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Post by Captain Spencer on Jul 16, 2020 3:12:32 GMT
Ah the days when Cannon ruled the action genre, and Chuck Norris and Charles Bronson were their main employees. Good times!
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Jul 16, 2020 4:27:15 GMT
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Jul 16, 2020 4:27:40 GMT
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Post by SciFive on Jul 16, 2020 16:12:56 GMT
I watched The Equalizer with Denzel Washington again last night.
I love this movie!
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Post by lostinlimbo on Sept 16, 2020 9:54:01 GMT
The awesomeness that is ‘Stickfighter’. Great party movie.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Dec 19, 2020 9:47:46 GMT
The Hidden (1987) by Jack Sholder Have not written here for a while now, but last night I finally got around to watch the long awaited sci-fi/action-thriller The Hidden. Which was surely worth the wait, and while I do not go "all the way" up with my ratings, there is surely lots of re-watchability potential lying here, and I am pretty sure it might jump at least one step up the rating ladder in the future. Anyway, this film felt very much like a buddy-cop movie, that meets up with John Carpenter's The Thing (1982), and that is of course never a bad thing. In The Hidden, we early on learn that the all-around nice fellas in town, those who could never hurt a fly, are suddenly turning into vicious and cold hearted serial killers, on a rampage. Killing off everything in sight, just as long as they get what they want, which is to listen to heavy metal, drive around in fast and expensive cars, score with sexy women and run for president of America. In comes two very different types of cops, one an L.A. veteran (Michael Nouri), the other a much younger FBI agent from Seattle (Kyle MacLachlan), and what I really enjoyed about this film, is that it did have more of a "dry" comedy and chemistry going on, between the main leads, not trying to end up as yet another Lethal Weapon or Beverly Hills Cop laughing riot, but it kept a certain low tone of comedy, but it was still doing its job, and very well so. Anyway, I had a pretty good time last night, well, at least until I got around to Nightmare Sisters (1988), and surely among the better made sci-fi/action-thrillers of the late 80s and early 90s. One which I think would go down well along with Dark Angel (1990) and Split Second (1992), as part of a three movies-a-night mini-marathon. 7,5/10
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Dec 19, 2020 10:26:22 GMT
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Dec 19, 2020 10:35:31 GMT
Die Hard.
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
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Post by Xcalatë on Dec 19, 2020 11:58:48 GMT
Fatman (2020)
-A rowdy, unorthodox Santa Claus is fighting to save his declining business. Meanwhile, Billy, a neglected and precocious 12 year old, hires a hit man to kill Santa after receiving a lump of coal in his stocking.-
7/10
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Dec 19, 2020 12:25:10 GMT
What did you think of this Seagal adventure? Have not watched any of his newer films, beside maybe The Perfect Weapon (2016), but that is at least 2-3 years ago. I guess there is a reason to why I barely bother with his 2010s DTV/VOD stuff anymore. Still, it would be interesting to see if he have it in him, to at least throw in one decent performance or better, film, anytime soon.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Dec 19, 2020 12:45:16 GMT
Ah the days when Cannon ruled the action genre, and Chuck Norris and Charles Bronson were their main employees. Good times! That movie poster is a damn fine piece of art , and should be placed around the world in museums to behold the mighty days of the classic Cannon action era of the 1980s. They sure don't make 'em like they used to, do they? Speaking of the Cannon Group, I did finally get around to watch the documentary called Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Pictures (2014), which sadly did not live up to my probably far too high expectations. Not that I "hated" it, but it felt like they moved a bit too fast, with too many people talking at the same time (especially those I had no time or interest for) with too much focus on bad mouthing and trash-talking about dead people, and the whole business and money stuff also became a little too dominating, even it there were some hilarious stories thrown in (loved the one, where Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, pretty much took over the Cannes Festival, and managed to sell their ideas and films, even those not made yet, or who would never be made, mostly because of colorful movie posters and that some of their customers hardly ever said a word in english). I wished they would have cut down on the far too negative approach and actually give Cannon a bit more respect for handing out such a rich and enjoyable amount of excellent b-movies, and some real great films as well, as they surely were something else back then, very productive and impressive how much films they delivered for a while, even managing to have their own line of movie stars, such as Bronson, Norris, Lundgren and then later on Van Damme and maybe the biggest, Sly Stallone. But I guess by then, they had started to fade away, throwing out too much money on films and names who just did not help save the company. Anyway, I rated it with a 6/10, not bad but a far shot away of great. It just went a bit too fast at times, and again, the editing and pace were at times "all-over-the-place", and I guess with so many movies being produced back then, it was probably not going to be easy trying to cover them all, still I felt Cobra (1986) should be mentioned, as my DVD cover even feature several huge pictures of Sly as Cobretti with the sunglasses and all, but not a single word about the film, which for me is among the most memorable of the Cannon action releases. Of course, later on, I did learn that there was another documentary about Cannon and Globus and Golan, called The Goo-Goo Boys, or something similar, but I guess it is even more of the business stuff, and maybe not so much about the films. Still, I might check it out sooner or later. Still, they did feature some cool scenes and information about Invasion U.S.A., so at least that one was covered.
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Post by HumanFundRecipient on Dec 19, 2020 12:55:15 GMT
Just the 1988 movie to which a significant majority of movies in the action genre have been compared to ever since: Die Hard.
And it IS a Christmas movie.
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Post by Mulder and Scully on Dec 19, 2020 14:40:53 GMT
Ah the days when Cannon ruled the action genre, and Chuck Norris and Charles Bronson were their main employees. Good times! That movie poster is a damn fine piece of art , and should be placed around the world in museums to behold the mighty days of the classic Cannon action era of the 1980s. They sure don't make 'em like they used to, do they? Speaking of the Cannon Group, I did finally get around to watch the documentary called Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Pictures (2014), which sadly did not live up to my probably far too high expectations. Not that I "hated" it, but it felt like they moved a bit too fast, with too many people talking at the same time (especially those I had no time or interest for) with too much focus on bad mouthing and trash-talking about dead people, and the whole business and money stuff also became a little too dominating, even it there were some hilarious stories thrown in (loved the one, where Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, pretty much took over the Cannes Festival, and managed to sell their ideas and films, even those not made yet, or who would never be made, mostly because of colorful movie posters and that some of their customers hardly ever said a word in english). I wished they would have cut down on the far too negative approach and actually give Cannon a bit more respect for handing out such a rich and enjoyable amount of excellent b-movies, and some real great films as well, as they surely were something else back then, very productive and impressive how much films they delivered for a while, even managing to have their own line of movie stars, such as Bronson, Norris, Lundgren and then later on Van Damme and maybe the biggest, Sly Stallone. But I guess by then, they had started to fade away, throwing out too much money on films and names who just did not help save the company. Anyway, I rated it with a 6/10, not bad but a far shot away of great. It just went a bit too fast at times, and again, the editing and pace were at times "all-over-the-place", and I guess with so many movies being produced back then, it was probably not going to be easy trying to cover them all, still I felt Cobra (1986) should be mentioned, as my DVD cover even feature several huge pictures of Sly as Cobretti with the sunglasses and all, but not a single word about the film, which for me is among the most memorable of the Cannon action releases. Of course, later on, I did learn that there was another documentary about Cannon and Globus and Golan, called The Goo-Goo Boys, or something similar, but I guess it is even more of the business stuff, and maybe not so much about the films. Still, I might check it out sooner or later. Still, they did feature some cool scenes and information about Invasion U.S.A., so at least that one was covered. Hhhaaha I know who you are. You used go by the name Lonestarr Winniebago/P.F.C Marine Corps/Henrdy William French/Scott Sinclair/Swede Johannson/Admiral Poindexter when you posted on the old IMDb boards. You had multiple accounts and you used to argue with yourself. Now, you're pretending to be a norwegian. You're also posting under your sock account hamplanet. You're one of the most annoying, delusional stupid person I've ever encountered on the internet. I can spot your cringe-inducing posting style anywhere.
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Post by Spitfire926f on Dec 19, 2020 19:37:49 GMT
My mom and I have been on an action kick. We watched Die Hard and Die Harder, Road House, Next Of Kin (not sure if that one counts), and Escape From NY.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Dec 20, 2020 8:50:27 GMT
What did you think of this Seagal adventure? Have not watched any of his newer films, beside maybe The Perfect Weapon (2016), but that is at least 2-3 years ago. I guess there is a reason to why I barely bother with his 2010s DTV/VOD stuff anymore. Still, it would be interesting to see if he have it in him, to at least throw in one decent performance or better, film, anytime soon. 2/10 Very boring and incoherent. I noticed films like these that Seagal wrote himself are really all over the place.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Dec 20, 2020 10:34:32 GMT
My mom and I have been on an action kick. We watched Die Hard and Die Harder, Road House, Next Of Kin (not sure if that one counts), and Escape From NY. Those are some great and very fun filled late 80s action films, and yeah, Next Of Kin fits well into the explosive bunch. Probably a bit more of a vigilante/crime-thriller style going at times, but still packs some great punches, as well as performances, specially by Liam Neeson.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Dec 20, 2020 10:37:49 GMT
2/10 Very boring and incoherent. I noticed films like these that Seagal wrote himself are really all over the place. Yeah, I guess that should often be taken in early, as a sure warning sign of what to come. I will probably not bother with this Seagal "classic", if I do not end up stumbling upon some dirt cheap used DVD copy, someday.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Dec 20, 2020 10:48:02 GMT
Adrenalin: Fear the Rush (1996) by Albert Pyun Another one of those "classic" mid 90s cable-tv, late night films, that I barely remember much of, except that I had caught it sometime, way back in the late 90s/early 00s, and wanted to give it another go. But, yeah. This was surely not a very good Christopher Lambert release, and most likely one of his absolute worst of the 90s, and it just feels, looks and has the whole cheaply made DTV trash vibe, going very strong, and kind of a shame, as the stunning Natasha Henstridge went from the fun and sexy Species (1995) to end up starring in this terrible sci-fi/action-horror film.
The plot is pretty much having a small group of armed officers, hunting down some mutant-freak killer, set in a dystopic plague ridden future, where most of the "plot" takes place inside dark corridors, hall ways, basements and sewer locations, with lots of screaming, shouting and it just end up as an extremely boring adventure of watching annoying camera angles, characters, and where I soon found it hard to invest too much interest into what went on, as it felt like time stood still, for most of the time, and this one is for the die-hard fans of Lambert/Pyun only, even then I would think they might agree that this is not a "great" way of wasting 80-90 minutes on.
3/10
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Post by Spitfire926f on Dec 20, 2020 14:02:57 GMT
My mom and I have been on an action kick. We watched Die Hard and Die Harder, Road House, Next Of Kin (not sure if that one counts), and Escape From NY. Those are some great and very fun filled late 80s action films, and yeah, Next Of Kin fits well into the explosive bunch. Probably a bit more of a vigilante/crime-thriller style going at times, but still packs some great punches, as well as performances, specially by Liam Neeson. The fight at the end between the mob guys and the hillbillies is excellent. Lol, don't count a country boy out!
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Dec 21, 2020 12:25:49 GMT
Yeah, I thought the film did well, building up to the final payback and where the whole family and relatives get back on the mobsters. But my favorite part might just be the scene where Briar takes on the bad guys, in their own backyard, shooting up the place and giving them hell.
Somehow, from the title and plot, it felt at time like it could have turned into a Seagal movie, but I am just glad it did not, as Swayze fitted very well into the part, of a big City cop, who still struggles to get away of his former country boy image/past, and loved those few but good scenes where he and Neeson seemed to finally patch things together as brothers. Only wish Bill Paxton would have gotten a bit more screentime, but all in all a good action-thriller, and one of several Swayze put out back then.
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