the Cannon Group Inc.

Rating: * out of 5.

Soooooooooo BAD!!!!!!!!

[Claw-2 · 1/10 · 14 April 1999]

Oh my God....this movie so terrible. I love movie violence and all that, but this movie was too bad to describe. I registered just to say how much I HATE this movie. I watched it last night and I almost put my head through the T.V. It was on Superstation and it ran 3 hours long. GRRRRR. I can't believe I watched the whole thing. What the hell was with that South American drug lord guy??? His eyes were as big pool balls and he looked so damn relaxed through-out the whole movie I thought he was going to turn into a liquid. The start was bad....the ending was bad and overall it was a huge kick in the nuts. I got so angry and stressed over watching the movie that would'nt end that I am scarred for life. I WILL NEVER watch another Delta Force movie again as long as I LIVE!!!!!!! I'm getting angry just thinking about it.

P.S Is it just me...or did that drug lord guy..whatever his name is play a drug lord in every Norris film ever made. I also noticed that all Norris does is fight South American drug lords. I wonder how many drugs this guy was on at the time?? GOD!!! I hated the 80's...still do and always will!!!!! ahhh...that felt better.

Worst lines ever in the movie: (whispers in a stupid voice) lesson one (hits the guy) lesson two (hits him again) ...Schools out....

AHHHHHHH....SOOOOOOO BAD!!!!!!!!

Amazing picture

[W0RMStorm · 1/10 · 1 November 2002]

Delta Force was really funny movie. It brought all the possible stupid elements of film-making into life. It was so funny that I haven't ever laughed as much as when I saw it for the first time. Only Bad taste has ever made me laugh louder, harder and longer. I gave it 3/10 and the points came from the comedic parts of it.

Delta Force 2 (as DFII: The Columbian Connection) isn't funny at all. This movie really has no pros. Watching explosion has never been this boring. If I want to see explosions, I watch Winter War or Windtalkers. Watching U.S. special forces in action has never been this boring. If I want to see them, I watch news or play Delta Force series. This picture deserves a pure 1/10. Could movie get any worse?

A must have for all Chuck Norris fans!

[PredragReviews · 6/10 · 4 April 2017]

Where to begin commenting on Delta Force 2? For a start, it has an unashamedly awful and truly despicable villain who oozes pure evil from every stinking orifice. When eccentric bad guys are not hammy, they are Ramon Cota (a sickening performance by Billy Drago). Cota is a Colombian drug lord, who ships massive amounts of cocaine into America. He kills DEA agents with unnatural glee, murders pregnant women, rapes women, murders their husbands, murders sick babies and uses their bodies to smuggle cocaine, he has a chamber of death in his living room with large viewing window for his pleasure. Make no mistake kiddies, this guy is lower than minus infinity. I am surprised that he didn't go further and start killing the Queen, the Pope, Mother Theresa, and Jesus himself just to prove how evil he was.

The action ranges from Norris flying through the sky, swinging through the jungle, falling off cliffs and dodging rockets. Director Aaron Norris drags out every bloody detail, every death dance, and every penetration of every bullet with loads of slow motion. Cota has about 40 million armed guards (I am honestly not kidding) which provide plenty of fodder for the gunship and McCoy's smaller hand- held weapons. Keeping a tally on the body count would be virtually impossible. Another common criticism is the lack of personality for the Delta Force team themselves. I feel that this is a bit unfair. McCoy's immediate subordinate, Major Anderson, disappears near the end of the film as Geof Brewer died in a helicopter crash during production, which killed 4 others and seriously injured co-actors John P. Ryan and Mateo Gomez. It's a shame as he was rather likable. If you want brainless 80's action-fest (in spirit, not quite date of production) jungle mayhem, then look no further because I would certainly put this in Norris' top ten.

Overall rating: 6 out of 10.

Yuk

[mm-39 · 2/10 · 5 March 2002]

What a disappointment after the first one. I guess when they put part 2 on a movie it usually is bad. Well, this one is choppy, and by the end of the film one can not believe they sat through this. I argued with my friend Fred about this one, but he could not change my mind. I found the Karate, which is trade mark for his films, not that great. Well, I guess we can see why he's on TV now, the steam started to run out in his film career. Good luck Chuck, I hate seeing you in Turkeys like this one.

Billy Drago and John P. Ryan in the same film ..... Outstanding

[merklekranz · 7/10 · 14 September 2019]

Although it is impossible to take "Delta Force 2 " seriously, there is a compelling reason to sit through the unrealistic mayhem. Actually there are two reasons, Billy Drago and John P. Ryan. Drago as the drug lord is at his whispering nastiest. Ryan meanwhile is the General in charge of a clandestine operation to bring down Drago. This is without question Drago's finest performance, and he has quite a bit of screen time. Ryan has never topped his terrific performance as the evil prison warden in "Runaway Train", but here he also has plenty of screen time, and it is fun to watch him take control of the assault on Drago's fortress. Lost in these two performances is the by the book script, Chuck Norris, and everybody else in the movie. - MERK

Bad sequel to Norris best movie

[Maziun · 1/10 · 19 August 2013]

Michael Dudikoff and Steve James , the "American ninja" duo was at one point attached to the film, before it was given to Norris. Chuck wasn't happy with the screenplay , but needed the money so he made this movie. He still dislikes the final product. Lee Marvin was going to reprise his role in this sequel to 1986 "Delta force" , but sadly he passed away in 1987. It's also sad that five crew members were killed in a helicopter accident during filming. Chuck and his brother Aaron gave blood at the hospital to try and save them.

What a grim beginning of this review... The movie won't bring a smile to your face either. The main villain does really despicable things in this one , that strangely "Delta force 2" at times belongs more to the modern times of dark , gritty action movies.

Billy Drago ("The Untouchables") is fun as always as the bad guy. This must be his third movie with Chuck. Everybody else is not worth mentioning.

Lots of heavy handed conservative social commentary and evil Latin American stereotypes. A little bit of propaganda. Also not very impressive action. Bad direction from Aaron Norris with lots of slow motion (not used effectively either). I have to admit that the stunts (skydiving) are pretty cool.

Brainless sequel for Chuck's best movie. To be honest it doesn't really have anything in common with the first movie (with the exception of Chuck). Maybe you will enjoy it on the "so bad , it's good" level. I would rather watch "License to kill" or "Lethal weapon 2". I give it 1/10.

Kids playing action movie as an actual film.

[CuriosityKilledShawn · 8/10 · 30 September 2006]

An unfortunate, misjudged and misunderstood film that could have been something great but only clings to the bottom-rung of respectability. For a start, it has an unashamedly awful and truly despicable villain who oozes evil from every stinking orifice. When eccentric bad guys are not hammy, they are Ramon Cota (a sickening performance by villain's villain of choice and villain of the week Billy Drago).

Cota is a Columbian drug lord, who ships massive amounts of cocaine into America. He kills DEA agents with unnatural glee, murders pregnant women, tortures people to death in a gas chamber, rapes women, murders their husbands, murders sick babies and uses their bodies to smuggle cocaine - you get the picture, this guy is lower than minus infinity.

In a rare opportunity to catch him, Colonel Scott McCoy (the ever-bearded Chuck Norris) kidnaps Cota in mid-air and drags him into court only to watch him leave with virtually no charge. More DEA agents are kidnapped and it's up to Chuck to rescue them from death. So he heads off to the fictional South American country of San Carlos for some mighty kicking-of-ass. Killing Cota is not his mission, rescuing the DEA agents is, but you know that Cota is going to get what he deserves (with a little bit of slightly unsubtle philosophy from Norris).

The script is generic and by numbers. Never before has a movie been so strictly routine, but there are some real cool action scenes and so much melodrama that it could fuel EastEnders for a decade. The direction leaves a lot to be desired. If someone other than Chuck's brother had made this, we would have a hugely enjoyable film on our hands. Instead plot holes, illogical moments and a general feel of immaturity bog it down.

The action ranges from Norris flying through the sky, swinging through the jungle, falling off cliffs and dodging rockets. The main problem with the direction is that Aaron Norris uses the logic, "If it is in slow motion, then it is cool." He wants to drag out every bloody detail, every death dance and every penetration of every bullet. It's a shame Delta Force 2 isn't hyper-kinetic, because the slo-mo becomes very noticeable.

Chuck Norris' methods are also highly questionable. For a man who moves at 48 frames per second he sure does lay waste to thousands of Drago's henchman very well. And beating up the new Delta Force recruits to train them in the deadly arts is just bizarre.

General Taylor (John P. Ryan), a character so relentless gung-ho and over-the-top that he really should be in a pantomime, is McCoy's boss and he enjoys himself way too much when he tags along on the mission to blow away zillions of nameless henchman from a helicopter that is so indestructible and equipped with a never-ending supply of ammo you wonder why the REAL Delta Force doesn't use this thing over in Afghanistan. Ryan certainly did wrap himself in the American flag for this character. But hey, it worked for Stallone with John Rambo.

The single spot-on aspect of the whole movie has to be the strong and rousing musical score by Frederick Talgorn. If the rest of the movie was as good as this, then everything would be different. Instead Delta Force 2 is a mixed bag. There is a good film here, desperate to get out, but you have to claw your way through to find it.

Smooth action there!

[GOWBTW · 7/10 · 4 December 2006]

This sequel to "Delta Force" is a rather subtle and entertaining at the same time. Chuck Norris returns in the movie as Col. Scott McCoy, leader of a covert team who rescues commardes who gets captured by the enemy. This time, they deal will a ruthless drug lord named Ramon Cota(Billy Grago). He and his cronies kidnaps some DEA agents, and had the ones in the van killed. The widow Quiquina(Begona Plaza) helps the Col. find Cota, and tells him the quickest way to get him. The training scene is a classic. Good old Chuck Norris with his moves. The kicks are outstanding, and the holds are overpowering. The attack scenes are great too. The copter showdown was no contest. Quiquina did her best to track down her husband's and baby's killer, at least she died a hero. Well, getting the DEA agents was worth the getting, the drug lord could be tracked down by someone else. Great movie, no puns added. Rating 2.5 out of 5 stars

B-movie

[SnoopyStyle · 4/10 · 4 September 2016]

A DEA team is massacred as they try to take down drug lord Ramon Cota (Billy Drago) during carnival in Rio de Janeiro after being tipped off by a mole. In San Carlos, South America, DEA recruits outsiders Col. Scott McCoy (Chuck Norris) and Major Bobby Chavez to bring in Cota. They D.B. Cooper out of a plane with Cota. Cota gets $10 million bail. Chavez hits Cota and in return, Cota kills his family. Cota returns to San Carlos under the protection of corrupt general Olmedo. Chavez tries to take revenge and is killed. McCoy leads an expert team to take down Cota.

Billy Drago plays a good villain. He is the only one who is superior in this B-movie. Chuck Norris has never been a good actor. This is no exception. Sadly, he's not the worst. The movie is also too boring. There is not enough action until the second half. While there're lots of explosions, the action is shot in an old 80's fashion. This is strictly B-movie material.

nowhere near as good as the first one.

[yarborough · 26 December 2002]

Delta Force 2 is a cheap,stupid, no brainer film. It has the exact same plot as the first one. Good guys get kidnaped, by some crazed lunatic and are held hostage. Who are you gonna call, The Delta Force! Even though Delta Force 2 is ation packed, the look of the film is very enexpensive. The fist Delta Force movie was a team effort, this one is all Chuck Norris. Screw the team. The cardboard characters and the lack of thrills, make this film very tiresome quickly. The first one had such a terrific cast and made the film even more enjoyable to watch.This one only contains two familiar names, Norris and Billy Drago.The others in the film are no names, even the director. When you have Aaron Norris directing the film you know your not going to get your money's worth.Why do you think the guy's never made an actual Hollywood film, for a huge company.Chuck Norris looks bored and so does everyone else involved in the film. The only person who looks like he's enjoying himsef, is Billy Drago. But then again in this film Billy isn't doing anything different than he had done in his past films. past films. He's just acting like himself.

bad-to extreme

[adycoro · 1/10 · 13 March 2019]

Norris style? Yes. Action? hell yeah. Bad? Extreme

C'mon, it's Norris...I know, but let's face it. So badly done, so unrealistic, so poorly executed that i was tempted to stop it several times. I know it was the 90's, but long story short, the movie is extremely bad. In every way. And that's the way it is