At least we’re out of the rain, right?
Tony Scott: The Last Boy Scout
20 Aug
Photo: REUTERS
Tony Scott was a maverick. His films were frenetic and full of bristling kinetic energy and unbridled action. Critical acclaim often eluded him despite directing genre defining classics such as Top Gun (one of my favourite films and the inspiration for this blog), True Romance and the brilliant The Last Boy Scout.
He blazed a trail for the action thriller and collaborated with some of the greatest names in cinematic history: brother Ridley, Robert Redford, Christopher Walken, Gary Oldman and famously five-time collaborator/muse Denzel Washington. His films were raw, hectic, relentless and yes sometimes flawed, but they were undeniably Tony Scott films.
His influence is far reaching, he’s been oft imitated but rarely matched and it’s unlikely we’ll see his likes again.
For Maverick, Goose, Joe Hallenbeck & Jimmy Dix, Alabama Whitman and Drexel Spivey I salute you…
The Expendables 2 (2012)
15 Aug
Whereas “The Expendables” somewhat benefited from the novelty of seeing the likes of sharing the big screen in a dumb, explosive homage to the type of ’80s action films that made them household names, the same cannot be said for “The Expendables 2,” which is little more than a depressing embarrassment.
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
15 Aug
I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.
The Running Man (1987)
5 Aug
I live to see you eat that contract, but I hope you leave enough room for my fist because I’m going to ram it into your stomach and break your god-damn spine!
The Big Blue (1988)
30 Jul
You have to find a good reason to come back up… and I have a hard time finding one.
Ted (2012)
26 Jul
Erstwhile funnyman Seth MacFarlane — who in recent years has been tediously flogging that perennial dead horse “Family Guy” into the ground — has redeemed himself somewhat with his directorial feature debut “Ted.” Perhaps conscious of where his success stems from, MacFarlane dips his toe into live-action film while maintaining the core facets of what has made him such a star: namely, a razor-sharp script and quirky animation.
THE TIME IS NOW? SKY FIRES SHOTS AT NETFLIX, LOVEFILM WITH NOW TV
26 Jul
No sooner has US movie giant Netflix arrived in the UK and pissed all over Amazon’s LoveFilm scented bonfire than veritable broadcasting behemoth Sky enters the fray with the launch of the much vaunted NOW TV.
crash/burn 