Runtime:
103 minutes
Directed
by: Simon West
Starring:
Sly Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Nan Yu, etc.
From:
Lionsgate
This
movie... it's saved the summer for me, a summer of not much happening
movie-wise and when I did see a few movies I felt let down by it. I
was hoping this would be good as I dug the first one; despite the
short kerfuffle about what rating this would get (the whole PG-13
thing just left a bad taste in my mouth; I didn't finally feel 100%
comfortable until it was announced a few weeks ago that this would
indeed be an R; turns out, it was a hard R) I was hoping this would
be befitting all the new and old school action stars.
Yes,
yes it was.
I
saw it at its midnight debut. I picked a giant screen showing; it was
at a Regal Theatres joint and their new RPX system. The picture
didn't always look fantastic but the sound always was great, and it
was LOUD too. That was pretty nice during some scenes, especially.
The crowd there wasn't too large and there were some nincompoops
around, but I was still able to enjoy the film... oh yes I did.
The
basic plot is that the whole gang is there, with a new member (Liam
Hemsworth; yep, the soon to be Mr. Miley Cyrus) and they end up
dealing with the villainous Jean Vilain (yes, that's Jean-Claude's
character name) and his group, including the underrated Scott Adkins,
a guy who deserves a much bigger career than has currently. They have
to work with a dame (Nan Yu) but she holds her own.
That's
about as much plot as you need to know. It certainly seems like a
story from the 80's; things are simplistic, stuff don't always make
sense, thre are corny one-liners, etc.... and I dug it all! No matter
what you thought of the first time, this blows it right out of the
water. I mean, simply kicks its ass. More than once during the movie
I was reminded of the various epic moments you saw in Fast Five. The
opening to this movie is comparable to the ending of Fast Five. No
kidding. It was that stupendous. There are great action scenes, MANY
sons of bitches getting killed, graphic violence, humorous moments,
one-liners... most action fans should love this. I sure as heck know
I did. I thought it was amazing.
In
fact, I say this is now my film of the year. That's how much I loved
it. I'll be seeing it again at least one more time on the big screen.
If you enjoy action movies/the best films of all the old guys who
appear here, then this is a MUST-SEE. You must see it ASAP. The movie
manages to be as awesome as the cast it has.
I'll
be back Monday night.
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