Cliffhanger (1993)
It’s Die Hard…
on the Rocky Mountains.
Is the main character an average Joe?
He’s a mountain climber and rescue worker, and has no special background in martial arts or something like that. So he’s quite your average guy except for being able to climb mountains.
Sidekick?
Jessie, his ex-girlfriend when she’s not captured. She’s also a skilled climber.
Any personal problems?
Gabe saw his buddy Hals’ girlfriend fall to death in a climbing accident as he was unable to save her. He and his girlfriend Jessie broke up too, so he’s quiet damaged goods.
Is the lead character there by coincidence?
He just so happens to come into town after being away for 8 months when a plane with money crashes nearby setting events into motion.
Are there any friends or family in danger?
Yes, his ex-girlfriend and ex-best-buddy Hal, who’s still pissed about Gabe no being able to save his girlfriend, are both kidnapped by Eric Qualen.
What’s at stake and why aren’t the authorities doing anything?
Money. The villains are trying to relocate a couple of suitcases with money in the mountains and kidnapped Hall and Jessie to help him get to those suitcases in this rough location.
Any charismatic villains?
Villain-veteran John Lithgow gets to do his usual job.
Is it any good?
It’s a pretty good movie that performed well at the box office. It also isn’t quite a carbon-copy of the Die Hard template, like loads of other movies would be.
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.