Under Siege 2-Dark Territory sees Ryback in the same scenario as detective John McClane, wrong place, wrong time. Under Siege 2: Dark Territory Pic once again adopts the "wrong guy at the right time" premise. A fairly disappointing follow-up, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory follows Steven Seagalâs Casey Ryback as heâs forced to once again spring into action after armed terrorists commandeer a passenger train. It's about as far-fetched as the first film was, but⦠However upon each viewing I actually am enjoying it a whole lot better. / Believe it or not one of Seagal's best. Casey Ryback hops on a Colorado to LA train to start a vacation with his niece. When I saw this the first time I liked it but didn't like it as much as the original. Like the mid 1990s. Introduction Under Siege surprised many people who expected total and utter drivel but got an entertaining action movie. Itâs struggling to stay above a 5/10 on the IMDb and 30% on Rotten Tomatoes. Review of Under Siege 2: Dark Territory 6 / 10. When I saw the coming attractions trailer for "Under Siege," I had the feeling I'd already seen the movie: Terrorists land on the USS Missouri and occupy the great battleship. Directed by Geoff Murphy. On vacation with his niece on a train from Denver to L.A., he unwittingly gets drawn into another battle with terrorists intent on blowing up Washington. genre: die hard clone, action, thriller. Early into the trip, terrorists board the train and use it as a mobile HQ to hijack a top secret destructive US satellite. In "Under Siege 2: Dark Territory" Steven Seagal is back as Casey Ryback, ex-Navy SEAL and current cook, and he's as snidely catatonic as ever. The success of "Die Hard on a ship" led to an inevitable sequel - Under Siege 2: Dark Territory or "Die Hard on a train". Under Siege 2 is an unfairly underrated movie. Under Siege 2 gets its Blu-ray debut complete with a 1080p High Definition video rendition in the movie's original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1 widescreen. Detail is pretty good, but not wholly stable, occasionally allowing both grain and softness to invade the picture. The crew is caught off guard and neutralized. With Steven Seagal, Eric Bogosian, Everett McGill, Katherine Heigl. REVIEW: Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) There is a moment in the middle of Geoff Murphyâs Under Siege 2: Dark Territory in which a group of mercenaries have hijacked a long-haul passenger train, only to find that one of the passengers has taken matters into his hands and is killing them off one by one. 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