The last time I tried to watch Near Dark, I failed miserably. This time I suppose I made it through the running time–I think that still image at the end is supposed to be some profound statement–but not all of my brain cells made it with me. They abandoned ship as the film progressed.
The only […]
Entries Tagged as 'Bill Paxton'
Near Dark (1987, Kathryn Bigelow)
September 22nd, 2009 · No Comments
Tagged: Bill Paxton· De Laurentiis Entertainment Group· Eric Red· Kathryn Bigelow· Lance Henriksen· ⓏⒺⓇⓄ
Twister (1996, Jan de Bont)
May 31st, 2009 · No Comments
At some point during Twister, I remembered Jack N. Green shot it–he shot a bunch of Clint Eastwood’s nineties pictures. So, Twister looks great. Jan de Bont’s a fine director, he knows how to shoot Panavision.
It’s really a lousy movie, a lousy summer action movie. It’s a perfect roller coaster movie in terms of plotting–there’s […]
Tagged: Bill Paxton· Jan de Bont· Michael Crichton· Philip Seymour Hoffman· Warner Bros.· ⓏⒺⓇⓄ
The Terminator (1984, James Cameron)
August 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments
I remember The Terminator being a lot better. Even as it started–I think during the first chase sequence (Michael Biehn in the department store)–I thought about the great highway chase sequence at the end. Then, as things went sour during, I kept waiting for that sequence, sure it would bring things around.
But it doesn’t bring […]
Tagged: Bill Paxton· Gale Anne Hurd· Harlan Ellison· James Cameron· Lance Henriksen· Orion Pictures· Paul Winfield· ★½
Predator 2 (1990, Stephen Hopkins)
July 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Predator 2 is a great looking movie all because of director Hopkins. Early in the movie, right after a heavily Robocop influenced shoot-out (the whole first hour is nothing but a Robocop rip), Danny Glover’s up on a roof with the LA skyline behind him. Hopkins and cinematographer Peter Levy turn the shot sequence–it probably […]
Tagged: 20th Century Fox· Bill Paxton· Danny Glover· Jim Thomas· John Thomas· Stephen Hopkins· ★
