The last action film you watched
Feb 10, 2022 15:43:50 GMT
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Feb 10, 2022 15:43:50 GMT
A few movies, I have seen recently:
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999) by Scott Spiegel
Somehow, I was kind of sure, that at one point in life, this one, was far more enjoyable. However, the recent revisit, proved that was not the case, and I also noticed through my 10 year ago rating, nothing had really changed since then.
The lazy and hasty cameos of Tiffany Amber Thiesen and Bruce Campbell, along with some terrible special effects, feels just very random done, and then we end up with a bunch of total criminal misfits, planning on doing a big heist, in Mexico, and who some seems to be sold as your bargain bin Tarantino wannabes, trying to be way too clever and cool, but few if any of the one-liners or attempts really hit off well.
At least, I thought Robert Patrick and Bo Hopkins came out, pretty good, at least with what little they had been offered from a poor plot/script. Could this have been a better film? Sure. But sadly, this was a poor and lazy film, that did not do much justice to the original.
4/10
Last Man Standing (1996) by Walter Hill
Another disappointing revisit, and one which on paper, seemed like one hell of a great time. Lots of familiar tough guys, a solid director and a story which feels like an updated Spaghetti Western, set along with a more fiery gangster-action style, but sadly, I was far too soon reminded of why I got rid of my old DVD copy, as it never quite reaches for the same kind of hard punching style, to what I am used to, by Walter Hill, nor the earlier Bruce Willis 90 films.
It just ends up as some kind of cartoonish almost generic shoot-out, followed by yet another, and another and then far too much voice-overs, by an uninspired and raspy leading man, and it all leads up to a forgettable final showdown, which is a shame, as one of the few things I quite enjoyed, was seeing Christopher Walken as the main henchman, even if that Jamed Bond villainous scar on his face, were never needed, he stole every scene there was, but deserved to be put in a better film.
All in all, one of my least "favorite" films of Willis from the 90s, and no changes in the rating either. Will probably be my last time, I end up getting myself fooled into re-purchasing it.
5/10
Body Shot (1994) av Dimitri Logothetis
I guess Robert got pretty soon tired of constantly being re-cast at doing the same bad guy cameo of his legendary T-1000 part, as he would do so, in everything from movies, tv-shows, music videos and I think even in some commercials, so yeah, he probably thought he needed a huge change in scenery, and also to show he could do more, than just play the menacing and evil robot, for the rest of his career.
Anyway, in Body Shot, you get the sense, that it is not far of where he had gone, with The Cool Surface (1993), a rather typically early 90s, sleaze and cheese erotic thriller, full of steamy sex scenes, clichees coming out from everywhere, and then it is back to more action in the bed.
Sure, the film is not all that bad, and you got the lovely Michelle Johnson as well, who certainly has a nice way of often "losing" all her clothes, but this time, she "forgot" about that part, but still a very fine and sexy woman, who in this one, plays not just one but two parts, at once.
The story is pretty typical, everybody screws everybody (literally), and that means big trouble. Patrick sure tries his best, to get away of the mentioned though villainous part, and portrays a sleazy and kind of eccentric paparazzi, who seems to lurk in shady and steamfilled gateways and alleys at night, or is going through other peoples garbage, but hey, it is part of his work.
However, his main target, is a beautiful popstar, who he somehow ends up getting into a photo session with, due to her manager or agent, but sadly, the popsinger is found dead, with all traces leading towards the photographer, and yeah, from there on, it kind of goes by the usual book, with these type of late night cable thrillers.
In smaller but noticable parts, Ray Wise shows up, which is never a bad thing.
All in all, a pretty decent, but not very memorable movie, that I found, because I wanted to try and check up a few unseen 90s films with Robert Patrick in the lead.
Anyway, the ridiculous movie poster/artwork above, is another bad example, of trying to sell the film and Patrick, as the similar to T-1000 (I actually think it is just a image from T2, printed on some badly made poster), but Robert has bleached his hair, and looks nothing alike the T-1000, and yeah, those expecting some random action film, might be disappointed. Well, it is a bit of action, here and there, but this is surely more in common with The Cool Surface, than the other more action themed films of his, at least of the 90s.
5/10
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999) by Scott Spiegel
Somehow, I was kind of sure, that at one point in life, this one, was far more enjoyable. However, the recent revisit, proved that was not the case, and I also noticed through my 10 year ago rating, nothing had really changed since then.
The lazy and hasty cameos of Tiffany Amber Thiesen and Bruce Campbell, along with some terrible special effects, feels just very random done, and then we end up with a bunch of total criminal misfits, planning on doing a big heist, in Mexico, and who some seems to be sold as your bargain bin Tarantino wannabes, trying to be way too clever and cool, but few if any of the one-liners or attempts really hit off well.
At least, I thought Robert Patrick and Bo Hopkins came out, pretty good, at least with what little they had been offered from a poor plot/script. Could this have been a better film? Sure. But sadly, this was a poor and lazy film, that did not do much justice to the original.
4/10
Last Man Standing (1996) by Walter Hill
Another disappointing revisit, and one which on paper, seemed like one hell of a great time. Lots of familiar tough guys, a solid director and a story which feels like an updated Spaghetti Western, set along with a more fiery gangster-action style, but sadly, I was far too soon reminded of why I got rid of my old DVD copy, as it never quite reaches for the same kind of hard punching style, to what I am used to, by Walter Hill, nor the earlier Bruce Willis 90 films.
It just ends up as some kind of cartoonish almost generic shoot-out, followed by yet another, and another and then far too much voice-overs, by an uninspired and raspy leading man, and it all leads up to a forgettable final showdown, which is a shame, as one of the few things I quite enjoyed, was seeing Christopher Walken as the main henchman, even if that Jamed Bond villainous scar on his face, were never needed, he stole every scene there was, but deserved to be put in a better film.
All in all, one of my least "favorite" films of Willis from the 90s, and no changes in the rating either. Will probably be my last time, I end up getting myself fooled into re-purchasing it.
5/10
Body Shot (1994) av Dimitri Logothetis
I guess Robert got pretty soon tired of constantly being re-cast at doing the same bad guy cameo of his legendary T-1000 part, as he would do so, in everything from movies, tv-shows, music videos and I think even in some commercials, so yeah, he probably thought he needed a huge change in scenery, and also to show he could do more, than just play the menacing and evil robot, for the rest of his career.
Anyway, in Body Shot, you get the sense, that it is not far of where he had gone, with The Cool Surface (1993), a rather typically early 90s, sleaze and cheese erotic thriller, full of steamy sex scenes, clichees coming out from everywhere, and then it is back to more action in the bed.
Sure, the film is not all that bad, and you got the lovely Michelle Johnson as well, who certainly has a nice way of often "losing" all her clothes, but this time, she "forgot" about that part, but still a very fine and sexy woman, who in this one, plays not just one but two parts, at once.
The story is pretty typical, everybody screws everybody (literally), and that means big trouble. Patrick sure tries his best, to get away of the mentioned though villainous part, and portrays a sleazy and kind of eccentric paparazzi, who seems to lurk in shady and steamfilled gateways and alleys at night, or is going through other peoples garbage, but hey, it is part of his work.
However, his main target, is a beautiful popstar, who he somehow ends up getting into a photo session with, due to her manager or agent, but sadly, the popsinger is found dead, with all traces leading towards the photographer, and yeah, from there on, it kind of goes by the usual book, with these type of late night cable thrillers.
In smaller but noticable parts, Ray Wise shows up, which is never a bad thing.
All in all, a pretty decent, but not very memorable movie, that I found, because I wanted to try and check up a few unseen 90s films with Robert Patrick in the lead.
Anyway, the ridiculous movie poster/artwork above, is another bad example, of trying to sell the film and Patrick, as the similar to T-1000 (I actually think it is just a image from T2, printed on some badly made poster), but Robert has bleached his hair, and looks nothing alike the T-1000, and yeah, those expecting some random action film, might be disappointed. Well, it is a bit of action, here and there, but this is surely more in common with The Cool Surface, than the other more action themed films of his, at least of the 90s.
5/10