What the heck was my problem with Executive Decision the last time I watched it? I saw it about eight years ago and, according to my notes, was unimpressed. It’s a fantastic action movie–just the combination of editors–director Baird, Dallas Puett, Frank J. Urioste–might make it one of the tightest action movies ever made. I […]
Entries Tagged as 'Kurt Russell'
Executive Decision (1996, Stuart Baird)
March 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tagged: Jim Thomas· Joe Morton· John Thomas· Kurt Russell· Oliver Platt· Stuart Baird· Warner Bros.· ★★★
The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
June 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
I always say John Carpenter needs to direct something else, something non-genre. A romantic comedy perhaps or a family drama. I guess it never occurred to me, but with The Thing, Carpenter is directing something else. It’s kind of too bad, his best film is the one–in some ways–least like his others. In The Thing, […]
Tagged: Bill Lancaster· John Carpenter· John W. Campbell Jr.· Keith David· Kurt Russell· Universal Pictures· Wilford Brimley· ★★★★
Death Proof (2007, Quentin Tarantino), the extended version
January 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments
The funny thing about Death Proof is the first half is excellent. With the exception of Sydney Poitier, who is awful, it’s a fantastic hour. Tarantino’s got great editing, great shots, great mood, great conversations, great everything. I had planned on going on and on about it–like, for example, how charming and scary Kurt Russell’s […]
Tagged: Dimension Films· Kurt Russell· Quentin Tarantino· Rosario Dawson· ⓏⒺⓇⓄ
Stargate (1994, Roland Emmerich), the director’s cut
March 24th, 2006 · No Comments
When I was sixteen, I wrote a review of Stargate for my school newspaper and I gave it four stars. Out of four. Since watching it for the first time since then–though I might have seen it on VHS pan and scanned, which isn’t the same film, Emmerich does use his whole frame–I’m not experiencing […]
Tagged: Carolco Pictures· Dean Devlin· James Spader· Kurt Russell· Roland Emmerich· ⓏⒺⓇⓄ
