Stranglehold

Starring:Jerry Trimble, Jillian McWhirter, Vernon Wells, Bob McFarland, James Paolelli, Archie Adamos, Tony Carreon, Joe Sabatino, Jim Broome, Joseph Zucchero, Henry Strzalkowski, Bobby Greenwood, Ken Metcalfe, Gus Nicholas, Paul Holmes, Ramon D'Salva, Steve Nicholson, Mike Cassey, Bob Couttie, Jim Kelly (II)
Director: Cirio H. Santiago
Studio: New Concorde
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

probably in the top 20 best movies ever made
Chuck Norris' tears can cure Cancer. To bad Chuck Norris has never cried.
The War on Drugs fought Chuck Norris style
Two Words: BILLY DRAGO
The inevitable sequel

Delta Force 2 - Operation Stranglehold
Starring: Chuck Norris , Billy Drago , John P. Ryan , Richard Jaeckel , and Begoña Plaza
Director: Aaron Norris
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: 0792846869
Release Date: 2000-09-19

Description

Chuck Norris ("Walker, Texas Ranger") is in peak form in this explosive action/adventure that brings back one of his most unforgettable characters, Delta Force Colonel Scott McCoy, for a daring mission to destroy a deadly South American drug cartel. When notorious drug lord Ramon Cota (The Untouchables' Billy Drago) captures a team of American narcotics agents ? as well as a member of McCoy's elite Delta Force commando unit ? and imprisons them in his remote San Carlos compound, The Delta Force charges into action, waging war against Cota's powerful cocaine empire. Against all odds, McCoy and his squad must fight their way to a blistering final battle to free the hostages and destroy the ruthless criminal mastermind in this lightning-paced and "outrageously exciting" (Video Movie Guide) turbo-charged adventure!

Customer Reviews:

probably in the top 20 best movies ever made.......2007-01-31

best part was when the Colombian military attache (Major Ernesto) tried to tell Chuck Norris and the Delta Force that they had no authority to "conduct Operation Strangehold in Colombia and that Colombia was a soverign country" Boy, was he mistaken.
Didnt have as much action in terms of total body count like "Braddock Missing in Action" where Chuck Norris takes on an entire Regiment of NVA troops with one AK-47 or even "Invasion USA" where Chuck Norris (with a few well-placed Uzis) comes out of semi-retirement to take on Cuban and Nicarguan terrorists and infamous Soviet agent Rostov...
Did have all the essentials of a good movie. Explosions, pummelling, excessive pain doled out to bad guys, good one liners, the best acting short of "Gone with the Wind". This movie just shows what back to the basics can do in terms of brilliant filmmaking and how low Hollywood has gone since the mid-1980's.
The best part of all is you can buy this one in any Walmart or Blockbuster clearance bin for probably less than 7 bucks. In fact I am still stunned this did not win an Emmy or an Oscar award in 1989.
I have watched this masterpiece over 300 times, and it gets better every time. The most important lesson of the film is; never ship drugs to America. Considering Chuck Norris moves at 104 frames per second he sure does lay waste to thousands of Ramon Cota's henchman faster than than anyone could comprehend. Also, consider the Die Hard movies with Bruce Willis or Rocky 5 with Stallone cost millions and millions to make. The budget for this movie was probably 5 million dollars with 4 million going straight to Chuck Norris. When you have Chuck Norris's brother directing the film and he has never really directed anything you know it's going to be an oscar level performance. One great piece of brilliant theatrics and directing, even the background music is good, but some of the henchmen working for drug lord Ramon Cota should spend more time enhancing their karate skills in downtown Bogota.
If you have nothing better to do with a Saturday afternoon I highly reccomend this movie. If you don't buy this when you have the chance you might end up like narco-trafficker Ramon Cota and half the Colombian army.
plot = atrocities and payback
setting = some cesspool country in South America
charactars = Chuck Norris and the other people are unimportant
theme = never ship drugs to America
conclusion = half the narco traffickers in Central America and their private armies are either dead or in a world of pain

Chuck Norris' tears can cure Cancer. To bad Chuck Norris has never cried........2006-08-08

I would say this is the great Chuck Norris movie, no wait, the greatest movie of all-time except for one thing. And that is that all Chuck Norris movies are created equal and better then the movies like the Godfather, Schlinder's List, Back Door Sluts 9, and Braveheart combined. Chuck Norris is a much better actor then Tom Hanks and Marlon Brando because he knows karate. Hell Chuck Norris invented Karate as well as Judo, Kung Fu, and Hamster style Jap Slapping. Do yourself a favor and buy this movie so you can call yourself a man. And if your a woman buy this movie and pray Chuck Norris comes to your house and gets you pregnant.

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The War on Drugs fought Chuck Norris style.......2005-12-24

When Delta Force members Scott McCoy (Chuck Norris) and Bobby Chavez (Paul Perri) help the DEA capture the ruthless drug kingpin Ramon Cota (Billy Drago), they expect justice. Cota just shrugs off the wrap and kills Chavez's family. When Chavez attempts a little revenge himself, Cota kills him as well. That's when General Taylor (John P. Ryan) convinces the President to send the Delta Force in to take Cota down. Delta Force 2 is really an in name only sequel to the first, and only modestly successful, Delta Force movie. It's about ten minute too long, but that won't stop Norris's die hard fans from enjoying it. John P. Ryan is a hoot as well.

Two Words: BILLY DRAGO.......2004-02-10

This one was made in Cannon's last days. In fact, only Golan was left at this point. It's still Cannon all the way. As another reviewer stated, Delta Force 2-Operation Scrotumhold could have just as easily been Missing In Action 4, coz it follows the same formula. It's a solid, fun Norris actioner as you'd come to expect from a Cannon/Norris collaboration. What really made it especially fun for me was the appearance of Billy Drago as the villian. Though he was playing the stereotypical evil drug lord, he puts his own stamp on the role. Any fan of Billy Drago knows what I mean; He's the perfect villian. He's creepy, sinister and as sleazy looking as they get. If I made action films, I'd have to cast Billy Drago in at least one of them. The film's funniest moment has Chuck throwing Billy out of an airplane as a joke. This has to be seen to be believed, it's hysterical. The plot? Evil Colombian drug lord holds DEA agents hostage and basically terrorizes everyone. Naturally, the courts can't hold him, so Norris decides to rescue the agents and bring the drug operation to the ground. With the help of the Delta Force of course! This time, John P. Ryan takes the place of Lee Marvin as the trigger happy General, and he's quite amusing. Highly recommended if you like this sorta junk.

The inevitable sequel.......2004-02-10

With the success of The Delta Force, it was inevitable that there wouldn't be a sequel. Though it did take four years, a sequel did finally arrive. Basically Delta Force 2 is your average Norris actionier. If you liked his other action films of the 80's, then you will definitely like this one too. Basically the only connection this has to the original Delta Force is that Norris plays the character Scott McCoy, otherwise there is none. I don't even recall the term Delta Force even being used in the film other than the title itself. Though Norris was the star fo the first film, it was about the Delta Force "team" going in and talking on terrorists. This film is basically about a one man army going down to Columbia to take down a druglord. If you changed Norris's name to Braddock, you could title this film Missing In Action 4; that's how little of a connection it has to the first Delta Force. Though there is little connection, fans will enjoy. Billy Drago actually gives a decent performance as the head baddie in this little B-movie effort. Also we get another cheese performance by John P. Ryan, a veteran of Cannon films including Death Wish 4 and Runaway Train. In conclusion, Delta Force 2 is your average Norris actionier. Not as good as Missing In Action or The Delta Force, but better than Firewalker and Hellbound.

TRIVIA: The original VHS release by Media Home Video had the title DELTA FORCE 2: OPERATION STRANGLEHOLD printed on teh box art but the film itself only portrayed the title DELTA FORCE 2. The newer DVD release by MGM has the title DELTA FORCE 2 on the box but the film itself portrays the title DELTA FORCE 2: THE COLUMBIAN CONNECTION, which is also the title used when shown on various cable channels.

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Stranglehold
Starring: Jerry Trimble , Jillian McWhirter , Vernon Wells , Bob McFarland , and James Gregory Paolleli
Director: Cirio H. Santiago
Manufacturer: New Concorde
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B0000AB13R
Release Date: 2003-10-07

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