The B Action Movie Thread - Page 1726

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There's a discussion on LICENSE TO KILL at the Bond Thread right now. What do we B-Actioners think of it?

There's some awesome stuff in LTK. It's certainly the most violent of the Bond films (Decompression explosion, Shark execution, Maggots). There's some great Bond Girls (Carey Lowell) and i liked the Tanker Chase scene at the end.

Not to mention Robert Davi and Benicio Del Torio (I actually remember Davi more from this film).

Watched Revolver last night. I still think it's playing. Jesus what a mess.

I love License to Kill.  I adore both Dalton entries.

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Originally Posted by felix 

There's a discussion on LICENSE TO KILL at the Bond Thread right now. What do we B-Actioners think of it?

 

There's some awesome stuff in LTK. It's certainly the most violent of the Bond films (Decompression explosion, Shark execution, Maggots). There's some great Bond Girls (Carey Lowell) and i liked the Tanker Chase scene at the end.

 

Not to mention Robert Davi and Benicio Del Torio (I actually remember Davi more from this film).

Ah, the rated R Bond entry.  This one is easily my favorite of the whole series.  It's a Yojimbo-esque revenge thriller with an 80s Joel Silver aesthetic.  You get smugglers, BDSM-inspired torture, Bond on the edge, and wildly violent death sequences.  You wouldn't see this sort of combination in a Bond film again until Casino Royale, which owes a lot to License To Kill.  LTK has the better music though.

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Ah, the rated R Bond entry.  This one is easily my favorite of the whole series.  It's a Yojimbo-esque revenge thriller with an 80s Joel Silver aesthetic.  You get smugglers, BDSM-inspired torture, Bond on the edge, and wildly violent death sequences.  You wouldn't see this sort of combination in a Bond film again until Casino Royale, which owes a lot to License To Kill.  LTK has the better music though.

The "European" cut on the Ultimate Edition certainly puts it in R-rated territory. I think this is the only Bond film that had to be cut to be PG-13.

After seeing the initial trailer for Casino Royale that was my exact thought as well. Also that Craig was basically channeling my favorite Bond actor, Timothy Dalton in the film. I've said it many times before. The Living Daylights, and especially Licence To Kill were WAY ahead of their time.

THE EXPENDABLES ...Old School Style!

http://badassdigest.com/2012/08/06/the-expendables...-old-school-style/

felix, License To Kill is my...5th Favorite 007 Film!  Carey Lowell is...Lovely, and her entrance in the rough and tumble bar, where she and James meet is...Classic!  Robert Davi is properly...EEEEEEEvil, whilist Benicio Del Toro is able as another baddie.  Wayne Newton is charming but does not seem to give a...Fig, whether dealing with hero or villain.  Q in the field is...Awesome!  Timothy Dalton's 007 is truly a...Lethal Weapon!

Summer of '87: MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: He-Man Voice of Reason

http://www.slantmagazine.com/house/2012/07/summer-of-87-masters-of-the-universe-he-man-voice-of-reason/#more-30183

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If I had to put one of these films in the spotlight it would be LAST MAN STANDING starring Michael Wincott’s older and kick-happy brother Jeff.

I haven't seen that motion picture yet but I do remember it getting praised here in the past.

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Originally Posted by Fat Elvis 
THE EXPENDABLES ...Old School Style!

 

http://badassdigest.com/2012/08/06/the-expendables...-old-school-style/

Wacky, but cool.

I am about halfway through a movie I found via less than ethical means but heard about on a podcast earlier in the year. Most of them hated it but as it's a "boobs comedy" from Canada (Canuxploitation!) from '80, I decided to check it out; it's not too hard to find if you get my drift. It's known as either Pinball Summer or Pick-up Summer. Basically, it's a slice of life deal about two raging D-bags who drive around in a painted-up 70's GMC van... and they're supposed to be the heroes! Despite them allegedly being the protagonists, they're the biggest assholes in the entire picture. They feud with a quartet of bikers over... a pinball trophy that is supposed to go to the winner of a competition at Pete's Arcade. There are also big-breasted babes and best of all, a guy who works at Pete's Arcade, a chubby and possibly mentally handicapped guy named WHIMPY.

Let me list the highlights so far:

* Over a wackily great title song, you are introduced to the main characters. You also see a flasher who looks like Ozzy Osbourne open up his trenchcoat and flash a gaggle of cheerleaders. He's only wearing lingerie and a tie.

* The two alleged heroes act rather ambiguously gay at times. There are many homoerotic moments just in the first 45 minutes.

* The two asshole leads love harassing a rich guy who drives an Excalibur car just because he's rich, I suppose. Trust me, the heroes are A-holes. The alleged villains (led by Bert) come off as being nicer dudes.

* For example, Whimpy finds the trophy and he'll give it to Bert... if he can join the gang. He has to not be a virgin, so Bert gets him a hooker, and she isn't nasty but rather a decent-looking broad in her 40's who has nice boobs. Apparently the force of Whimpy's boner causes a rip in the front of his pants! But, he starts making out with the broad... then her man shows up so Whimpy literally busts through the door as if he's Kool-Aid Man. And I should mention that the rest of the biker gang watches on and they get so aroused, a guy starts dry-humping the dude who is in front of him! See what I mean about this being homoerotic?

* But anyhow, Bert is trying to teach Whimpy some social norms, such as how he shouldn't always talk about lusting after Bert's girl, the large-meloned Sally. And, he tried to get him laid.

Awesomely, not only is it directed by the same guy who gave us the original My Bloody Valentine, but some of the main cast here appear in that memorable horror film. Once I finish watching this later I'll give my full take; I'll already assume that this is a must-see recommendation for Rene.

Nice to see Joe Carnahan isn't in director's jail, even tho i can't get up much excitement for Daredevil.

Hey Guys, Joe Carnahan would be an...A+ Option to direct Daredevil!  Ideally DD 1 would involve him becoming blind getting his radar and meeting Elektra.  The third act would feature DD vs squads of Hand Ninja.  DD 2 could be further in his career, dating Elektra, and DD and Elektra battle Bullseye and her dad dies.  DD 3 should involve DD vs Elektra now an assassin for The Kingpin.   Bullseye kills Elektra.  Then you have the basis for...Elektra The Film.  Elektra is resurrected by The Hand.  DD Battles Elektra with still a chance to save her soul. 

https://twitter.com/MagnetReleasing/status/231526708031922177

On Demand: October 25

Theaters: November 30

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Originally Posted by Michael Shaver 

 

https://twitter.com/MagnetReleasing/status/231526708031922177

 

On Demand: October 25

 

Theaters: November 30

I'm betting this will also play on HDNET since it seems like all the Magnolia/Magnet flicks air on there around the time they are in theaters. Would likely be a few weeks after it hits On-Demand.

So Drive remains the only film of late that has made actual use of him.

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Originally Posted by Fat Elvis 

Nice to see Joe Carnahan isn't in director's jail, even tho i can't get up much excitement for Daredevil.

Carnahan in The Grey-mode would do the story justice.

The first one was mis-cast and imitating Spiderman throughout was a bad idea.  If this happens it won't be that bad, at least.

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Originally Posted by Michael Shaver 

 

https://twitter.com/MagnetReleasing/status/231526708031922177

 

On Demand: October 25

 

Theaters: November 30

It'll likely go DTV here.  So long as the Blu-ray has the 3D on it, I will be happy with that.

The ESPN 30 for 30 docs are up on Instant. Tonite I'm going to watch a couple i haven't seen, the Jordan baseball one (directed by Ron Shelton), and the real Rocky one about a white dude who shockingly went 15 rounds against Ali. (Dunno if he screams with exhausted weary passion for his girlfriend after the fight)

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Originally Posted by Macready 

 

It'll likely go DTV here.  So long as the Blu-ray has the 3D on it, I will be happy with that.

I'm down for waiting and seeing it in a theater, unless the On Demanders say incredibly bad things about it.

I caught Killer Joe and while not full of B Action, there's enough there to recommend. It felt like a chunk of Texas I ran away from, full of dim bulbs and hair trigger violence. Rock solid performances across the board, and Mcconaughey is on a Frank Booth level of menacing. Probably the most amusing and unexpected use of Clarence Carter's Strokin'.  

...and I don't think I'll be able to eat fried chicken any time soon without thinking of That Scene, which is a shame because NYC's Hill Country Chicken is about as good as it gets in emulating Texan fried unhealthiness.

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Originally Posted by Fat Elvis 
Nice to see Joe Carnahan isn't in director's jail, even tho i can't get up much excitement for Daredevil.

Well, I wouldn't think that he would be there anyhow; while The A-Team wasn't as big of a hit as people expected it still made a decent amount of coin, and The Grey didn't cost too much to make and it created a real nice profit. I have no opinion on him doing Daredevil, though.

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Watching NAVY SEALS for the first time. Good fun so far.
Charlie Sheen just jumped off a really high bridge for no good reason and Dennis Haysbert has escaped getting married. 2 minutes later and they've wasted a shitload of bad guys.

Yes, that movie is rather preposterous and yet a lot of fun too. Hopefully you enjoyed that incredibly homoerotic golfing scene; believe it or not, they were trying for it NOT to be as gay as that volleyball scene from Top Gun; they certainly failed with flying colors.

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Originally Posted by Twitch Reflex 
I caught Killer Joe and while not full of B Action, there's enough there to recommend. It felt like a chunk of Texas I ran away from, full of dim bulbs and hair trigger violence. Rock solid performances across the board, and Mcconaughey is on a Frank Booth level of menacing. Probably the most amusing and unexpected use of Clarence Carter's Strokin'.  

 

...and I don't think I'll be able to eat fried chicken any time soon without thinking of That Scene, which is a shame because NYC's Hill Country Chicken is about as good as it gets in emulating Texan fried unhealthiness.

All I've heard about that Friedkin picture is that it's rather audacious, to say the least, and it's no surprise it got an NC-17 rating. Sad to say it's not scheduled (at least not yet) for the local art-house joint in the Orlando-area (the only sort of place that would show such a film) so I'm shit out of luck in getting to see it anytime soon. I already knew that The Scene existed-without knowing just how the fried chicken is used-but knowing that Strokin' is used in a hilarious fashion... dammit, now I really want to see it.

Speaking of Strokin', I did finish the aforementioned Pinball Summer. Like I said, this is perfect for people like Rene. Bare breasts are bouncing around!

* The loathsome protagonists act even more loathsome in the second half of the movie.

* The bikers decide to piss off the asstagonists by... spray-painting a cock and balls on the side of their van.

* Poor old Whimpy wears a Mean Machine football jersey in one scene; I marked out.

* An old Playboy pinball machine is played.

* Many joints are smoked throughout the movie, by many people.

* One scene has a girl and a guy quaffing an old pop top can of PABST BLUE RIBBON.

* There is a scene in a disco; it's as goofy as you'd imagine. Of course there's a guy who looks and is dressed like Tony Manero. I'll call him JOHN TRAVOLTO.

* This movie is so stupid the alleged THE MAIN GUY takes one of the ladies of the "heroes" out on a date... and he treats her better than the asstagonists do.

What a shitty and stupid film, but as I knew already how badly they screwed up who were supposed to be the protagonists and antagonists, I was able to laugh at the film and how goofy it is.

The editor of collider.com, Steven Weintraub, tweeted his reaction to EXPENDABLES 2:

https://twitter.com/colliderfrosty

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Originally Posted by The Perfect Weapon 

 

I haven't seen that motion picture yet but I do remember it getting praised here in the past.

 

 

Wacky, but cool.

 

I am about halfway through a movie I found via less than ethical means but heard about on a podcast earlier in the year. Most of them hated it but as it's a "boobs comedy" from Canada (Canuxploitation!) from '80, I decided to check it out; it's not too hard to find if you get my drift. It's known as either Pinball Summer or Pick-up Summer. Basically, it's a slice of life deal about two raging D-bags who drive around in a painted-up 70's GMC van... and they're supposed to be the heroes! Despite them allegedly being the protagonists, they're the biggest assholes in the entire picture. They feud with a quartet of bikers over... a pinball trophy that is supposed to go to the winner of a competition at Pete's Arcade. There are also big-breasted babes and best of all, a guy who works at Pete's Arcade, a chubby and possibly mentally handicapped guy named WHIMPY.

 

Let me list the highlights so far:

 

* Over a wackily great title song, you are introduced to the main characters. You also see a flasher who looks like Ozzy Osbourne open up his trenchcoat and flash a gaggle of cheerleaders. He's only wearing lingerie and a tie.

 

* The two alleged heroes act rather ambiguously gay at times. There are many homoerotic moments just in the first 45 minutes.

 

* The two asshole leads love harassing a rich guy who drives an Excalibur car just because he's rich, I suppose. Trust me, the heroes are A-holes. The alleged villains (led by Bert) come off as being nicer dudes.

 

* For example, Whimpy finds the trophy and he'll give it to Bert... if he can join the gang. He has to not be a virgin, so Bert gets him a hooker, and she isn't nasty but rather a decent-looking broad in her 40's who has nice boobs. Apparently the force of Whimpy's boner causes a rip in the front of his pants! But, he starts making out with the broad... then her man shows up so Whimpy literally busts through the door as if he's Kool-Aid Man. And I should mention that the rest of the biker gang watches on and they get so aroused, a guy starts dry-humping the dude who is in front of him! See what I mean about this being homoerotic?

 

* But anyhow, Bert is trying to teach Whimpy some social norms, such as how he shouldn't always talk about lusting after Bert's girl, the large-meloned Sally. And, he tried to get him laid.

 

Awesomely, not only is it directed by the same guy who gave us the original My Bloody Valentine, but some of the main cast here appear in that memorable horror film. Once I finish watching this later I'll give my full take; I'll already assume that this is a must-see recommendation for Rene.

This certainly already is a must see for me. So it's a sex comedy directed by GEORGE MIHALKA? Does it also feature ALF HUMPHREYS, NEIL AFFLECK, or KEITH KNIGHT? Who play, Howard, Axel, and HOLLIS, respectively.

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Originally Posted by Michael Shaver 

 

https://twitter.com/MagnetReleasing/status/231526708031922177

 

On Demand: October 25

 

Theaters: November 30

This is amazing. I will definitely spring for the On Demand, if it's on Amazon or PSN, and it's 10 bucks. No higher. Even then I'll still see it in the theater if one nearby gets it. I really hope that happens.

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Originally Posted by Bluelouboyle 

Watching NAVY SEALS for the first time. Good fun so far.
Charlie Sheen just jumped off a really high bridge for no good reason and Dennis Haysbert has escaped getting married. 2 minutes later and they've wasted a shitload of bad guys.

How I hate this movie. It's so boring, and uninteresting to me. Even in a "haha, they're acting so gay!" type of humor too. I was really expecting to love it too after hearing all the good things about it, and with a cast like that too.

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Originally Posted by The Perfect Weapon 

 

Well, I wouldn't think that he would be there anyhow; while The A-Team wasn't as big of a hit as people expected it still made a decent amount of coin, and The Grey didn't cost too much to make and it created a real nice profit. I have no opinion on him doing Daredevil, though.

 

 

Yes, that movie is rather preposterous and yet a lot of fun too. Hopefully you enjoyed that incredibly homoerotic golfing scene; believe it or not, they were trying for it NOT to be as gay as that volleyball scene from Top Gun; they certainly failed with flying colors.

 

 

All I've heard about that Friedkin picture is that it's rather audacious, to say the least, and it's no surprise it got an NC-17 rating. Sad to say it's not scheduled (at least not yet) for the local art-house joint in the Orlando-area (the only sort of place that would show such a film) so I'm shit out of luck in getting to see it anytime soon. I already knew that The Scene existed-without knowing just how the fried chicken is used-but knowing that Strokin' is used in a hilarious fashion... dammit, now I really want to see it.

 

Speaking of Strokin', I did finish the aforementioned Pinball Summer. Like I said, this is perfect for people like Rene. Bare breasts are bouncing around!

 

* The loathsome protagonists act even more loathsome in the second half of the movie.

 

* The bikers decide to piss off the asstagonists by... spray-painting a cock and balls on the side of their van.

 

* Poor old Whimpy wears a Mean Machine football jersey in one scene; I marked out.

 

* An old Playboy pinball machine is played.

 

* Many joints are smoked throughout the movie, by many people.

 

* One scene has a girl and a guy quaffing an old pop top can of PABST BLUE RIBBON.

 

* There is a scene in a disco; it's as goofy as you'd imagine. Of course there's a guy who looks and is dressed like Tony Manero. I'll call him JOHN TRAVOLTO.

 

* This movie is so stupid the alleged THE MAIN GUY takes one of the ladies of the "heroes" out on a date... and he treats her better than the asstagonists do.

 

What a shitty and stupid film, but as I knew already how badly they screwed up who were supposed to be the protagonists and antagonists, I was able to laugh at the film and how goofy it is.

As I said before, this movie definitely sounds like a USA Up! All Night type film I'd enjoy.

I mentioned Alf Humphreys earlier, and he happened to be in the telefilm I saw earlier. Dean Koontz' Intensity. I hadn't seen this film since it premiered back in 1997, and coincidentally, it's airdate was August 5, 1997, so that was 15 years ago yesterday. Amazon is selling a MOD Dvd-R of the film, so I paid a bit more than I wanted to, but it was worth it, as it's a solid psychological horror film, and John C. McGinley is the villain of the film, and the most interesting character to boot. He plays EDGLER FOREMAN VESS as a guy who is addicted to "Intensity" and does various things to keep that feeling going. Alf Humphreys plays a gas station owner that he kills, but not before freaking him and his assistant out by going on a rant about "His Ariel" and showing a picture of her.

In fact, almost the whole first half of this 3 hour miniseries was ripped off by High Tension. Killer breaks into a house, kills the family, girl-friend of the daughter tags along and is the only one that the killer doesn't know about, for a while. Killer stops at a gas station, kills clerk(s), girl takes revenge on killer, of course that's where High Tension threw in a shitty twist that basically ruined the film, and Intensity is a pretty great tv miniseries.

Also got in with it a double feature, The Terror Within/Dead Space. The Terror Within I've seen before on vhs back in 2003. Its got Andrew Stevens and George Kennedy, and is a late 80's hybrid Alien/Humanoids From The Deep clone. Looking forward to revisiting it and seeing this Dead Space movie. Also used mine and m'lady's Redbox free rental codes to get J. Edgar and John Carter. Looking forward to seeing both films.

FROSTY from Collider is pretty trustworthy. And praise for JC! I'm started to get excited.

Van Damme got pretty excited when he was forced to confront Sly about their fight scene:

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The letter was stuck to his pocket? Whu??

Does he still wear those SKEEN TIGHT 501s?

Van Damme certainly had the right idea. What we've seen in the trailers of the fight already looks awesome. We've already seen Van Damme fight with Dolph and Adkins. Now it's VAN DAMME Vs. STALLONE. I never thought we'd ever see that, but now we're going to. Glad he had the courage to tell Sly about it and that Sly thought it was a good idea since he's the one running the show.

Just saw a commercial for the new Joseph Gordon-Levitt movie called PREMIUM RUSH. It could be the first great bicycle messenger movie since QUICKSILVER. I have a love/hate thing with David Koepp (his STIR OF ECHOES is underrated), but this has the potential for cheesy fun.

That "Real Rocky" doc was pretty interesting. Somehow I'd forgotten about the lawsuit against Sly that was settled out of court. Sly def. borrowed the big elements of Wepner's life, not just for the first movie but taking the Andre the Giant bout as inspiration for the Thunderlips sequence in Part III. It would have been nice of Sly to be the one to offer monatary compensation, especially when he was at his lowest point, prison.

Maybe the letter was in an envelope but the adhesive flap was exposed, and then maybe there was some moisture on Van Damme's pants that the flap stuck to. That's my best guess anyway.

Animated DARK KNIGHT RETURNS PART 1 coming 9/25:

http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Dark-Knight-Returns-Blu-ray/dp/B008RV5K5E/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1344310629&sr=8-3&keywords=Dark+Knight+Returns

Weak that they're splitting this up into 2 parts. Peter Weller as the voice of old Batman sounds sweet though.

really pumped about the positive word on EX2.

Most of us here loved the first one anyway...if people who hated the first one are liking the second...we may have found our new flagship movie gents!!!

Watched the classic Miami Vice Episode "One Eyed Jack" AKA "The coming of the OLMOS!".

Just a perfect 48 minutes of Vice! This episode has it all: An Old Flame returns! Murder! Revenge! Cock Fighting! Women with lush, gorgeous, teased 80's hair! Tubbs making some awe inspiring moves on the dance floor! Crockett's pet Alligator getting into hijinks with some wacky yet sexy Park Rangers! The Mafia!

Definitely must see Netflix!

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Van Damme certainly had the right idea. What we've seen in the trailers of the fight already looks awesome. We've already seen Van Damme fight with Dolph and Adkins. Now it's VAN DAMME Vs. STALLONE. I never thought we'd ever see that, but now we're going to. Glad he had the courage to tell Sly about it and that Sly thought it was a good idea since he's the one running the show.

Even more intriguing than the battle of the Action Stars is the battle of the ACCENTS! I hope to hear Arnie Vs. Wham Bam Von Damme in 3D AUDIO!

Just a reminder that Strike Back hits stores tomorrow. Gotta return that Total Recall Blu-ray at Wal-Mart to get another one, so I'm going to price match the dvd of Strike Back there since it's going to be 20 bucks at Best Buy. Unless Wal-Mart will already have it at that price. I hope this show is as incredible as I've been hearing.

Oh it is. Still can't believe that on that already glorious day of 8/17 we're getting 2 brand spankin' new episodes of Strike Back that night. What a bonanza.

I throw this out to the good people of this thread: to DVR or not to DVR - the John Woo produced THE BIG HIT

I didn't like it at the time, but then again I didn't like DOUBLE TEAM either (and now its my favorite VanDamme).

No DVR. Stinks as bad now as it did back then. So much unfunny.

I'm in the "dislike THE BIG HIT" camp, too.  All I remember is Mark Wahlberg whispering "I'm a professional killer" (you know, just in case we forgot) and wearing yellow day-glo painter's pants and spinning upside down on a bungee wire firing a couple of guns at once or something like that (though I'm not sure this scene actually happened) and Lou Diamond Phillips just being ridiculous.  Never needed to see it a second time.  Maybe I'm being harsh, I don't know...

The stuff with Elliot Gould and Lainie Kazan is especially grating. I'll give credit to Wahlberg for bouncing back a year later with THE CORRUPTOR.
 

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Originally Posted by Moltisanti 

The editor of collider.com, Steven Weintraub, tweeted his reaction to EXPENDABLES 2:

 

https://twitter.com/colliderfrosty

Even though I strongly disagree with his opinion on the first film, those good words make me happy.

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Originally Posted by Rene (Mr.Eko) 
This certainly already is a must see for me. So it's a sex comedy directed by GEORGE MIHALKA? Does it also feature ALF HUMPHREYS, NEIL AFFLECK, or KEITH KNIGHT? Who play, Howard, Axel, and HOLLIS, respectively.

 

As I said before, this movie definitely sounds like a USA Up! All Night type film I'd enjoy.

 

I mentioned Alf Humphreys earlier, and he happened to be in the telefilm I saw earlier. Dean Koontz' Intensity. I hadn't seen this film since it premiered back in 1997, and coincidentally, it's airdate was August 5, 1997, so that was 15 years ago yesterday. Amazon is selling a MOD Dvd-R of the film, so I paid a bit more than I wanted to, but it was worth it, as it's a solid psychological horror film, and John C. McGinley is the villain of the film, and the most interesting character to boot. He plays EDGLER FOREMAN VESS as a guy who is addicted to "Intensity" and does various things to keep that feeling going. Alf Humphreys plays a gas station owner that he kills, but not before freaking him and his assistant out by going on a rant about "His Ariel" and showing a picture of her.

 

In fact, almost the whole first half of this 3 hour miniseries was ripped off by High Tension. Killer breaks into a house, kills the family, girl-friend of the daughter tags along and is the only one that the killer doesn't know about, for a while. Killer stops at a gas station, kills clerk(s), girl takes revenge on killer, of course that's where High Tension threw in a shitty twist that basically ruined the film, and Intensity is a pretty great tv miniseries.

Sad to say, none of those guys are in Pinball Summer. But it does sound like something you'd see on USA Up! All Night.

I hadn't even heard of Intensity before but it sure as hell sounds like something I'd prefer rather than High Tension, which made me mad even before those lousy plot twists happened.

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Originally Posted by Fat Elvis 
Just saw a commercial for the new Joseph Gordon-Levitt movie called PREMIUM RUSH. It could be the first great bicycle messenger movie since QUICKSILVER. I have a love/hate thing with David Koepp (his STIR OF ECHOES is underrated), but this has the potential for cheesy fun.

Yeah those ads have been running heavy for the past few days now. Someone I know on Twitter called it Quicksilver II. Hopefully the interesting idea is used well and the movie is not a goofy flop.

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Originally Posted by Moltisanti 
Oh it is. Still can't believe that on that already glorious day of 8/17 we're getting 2 brand spankin' new episodes of Strike Back that night. What a bonanza.

As I've said before, what an INSANE week next week is going to be. Besides EX 2 there is Jaws and The Raid: Redemption coming out on Blu-Ray, there's a popular show in this thread returning... and there are a few other things too. I just may have to check out Strike Back one of these days, giving the strong love it has.

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Originally Posted by Fat Elvis 

I throw this out to the good people of this thread: to DVR or not to DVR - the John Woo produced THE BIG HIT

 

I didn't like it at the time, but then again I didn't like DOUBLE TEAM either (and now its my favorite VanDamme).

There is a movie I haven't seen but like two minutes of in my entire life; judging by popular opinion, even Ruben Blades' The Hit is better than that film. Although, maybe I shouldn't dismiss something that is wacky, given that...

In tonight's TV watching, I saw Perception and in this episode it was religion vs. science based and it wasn't too controversial... as long as you ignore Will from Will & Grace saying that "God is an asshole" and "he can go to hell". It reminds me of a speech in a movie mentioned earlier on this page, as a matter of fact. As I've said before the show is sometimes hilarious to me but that's why I dig it... but of course not the main reason. As mentioned before the lead dude has schizophrenic hallucinations that help him solve the wacky cases; this time, the hallucination was of Joan of Arc! How can I dislike such zaniness? As for guest stars, there's Roger Bart and a guy I just heard Rene reference in that podcast of his, Tim Guinee, sporting a fine Moe Howard haircut.

Just as a heads up...  I've mentioned this internet show before, but it kicked off Season Two earlier tonight and I thought I'd link it again for my fellow fans of awesome writing, directing and performing. THE BOOTH AT THE END, starring Xander Berkeley (of TV's 24 and the films AIR FORCE ONE and TERMINATOR 2).  He's The Man who can help you get what you want.  For a price. 

While it's not action-movie material by any stretch, there's some intellectually compelling stuff going on.  And Xander nails it, a great role in a career-best performance.  

Season One Trailer:

Season One starts here:  http://www.hulu.com/watch/257155?c=Science-Fiction#s-p2-so-i0

Season Two (NEW) Teaser Trailer:

Season Two (NEW) starts here:  http://www.hulu.com/watch/383326?c=Science-Fiction#s-p1-so-i0

I'm so happy that JC went to Sly with his concern - of course they should go mano-a-mano! This only reinforces my impression that Van Damme is a sensitive guy underneath his class clown act. Good for him and good for Sly; I'm certain that their showdown will be a memorable one!

Yeah, the original ending "fight" sounded weak, and I'm very surprised that Sly didn't think of a full blown throw down between them in the first place. It makes a whole lot of sense to have that.

I've never seen The Big Hit, but I remember it debuting number 1 with a really weak opening weekend take. Maybe one day I'll finally get around to seeing it.

Saw J. Edgar earlier. I really liked it a lot. I love period pieces, and Leonardo DiCpario and Armie Hammer knock it out of the park with their performances. Character actors abound in supporting roles. Josh Lucas as Charles Lindbergh, Stephen Root as Dr. Koehler, a wood expert, Lea Thompson as Ginger Rogers' Mom, Dewey Crowe from Justified as Bruno Hauptmann, and Jefferey Donovan as Robert F. Kennedy. For a almost 2 and a half hour film, it seemed to fly by, and the music was very sparsely used, but one again, Clint Eastwood places a nice piano theme that he composed himself in one of his films. I'll definitely be getting the Blu-ray.

Now I'm watching John Carter (Of Mars). Funny seeing Don Stark show up a saloon owner and Bryan Cranston as a Union Colonel. Not a bad film, but it really has a "Seen it already in lots of other films" quality to it, since the source novels were pilfered by just among others, the Star Wars franchise. I'm still digging it though. Great effects. Carter taking on a bunch of rival Tharks is friggin' awesome.

Next week also has the disc release of the much maligned Dexter: Season 6. If I see it for a good price, I'll be getting it, since I don't  have Showtime. Yeah, this week and next seem to be hitting the wallet pretty hard.

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Originally Posted by Engineer 

Just as a heads up...  I've mentioned this internet show before, but it kicked off Season Two earlier tonight and I thought I'd link it again for my fellow fans of awesome writing, directing and performing. THE BOOTH AT THE END, starring Xander Berkeley (of TV's 24 and the films AIR FORCE ONE and TERMINATOR 2).  He's The Man who can help you get what you want.  For a price. 

 

While it's not action-movie material by any stretch, there's some intellectually compelling stuff going on.  And Xander nails it, a great role in a career-best performance.  

 

Awesome. The only thing I can add is Xander's a class act. One editor I worked with changed email addresses and when he sent out a mass email notifying everyone they ever worked with. Xander was nice enough to reply back confirming he'd updated his contacts.

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Originally Posted by Fat Elvis 

Just saw a commercial for the new Joseph Gordon-Levitt movie called PREMIUM RUSH. It could be the first great bicycle messenger movie since QUICKSILVER. I have a love/hate thing with David Koepp (his STIR OF ECHOES is underrated), but this has the potential for cheesy fun.

That film could easily turn out to be cornball, but it's got four things going for it-

1. Quality actors. I can see Gordon-Levitt and Michael Shannon either having a few good intimidation scenes or straight up thumping each other around.
2. Personal reason, when I moved to my latest apartment, pretty much the next day, the production took over my neighborhood. Even snapped a shot as JGL was hauling ass down Broadway with a camera truck keeping pace. It'll be cool to see West Harlem and that elevated section of the subway where they have a ton of cop cars racing.
3. Potentially brutal shot of JGL going headlong through the back window of a taxi. There was apparently a take of him getting a little too close to a taxi that suddenly braked. He messed up his arm, which looks like, at least in the trailer, might be incorporated.
4. Imagine this only with gun waving rogue cops at their heels (ignore the music, wait until they start racing through times square, it gets hair raising).  

On the downside: Bike messenger dispatcher saying "Do you need backup?" makes my eyes roll every time.

I kind of loved 28 WEEKS LATER this time around. It's ALIENS to the original's ALIEN. It's pretty unrelenting. The opening is maybe the best horror sequence of the decade. And there's thematic echoes to both Katrina and Iraq that give the film some weight. Good performance from Renner, and Robert Carlyle is amazing, especially in the opening. The emotions he's able to convey all at once as he's running away -with sheer terror and pure panic overtaking him, and the realization on his face that he's knowingly abandoning his wife to die. It's a heartbreaking display of cowardace; a display/action the audience deep down identifies with, even while hoping they wouldn't react in a similar manner.

Verdict: a rich genre film and a worthy sequel to one of the great horror films of the decade. I'd be up for a third take on the subject matter - 28 MONTHS LATER.

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Originally Posted by Engineer 

Just as a heads up...  I've mentioned this internet show before, but it kicked off Season Two earlier tonight and I thought I'd link it again for my fellow fans of awesome writing, directing and performing. THE BOOTH AT THE END, starring Xander Berkeley (of TV's 24 and the films AIR FORCE ONE and TERMINATOR 2).  He's The Man who can help you get what you want.  For a price. 

I actually saw a 1-2 episodes of THE BOOTH AT THE END. Intriguing stuff. You need to see all the episodes to get the payoff for all the stories though. Sarah Clarke from 24 shows up as a Nun in a few episodes as well.

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Originally Posted by Moltisanti 

The editor of collider.com, Steven Weintraub, tweeted his reaction to EXPENDABLES 2:

 

https://twitter.com/colliderfrosty

 

Good to hear.  Eric Roberts wasn't ridiculous, though.  He played his part just right.

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Originally Posted by felix 

 

I actually saw a 1-2 episodes of THE BOOTH AT THE END. Intriguing stuff. You need to see all the episodes to get the payoff for all the stories though. Sarah Clarke from 24 shows up as a Nun in a few episodes as well.

She is Berkeley's wife, they hooked up after S1 of 24 ended.

Originally Posted by Macready 

She (Sarah Clarke) is Berkeley's wife, they hooked up after S1 of 24 ended.

True!  Ain't they cute?  :)

And here's a crazy wacky unsafe-for-work short they worked on together with David Wain and a certain sixty million dollar man...

Terry and Dolph REALLY don't want you to touch the button

http://www.dontpressthebutton.com/

every movie should copy this

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Originally Posted by Fat Elvis 

THE EXPENDABLES ...Old School Style!

 

http://badassdigest.com/2012/08/06/the-expendables...-old-school-style/

Not sure about Ali's inclusion... unless there was a fight between him and Lee.  I would have gone with Fred Williamson or Jim Brown if they were so hard for a black actor.  Those guys are still legends to me.

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Originally Posted by Bluelouboyle 

Why would Carnahan be in director jail, especially after THE GREY?

Exactly what I was thinking.  Even The A-Team isn't horrible.  It's dumb trash, but it was kind of fun.  Don't think it lost a lot of money.  And again, The Grey is my favorite movie this year.

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Originally Posted by Macready 

 

So Drive remains the only film of late that has made actual use of him.

 

Basically, yeah.  Fortunately, that movie was awesome.

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Originally Posted by Moltisanti 

The editor of collider.com, Steven Weintraub, tweeted his reaction to EXPENDABLES 2:

 

https://twitter.com/colliderfrosty

 

So many people seemed disappointed in the first film and I guess I don't really get that.  Glad to hear he loved the sequel though.

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Originally Posted by Rene (Mr.Eko) 

Van Damme certainly had the right idea. What we've seen in the trailers of the fight already looks awesome. We've already seen Van Damme fight with Dolph and Adkins. Now it's VAN DAMME Vs. STALLONE. I never thought we'd ever see that, but now we're going to. Glad he had the courage to tell Sly about it and that Sly thought it was a good idea since he's the one running the show.

Van Damme has a very particular way he choreographs his fights, which I sometimes like and sometimes don't.  It all kind of looks the same.  That being said, I might like this bit of familiarity and a touch of early 90s-style fighting to add more of that old school flavor to the movie.  That fight at the end of Hard Target is all him, and I liked that quite a bit.

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Originally Posted by Fat Elvis 

I throw this out to the good people of this thread: to DVR or not to DVR - the John Woo produced THE BIG HIT

 

The Big Hit is probably one of maybe two or three movies that I have ever turned off before the midway point.  This is shockingly sad, seeing as Kirk Wong (the director) gave us one of the best crime films ever made, The Club (1981).  The Club was basically what started the whole Heroic Bloodshed genre in Hong Kong, which became most notable for launching John Woo's and Chow Yun-Fat's careers with A Better Tomorrow.  But before Woo made his stylized take on the genre the more popular one, Wong's film had gave it a gritty and realistic grounding.  Think Taxi Driver meets Scarface, with a hint of A Better Tomorrow.  The point is, The Big Hit is bad.  It's John Woo-lite, and not the good kind.

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Originally Posted by Rene (Mr.Eko) 

Yeah, the original ending "fight" sounded weak, and I'm very surprised that Sly didn't think of a full blown throw down between them in the first place. It makes a whole lot of sense to have that.

Well, it makes sense cinematically.  Sly in his PRIME would get eaten alive be Van Damme now.  That being said, I am massively looking forward to their fight.

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Originally Posted by Macready 

 

She is Berkeley's wife, they hooked up after S1 of 24 ended.

Forgot about that!

By the way, i caught a rerun of The Bourne Supremacy last night on Cable. The fight between Bourne and that Threadstone Agent sure doesn't hold up all that well. Especially after the stuff we got in The Raid and Undisputed II & III. Way too much shaky cam here.