Tuesday, January 24, 2012

My top 10 Action Scenes


1 Saving Private Ryan

The opening 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan are enough to win an Oscar on their own. Never has the brutality and terror of war ever been presented so memorably. It is quite possibly the best war movie ever.

2 Heat

This Robert DeNiro Al Pacino actioner contains one the best shootout scenes ever put to film. Watching Val Kilmer and Robert DeNiro shoot their way out of downtown Los Angeles is heart pounding! Turn your volume up and let the violence wash over you... ahhhhhh... good stuff.

3 The Dark Knight

There are so many good things about The Dark Knight, particularly the open sequence with the Joker pulling of the heist of a mob bank. The scene is made even better by the always great William Fichtner as the bank manager. By the way, I think Aaron Eckhart would have made a better Bruce Wayne/Batman. The gruff Batman voice Christian Bale puts on just doesn't work for me.

4 Speed

Not so much a scene but pretty much an entire half of the movie, the bus with a bomb racing through Los Angeles is a fun, heart pounding, ride. Dennis Hopper as the baddie doesn't hurt either. Speed also has the distinction of being one of only 2 good Keanu Reeves movies as well.

5 Die Hard with A Vengeance

One of my favourite action movies ever. The original Die Hard will go down in action movie history as one of the greatest, but for me number 3 is better. With Samuel L Jackson on board and set in New York, watching John MacLean and Zeus race around solving Jeremy Irons' riddles is both funny and exciting.

6 Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade

The escape from Castle Grunwald is some of the best Indy action ever! From the moment Henry Jones Sr. sets the room on fire to the moment Indy and his dad out race a wingless plane through a tunnel to Senior taking down a German fighter plane armed with only an umbrella and seagulls. What's not to like?

7 Robocop

It's mega-violent and mega fun! I think there was less machine gun fire during the Iraq War, but that's exactly what makes this movie great. Add Kurtwood smith as the purely sadistic Clarence Boddiker and Miguel Ferrer as the stereo typical 80's yuppie business man and this is a classic action movie!


8 Casino Royale

I didn't think Daniel Craig was the best choice to play 007 when I first heard the news but he pulls it off amazingly. Casino Royale opens with an absolutely eye popping parkour chase that has to be seen to be believed. Just one of the scenes that makes Casino Royale the best of the James Bond movies. That's right, THE BEST!

9 The Rock

It's 12 years old and stars Nicholas Cage. You would think Nicholas Cage alone would make this movie garbage. After all he makes every other movie he's in garbage. But thankfully it also stars Sean Connery, one one of the coolest men to ever walk the earth, and that includes Jesus. It's a treat watching Sean rampage through the streets of San Francisco in a stolen Hummer.

10 Jaws

C'mon, it's Jaws! Is there anyone who hasn't seen it? It was super scary back in the day, but admittedly, not so much now. My son watched it and didn't think it was nearly as scary as it was back in olden days, but it's still a beauty!

Friday, January 6, 2012

I'm a Twit


So I did it. I gave in to cyber peer pressure and finally joined Twitter. I always said they took the most annoying part of Facebook, that being the status updates, and made their own website. Yay! I get to hear about the fiddle-faddle and most mundane events in peoples lives! Now that's sarcasm! I can't even begin to tell you how little I care that your washing the dishes, or walking the dog, or painting your nails, or reading the latest issue of US. Don't get me wrong I like hearing and reading about IMPORTANT updates in peoples lives, you bought a new car, you got a new job, or even your review on the latest movie(s). But minutia? Nuh-huh!

However! I must admit, that twitter is mildly amusing. I quite enjoy reading some of the comedic updates from the celebs. Particularly enjoying Steve Martin. Anyway I guess you can call me a twit now.