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I have yet to explore the 2000s era of Van Damme. I've only seen parts of those films on TV, but I totally want to check out Until Death, Wake of Death, The Hard Corps, The Shepherd and Universal Soldier 3 and 4. The latter received some unexpectedly high praise from major publications!
Speaking of Belmondo, my latest watch is The Loner (Le solitaire) (1987). Watching Belmondo enter cafés and slap criminals around doesn't get old. The film is cut from the same cloth as Le marginal, but it has less action. I wouldn't have minded a car chase, but 'twas a good time!
I didn't really care much for UniSol: Reneneration, but Day Of Reckoning had a visceral style unique in the UniSol films. And of course having Scott Adkins as the lead, makes up for JCVD being a supporting part in Day Of Reckoning.
Until Death is one of my favourite JCVD films. It won't be for everyone, but if you like the more sombre films like Assassination Games, Six Bullets etc..., then I think you'll approve.
Fantastic film. Great effects! Bruce Dern is tremendous in it! The card game with the robots is a hoot!
Pretty much a middle of the road Godzilla movie, but still entertaining, despite some (very) bad CGI (even for the time). Still, my viewing was a bit tainted by a glitch at the 29 minute mark (I may have lost a scene because of that), and some of the worst english subtitles I've ever seen.
Now, I don't know what I should do : buy the Criterion Shoa collection and resell the ones I've already have (escept for three of them, which are in my Heisei era sets), or getting the last two I'm missing indifvidually (but one of them is really expensive) ? For the Millenium and Reiwa era, I'll have to buy them individually, at least if we can get Godzilla Minus One with at least english (or hopefully, french) subtitles. Too bad the Criterion Collection didn't do sets for the Heisei and Millenium series.
The two exceptions (for me) being GMK and FINAL WARS BTW.
As for what you should do, by all means buy the Criterion Showa Era Collection Box Set as it is the only place to find the Japanese edit of KING KONG vs. GODZILLA outside of Japan. And both versions are almost never streamed due to copyright reasons.
That said, whether you should sell your existing copies depends on their quality. Beginning in 2004 or so, Classic Media/Sony (in north America) had the rights to 7 of the Showa era titles and those disks contained both the Japanese and US edits of the films as well as really informative auto commentary tracks from a variety of Godzilla film historians. As you are probably aware, the Criterion Box Set only contains the Japanese edits of the films, and the auto commentary/extras were not carried over. For example, the Japanese edit of MOTHRA vs. GODZILLA does NOT contain the sequence where U.S. military officials help Japan against Godzilla. As a result, I held onto my older copies of the films even though they were just of DVD quality.
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Guaranteed to make you feel nostalgic (the soundtrack is full of little flourishes that harken back to previous films). The tone, for the most part, is closer to the first 2 films. Though there is one chase involving an unlikely mode of transport, that would have fit better in the 3rd film. Talking of the 3rd film, there's one line of dialogue that takes a swipe at BHC3.
1. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
2. Beverly Hills Cop 2: (1987)
3. Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley (2024)
4. Beverly Hills Cop 3 (1994)
I don't hate BHC3, but it remains the weak link.
John Landis couldn’t use more dangerous vehicles, for the obvious reason.
The last film was actually painful to sit through and I especially felt sorry for Alan Young (Uncle Dave Thornton).
Poor Alan Young. Should have stayed in the barn with the taking horse Mr. Ed. And Ed's jokes were better.
It was a really fun time.
As is obvious, I'm revisiting 60s and 70s war films.
Love all three movies, As well as the heavyweight leads in 'The Wild Geese' I love the supporting cast of British actors like Jack Watson and Kenneth Griffiths, and Stewart Grainger is terrific as the villain of the piece! 'Where Eagles Dare' is a Christmas watch for me, And I've seen 'The Great Escape' too many times to mention!
Taylour Paige is a superb actress. I'd never seen her before.
My man Bacon was great too. Brought a lot of depth to his part just through his acting.
The helicopter scene was so funny, especially when Axel threatens to shoot Bobby. Then a random Shooter McGavin cameo? Why the hell not! And later on, the guy playing the valet was hilarious. "I'm your brotha-- we at a cookout or what?"
The Liam Neeson joke :))
I love how the film starts to subvert expectations with Axel's bulls**t. His daughter puts him on the spot at the impound, he's too tired to run his mouth at the hotel, Luis Guzmán doesn't buy his praise for a second, Axel chooses to tell the truth to the valet...
Loved seeing Eddie bringing some of his acting chops to serious scenes. Like many comedic actors, he's clearly also a superb dramatic actor.
The very last shot of the film? Sheer magic!
I know of Adam Green through the ultra ott Hatchet films. But this was something altogether different. Small cast, simple concept, but very very effective.
Caught this last night at the theatre!
I was a bit apprehensive but in hindsight shouldn't have been. This was not a re-hash of the first film but it explored new ground.
Loved how much hockey was featured in the movie with Riley attending a summer hockey camp. The voices of the emotions were well done. Sorry that Mindy Kalling and Bill Hader didn't or wouldn't return. Their replacements did a fine job. I think I missed Hader more as Fear. It was nice that all the emotions got more screen time in this one.
This one ended up hitting hard maybe because my youngest son is about to the turn the age of Riley in the film and with that will come changes. sniff sniff!
I would give this an 8 out of 10!
One of a string of past hit movies making a comeback in recent years, Indy and Top Gun being the most obvious. So now it's the time for Eddie Murphy's wisecracking detective Axel Foley to hit the screens again after a 30 year absence.
I'm almost shocked to say, this is the first time I can recall such a long hiatus for a character making a comeback and I loved it!
It's not perfect and it has flaws, but it kept all the stuff that worked in the franchise and gave it an up to date spin. Axel and his daughter, who has a grudge against her father but who also acts like her father. It was a nice character trait and honest. The inclusion for so many past characters played by the original actors was also nice to see, better still they served a function and weren't merely shoehorned in for the sake of it.
Taggart and Rosebud are looking a little long in the tooth and then some, but they're still likable characters who easily slip back into their roles. Same too for Eddie Murphy.
From his first scene he's Foley again and unlike some characters who return to a role after three decades, he hasn't lost any of his wit, charm or ability.
One thing I was really shocked about. Does Eddie Murphy not age?
He looks fantastic in this. Slightly larger in his frame, but still he looks great for his age.
I'm sure any fans of the series would be happy to say it's a great improvement on BHC 3 and gives BHC 2 a good run, and maybe even inches ahead of the second movie.
I found it to be a very worthy comeback of a beloved character and was shocked by how much it worked and I enjoyed it.
My only gripe...
I have a copy of the Stallone draft, @CrabKey . The script was a pure action film, not a comedy (I think there may've been one or two cheesy one liners, but the Stallone version was about him avenging his brother's murder; this was definitely a Stallone 80s action flick).
When Stallone left, and Murphy was circling, they kept the bare bones ideas from the original film (but changed avenging the murder of his brother into Foley investigating a childhood friend's murder), and the meat and potatoes of the new script was layered in comedy, not Stallone-action.
Just watched it last night & tonight again with my Wife. @Benny, your review is spot on.
My ratings:
Beverly Hills Cop 9.5/10
II 8
III 6 or 7
Axel F 8.5
There isn't much that I can say about this film that hasn't been said already - and by people far more poetic than me (and certainly smarter).
While I have owned the Criterion DVD for some years, this was my first experience at seeing it on the large screen. And it was superb.
One thing that really stood out in this viewing is the degree in which Seven Samurai is infused with moments of humor (and not just from the tour-de force performance given by Toshiro Mifune), yet balanced by humanity, action and ultimately sadness. And while the 207-minute runtime (not including a 15-minute intermission) may seem daunting, the film moves a nice pace
If you get a chance to see the new 4K restoration .... take it! Few things in life beat seeing a great movie with a sold-out and enthusiastic crowd (and my screening at New York's Film Forum and those that followed were complete sellouts).
Highly recommended.