Many good ones so far.
Can I add The Hitcher?
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Con Air? That's a joke right? About the most samey, derivative, lazy, stupid, action movie to come out of Holywood. And Holywood does a strong line in samey, derivative, stupid action movies (with as much special effects in lieu of a storyline as possible).
Other than that can't argue with any of the above, although I haven't seen them all. My fav's, both already mentioned, Local Hero and Brazil.
[i]Con Air? That's a joke right?[/i]
Apparently, that's the appeal 😕
Can I add Miami Blues. Cos I bloomin love that film. (another Fred Ward classic)
rusty spanner - stargate was quite good; but the setting made it fantastic when there was a space shot and the screen melted into the night sky. Add in a plane coming in very low to land and it was almost surreal.
another suggestion:
crocodile dundee
In defense of Con Air
It is uterly demented - I wouldn't describe it as lazy and derivative
It is not high art in any sense - but it is very entertaining if you just sit back and enjoy the daftness.
I saw 2012 the other day - not that is ridiculous. Its like watching someone crossing a busy motorway, with each car missing the person by 1cm. When the person gets to the side, they turn around and go back again. For like 2.5 hours)
The Cannonball Run
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Time Bandits
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The Matrix
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I'll go with the John McTiernan trilogy of Die Hard, Predator and The Hunt For Red October, not made a good film since though
Dark City
Risky Business has got to be in there. Repo Man is a classic, Grosse Pointe Blanc was a bit of a let down when I saw it 6 months ago.
Apperently a remake of Logans Run is out next year?
Anybody mentioned Heat yet? Fav film of all time.
About the most samey, derivative, lazy, stupid, action movie to come out of Holywood.
If it's the only action movie (apart from Predator) that you choose to watch. Then it is unique, imaginative, original, creative, awseomeness filled Hollywood epic!
FFS you think it's about to finish, some how they get the plane back in the air then crash land on Vegas strip. Then, after you think it's going to end again, they manage to have a whole car chase / fight scene involving a fire engine!
AWESOME!!
No one's mentioned Bad Boys yet? One of my favourite movies from the 90's, along with Point Break and Grosse Pointe Blank 🙂
Oh, and Con Air is frickin awesome in a pure entertainment way, Nicholas Cage's best movie (not that that's saying much I guess! 😆 )
pyschle - "there're now 3 men I trust"
B.A.Nana +1
Koyaanisqatsi in my defence I can but say I spent much of the late 80's and 90's very befuddled of a weekend...
TSY - put the bunny back in the box! What do you think I'm going to do? I'm going to save the %$£&* day!
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i'm going to watch con air tomorrow morning now 😀
that is all x
Such is my passion for Con-Air I haven't needed to watch it in the last 8 years. If I want to remember any of the lines I just take 115 mins out, sit in a quiet room and watch it in my mind.
Evil Dead 2
Bad Taste
Rumblefish: Classic 80's cast, the imagery and the coloured fishies. Brilliant.
Salem's Lot (scared the crap out of me when that boy was floating around outside the window)
Fright Night (a very hammy, but funny vampire flick)
Poltergeist
+1 for Gremlins
personal faves include:
Carlito's Way
Any Given Sunday
Pump Up The Volume
*Batteries Not Included
Labyrinth
God Of Gamblers
The Killer
Leon