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Sorry about that. I must have been reading too quickly. ;-)
Abbott and costello and the 3 stooges are classics too. They don't show them anymore as well.
I was dubious director William Friedkin could do justice to a remake of The Wages of Fear. But this is a superb film! A gruelling, harrowing thriller! The first half introduces us to the four characters who for different reasons end up in desperate circumstances in South America and end up driving two trucks with nitro on board on a treacherous journey to put out an oil fire! Friedkins direction is first rate and the cast exemplary! Great set pieces and stunningly shot with a couple of real shocks along the way. An excellent film. Will watch it again soon! Recommended!
I am so glad the man won. I hope he wins Best Director at the Academy Awards as well. This speech is wonderful.
Glad you enjoyed it it is a gripping film I am going to rewatch it tomorrow, to say the jungle is vivid is a understatement there are some eye popping scenes and all done for real.
It's a shame the film should have been better, Tom and Coble Smoulders deserved better, there was potential in the story to be more than generic. I have not read the books, though I would assume the source material is better than the film.
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back is on my list of movies to watch, but I haven't got around to buying it yet. Mixed reviews is the main reason here, as well. The book is sitting unread in my bookshelf; might read it before getting the film.
The premise is decent it's just not executed very well, in fact the film drifts from its own plot and more than once characters argue to give exposition and remind the audience what's happening, never a good sign in writing.
I love DEATH WISH III. Right next to the first one as my favorite in the series. Reminds me I need to start re-collecting those. I only have DW IV.
I had been very much looking forward to this Jaume Collet-Serra directed Liam Neeeson action thriller for some time. So I jumped at the chance to see it on opening night. Liam plays Michael MacCauley, an insurance salesman (and former cop) happily married with wife (played by Downton Abbey’s Elizabeth McGovern) and college age son. He resides in the 'burbs and travels to and from work in Manhattan daily by train from Grand Central Station, a trip he has been making for 10 or so years. During this time he has gotten to know quite a few of his fellow commuters (played by Jonathan Banks & Florence Pugh among others). One fateful day he is approached by beautiful enigmatic traveler Joanna (Vera Farmiga), who sits down next to him and offers up a financial opportunity he finds difficult to refuse. MacCauley is hard up for money and so the offer is enticing, even though it requires doing something unethical while on the train. Needless to say, things aren’t quite what they seem and before one knows it all mayhem has broken loose with MacCauley in a harried race against time to save his family, who are held captive as leverage by a mysterious & nefarious cabal. He attempts to get help from old cop friend Murphy (Patrick Wilson) while also trying to keep his old cop boss Hawthorne (Sam Neill), who he doesn’t trust, in the dark about the forces he’s up against.
I quite enjoyed this film. It’s standard Neeson fare and if one likes the Taken series or Non-Stop then one should appreciate this too. I’d say this one is more Non-Stop however, and perhaps it’s not quite up to the standards of the earlier film, which I recall being a superior production. There is quite a bit of ‘been there done that’ to the whole thing too. Nevertheless, Neeson is in fine form here, even if age seems to finally be catching up with him a bit. He's just so credible at playing the everyman caught up in extraordinary circumstances. Unfortunately the film criminally (and I'd say unforgivably) underutilizes its most famous and charismatic supporting stars (Farmiga, Neill & McGovern) in favour of the somewhat lackluster and unmemorable remaining cast members, who one really couldn’t care less about. Collet-Serra’s direction is top notch though, and his use of camera angles, lighting and pacing keeps the suspense levels up during the run time. He does the best with what he’s given. Ultimately, this is a film which will be best enjoyed by those who like seeing Neeson using his 'very particular set of skills' while making criminals pay for failing to realize that they should never threaten the family members of any characters he plays.
The last hour is awesome
The last hour is so awesome it that it makes me forget Bobba Fett's crappy demise.
Agree it's the first time I have watched the entire film in a while I usually just watch the last hour.
Watching Star Trek The Motion Picture Kirk space dock scene, I love this film.
Had chills in certain scenes upscaled to 4K this looks phenomenal, good God this is amazing, world class director.
That don't sound good. Shame really, as the books should be translatable to the movie format.
The score is fantastic, on that viewing the sets and even the uniforms visually popped a great deal more. Star Trek The Motion Picture looked so dull on VHS and DVD, I really hope this film gets the full 4K upscale.
More brilliance! I haven t seen this since I was a little kid. These men make me laugh out loud. Notice that Hitler wasn t the only one to sport a mustache like that.
And we start off our sort of Liam Neeson film retrospective series (focusing on his action films EXCEPT for The Grey as well it's horrible) with Taken, What do I say about this fun little action film except it's brilliant Pierre Morrel should do a bond film if there is any justice in this world the Action the excitement all very good stuff if you ask me High Marks
Films I have seen in 2018
1. Taken
2. Before Sunrise
3. Before Midnight
4. Before Sunset
Before series
1. Before Sunrise
2. Before Midnight
3. Before Sunset
Taken Series
1. Taken
Liam Neeson (sort of) retrospective series
1. Taken