Full Tilt Boogie
(1997)
2 years ago via Rotten Tomatoes
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[left][font=Arial]Full-Tilt Boogie offers an interesting look behind the scenes of From Dusk Till Dawn.
Seeing as how From Dusk Till Dawn is one of my favorite movies of all-time (immensely entertaining movie with great replay value) I was obviously interested throughout this documentary.
One could wonder if the material that is present here was strong enough to warrant a full documentary. Still, this one's rather entertaining.[/font]
[center][b][font=Arial]7.0/10
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[/font][/b] [left][font=Arial]Artist Charlie Sheen (or Charles Sheen as he occasionally likes to get called these days) stars in this action movie about a dead kid who comes back to life and avenges his death by killing off his killers.
Before you scream "Crow rip-off", this movie was made before The Crow.
Now before you scream "Crow ripped off the Wraith", to my knowledge the comic book of The Crow was written before this movie was made.
Then again, apparently the inspiration for this movie came from Eastwood's High Plain Drifter.
It's a decent premise, so it comes as no surprise it's been used before. It's a premise that takes the theme of revenge one step further. Because really, what is left after the revenge takes place?
Alas, a Crow this is not.
The hero is pretty much a douche. He comes back from the dead and the first thing he does is pick up a chick on his motorcycle. Actually, how did he come back from the dead?
Of course it turns out to be the girl he was dating before dying, so it didn't really bother me. I was bothered by the way the relationship was handled though.
This relationship, along with every other one between Sheen and someone else, seems added just for the sake of it. Never do we get the feeling Jake (Sheen) really died and was so pissed off he got to return. Hell, often he's just playing games with the villains. Those are brilliant scenes btw, since Sheen has a helmet on his head the size of a football field.
The villains themselves are not much better. Their leader (played by Nick Cassavetes, embarrassing his father even long before John Q) is supposed to the coolest motherfucker on the block, yet he has to threaten the girl he's crazy about to keep seeing him. Wow, what a guy.
The other members of the gang are pretty idiotic as well. I could barely see any of them taking candy from a child, let alone cold-bloodedly murder someone.
Luckily the action scenes are pretty damn cool as is Jake's car.
Clint Howard is also in this, which just guarantees cheesy fun. And that's pretty much what The Wraith is: cheesy fun that wastes its wonderful premise.
[/font] [center][b][font=Arial][font=Arial]5.0/10
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[/font][/b] [left][font=Arial]In Target Hackman's wife gets kidnapped in Paris, so along with his son he sets out to free her. Soon we find out he used to work for the CIA and his past has come back to haunt him.
Although Target appears to be a spy thriller, at its core is not the adventure but the relationship between the main characters.
This is fairly dull, as we all know they'll give each other a big hug near the end.
It's a good thing there are some standout scenes (one with Dillon unable to warn his father for an incoming assailant).
The biggest qualm I had with Target was the lack of urgency, something terribly needed in a movie about a kidnapping. There never seemed to be any real danger. Frantic did a much better job with its similar story.
The movie is somewhat kept together by Hackman, who once again proves he's a highly underrated actor and the afore-mentioned standout scenes.[/font]
[center][b][font=Arial]5.9/10[/font][/b]
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