King Pitcos Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 Watched Hard Target on Netflix this morning. It's good! The slow-motion and replays got a bit much, but there was a lot to love in it. Van Damme was good, and looked the business.
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted March 18, 2012 Paid Members Posted March 18, 2012 It's his best film, I reckon. It's also one of John Woo's best films. Arnold Vosloo is a great villain, too.
Twatters Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 Cashback is pretty rotten. I might watch Crank 2 in a bit. Read the script years ago, still haven't seen the film, although I love the first one. I prefer Crank 2 to the first one. It's mental, but just so much fun.
patiirc Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 It's his best film, I reckon. It's also one of John Woo's best films. Arnold Vosloo is a great villain, too. I prefer Bloodsport for a whole host of reasons and like UniSol and Timecop as among JCVD's best. But Hard Target is brilliant. It's as close as a version American Film was going to get of Hard Boiled. Vosloo is excellent. Hendriksen as a complete bastard is a joy and in general it is an underrated gem.
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted March 18, 2012 Paid Members Posted March 18, 2012 Nerd-o-matic trivia corner: Hard Target is a remake of The Most Dangerous Game, which was shot on the set of King Kong to save money.
Paid Members Arch Stanton Posted March 18, 2012 Paid Members Posted March 18, 2012 Watched The Sting last night, as recommended by the UKFF Top 50 Films thread. Really enjoyable and the musical score is just fantastic throughout. Won't discuss the plot much, as it would be hard to do so without spoiling it for others, but I would highly recommend it. Robert Redford was a right good-looking bastard at the time too, the Brad Pitt resemblance is particularly striking in this.
Paid Members Halitosis Romantic Posted March 18, 2012 Paid Members Posted March 18, 2012 My favorite Woo film is Bullet in the Head, although I'm not quite sure why. I *know* it's not as good as Hard Boiled, but I just love it.
Mr. Seven Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 Hard Target also has Van Damme's most ridiculous character name ever (yes, even more ridiculous than 'Gibson Rickenbacker') in the form of 'Chance Boudreaux'. Where Woo is concerned, his best American movie is Face/Off, surely? Gloriously OTT and Cage's mega-acting in full effect. Switched off In Time last night. Good concept, horrible script, dodgy acting.
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted March 18, 2012 Paid Members Posted March 18, 2012 My favorite Woo film is Bullet in the Head, although I'm not quite sure why. I *know* it's not as good as Hard Boiled, but I just love it. I'd say that The Killer, and the first two A Better Tomorrow films are better than either of those. Bullet In The Head never really had a chance with me though, due to my irrational dislike of Tony Leung.
Paid Members Halitosis Romantic Posted March 18, 2012 Paid Members Posted March 18, 2012 You don't like Little Tony? I think he's fantastic.
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted March 18, 2012 Paid Members Posted March 18, 2012 He's no Leslie Cheung.
Paid Members Halitosis Romantic Posted March 18, 2012 Paid Members Posted March 18, 2012 You're right there.
patiirc Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 Where Woo is concerned, his best American movie is Face/Off, surely? Gloriously OTT and Cage's mega-acting in full effect. Im not too keen on Face/Off. It doesnt 'click' with me for whatever reason and stuff like the ludicrous prison break and then the Mexican stand off at the end just don't sit well. Nic Cage is great as Castor Troy, but when the swap happens the film loses some of it's potential, as John Travolta's take on Castor Troy just isnt that great. I thought Travolta was much better for Woo in Broken Arrow. However that's just me. I'm with Rosegarden Funeral with Bullet in The Head being Woo's best that I've seen this far. Incase anyone is reading Series 7: The Contenders is about to start on Film 4
insert_name_here Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 Just started watching it now, it looks pretty damn good so far
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted March 18, 2012 Paid Members Posted March 18, 2012 The best John Woo film is Hard Boiled. It may also be the best action film I've ever seen.
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