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Post by Captain Spencer on Aug 30, 2023 16:19:18 GMT
Framed (1975)A professional gambler attempts to seek revenge against the crooked cops and politicians that had him railroaded to prision for four years. So after the huge success of the low budget, independently made Walking Tall it seemed that Paramount Pictures wanted to be in the Joe Don Baker/Phil Karlson business, so they gave the greenlight to Framed. Even though it wasn't as good as Walking Tall and didn't make the same kind of impact, Framed is still an enjoyable southern-fried tale of revenge, with a touch of noir. There are some really brutal scenes such as the fight between Baker and the sheriff, and a mobster's ear being shot to mush. The train/car crash sequence was quite the spectacular stunt and looked like it was very dangerous to do; if that was done today it likely would have ended up being a lame CGI effect. The supporting cast (which includes John Marley and Brock Peters) is good and the exchange between Baker and big/bald H.B. Haggerty was very amusing, as was the scene when Haggerty tries to pick a fight with Baker and deeply regrets it. 7.5/10 Interestingly on the IMDb trivia it had Joe Don Baker and director Phil Karlson decided to make this film instead of Walking Tall Part 2. This film was a flop, but the Walking Tall sequel was box office success. Yeah, I guess Paramount made them an offer they couldn't refuse.
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Post by thebayharborbutcher on Aug 30, 2023 19:12:46 GMT
I don’t think it necessarily qualifies as an action film, but it was definitely a suspenseful film. I saw Liam Neeson’s new movie Retribution. I had mixed feelings about going to see it in theaters because I figured it would be bad. It looked like direct to streaming movie. I’m actually glad I went to go see it because I found it pretty entertaining. It was definitely predictable and by the numbers, however it still managed to be suspenseful. Neeson did a good job as usual. If you don’t see it in theaters I think it’s worth watching at home when it comes to streaming.
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Post by lostinlimbo on Aug 31, 2023 8:41:38 GMT
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Aug 31, 2023 9:32:08 GMT
A light weight, and embarrassing action-comedy, which could test your patience. The crime element of the plot plays secondary to a forced script that really plays up the mother (Estelle Getty) and son (Sylvester Stallone) relationship. Meaning the villains leave very little in the way of impact. So when it does focus on mother and son, it goes into overdrive… the only that was missing was the canned laughter you get from sitcoms. In the end rather forgettable. Oh man, I saw this again for the first time in years, and yeah, it was one of those "classics" that I probably enjoyed way more as a kid, when it was shown on tv. But the scenes with Sly in his overgrown diapers, even if they were a nightmare sequence, still sums up the "comedy" for my part. I think Arnold Schwarzenegger often jokes about how he tricked Stallone into doing this film, or maybe it was Sylvester who told the story, but I guess he saw how Twins (1988) and Kindergarten Cop (1990) had done wonders for his action rival, and probably hoped he could cash in on some of the same comical adventures. Sadly, that did not go too well.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Aug 31, 2023 9:43:12 GMT
Steven Seagal is a hard man to kill. Especially when he's out to stop corruption. Watch out thugs and government officials (oh we know how corrupt they are). As Seagal (Mason Storm) hands out plenty of arm snaps, but before getting warmed up (although he does encounter some thugs in a shop outlet before his fatal late night encounter). He’s gunned down in his home along with his wife and son being murdered. After being comatose for seven years, under the name John Joe for his protection, he awakens and now he's out to settle a score. All the best moments come when Seagal is laying flat in bed doing nothing and everything after that is a bonus. Where can you get a comatose Seagal with long stringy hair, a fuzzy beard, and Kelly Le brock asking if he wants a little pussy and then putting a little kitten by his head. There are also a few priceless dialogues and Seagal's usual philosophical banter. However before exacting revenge. He's targeted again when the bad guys realise they didn’t finish the job properly, but he escapes from the hospital (while still lying in his bed in a weaken state). Was this an omen for things to come. You know, doing very little when possible. So in hiding, he recovers with Le Brock in a secluded house that she's house-sitting. Now we go through the motions. Seagal's motions. Healing physically and mentally the Buddha way. Being stoically humorous, running up hills, breaking wooden planks and thinking of the past. The pacing/story sorta slows down during the mid-section, but then he gets a little bored (puts on his action attire … black leather jacket, tight jeans and sporting the slick ponytail); but he doesn't have to go to them as they come to him. His almighty senses come to light (you know that sixth sense) and taut action erupts. Simple-minded revenge - brutal, scorching and explosive. Poor Branscombe Richmond, always seems to find himself at the end of some beatdowns/or deaths throughout his career. Don't think about it (ridiculously plotted), just enjoy it. It's a tough, unpleasant barrage of set-pieces (especially for those who killed his wife) and we know how Seagal enjoys playing fair. The bad guys are your typical smarmy lot and cop a beating, a painful beating. Led by the always great William Sadler as a slimy senator. ”I’m gonna take you to the bank, Senator Trent. The blood bank“.Solid review of one of the very finest if not enjoyable of the Seagal classics, one I should probably re-watch soon, as I had planned to go through his 5 first films again, closing off with Under Siege (1992), which had maybe more of the big box office feel, where as his earlier were more gritty and urban styled. I remember Hard to Kill as really having a fine balance of comedy, action and a bit of romance, and yeah, I guess it also came with one of these classic Steven cleans up the store or restautant scenes, in which a gang of scumbags arrives only to get every bone in their body broken to pieces. Always wondered if the bad guy Sadler played in Die Hard 2, Colonal Stuart, could have been a handful for Seagal. But of course, after Marked to Death, very few of the baddies ever came close to touch him or even land a few punches without getting completely annihalited. Love the whole montage scene with the upliftning music and all, but of course, it also helps having some stunning nurse as Kelly Le Brock around to motivate a bit extra.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Aug 31, 2023 9:56:39 GMT
Out for justice’ ah, more like out for hot-blooded revenge. Re-watching it this time around, it felt more like a vanity project than I remembered… especially when comparing it to ‘Hard to Kill’, which I had watch before it. Seagal definitely looks more comfortable here. Pulpy, bloody, gritty, relentless and whispering Steven Seagal (effortlessly going to work). Nice, but making it work is that action maestro John Flynn is at the helm where he makes great use of the authentic Brooklyn backdrop, and implements some cracking in-your-face set-pieces of Seagal harassing, causing a mess (that's property damage) and then busting body parts with ease. Oh it's a great sound! He even manages a few amusing wisecracks, although I could have heard less of his character's moving childhood stories with some sort of philosophical message. You know the sincere reflective side of the man. And obviously Segeal’s writing influence. Even taking time out to look after a dumped puppy dog. I guess to counter balance the destructive home turf rampage after an elusive criminal (that he knew through childhood) who brutally killed his partner / friend in cold-blood. And Seagal is easily overshadowed by William Forsythe's dominating, hot-headed and vicious drug fuelled gangster. Definitely one of the most insane villains put on screen and Forsythe milks out every opportunity to display it. When these two characters finally come to blows, it doesn't disappoint. Director John Flynn keeps it lean, mean and quite explosive in a familiar but well done manner, as he knows when to up the ante and to let it settle. Never does he miss a beat (which also includes the soundtrack). The rest of the cast is reasonably good, Jerry Orbach and Gina Gershon show up small parts. The guy beside Forsythe above, has to be among the thugs getting destroyed (I believe Seagal breaks his foot in an early scene) in Hard to Kill? The sound of bones breaking and the villain's screaming, now that is music to my ears. Most likely Out for Justice is my all time favorite of Steven, maybe also among the 90s action films. Gritty, tough, fast paced, funny, highly re-watchable and yeah, Forsythe steals the entire show as Richie, who might just be among the most ruthless bad guys of the same movie decade. He ends up pulling some random woman out of a car in broad daylight, blowing her brains out, all over the street, all because she honked at the wrong guy, and well, that did not go too well. Of course, the final fight was never gonna be "even", but somehow it never felt like just another lame ass whopping, in which far too many of Steven and his later films have turned out. Because there, you almost feel kind of a pity for the actors who takes the pathetic beating, but Richie were just such a slimy and evil asshole, so that beatdown was quite spectacular.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Aug 31, 2023 16:24:34 GMT
Out for justice’ ah, more like out for hot-blooded revenge. Re-watching it this time around, it felt more like a vanity project than I remembered… especially when comparing it to ‘Hard to Kill’, which I had watch before it. Seagal definitely looks more comfortable here. Pulpy, bloody, gritty, relentless and whispering Steven Seagal (effortlessly going to work). Nice, but making it work is that action maestro John Flynn is at the helm where he makes great use of the authentic Brooklyn backdrop, and implements some cracking in-your-face set-pieces of Seagal harassing, causing a mess (that's property damage) and then busting body parts with ease. Oh it's a great sound! He even manages a few amusing wisecracks, although I could have heard less of his character's moving childhood stories with some sort of philosophical message. You know the sincere reflective side of the man. And obviously Segeal’s writing influence. Even taking time out to look after a dumped puppy dog. I guess to counter balance the destructive home turf rampage after an elusive criminal (that he knew through childhood) who brutally killed his partner / friend in cold-blood. And Seagal is easily overshadowed by William Forsythe's dominating, hot-headed and vicious drug fuelled gangster. Definitely one of the most insane villains put on screen and Forsythe milks out every opportunity to display it. When these two characters finally come to blows, it doesn't disappoint. Director John Flynn keeps it lean, mean and quite explosive in a familiar but well done manner, as he knows when to up the ante and to let it settle. Never does he miss a beat (which also includes the soundtrack). The rest of the cast is reasonably good, Jerry Orbach and Gina Gershon show up small parts. The guy beside Forsythe above, has to be among the thugs getting destroyed (I believe Seagal breaks his foot in an early scene) in Hard to Kill? The sound of bones breaking and the villain's screaming, now that is music to my ears. Most likely Out for Justice is my all time favorite of Steven, maybe also among the 90s action films. Gritty, tough, fast paced, funny, highly re-watchable and yeah, Forsythe steals the entire show as Richie, who might just be among the most ruthless bad guys of the same movie decade. He ends up pulling some random woman out of a car in broad daylight, blowing her brains out, all over the street, all because she honked at the wrong guy, and well, that did not go too well. Of course, the final fight was never gonna be "even", but somehow it never felt like just another lame ass whopping, in which far too many of Steven and his later films have turned out. Because there, you almost feel kind of a pity for the actors who takes the pathetic beating, but Richie were just such a slimy and evil asshole, so that beatdown was quite spectacular. I'd say Out For Justice ranks as my favorite Steven Seagal movie. Just like you said it's gritty, tough, fast paced and funny. And unrelentingly brutal. Forsythe easily steals it from everybody and he's just so entertainingly over-the-top and yet so vile. My favorite scene is in the bar when Seagal is cracking heads with a cue ball wrapped in a hankie. Loved it when one of the thugs spits out his teeth all over the pool table.
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Post by lostinlimbo on Aug 31, 2023 20:57:23 GMT
A light weight, and embarrassing action-comedy, which could test your patience. The crime element of the plot plays secondary to a forced script that really plays up the mother (Estelle Getty) and son (Sylvester Stallone) relationship. Meaning the villains leave very little in the way of impact. So when it does focus on mother and son, it goes into overdrive… the only that was missing was the canned laughter you get from sitcoms. In the end rather forgettable. Oh man, I saw this again for the first time in years, and yeah, it was one of those "classics" that I probably enjoyed way more as a kid, when it was shown on tv. But the scenes with Sly in his overgrown diapers, even if they were a nightmare sequence, still sums up the "comedy" for my part. I think Arnold Schwarzenegger often jokes about how he tricked Stallone into doing this film, or maybe it was Sylvester who told the story, but I guess he saw how Twins (1988) and Kindergarten Cop (1990) had done wonders for his action rival, and probably hoped he could cash in on some of the same comical adventures. Sadly, that did not go too well. Stallone definitely looked a little befuddled. Probably thinking to himself… “I screwed up big time here”. Gladly he followed it up with ‘Cliffhanger’. But yeah, two comedy flops back-to-back. Might watch ‘Oscar’ sometime this week.
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Post by lostinlimbo on Aug 31, 2023 21:18:01 GMT
Steven Seagal is a hard man to kill. Especially when he's out to stop corruption. Watch out thugs and government officials (oh we know how corrupt they are). As Seagal (Mason Storm) hands out plenty of arm snaps, but before getting warmed up (although he does encounter some thugs in a shop outlet before his fatal late night encounter). He’s gunned down in his home along with his wife and son being murdered. After being comatose for seven years, under the name John Joe for his protection, he awakens and now he's out to settle a score. All the best moments come when Seagal is laying flat in bed doing nothing and everything after that is a bonus. Where can you get a comatose Seagal with long stringy hair, a fuzzy beard, and Kelly Le brock asking if he wants a little pussy and then putting a little kitten by his head. There are also a few priceless dialogues and Seagal's usual philosophical banter. However before exacting revenge. He's targeted again when the bad guys realise they didn’t finish the job properly, but he escapes from the hospital (while still lying in his bed in a weaken state). Was this an omen for things to come. You know, doing very little when possible. So in hiding, he recovers with Le Brock in a secluded house that she's house-sitting. Now we go through the motions. Seagal's motions. Healing physically and mentally the Buddha way. Being stoically humorous, running up hills, breaking wooden planks and thinking of the past. The pacing/story sorta slows down during the mid-section, but then he gets a little bored (puts on his action attire … black leather jacket, tight jeans and sporting the slick ponytail); but he doesn't have to go to them as they come to him. His almighty senses come to light (you know that sixth sense) and taut action erupts. Simple-minded revenge - brutal, scorching and explosive. Poor Branscombe Richmond, always seems to find himself at the end of some beatdowns/or deaths throughout his career. Don't think about it (ridiculously plotted), just enjoy it. It's a tough, unpleasant barrage of set-pieces (especially for those who killed his wife) and we know how Seagal enjoys playing fair. The bad guys are your typical smarmy lot and cop a beating, a painful beating. Led by the always great William Sadler as a slimy senator. ”I’m gonna take you to the bank, Senator Trent. The blood bank“.Solid review of one of the very finest if not enjoyable of the Seagal classics, one I should probably re-watch soon, as I had planned to go through his 5 first films again, closing off with Under Siege (1992), which had maybe more of the big box office feel, where as his earlier were more gritty and urban styled. I remember Hard to Kill as really having a fine balance of comedy, action and a bit of romance, and yeah, I guess it also came with one of these classic Steven cleans up the store or restautant scenes, in which a gang of scumbags arrives only to get every bone in their body broken to pieces. Always wondered if the bad guy Sadler played in Die Hard 2, Colonal Stuart, could have been a handful for Seagal. But of course, after Marked to Death, very few of the baddies ever came close to touch him or even land a few punches without getting completely annihalited. Love the whole montage scene with the upliftning music and all, but of course, it also helps having some stunning nurse as Kelly Le Brock around to motivate a bit extra. I might throw ‘Nico: Above the Law’ in the same bracket as ‘Under Siege’. Felt a little more box office friendly, steadily ambitious and somewhat tamer compared to the trilogy of films (Hard to Kill, Marked for Death & Out for Justice) in between. ‘Nico’ did comes across more story driven and restrained when it came to its set-pieces. Obviously both directed by Andrew Davis, and his films really do have a polish to them. ‘Hard to Kill’ was better than I remembered. I still think it had few pacing lulls, when Seagal is hiding out with Le Brock. But yeah, blend is almost perfect. One thing I noticed there is a sense of danger, and Seagal’s character probably at his most vulnerable when you stack it up to his other films. Though by the third act, that sensation disappears. Still would have it behind ‘Out for Justice’ & ‘Marked for Death’. Some times I would get confuse, mixing up scenes between ‘Nico’ and ‘Hard to Kill’. But the use of violence between the two are at very different extremes. William Sadler’s character doesn’t put up much of a fight, but this stayed true to character since he was virtually a weasel puppeteer. Getting everyone else to do his dirty work. Though he didn’t have as much screen time as I remembered.
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Post by lostinlimbo on Aug 31, 2023 21:40:59 GMT
Out for justice’ ah, more like out for hot-blooded revenge. Re-watching it this time around, it felt more like a vanity project than I remembered… especially when comparing it to ‘Hard to Kill’, which I had watch before it. Seagal definitely looks more comfortable here. Pulpy, bloody, gritty, relentless and whispering Steven Seagal (effortlessly going to work). Nice, but making it work is that action maestro John Flynn is at the helm where he makes great use of the authentic Brooklyn backdrop, and implements some cracking in-your-face set-pieces of Seagal harassing, causing a mess (that's property damage) and then busting body parts with ease. Oh it's a great sound! He even manages a few amusing wisecracks, although I could have heard less of his character's moving childhood stories with some sort of philosophical message. You know the sincere reflective side of the man. And obviously Segeal’s writing influence. Even taking time out to look after a dumped puppy dog. I guess to counter balance the destructive home turf rampage after an elusive criminal (that he knew through childhood) who brutally killed his partner / friend in cold-blood. And Seagal is easily overshadowed by William Forsythe's dominating, hot-headed and vicious drug fuelled gangster. Definitely one of the most insane villains put on screen and Forsythe milks out every opportunity to display it. When these two characters finally come to blows, it doesn't disappoint. Director John Flynn keeps it lean, mean and quite explosive in a familiar but well done manner, as he knows when to up the ante and to let it settle. Never does he miss a beat (which also includes the soundtrack). The rest of the cast is reasonably good, Jerry Orbach and Gina Gershon show up small parts. The guy beside Forsythe above, has to be among the thugs getting destroyed (I believe Seagal breaks his foot in an early scene) in Hard to Kill? The sound of bones breaking and the villain's screaming, now that is music to my ears. Most likely Out for Justice is my all time favorite of Steven, maybe also among the 90s action films. Gritty, tough, fast paced, funny, highly re-watchable and yeah, Forsythe steals the entire show as Richie, who might just be among the most ruthless bad guys of the same movie decade. He ends up pulling some random woman out of a car in broad daylight, blowing her brains out, all over the street, all because she honked at the wrong guy, and well, that did not go too well. Of course, the final fight was never gonna be "even", but somehow it never felt like just another lame ass whopping, in which far too many of Steven and his later films have turned out. Because there, you almost feel kind of a pity for the actors who takes the pathetic beating, but Richie were just such a slimy and evil asshole, so that beatdown was quite spectacular. True, it does look like him. I do think Richie’s beat down is fitting. It’s chaotic and scrappy… at least for Richie. But it’s fitting, because his unhinged character was all myth. Just look who he killed in the film, and how he did it. He preyed on weaker and unexpecting people. Always on the run, hiding, until finally cornered. Even hiding in a bathroom when the game was up. Really a bully. A psychotic, coked up bully who acted like a bull in a china shop. So I thought the one-sided fight was believable & his comeuppance was satisfying.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Sept 1, 2023 2:14:19 GMT
The guy beside Forsythe above, has to be among the thugs getting destroyed (I believe Seagal breaks his foot in an early scene) in Hard to Kill? The sound of bones breaking and the villain's screaming, now that is music to my ears. Most likely Out for Justice is my all time favorite of Steven, maybe also among the 90s action films. Gritty, tough, fast paced, funny, highly re-watchable and yeah, Forsythe steals the entire show as Richie, who might just be among the most ruthless bad guys of the same movie decade. He ends up pulling some random woman out of a car in broad daylight, blowing her brains out, all over the street, all because she honked at the wrong guy, and well, that did not go too well. Of course, the final fight was never gonna be "even", but somehow it never felt like just another lame ass whopping, in which far too many of Steven and his later films have turned out. Because there, you almost feel kind of a pity for the actors who takes the pathetic beating, but Richie were just such a slimy and evil asshole, so that beatdown was quite spectacular. True, it does look like him. I do think Richie’s beat down is fitting. It’s chaotic and scrappy… at least for Richie. But it’s fitting, because his unhinged character was all myth. Just look who he killed in the film, and how he did it. He preyed on weaker and unexpecting people. Always on the run, hiding, until finally cornered. Even hiding in a bathroom when the game was up. Really a bully. A psychotic, coked up bully who acted like a bull in a china shop. So I thought the one-sided fight was believable & his comeuppance was satisfying. "Those bullets could have saved you a lot of pain." "I like pain!" Gotta love that dialogue!
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Post by mgmarshall on Sept 1, 2023 2:28:22 GMT
Oh man, I saw this again for the first time in years, and yeah, it was one of those "classics" that I probably enjoyed way more as a kid, when it was shown on tv. But the scenes with Sly in his overgrown diapers, even if they were a nightmare sequence, still sums up the "comedy" for my part. I think Arnold Schwarzenegger often jokes about how he tricked Stallone into doing this film, or maybe it was Sylvester who told the story, but I guess he saw how Twins (1988) and Kindergarten Cop (1990) had done wonders for his action rival, and probably hoped he could cash in on some of the same comical adventures. Sadly, that did not go too well. Stallone definitely looked a little befuddled. Probably thinking to himself… “I screwed up big time here”. Gladly he followed it up with ‘Cliffhanger’. But yeah, two comedy flops back-to-back. Might watch ‘Oscar’ sometime this week. When a man manages to make a movie that's even more embarrassing than Rhinestone, he has truly f*cked up royal.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Sept 1, 2023 4:02:53 GMT
6/10I really have grown to love this series. However Fast X is not one of the better ones in the series. I liked it but I think it lacked the fun the other films had. Still the action is solid and Jason Momoa is a good (and bizarre) antagonist.
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Post by lostinlimbo on Sept 1, 2023 9:54:24 GMT
Stallone definitely looked a little befuddled. Probably thinking to himself… “I screwed up big time here”. Gladly he followed it up with ‘Cliffhanger’. But yeah, two comedy flops back-to-back. Might watch ‘Oscar’ sometime this week. When a man manages to make a movie that's even more embarrassing than Rhinestone, he has truly f*cked up royal. Never had the pleasure of putting myself through ‘Rhinestone’.
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Post by lostinlimbo on Sept 1, 2023 9:59:53 GMT
True, it does look like him. I do think Richie’s beat down is fitting. It’s chaotic and scrappy… at least for Richie. But it’s fitting, because his unhinged character was all myth. Just look who he killed in the film, and how he did it. He preyed on weaker and unexpecting people. Always on the run, hiding, until finally cornered. Even hiding in a bathroom when the game was up. Really a bully. A psychotic, coked up bully who acted like a bull in a china shop. So I thought the one-sided fight was believable & his comeuppance was satisfying. "Those bullets could have saved you a lot of pain." "I like pain!" Gotta love that dialogue! And he wasn’t lying.
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Post by jurassicpark on Sept 2, 2023 15:03:25 GMT
MI: Dead Reckoning and loved it!
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Post by Captain Spencer on Sept 3, 2023 14:15:43 GMT
RoboCop (1987)In a futuristic, dystopian Detroit, a corporation running the police department unleashes a cyborg to fight out-of-control crime that's taken over the city. A timeless action classic. Definitely a thinking-person's action movie. The satirical take on urban decay, capitalism and dehumanization is just as relevant today. Paul Verhoeven's meticulous direction and keen eye for detail help bring together a believable depiction of a dystopian society, a style Verhoeven would continue with on with other sci-fi action thrillers as Total Recall and Starship Troopers. Verhoeven also has a sense of realistic violence, so bloody and brutal that some scenes had to be trimmed in order for RoboCop to avoid the dreaded X rating at the time of release. If you've seen the unrated version on video with those scenes reinstated, you know how even more graphic and bloody it can be. RoboCop boasts some of meanest and nastiest villains in cinema history. This is a gang of thugs who thoroughly enjoy killing somebody slowly in a very sadistic manner. The leader is Clarence Boddicker, and Kurtwood Smith does a fabulous job in giving the character charisma and tenacity. On paper RoboCop may come across as a bubble gum, cartoonish, comic book superhero hero flick, but it's definitely an adult-oriented, thought-provoking sci-fi action thriller. I'd but that for a dollar! 9/10
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Sept 4, 2023 12:01:28 GMT
Stallone definitely looked a little befuddled. Probably thinking to himself… “I screwed up big time here”. Gladly he followed it up with ‘Cliffhanger’. But yeah, two comedy flops back-to-back. Might watch ‘Oscar’ sometime this week. Oscar I remembered as a bit better, but not so much that I felt the need for keeping hold of my former DVD copy. Then again, I do have a soft spot for his later second attempt on doing mafia-comedy with Avenging Angelo (2002), but that is probably more down to Madeleine Stowe and some ridiculous moments including "farting squirrels", trapped inside the walls and such.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Sept 4, 2023 12:05:44 GMT
I'd say Out For Justice ranks as my favorite Steven Seagal movie. Just like you said it's gritty, tough, fast paced and funny. And unrelentingly brutal. Forsythe easily steals it from everybody and he's just so entertainingly over-the-top and yet so vile. My favorite scene is in the bar when Seagal is cracking heads with a cue ball wrapped in a hankie. Loved it when one of the thugs spits out his teeth all over the pool table. I remember a few times in his later straight to video "classics", it seemed Seagal tried to recapture a bit of the gritty and ruthless violence, often including people getting their teeth smashed out on tables and walls, but where Out for Justice either managed to fit the brutality with comedy, the DTV stuff in the 00s often felt rushed, vulgar and cheap. Another favorite random henchman from that legendary fight scene, is the asian dude just known as "Sticks", and of course he fights with a cue stick.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Sept 4, 2023 12:10:43 GMT
When a man manages to make a movie that's even more embarrassing than Rhinestone, he has truly f*cked up royal. Not yet seen Rhinestone, but from what I have heard (not that much) Sly sings in this one, and yeah, I guess sometime I will probably look it up, but more as a way of just getting it done and over, from the few unseen titles of from his career. Also one of those few Sly movies I have never found on VHS, DVD nor Blu-ray, and I have a feeling there is a reason why.
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