tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post6937295937732574214..comments2024-03-15T20:14:57.052-04:00Comments on Direct to Video Connoisseur: The Stranger (2010)Direct to Video Connoisseurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310858965138247572noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-90325245654412239752010-08-19T21:50:25.425-04:002010-08-19T21:50:25.425-04:00Phil, I haven't seen Enemies Among Us. Is it ...Phil, I haven't seen Enemies Among Us. Is it hot?<br /><br />Hey, I'm all for a film that doesn't take itself too seriously, it just can't be big ol' waste of space like this bad boy was. Steve Austin being fluent in Russian and Spanish should've been gold, but there were too many wasted opportunities for that gold to be worth anything. Maybe it took itself a little more seriously than it should've, because a 90 minute series of incidents where Austin Stone Cold Stunned people and had beers thrown to him, combined with him speaking Russian and Spanish, would've been too sweet for words. You need to learn to expect more from life, Phil.<br /><br />Oh, and Owen Wilson would've made the Bourne movies much easier to endure.Direct to Video Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310858965138247572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-24022769081045404872010-08-19T20:21:13.992-04:002010-08-19T20:21:13.992-04:00Also, did you ever see "Enemies Among Us"...Also, did you ever see "Enemies Among Us", with Eric Roberts and Billy Zane for like two minutes?Wyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372476754930580329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-38787662710336970582010-08-19T20:04:49.991-04:002010-08-19T20:04:49.991-04:00I meant Clive Owen, sorry.I meant Clive Owen, sorry.Wyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372476754930580329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-11374715067750500272010-08-19T20:04:02.789-04:002010-08-19T20:04:02.789-04:00I enjoyed it. It didn't take itself too seriou...I enjoyed it. It didn't take itself too seriously, and I thought it was a decent little movie. I think SCSA is going to headline his own bigtime action movie sometime though. I'd watch it.<br /><br />I liked whatever Bourne movie has Chris Cooper and Owen Wilson in it, precisely because of so.Wyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372476754930580329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-92026437428338951652010-07-13T22:57:41.432-04:002010-07-13T22:57:41.432-04:00Thank you for putting this in its proper context f...Thank you for putting this in its proper context for me. Yes, a bad Bloodfist V rip-off, without Steve James or Don "The Dragon" WIlson's too sweet mullet. In fact, Bloodfist V had better action too, and no gimmicky edits. If you're going to remake Bloodfist V with Steve Austin, it should be amazing, and this wasn't in the ballpark.Direct to Video Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310858965138247572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-15398577230184220982010-07-13T22:53:32.720-04:002010-07-13T22:53:32.720-04:00I've seen Shirley Temple movies with more exci...I've seen Shirley Temple movies with more excitement. My god, and the worst part about it is actually a rip off of Bloodfist V except that Steve Austin is completely unconvincing. Seriously the whole split personality thing was just ugh. <br /><br />As Jim Norton would say "This movie sucks so hard it belongs in Robert Reed's coat pocket!" (Yes I listen to Opie and Anthony)Kennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01664118447662130586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-17506341270291893042010-07-13T02:44:25.521-04:002010-07-13T02:44:25.521-04:00Yeah those Bourne films are sickeningly overrated,...Yeah those Bourne films are sickeningly overrated, though I wouldn't call them godawful, besides the annoying shaky-cam technique during fight scenes my main problem with the Bourne films is they're just not much "fun" they take themselves WAAAYYYYYYY too goddamn seriously which dosen't make them very enjoyable. And yeah, most of the time PM films are your best bet if you want REAL action, The Sweeper is deifnitely in the top 5 of PM's catalogue IMO, with the other 4 films being Rage, Executive Target, Last Man Standing and Cyber-Tracker 2venomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06632381738581803935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-65475585830854757582010-07-13T00:19:01.939-04:002010-07-13T00:19:01.939-04:00http://www.mattmovieguy.com/2009/07/sweeper-1996.h...http://www.mattmovieguy.com/2009/07/sweeper-1996.html<br /><br />That's my review of it. It's pretty sweet, but I wouid caution you on a Fahey bait-and-switch, though don't let that put you off on it.Direct to Video Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310858965138247572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-73664657521469964662010-07-13T00:13:32.841-04:002010-07-13T00:13:32.841-04:00Point taken and understood. "The Sweeper"...Point taken and understood. "The Sweeper" looks good, and it has Jeff Fahey in it, so that sells me. I'll keep an eye out for The Sweeper and continue avoiding the Bourne trilogy.Explosive Actionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443543631273036178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-18482682862978020372010-07-13T00:05:19.483-04:002010-07-13T00:05:19.483-04:00Oh God no, the Bourne movies suck. They pioneered...Oh God no, the Bourne movies suck. They pioneered that "avid fart" system to cover up for the fact that Matt Damon can't fight, and so they could do chase scenes on the cheap in cities that wouldn't normally allow that sort of thing. What's happened is DTV filmmakers loved the idea of using quick edits instead of having tons of stunt drivers crashing cars for real. They can do a chase in less area with fewer vehicles but make it seem like more is happening. It's just not how things were done in the 90s. They blew as much shit up as possible with as many cars as possible. Take a movie like The Sweeper with C. Thomas Howell and the oxygen tank chase scene. That wouldn't happen today in a DTV action movie, and to me that sucks.Direct to Video Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310858965138247572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-47550346450658786452010-07-12T23:56:58.078-04:002010-07-12T23:56:58.078-04:00Well I guess we were bound to disagree at some poi...Well I guess we were bound to disagree at some point. I can see what you mean about the cinematography; they did use what Vern over at outlawvern.com refers to as 'avid farts' - fast editing to make the movie seem more action-oriented, especially in that intro. I'm personally not adversed to that style sometimes, but if all movies did that it would get very old.<br /><br />I've not seen any of the Bourne movies actually, didn't look worthwhile to me. Are they worth watching?Explosive Actionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443543631273036178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-47521968568539183522010-07-12T23:38:31.733-04:002010-07-12T23:38:31.733-04:00Yeah, after reading your review, Sutekh, I was sur...Yeah, after reading your review, Sutekh, I was surprised with how bad it was. I saw that cinematography you speak of as only there to mask the cheapness and shortcutting they did instead of the better quality action you'd get from something pre-Bourne Identity. Had they gone into it saying "Let's make a good action film with Steve Austin" as opposed to "let's make a cheap movie and slap Steve Austin's name on it and see who Red Boxes it", we would've had something really great. I mean, that motorcycle chase says it all. I've literally seen better quality stuff on better quality equipment on YouTube.Direct to Video Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310858965138247572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-37121059140117372822010-07-12T20:07:18.256-04:002010-07-12T20:07:18.256-04:00Well i'm sure Austin will get to do plenty of ...Well i'm sure Austin will get to do plenty of stuff like that in Expendables, anyways i'm with Sutekh on this one, didn't think it was that bad at all, and at the very least it was better then Damage and Wrong Side Of Town.venomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06632381738581803935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-17757878977320377792010-07-12T19:48:15.747-04:002010-07-12T19:48:15.747-04:00I guess I liked this more than you did. It is true...I guess I liked this more than you did. It is true that Austin does spend half the movie staring into space with a puzzled look on his face, but I thought that some of the cinematography in this was quite good. When there were arses to kick Austin did a reasonable job. I do see your point though; why waste someone potentially of Austin's action calibre on a cold thriller when he could be mowing down bad guys with twin uzis.Explosive Actionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443543631273036178noreply@blogger.com