Sudden Death (1995)
It’s Die Hard…
in an ice hockey stadium.
Is the main character an average Joe?
Yup, even though is he is played by martial artist Jean-Claude van Damme. He plays a disgraced firefighter and uses more of his brain than his splits to take out the terrorists.
Sidekick?
No, he works alone. There is a mascot named Icey in the movie but he beats the shit out of it.
Any personal problems?
In the opening sequence he is unable to save a girl from a fire. This affected him so much he only inspects buildings for fire safety.
Is the lead character there by coincidence?
No, he’s there because he’s working. He just so happens to take his kids there though.
Are there any friends or family in danger?
His daughter is taken hostage, his son stays the entire time in his seat, but there are explosives everywhere so he’s in danger too.
What’s at stake and why aren’t the authorities doing anything?
A lot of money, oh and the lives of everybody in the entire hockey stadium including two teams. The authorities try to do something but fail at every attempt.
Any charismatic villains?
Powers Boothe tries to be charismatic by wearing a suit but is most of the time only menacing.
Is it any good?
Sudden Death was made on the height of Jean-Claude’s career and is considered one of his better films. You can read my review here
They are planning a remake, I would go for Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, Joe Manganiello, Milo Ventimiglia, Tom Welling, Chris Evans, Chris Pine, Chadwick Boseman, Anthony Mackie, Jeremy Runner, Derek Theler, or D.J. Cotrona as Gabe Walker; and Billy Zane, Kevin Spacey, Dominic Pace, Alec Baldwin, Gil Banks, Hugo Weaving, Robert Knepper, Brian Van Holt, Travis Fine, Skeet Ulrich, or Dash Mihok as Qualen.
I think there is a way to improve The Taking of Beverly Hills, like instead an undercover Fed helped crippled a militia group and imprisoned many members including their leader. But the leader’s brother and a few members of the group plant bombs all over Beverly Hills, and threaten to set them off if the leader is not released, and the undercover fed seeks out the bombs while his partners buy him time.
Blast is good, but it would be worthwhile to note that, Agent Lisa Reed (Vivica A. Fox) finds out that Michael Kittridge (Vinnie Jones) is actually a mercenary named Skyler Talbot and had killed the real Kittridge and stole his identity to throw off authorities.
I would like to see Christmas Rush. Anyone know where to find it?
There are some sites that list it as streamable, but I don’t know how legit they are. If you own an XBMC player I would advise you to look on that network.
What is an XBMC Player? I have never heard of one.
In most cases they are mediaplayers running Android. Because they run Android they can download an app named XBMC from Google’s Play Store. XBMC allows you to search and stream movies
Don’t forget the other scenarios like Terminal Rush, Interceptor, Crash Dive, Counter Measures, 12 Rounds: Reloaded, 12 Rounds: Lockdown, Project: Shadow Chaser, Command Performance, Demolition University, Cyberjack/Virtual Assassin, Final Voyage, and Air Rage.
For Speed 2: Cruise Control, it should have been Direct to Video, and not a sequel to Speed. The lead villain should have been a pirate instead of soft ware designer turned mad bomber trying to blow up a ship.
Every time I see “Air Force One” I remember that in the Tom Clancy novels, the character of Jack Ryan becomes president. This film could have been part of the saga starring Harrison Ford, if he had continued it.