YMMV / Red Scorpion

• Complete Monster: General Oleg Vortek is a Soviet war criminal with a passion for committing atrocities against the people of Mombaka in an effort to crush La Résistance. As Lt. Nikolai Petrovich Radchenko's commanding officer, Vortek sends him on a mission to assassinate their leader Sundata, allowing him to kill allied soldiers for the sake of his plan. Having already dropped bombs on the village of a resistance captain, Vortek orders Nikolai's execution when he fails his mission. Learning that Sundata would be speaking on the radio, Vortek gives his answer by deploying chemical weapons on civilians and tribesmen, with not even children and babies being safe from him. Finding a village that was affiliated with the resistance, Vortek aids the Cubans in raiding the place using aerial warfare, killing Sundata when the latter sacrifices himself to save a little girl. Realizing that the guerillas would win a battle at his military base, Vortek makes an attempt to leave his men behind and tries to shoot Nikolai in the back, even after having his life spared by him.
• Cult Classic: Caused by the Colbert Bump from Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka of all things in recent years.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: Try not to think of Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka after seeing this movie, since Kurumi mentions she watches the torture scene from this movie repeatedly.
• Ho Yay: Nikolai stripping for a swim while Dewey is screaming "YEAH TAKE IT OFF!" The scene is mercifully cut short with a sudden commie attack.
• Overshadowed by Controversy: The film’s financial links to Apartheid-era South Africa are far more infamous today than the film itself. Producer Jack Abramoff is also more known for his political lobbying, and was convicted of bribery and fraud in 2006.

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