The last action film you watched

The last action film you watched Jan 14, 2018 14:09:30 GMT lostinlimbo likes this

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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jan 14, 2018 14:09:30 GMT

Jan 14, 2018 7:37:09 GMT lostinlimbo said:

"Extreme Prejudice" & "Southern Comfort" would make my top 3 favourite Walter Hill films. He would easily be one of my favourite filmmakers. Rewatched "Streets of Fire" a month or two back, and enjoyed it a little more than the first time I saw it. Forgot how stylish it looked - rain soaked atmospherics and rockabilly comic noir shades. Basic storyline, but it was fun and Dafoe stood out whenever on screen.

His 70s work; "The Driver", "Hard Times" and "The Warriors" is nothing short than great. I like "48 Hours", but it's not up their with my favourites. "Johnny Handsome" is probably his most under appreciated. "The Long Riders" is another impressive effort especially with that cast.

Yeah, Streets of Fire sure is a lot of fun, you got a stunning Diane Lane, and bad ass Michael Paré (why the heck did this guy not became a bigger star?) a creepy and cool as ever looking Willem Dafoe, a funny sidekick duo consisting of Amy Madigan and Rick Moranis then added on with lots of great 80s atomoshere with smoke, rain, neon lights and a great soundtrack, I just might have to re-watch this soon as it is too longe since the last time.

Hard Times (1975) and The Warriors (1979) are surely among the coolest movies ever made, just perfect entertainment and every one involved did their party so damn good, I am just glad that there still have not been remade, while I guess if one mix The Driver (1978) with Thief (1981), one gets Drive (2011), but that one is a pretty damn solid made "remake" of those mentioned.

I have never seen The Long Riders (1980) but after reading upon the film and taking a closer look of the incredible cast, I must do something about also, so thanks for brining that one up.