Speed (Widescreen Edition)
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Movie Reviews of Speed (Widescreen Edition)
Movie Review: A Great Thrill Ride Of An Action Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the most legendary of action movies (and deservedly so) "Speed" is a full-octane thrill ride bolstered by great performances and an unusually potent level of character interaction. In revenge for the foiling of his plot to hold an elevatorful of hostages for ransom, a maniacal villain (Dennis Hopper) targets one of the cops who stopped him (Keanu Reeves) by launching a plot that makes him responsible for saving a busload of civillians. With the bus wired with a bomb that will detonate if its speed drops below fifty miles an hour - intentionally making Reeves's attempt to board and save it a suicide bid - Hopper demands another ransom, thus going after revenge and profit in the same gambit.
As in most of the best action movies, the deck is really stacked against the movie's protagonist. The bus can't slow down, it can't stop at red lights, it can't be refueled, and it's forbidden for anyone to try to leave the bus: with helicopter news crews capturing the whole thing live, Hopper can monitor events at leisure from his hideout. Sandra Bullock plays Annie, a girl who ends up driving the bus after its original driver is incapacitated early on, and the great chemistry between her and Reeves is a big plus in the movie (that chemistry worked again a few years later in The Lake House (Widescreen Edition)). Actually, the interactions among everyone on the bus play off very well and believable. "Speed" features some of the more innovative action sequences for this kind of movie and succeeds in creating a good rush with them. A film that compares well with the best "Die Hard"s and the first Lethal Weapon (Director's Cut), this is, needless to say, an essential for action fans, as well as one that even those who rarely go for the action movie should check out.
Movie Review: An Instant Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
Plot: After Officer Jack Traven (Keanu Reeves) defuses a dramatic situation (excuse the pun) involving a madman bomber (Dennis Hopper) and a rigged elevator filled with innocent people, it looks like these events were merely a rough day on the job. Unfortunately, this badguy has only just begun. Jack ends up entangled within a dangerous web spun by a mind bent on revenge and mayhem -- and it soon becomes personal. He ends up among the passengers of a public transportation bus that has been wired with a bomb. Once the bus goes above 50 MPH, the bomb is armed. If it drops below 50, there's gonna be a hell of a mess to clean up. The crazed villain demands money as well as full cooperation from Jack and the local police force. But Jack knows that if anybody's going to make it out of this alive, the rules must be bent and the bomber must be outsmarted. Yet with so little time and many hazards, is that even possible?
Speed (1994) is one of those instant action/thriller classics that popped out of the 80s and 90s. It may not have any Bruce Willis or Arnold Schwarzenegger, but it does have some major suspense, superb acting, a solid script, and tons of booms and bangs to satisfy any fan of the genre. My favorite aspect of Speed (and I doubt I'm alone in this) is Dennis Hopper as Howard Payne -- the out-of-his-mind kook who's causing all the trouble. Hopper has always had that edgy, slightly crazy feel about him, and it goes very well with the violent antics and intriguing dialogue of his charatcer. Overall, it's definitely white-knuckled entertainment with the first viewing, but still maintains its appeal time and time again. In the end, it's all just another thrill-ride that steps out of the bounds of reality to give folks a good old-fashioned action flick, but come on, isn't that we wanted?
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Summary: 5 Stars
Keanu Reeves has emerged as a major presence here. Of course, "My Private Idaho" showed us how good an actor he really is, but too few people saw that strange, excellent film. Here he's great; sexy, competant, and with that edginess necessary to all action heroes. And this movie delivers. Action all the way, with Dennis Hopper, the perfect villain, and a strong female lead, a hero in her own right, who doesn't fall apart when everything else does. It is violent, with a couple of gory scenes and extremely fast- paced. I noticed in the beginning, when Reeves and the always excellent Jeff Daniels first arrive at the bomb site, as they prepare to go in, the camera moves around them in such a way, as to aid the impression of urgency and speed. It was very good. The bus leaping the 50-foot gap was the only scene that didn't work, as you could clearly see it sinking before they cut to the next shot where it hits the other side, tail end miraculously up instead of down. And it sure looked like they blew up a real plane. Hopper was truly creepy, playing his role with such understatement, as if this was all so ordinary. But Reeves is the star here.Movie Review: This movie was very speedy in getting a 10/10 from me!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the coolest, most suspenseful, most awesome films I've ever seen! It's about a cop named Jack(Keanu Reeves)who is facing a former cop, now a villain wanting his pay for his duty as a cop named Howard Payne(Dennis Hooper)He's going through a lot of games, traps and explosives, and of course shootings to try and save the innocent, stop Payne from terrorizing and/or killing people. Along the way, he meets up with a pretty cute little lady and they soon fall in love, or at least start to. In the end, Jack fights with Howard Payne atop a train(what a copy of SpiderMan and Doctor Octopus!)Payne is kicking his ass all over the place until Jack sees a red stoplight. Payne is capped after his head hits the light and snap goes his neck. Jack and his lady then survive the train crashing and their love life begins at the movie's end. It is an intense, cool and funny film that anyone over the age of 15 would adore. I love it and would suggest anyone who likes fighting movies to buy or rent it.Movie Review: How do you survive on the freeways of Los Angeles?
Summary: 5 Stars
Forget the sequel. This is the one that should be seen by every die-hard action movie fan. Alongside the Die Hard series and Terminator 2: Judgment Day, this is yet another action film that does its job well. It helps us escape from reality and make us watch a high-octane two-hour display of suspense, drama, and in several occasions, comedy. I still have no idea how they were able to film scenes on the slow-moving freeways of Southern California, but they sure accomplished in what they wanted and needed. Reeves, Bullock, Hopper, Daniels, and Morton give marvelous performances throughout the film. Hopper especially steals the show as the maniacal bomber who will stop at nothing in order to get what he wants. Mark Mancina's music score adds finer touches to this highly popular action film, while John Wright's editing really hits the spot. Jan De Bont's directorial debut should not be missed.