There are moments to enjoy here. Damn few of them though. The ship has run its course and its time to run it into the iceberg. Think of it as an act of mercy.
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Tag: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Terminator Chronology / Anthology Reviewed By Cool Papa E
Terminator Anthology - 1984-2015 The Terminator - 1984 Chronology - May 12, 1984 Director James Cameron Screenplay Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd, William Wisher, Jr. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Paul Winfield, Lance Henriksen, Earl Boen, Rick Rossovich, Joe Dante Review The impact of this film is giant in cinematic history. It's not that it is an incredible … Continue reading Terminator Chronology / Anthology Reviewed By Cool Papa E
The Expendables 3 (***1/2) – Holy crap! It’s not bad!
The Expendables 3 - 2014 Director Patrick Hughes Starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Antonio Banderas, Jet Li, Wesley Snipes, Dolph Lundgren, Kelsey Grammer, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Kellan Lutz, Ronda Rousey, Glen Powell, Victor Ortiz, Robert Davi, Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger Screenplay by Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt, Sylvester Stallone The first two episodes of this series went down the toilet bowl. The first was a decent attempt at creating a story with some … Continue reading The Expendables 3 (***1/2) – Holy crap! It’s not bad!
Sabotage (**): Well, so much for the winning streak
Sabotage - 2014 Director David Ayer Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sam Worthington, Olivia Williams, Terrence Howard, Joe Manganiello, Harold Perrineau, Martin Donovan, Max Martini, Josh Holloway, Mireille Enos Screenplay Skip Woods and Ayer David Ayer was on his way to a good thing. He wrote Training Day, Dark Blue, The Fast and the Furious, U-571 and most … Continue reading Sabotage (**): Well, so much for the winning streak
Escape Plan (***): Character actors beware
Escape Plan - 2013 Director Mikael Håfström Starring Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Caviezel, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Vinnie Jones, Vincent D'Onofrio, Amy Ryan, Sam Neill, Faran Tahir Screenplay Miles Chapman, Jason Keller Having skipped many of Sylvester Stallone's mid '80's early '90's fare, such as Over The Top, Lock Up, Cobra, Oscar, Stop! or my Mom will Shoot, etc., I sometimes wondered if … Continue reading Escape Plan (***): Character actors beware
The Last Stand: Clean the chunk of beef off your hat
The Last Stand - 2013 Director Kim Jee-Woon Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Johnny Knoxville, Luis Guzmán, Forest Whitaker, Rodrigo Santoro, Jaimie Alexander, Eduardo Noriega, Peter Stormare, Zach Gilford, Génesis Rodríguez, Harry Dean Stanton Screenplay Andrew Knauer Arnold's first starring role since he was governor of California s the kind of film that would have een a modest hit around the time … Continue reading The Last Stand: Clean the chunk of beef off your hat
Total Recall remakes Mars into Australia
Total Recall - 2012 Director Len Wiseman Starring Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsdale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston, John Cho, Bill Nighy, Dylan Scott Smith, Bokeem Woodbine, Screenplay Kurt Wimmer, Mark Bomback, based on the original script by Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett based on the story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick "If I'm not me, then who the hell am … Continue reading Total Recall remakes Mars into Australia
The Expendables 2: Roll another number
The Expendables 2 - 2012 Director Simon West Starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Arnold Schwarzenegger,Bruce Willis, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claud Van Damme, Chuck Norris, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Liam Hemsworth Screenplay Richard Wenk, Stallone The first thing I noticed about The Expendables 2 is that I can't understand what it is that Stallone or inexplicably, Lundgren, are … Continue reading The Expendables 2: Roll another number
Forgotten Gem: The original Total Recall
Total Recall - 1990 Director Paul Verhoven Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Rachel Ticotin, Michael Ironside, Ronny Cox Written by Ronald Shusett, Dan O'Bannon & Gary Goldmanbased on the story We Can Remember It For You Wholesale by Philip K. Dick When I found out that they were remaking Total Recall, it occurred to me … Continue reading Forgotten Gem: The original Total Recall