I love the work of director Tony Scott. Just love his output. Nobody makes action flicks the way he does. From
Top Gun to
The Last Boyscout, from
Enemy of the State to
Domino, the guy brings it every single time. He's been refining his signature style over the last few years, and this summer brings his latest action-fest, a reimagining of the 70's classic
The Taking of Pelham 123. Starring frequent collaborator Denzel Washington (
Crimson Tide,
Man on Fire,
Deja Vu) and John Travolta (in bad-guy mode), the film is about a cop (Washington) who tries to stop a domestic terrorist (Travolta) from hijacking a NYC subway car. The script is by David Koepp (at the very least) and the release date is 6/12/09. I cannot wait to see it.
Arriving in theaters this April is the reportedly extra-insane
Crank: High Voltage, the sequel to the massively entertaining (and amazingly offensive)
Crank. I'm a big Jason Statham fan (go rent
The Bank Job -- awesome movie), and after watching what filmmakers Neveldine/Taylor brought to their first installment, I'll be in the theater opening weekend to see what they've recently cooked up. Nothing beats the original's "needle-in-the-heart" poster design, but this one is appropriately nuts.
I love the work of director Tony Scott. Just love his output. Nobody makes action flicks the way he does. From Top Gun to The Last Boyscout, from Enemy of the State to Domino, the guy brings it every single time. He's been refining his signature style over the last few years, and this summer brings his latest action-fest, a reimagining of the 70's classic The Taking of Pelham 123. Starring frequent collaborator Denzel Washington (Crimson Tide, Man on Fire, Deja Vu) and John Travolta (in bad-guy mode), the film is about a cop (Washington) who tries to stop a domestic terrorist (Travolta) from hijacking a NYC subway car. The script is by David Koepp (at the very least) and the release date is 6/12/09. I cannot wait to see it.
Arriving in theaters this April is the reportedly extra-insane Crank: High Voltage, the sequel to the massively entertaining (and amazingly offensive) Crank. I'm a big Jason Statham fan (go rent The Bank Job -- awesome movie), and after watching what filmmakers Neveldine/Taylor brought to their first installment, I'll be in the theater opening weekend to see what they've recently cooked up. Nothing beats the original's "needle-in-the-heart" poster design, but this one is appropriately nuts.
4 comments:
I"m a big Matthau fan, so I'm not sure about this Pelham remake. It's such a good film as it is. But I love Denzel, so why not? Hate the poster, though. So over the "floating heads" look. That "Crank" poster is kinda cool, tho.
Yeah, the poster is just OK -- nothing to write home about.
I too love the original but am totally down for a new version. It's a timeless story so in Tony's hands, I'm thinking he's found a few ways to kink it up a bit.
All of the Crank advertising is inspired and lunatic.
Tony Scott is a visceral master (not sure if that's a phrase, but it should be). I'm very interested in seeing how this turns out; it's on my most anticipated list for the summer.
Yes, I agree with you Joel, he's a master of the visceral. Please tell me you loved Domino...
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