Jon Voight going completely over the top? I like!

Jon Voight going completely over the top? I like!

This 80’s action drama offers a very intriguing experience, the thriller filmmaking and score’s styles reflect what I’ve experienced from the 70’s thriller with the funky sound overlaying the stark cinematography and the story being told in this format was written by the legendary Akira Kurosawa, the result is an incredible mix of storytelling and filmmaking style that I didn’t know I needed and one of my new favorite action movies of its decade. The cast is headed with two great leads by John Voight and Eric Roberts, I loved them both but I’d have to say Voight was the standout, he had a couple truly incredible monologues here and I had a great time watching him play a character this batshit crazy. The same can also be said in regard to Roberts who, like I said, was also fantastic, his character didn’t really allow him to compete with Voight performance wise but he more than held his own and I now have a lot more respect for him as an actor. Speaking of those two I really felt the Kurosawa inspiration with Voight and Roberts’ morally questionable (to say the least) leads, that type of lead character is something I’ve noticed recurring in my journey with Kurosawa and I enjoyed being able to point out the similarities in his style of storytelling despite the english adaptation. That adaptation, although I would’ve loved to see this made and directed by Kurosawa in a Japanese drama, was another bright highlight of this experience, it shined brightest with Voight’s character who I thought was especially well written but through the whole thing, sprcifically in the train control room scenes, I thought the dialogue was very well written and did well to tell Kurosawa’s story. And like I said in the beginning the technical experience is truly something to marvel at, a gorgeous snowy mountain set and cinematography that allows scenes to breathe like this will always immerse me but when paired with that fantastic funky synth score (which also perfectly knew when to transition to a more normal sound) it created an even more amazing experience than I ever could’ve imagined from this movie in that regard. In the beginning I called this an ‘action drama’ which feels wrong now that I’ve gotten my thoughts out, it’s much more of a crime/thriller reminiscent of the 70’s era in the way it builds suspense and the atmosphere and even though I did put it on for a highly entertaining action/adventure I’m still very happy with this different yet still brilliant final product.

This 80’s action drama offers a very intriguing experience, the thriller filmmaking and score’s styles reflect what I’ve experienced from the 70’s thriller with the funky sound overlaying the stark cinematography and the story being told in this format was written by the legendary Akira Kurosawa, the result is an incredible mix of storytelling and filmmaking style that I didn’t know I needed and one of my new favorite action movies of its decade. The cast is headed with two great leads by John Voight and Eric Roberts, I loved them both but I’d have to say Voight was the standout, he had a couple truly incredible monologues here and I had a great time watching him play a character this batshit crazy. The same can also be said in regard to Roberts who, like I said, was also fantastic, his character didn’t really allow him to compete with Voight performance wise but he more than held his own and I now have a lot more respect for him as an actor. Speaking of those two I really felt the Kurosawa inspiration with Voight and Roberts’ morally questionable (to say the least) leads, that type of lead character is something I’ve noticed recurring in my journey with Kurosawa and I enjoyed being able to point out the similarities in his style of storytelling despite the english adaptation. That adaptation, although I would’ve loved to see this made and directed by Kurosawa in a Japanese drama, was another bright highlight of this experience, it shined brightest with Voight’s character who I thought was especially well written but through the whole thing, sprcifically in the train control room scenes, I thought the dialogue was very well written and did well to tell Kurosawa’s story. And like I said in the beginning the technical experience is truly something to marvel at, a gorgeous snowy mountain set and cinematography that allows scenes to breathe like this will always immerse me but when paired with that fantastic funky synth score (which also perfectly knew when to transition to a more normal sound) it created an even more amazing experience than I ever could’ve imagined from this movie in that regard. In the beginning I called this an ‘action drama’ which feels wrong now that I’ve gotten my thoughts out, it’s much more of a crime/thriller reminiscent of the 70’s era in the way it builds suspense and the atmosphere and even though I did put it on for a highly entertaining action/adventure I’m still very happy with this different yet still brilliant final product.

Oyuncuların performansları aşırı tuhaf. Ya da john voight un normal hali de olabilir bilemedim

Oyuncuların performansları aşırı tuhaf. Ya da john voight un normal hali de olabilir bilemedim

whos your favorite character: prison hitler, prison osama bin laden or some pedo?

and thats not 80 mph

whos your favorite character: prison hitler, prison osama bin laden or some pedo?

and thats not 80 mph

A very confusing prison break that just kinda goes nowhere. Like why is that lady in the train? What does she do?

A very confusing prison break that just kinda goes nowhere. Like why is that lady in the train? What does she do?