Icebreaker (2000)
It’s Die Hard…
in a ski resort. Basically this movie rips of three movies: Die Hard, Cliffhanger and Crackerjack.
Is the main character an average Joe?
Mountain Patrol officer, Matt Foster played by Toy Soldier and Hobbit Sean Astin in his 2nd Die Hard rip-off. He’s a slacker type but comes through when necessary. Basically he reprises his role from Toy Soldiers.
Sidekick?
Yes, local forest ranger, Beck (Mark ‘Woody’ Keppel). He wimps out early in the movie only to have regrets and come back at the end to kick some ass.
Any personal problems?
He’s a slacker type. probably had parents that put him in a boarding school. His father-in-law is disapproving of him.
Is the lead character there by coincidence?
No, the criminals were though. It was never their attention to crash there.
Are there any friends or family in danger?
His girlfriend and potential wife Meg (Suzanne Turner) is used as leverage.
What’s at stake and why aren’t the authorities doing anything?
Weapons-grade plutonium. Nasty stuff and quite original when compared to all those times it’s all about the Benjamins. Of course their are the lives of hostages that are at stake.
The FBI is across the ridge. Their are special forces send in but they got gunned down by Canadian Mercenaries.
Any charismatic villains?
Bruce “King of B-Movies” Campbell sports a Lex Luthor look and is dying. Their is no cause mentioned but maybe it’s cancer he got from all that plutonium..
Is it any good?
Straight to DVD stuff on a low budget. Redeeming factor here is the casting. A Hobbit against Ash: I’d buy that for a dollar! 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.