tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post1364027466581178268..comments2024-03-27T15:16:57.305-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Review: Olympus Has FallenPatrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-72163273080628291862015-12-30T03:28:48.930-06:002015-12-30T03:28:48.930-06:00Yep, I like it when you take your gloves off, and ...Yep, I like it when you take your gloves off, and ahead of time too good call on White house down, now looking back there were two movies similar that year, one was boring, This one, and one was kinda fun, WHD, I still remember my favourite lines from a news reporter, "Its the President, And hes got a Rocket Launcher" Cheers Adam<br /><br />Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13900651640246375537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-31153360752054243292013-03-27T00:39:22.186-05:002013-03-27T00:39:22.186-05:00I vote for JB's Shazam'ing it, which shoul...I vote for JB's Shazam'ing it, which should from this moment on should be the only mention of Shazam ever again. Seriously it should be like Lord Voldemort "It that must not be named!"Tom Bartmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-39410483593524378382013-03-26T23:33:06.816-05:002013-03-26T23:33:06.816-05:00I will not sue you. You are entitled to your opini...I will not sue you. You are entitled to your opinion :-) <br /><br />This made so much money that Hollywood will think Gerard Butler is a star again and we'll get lots more of him. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-36980440203471715152013-03-26T22:50:07.107-05:002013-03-26T22:50:07.107-05:00Sue me, it's a bad movie, but I kind of liked ...Sue me, it's a bad movie, but I kind of liked Gerard Butler in this.<br /><br />But boy oh boy, if you don't spot every villain in this movie, INCLUDING THE TRAITOR, within 5 seconds of their appearing on screen than tou need to see more than 3 movies.Joseph Finnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168159790992899470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-17541020090786964462013-03-26T09:19:12.161-05:002013-03-26T09:19:12.161-05:00My suggestion for a glossary term for bad action d...My suggestion for a glossary term for bad action directing: "Shazam'ing it." In the horrible Shazam, there is an action sequence where the bad guys chase some boys on bicycles. It is so badly staged, shot, and edited that the audience can never tell in what direction the two groups are going, where each group is in relation to the other, or whether the two groups are even in the same state. HOW WE WOULD APPLY THIS NEW TERM: "Boy, Fuqua really Shazam'ed that fight sequence!"JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076030814908114779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-88801460553245619612013-03-26T07:09:08.068-05:002013-03-26T07:09:08.068-05:00Eh, I think I'll pass on Chill Factor, too. I ...Eh, I think I'll pass on Chill Factor, too. I haven't seen it, but in my mind there is "good" Cuba Gooding Jr. and "bad" Cuba Gooding Jr. and unfortunately the latter shows up a lot more lately than the former. John Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810774557887719483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-85957501013272679482013-03-26T07:01:05.200-05:002013-03-26T07:01:05.200-05:00Marvelous review. There's something so wonder...Marvelous review. There's something so wonderful about a movie so bad it inspires such anger. As for a term for a badly shot action film - how about a "hack"tion movie?Steve K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02141959251034133806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-68247145657683892292013-03-25T19:04:10.418-05:002013-03-25T19:04:10.418-05:00Heath - so it does work! Fun fact: I accidentally...Heath - so it does work! Fun fact: I accidentally called you Hollywood Heath Hobbit once this weekend :-)Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-51136457594486094312013-03-25T18:53:47.071-05:002013-03-25T18:53:47.071-05:00Fun Fact: Hollywood Heath Holland landed his wife ...Fun Fact: Hollywood Heath Holland landed his wife with the pickup line: "fuck you in the head?"Heath Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802874033845631338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-83950954553553397242013-03-25T16:33:02.424-05:002013-03-25T16:33:02.424-05:00You know what I will give you The Rock and Bad Boy...You know what I will give you The Rock and Bad Boys 1, back then Michael seemed to have somebody tugging on his leash. The Pearl Harbor attack scene should have just been a short film played before some other movie, like how Disney used to run a long cartoon short before the feature presentation way back in the day.Tom Bartmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-1784598667771600082013-03-25T16:17:52.898-05:002013-03-25T16:17:52.898-05:00@Tom Bartman - Thanks for commenting! I don't ...@Tom Bartman - Thanks for commenting! I don't know. I kind of like some of Bay's action scenes. He did some really good ones in Bad Boys 1 & 2, The Rock and hell even The Island. If you take it out of context (which is admittedly impossible to do) I would argue the attack on Pearl Harbor is well put together. Armageddon and the Transformers movies are quick-cut messes though.Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-64305791026882421862013-03-25T15:29:43.583-05:002013-03-25T15:29:43.583-05:00Adam I agree with you on almost every point you br...Adam I agree with you on almost every point you bring up but I think I enjoyed the movie more than you did.<br /><br />Point 1: This movie is a Die Hard rip off.<br /><br />I couldn't agree with you more on this. While Gerard definitely has more training and know how then John Mcclaine did in DH overall speaking he is the odd man out. I was literally waiting for him to scream "Think Banning, THINK"<br /><br />Point 2: Gerard Butler is a dead zone with no charisma.<br /><br />I agree with this to a certain extent. He's definitely no Mcclaine but I think his character was a bit more business, less snark. I did like a couple one liners he gave in the movie but overall yeah Gerard's performance was just a notch above Batman and Robin's Bane, although that might of made the movie more fun "Banning SMASH, arr save President!"<br /><br />Point 3: There is text crawl on the screen to tell you EVERYTHING that's going on<br /><br />I agree with you completely on this Adam, I also can't stand it when action movies feel the need to spell out everything that's going on. It damn near reaches levels of Naked Gun parody in Olympus. Also one other thing they put a text on screen saying the attack happens on July 5th. What the hell is the point of telling us that, are we supposed to be thinking "Aw gee whiz terrorists have taken over the white house but at least those poor people got to do their 4th of July BBQ and fireworks"<br /><br />Point 4: Morgan Freeman doesn't swear at all in this movie<br /><br />The sh#t was hitting the fan, this was an R-rated movie and he was in a stressful situation. It would have been totally justified had he dropped an F-bomb and as we know from Wanted, Morgan Freeman swearing is awesome.<br /><br />Point 5-The CGI is dodgy and the action scenes are poorly lit<br /><br />When it comes to the aircraft exploding and some of the exterior stuff around the Capital I agree completely. As for the action scenes lighting I actually could tell totally what was going on, that didn't bother me at all. I saw the movie in Sony Digital 4K at Disney World so I guess they had everything lit properly.<br /><br />All this being said I actually enjoyed this flick as a good B movie. It totally borders on parody from time to time but after getting burned so bad on A good day to Die Hard (ugh) watching Olympus has Fallen was just what I needed. An action movie with a well earned R rating and a half decent plot (note I said half decent).<br /><br />As for a glossary term for poorly done action scenes may I recommend "BAY view window"-when an action scene your watching is poorly shot and incoherent, as though it were created by the king of hack Michael Bay. Oh and by the way when I left the theatre after Olympus laughing to myself I totally said "America FUCK YEAH!" so point well made Mr Riske.Tom Bartmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-845873066466025672013-03-25T15:17:50.114-05:002013-03-25T15:17:50.114-05:00@Dan O. - I don't know about you but there wer...@Dan O. - I don't know about you but there were a lot of Asian men in my theater. It was awkward. Were there for you?<br /><br />@Tom Smail - I call those rich man-poor mans. Let's keep going. Emmy Rossum is a poor man's Anne Hathaway. Dennis Quaid is a poor man's Kevin Costner. <br /><br />@John Murphy-I'm even more excited about White House Down now since Olympus shit the bed. You're definitely not missing anything by skipping Olympus. It gives you more time to watch Chill Factor (which is a better movie).Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-61308511562261761702013-03-25T12:35:36.190-05:002013-03-25T12:35:36.190-05:00I am cautiously optimistic for White House Down. ...I am cautiously optimistic for White House Down. Roland Emmerich isn't really someone I'm too excited about as a director, but the cast sure sounds great. I hope they deliver on their potential. <br /><br />I think I'm just going to skip Olympus Has Fallen and just watch the real Die Hard. Great review, though, Adam.John Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810774557887719483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-12572135313961105012013-03-25T10:28:25.277-05:002013-03-25T10:28:25.277-05:00I am of the belief that there are certain actors t...I am of the belief that there are certain actors that are generic knock-off versions of other actors. For instance, Keira Knightley to Kate Winslet. Well, Gerard Butler is the Dr. Thunder to Russell Crowe's Dr. Pepper. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10475027751253870681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-91741694016997880012013-03-25T10:26:35.783-05:002013-03-25T10:26:35.783-05:00Nice review Adam. Absolutely stupid, but well wort...Nice review Adam. Absolutely stupid, but well worth the watch for exactly that: fun, stupid, and dumb fun.Dan O.http://www.dtmmr.comnoreply@blogger.com