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Why the hell isn't there a buffed up blu-ray of this film? I'd buy it in a shot.
Restoration costs. Even the DVD was underfunded--neither version received proper treatment, much to the frustration of the Peckinpah enthusiasts who worked on the project but were stymied by the studio. Read Paul Seydor's The Authentic Death and Contentious Afterlife of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid: The Untold Story of Peckinpah's Last Western for the full story.
You should ve seen it in the cinema, in 3D, it was exquisite, and the Levitt/Keach interaction along with Eva Green doing a nightdive was to kill for.
(Mild spoilers ahead, plus one heavy spoiler.)
Solid film. It has a nice procedural feel to it, as much of the running time is taken up by the commando team getting aboard the plane using a pressurized tunnel deployed from another plane; setting about locating, identifying and counting the terrorists; finding and trying to defuse a hidden chemical bomb that could kill millions; and trying to alert the government that although they lost communication, they did manage to get on the plane and the jets following it shouldn't blow it up yet! The shooting aboard the plane is delayed in favor of creating some good suspense, and once the bullets finally start flying, several running threads of the story are brought to a close in rapid succession, and in a most exciting way.
The main thing that rang false to me was the fact Kurt Russell, the one civilian who boarded the plane with the commandos, lands the plane by himself after the pilots die, with no one of the commando team --who might have some knowledge in that matter-- or any possible pilots among the passengers, in sight. His landing the plane is set up nicely at the beginning of the film but should've been better explained away in terms of logic. Otherwise, no real complaints. I mean, the entire premise is highly unlikely when you think about it, but the film makes it feel organic, as it should.
Good cast, with the standouts for me being David Suchet as the main villain and J. T. Walsh as a US Senator. Kurt Russell and John Leguizamo work well together. I also enjoyed Steven Seagal's role.
The most recent Batman animated film has finally been released. And this one is quite different from all the others. Though Michael Uslan serves, as usual, as the executive producer, this film was made by the Japanese and brings a visual style which had thus far remained unexplored in DC's animated output. The result is intriguing, to say the least.
A time traveling device takes half of Gotham's more colourful inhabitants to Feudal Japan. Catwoman, Bane, Two-Face, Death Stroke, Penguin, Joker and Harley, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, Robin, Red Robin, Nightwing and of course Batman himself duke it out in the era of the Samurai, using whatever tools are at their disposal. Steampunk meets Ninja Scroll.
The visuals remind me of Ghibli's output, but with more "pencil drawn" effects, like sketches coming to life. In some scenes, for artistic purposes, the film truly makes use of some very rough sketches indeed. Yugo Kanno's music stays closer to traditional Japanimation than to what the likes of Christopher Drake and Robert J. Kral have delivered for DC's animated films. The voice work is suitable, but only Tara Strong is a "regular". Arrested Development's Tony Hale, who voices the Joker, applies such a high pitch, he sometimes sounds like Judge Doom going crazy during the climax of Who Framed Roger Rabit. Perhaps I'm still finding it difficult to accept that Mark Hamill isn't automatically the Joker. Same with Kevin Conroy, sadly absent from this film. However, Roger Craig Smith does a fine job as Batman. It's furthermore worth noting that there's a Japanese dub available too, and that's actually the one in sync with the lip movements of the characters.
Overall, BATMAN NINJA is a fresh, exciting, beautiful film, grabbing the best of both worlds. Not everyone will appreciate this oddity though. It's a unique experience, and perhaps that's why it receives mixed reviews. I'm all for it though. Like Vampire Hunter D but with Batman in the lead part, this film combines two things I'm very interested in: Batman and Japan. The climactic fight is brutal and unhinged. I loved every second of it.
Recommended.
Executive Decision is my favorite Die Hard clone, to the point I actually like it more than Die Hard. It's an excellent film that I occasionally pop in the DVD player when I need to kill 2 hours.
I am a big fan of both films I have the two movie Bluray Boxset, they are both due a rewatch.
Agree; it's a great western. Wasn't Kaufman originally to direct?
It's an old Filipino movie and the sequel to the 1980 flick Ang Panday, or The Black Smith.
In layman's terms its basically a Filipino Conan the Barbarian.
He was. Eastwood sacked him for taking too long over setting up a shot. I'm not sure how much footage Kaufman actually shot, but he certainly did direct some of the movie before Eastwood himself took over.
Excellent film! One of Robin's best.
Just watched Netflix's Kodachrome. Very touching and emotional, had me tearing up, but also incredibly formulaic and predictable, too. Still worth a watch.
It really is one of Robin’s best. He was even better at dramatic roles than comedic ones.
He was incredible at juggling the two as well, such as in one of my favorites of his, World's Greatest Dad.
I liked that movie too. One of the better King adaptations
This one is doing that to me right now. By George, I'm enjoying it more than I should.
Cool poster! Surprisingly I have never heard of that film.
Although, as a warning, I wouldn't advise you to expect much from it. Not that the film is slow-paced, just hurt by the low budget production it was made around. It offers a very witty dialogue, however, an outstanding and charismatic performance by Anthony Hopkins (when that man isn't charismatic?!) and a terrific soundtrack composed by Angela Morley (credited as Walter Scott). Otherwise, it's not action-heavy at all, but an actioner regardless.
There's more than one Bond connection to this spy thriller.
Watched this one a few months ago on Youtube of all places. Quite enjoyed it!