Daylight
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Movie Reviews of Daylight
Movie Review: a classic
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved this movie as a kid and was happy to buy it. 5/5 movies should be more like this nowa daysMovie Review: Daylight review
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this dvd for my nephew. He is 7 and he really enjoys this movie.Movie Review: esta pelicula esta de la concha de su madre muy buena la re
Summary: 5 Stars
esta pelicula esta tan buena que me la voy a compraMovie Review: Light at the end of a tunnel
Summary: 4 Stars
After a brief argument between two guys who may or may not structural engineers, the first ten minutes or so contain roughly one reference per minute to the Hudson River and a tunnel, presumably the Holland. It comes as no surprise when a goofy gang of jewel thieves steals a car and accidently rams into some trucks carrying toxic chemicals that shoot massive fireballs, implode the tunnel, and burn like napalm. And you KNOW Sylvester Stallone - as disgraced former EMS chief Kit Latura - loves the smell of napalm in the morning. It's his mission to band together a ragtag group of survivors (who fulfill every stereotypical diversity requirement for "random") who face a variety of dangers, not the least of which is an exponentially diminishing air source, and lead them towards daylight.
The special effects for this film are awesome! The explosions throughout are perfect, and at the beginning produce a hilarious human on fire scene - if such a scene exists - where a random extra rolls around in flames like a trick birthday candle that won't go out. Another sends wall tiles and shards of rock like ninja stars into a "token" character with enough concussive force to eject Goose AND Maverick. Comparable to the FX is the action, but many scenes are a bit hokey. One of the more joke-worthy shows Latura battling massive ventilation fans in the most ignorant manner possible, and it's simply a preposterously thought out yet entertaining action sequence. Later an, oil tanker rolls and creates something straight out of Temple of Doom. I also recommend looking out for a ludicrous scene devised for the sole purpose of displaying Stallone's ability to do a one-arm pullup. Brilliant. The hits just keep on coming. From beginning to end there is one intricately dangerous mouse-trap after another from which Latura must lead the superb supporting cast including Viggo Mortensen and Amy Brennemen.
There are major downfalls to Daylight, however. The score is too loud, far too melodramatic and detracts from several scenes. As for character development, there is none. The cast is superfluous at best, comparable to the anonymous Ensign Smith who always beams down on dangerous Star Trek away missions with Cpt. Kirk and Spock. I didn't care about one of them, and no connection to the audience is even attempted. Finally, Stallone's never been known to deliver magnificent monologues, but in Daylight he absolutely butchers several lines through the use of grunts, yells, and guttural noises impossible for other humans to produce or understand. Almost forgot, the final scene is completely absurd for a tunnel nearly 100 feet below water.
Watching this film is like a metaphor for the actual movie. Parts are hopeless, dark, and disappointing, but eventually there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Movie Review: Great Disc!!
Summary: 4 Stars
This was actually the very first movie I bought on DVD (admittedly one reason being it was one of only a few movies available for sale where I got my player, and I had to have something to play right away; I also ran this movie in a theater in DTS and knew it would be a good way to show off the new sound system I'd also just gotten) Being a fan of the great 70's disaster films like "Earthquake", I was glad to see this as the first of a brief revival of the genre (unfortunately none fared too well at the box office.) This concerns some people driving through a tunnel who are suddenly trapped inside due to a freak accident. As is pointed out by the director's commentary, there is no real "villain" in the movie other than the circumstances themselves. The 6-track sound is extremely well done and will make you feel trapped underground with the film's characters, and has an excellent music score by Randy Edelman, which you can hear isolated portions of played during the disc's menus. In addition to the director's commentary (which provides lots of interesting bits about the hows and whys of the movie) dubbed soundtracks in both Spanish and French are also available (in standard Pro-Logic surround.) The disc is rounded out with a making-of feature showing the actual sets that were built (and destroyed!) as well as storyboards, two theatrical trailers, and a music video by Donna Summer for the song played during the end credits that has nothing to do with the movie itself. This project was originally done as a laserdisc box set, and nicely packed into one DVD. A great way to experience the potential of the format itself as well as how well home Dolby AC-3 sound duplicates the theatrical soundtracks.