Violent Night (2022)
It’s Die Hard…
with Santa Claus
Is the main character an average Joe?
No, he’s actually Father Christmas himself. None other than Santa Claus takes up the role of John McClane as one of the houses he visits on Christmas Night is under siege. He barely has any magical powers, and the movie makes him as mortal as possible turning him as much as possible into an average joe.
Sidekick?
A young girl who is in danger comes closest as he maintains constant radio contact with her, much like John McClane had with Al Powell.
Any personal problems?
He’s estranged from Ms Claus and a drunk.
Is the lead character there by coincidence?
Absolutely not! He’s on his yearly run of delivering presents. With the amount of houses he visits one is bound to be under attack.
Are there any friends or family in danger?
No, but there is a young kid at the party and that’s good enough reason for Santa to try to take out these robbers.
What’s at stake and why aren’t the authorities doing anything?
A whole lot of cash, since the location is a mansion owned by a wealthy and ruthless businesswoman.
Any charismatic villains?
John Leguizamo leads a pack of unknown actors who all have been giving Christmas-themed nicknames. He gives a decent performance but it’s nothing memorable.
Is it any good?
As a both a parody on Die Hard and an actual R-rated action flick I thought it was quite a pleasant holiday surprise.
You can read my review here.
They are planning a remake, I would go for Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, Joe Manganiello, Milo Ventimiglia, Tom Welling, Chris Evans, Chris Pine, Chadwick Boseman, Anthony Mackie, Jeremy Runner, Derek Theler, or D.J. Cotrona as Gabe Walker; and Billy Zane, Kevin Spacey, Dominic Pace, Alec Baldwin, Gil Banks, Hugo Weaving, Robert Knepper, Brian Van Holt, Travis Fine, Skeet Ulrich, or Dash Mihok as Qualen.
I think there is a way to improve The Taking of Beverly Hills, like instead an undercover Fed helped crippled a militia group and imprisoned many members including their leader. But the leader’s brother and a few members of the group plant bombs all over Beverly Hills, and threaten to set them off if the leader is not released, and the undercover fed seeks out the bombs while his partners buy him time.
Blast is good, but it would be worthwhile to note that, Agent Lisa Reed (Vivica A. Fox) finds out that Michael Kittridge (Vinnie Jones) is actually a mercenary named Skyler Talbot and had killed the real Kittridge and stole his identity to throw off authorities.
I would like to see Christmas Rush. Anyone know where to find it?
There are some sites that list it as streamable, but I don’t know how legit they are. If you own an XBMC player I would advise you to look on that network.
What is an XBMC Player? I have never heard of one.
In most cases they are mediaplayers running Android. Because they run Android they can download an app named XBMC from Google’s Play Store. XBMC allows you to search and stream movies
Don’t forget the other scenarios like Terminal Rush, Interceptor, Crash Dive, Counter Measures, 12 Rounds: Reloaded, 12 Rounds: Lockdown, Project: Shadow Chaser, Command Performance, Demolition University, Cyberjack/Virtual Assassin, Final Voyage, and Air Rage.
For Speed 2: Cruise Control, it should have been Direct to Video, and not a sequel to Speed. The lead villain should have been a pirate instead of soft ware designer turned mad bomber trying to blow up a ship.
Every time I see “Air Force One” I remember that in the Tom Clancy novels, the character of Jack Ryan becomes president. This film could have been part of the saga starring Harrison Ford, if he had continued it.