• lowspeedchase@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 months ago

    Just snagged it, will report back - thanks for the heads up, I love JCVD, had no idea how this one slipped past me lol

    edit: Charlton Heston narration was not expected, neither was the cocaine fueled editing room with quick cuts every 1.5 milliseconds (-1 point)… about 15 min in, will report back at the end…

    edit: no titties in the strip club (-1 point)

    edit: extreme shaky cam during driving scenes (-1 point)

    edit: “This is bullshit!!” - “No Mr. Judy, this is Israel” (+1 point)

    edit: Charlton Heston in a puka shell necklace (+1 point)

    edit: Charlton Heston shot in the heart, L.A. Confidential style (+1 point)

    edit: hasidic JCVD (+1)

    edit: unexpected Brian Thompson (+1)

    edit: roulette wheel of slo-mo usage, thanks again cocaine (-1)

    edit: “Bon voyage!” (israeli predictable betrayal bad guy to JVCD) “Shalom!” (JVCD kills him) (+1)

    edit: Let’s see all the movies stunts again!! (-1)

    edit: Felt more like a National Treasure over an Indie film, starting from neutral (5/10) we end up at (6/10) not bad, if not heavily coated in schlock.

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      4 months ago

      I guess it is the other way around as National Treasure came after this one. I can see similarities. JCVD is surprisingly good as swashbuckling hero.

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      4 months ago

      it is pretty good - very wacky action movie that mostly pulls off the Indiana Jones vibe and puts its own spin on it. It is also very stupid but the action is solid.