Movie review thread...
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Aces: Iron Eagle III
- Wow. Just... wow.
- I'm sure I've seen all of these before, but I'd forgotten all about this.
- I started getting nasty feelings during the opening credits - what with the title, and then "actor"s names tagged with World-Wars era motifs like the germanic maltese cross, and RAF roundel... I started to think it was going to be some time-travel or flashback shit
- But then... opening scene - modern (1980s-ish) era air show
- with truly terrible blue/green-screen SFX
- plot opens... and is quickly apparent... drugs are the enemy!
- typical 80s/90s "mmmm... drugs are bad, OK?" context. I started to wonder... did the US Government subsidise shit like this? It would explain so much. Iron Eagle II - obviously a shit book/script shoe-horned into the "Iron Eagle" 'franchise' - this one, seemed like an even shitter B-grade book shoe-horned into a subsidy-grabbing stunt.
- Movie made in 1990, and a black man says "I'm getting too old for this shit". Blatant.
- ludicrous sound effects during fight/action scenes. (I'm ignoring dogfight scenes, they've been mos'def since the 'franchise' original). A luger is audibly cocked/loaded. A slap resounds like a Cassius Clay solid hit.
- And then, my sinking sensation of the meaning of the opening credits, and the intro scene... turns out to be correct...
- a Seppo, a Jap, a Tommy, and a Jerry, are going to fly their WWII era planes into action. (Spoiler, sorry). What. The. Actual. Fuck. Oh - in Peru. From mainland US. But... it'll be alright, because they are fitted out with some modern "bits".
- They battle - Aeromacchis, I think? All good.
- There's a WHOLE heap of firing automatic rifles from the hip. Classic 80s/90s. Love it.
- And when it comes down to detonating some sweet classic dynamite... there's a classic cartoon detonator, complete with the big handle to push down on. Wile-E-Coyote stylez.
- Plenty of comic relief. The teenage 'urban' guy who insinuates himself, and makes plenty of great one-liners, rides a donkey, and name-checks classic 1990 hip-hop. And, a bad guy being killed by a church-bell landing on his head in an ironic comeuppance. "Love the hat"
- The DEA full-on invades Peru, because... fuck it... USA, USA, USA!
- And (spoiler), the Japanese guy of course, does a kamikaze. Because... you know... that's what they do.
Titwatch: zero
Nepotism-watch: sometimes my spidey-senses get a-tingling. Sure enough - the lead "female role" was married to the Producer. In fact... married to him at about the time that this movie was made. Related: This producer was previously married to... Wonder Woman.4.3 "drugs are bad" out of 5 "OH SHIT - I forgot to mention that scene with the guy hanging out of his Spitfire upside down. That was awesome"
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@Kruse my recollection of IE3 made me realise I need to not trust your ratings...
The original was up there at the time as a fave, but after that...
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@taniwharugby said in Movie review thread...:
@Kruse my recollection of IE3 made me realise I need to not trust your ratings...
The original was up there at the time as a fave, but after that...
After rating the original 4.5 - I then made a call that no matter how bad it got, I'd just decrease the ratings by 0.1 each sequel. I don't know why... it doesn't make sense now, and I'd need to get really quite drunk to achieve state-dependent memory.
IE3 - as a standalone... yeah, something like 1.5, maybe 2 if feeling nostalgic for a simpler time. -
I remember this at the time and went to the cinema to see it. I really liked it. Hope it stands up well now.
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@Catogrande I saw it about 15 years ago. Remember it being good.
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Iron Eagle 4 - On the Attack
- Not very good
- Titwatch: zero
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- Probably for the best, as main cast are teenagers... very young teenagers, not 'barely legal girls gone wild' teenagers
4.2 "that's ridiculous" out of 5 "that's just irresponsible"
Fuck you, Iron Eagle sequels.
(As I typed that - I suddenly recalled.... a few years back, I watched every Tremors movie in fairly quick succession... and upon finishing, then discovered there was yet another one just finished filming, due for release. I really fucking hope that isn't true for Iron Eagle.)
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@Kruse said in Movie review thread...:
Iron Eagle 4 - On the Attack
- Not very good
- Titwatch: zero
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- Probably for the best, as main cast are teenagers... very young teenagers, not 'barely legal girls gone wild' teenagers
4.2 "that's ridiculous" out of 5 "that's just irresponsible"
Fuck you, Iron Eagle sequels.
(As I typed that - I suddenly recalled.... a few years back, I watched every Tremors movie in fairly quick succession... and upon finishing, then discovered there was yet another one just finished filming, due for release. I really fucking hope that isn't true for Iron Eagle.)
4 iron eagles? Talk about flogging a dead horse!
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@Kruse said in Movie review thread...:
Iron Eagle 4 - On the Attack
- Not very good
- Titwatch: zero
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- Probably for the best, as main cast are teenagers... very young teenagers, not 'barely legal girls gone wild' teenagers
4.2 "that's ridiculous" out of 5 "that's just irresponsible"
Fuck you, Iron Eagle sequels.
(As I typed that - I suddenly recalled.... a few years back, I watched every Tremors movie in fairly quick succession... and upon finishing, then discovered there was yet another one just finished filming, due for release. I really fucking hope that isn't true for Iron Eagle.)
You sir, are a very sick man.
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@Kruse said in Movie review thread...:
Iron Eagle 4 - On the Attack
- Not very good
- Titwatch: zero
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- Probably for the best, as main cast are teenagers... very young teenagers, not 'barely legal girls gone wild' teenagers
4.2 "that's ridiculous" out of 5 "that's just irresponsible"
Fuck you, Iron Eagle sequels.
(As I typed that - I suddenly recalled.... a few years back, I watched every Tremors movie in fairly quick succession... and upon finishing, then discovered there was yet another one just finished filming, due for release. I really fucking hope that isn't true for Iron Eagle.)
There’s more than one Tremors movie?
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@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
There’s more than one Tremors movie?
Pretty sure I saw Tremor 3 on a double-bill with Sharknado VII
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Message from the King
4 numbers out of 5 ‘your number is up’
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@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
@Kruse said in Movie review thread...:
Iron Eagle 4 - On the Attack
- Not very good
- Titwatch: zero
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- Probably for the best, as main cast are teenagers... very young teenagers, not 'barely legal girls gone wild' teenagers
4.2 "that's ridiculous" out of 5 "that's just irresponsible"
Fuck you, Iron Eagle sequels.
(As I typed that - I suddenly recalled.... a few years back, I watched every Tremors movie in fairly quick succession... and upon finishing, then discovered there was yet another one just finished filming, due for release. I really fucking hope that isn't true for Iron Eagle.)
There’s more than one Tremors movie?
SEVEN... there's bloody SEVEN Tremors movies.
Surprisingly - Kevin Bacon hasn't reprised his role in ANY of the sequels.
I wish I hadn't had that flashback to my Tremors binge ... as it reminded me I've still never seen number 7... which I guess I should tick off ASAP.Tremors - classic
According to some less refined reviewers...
2 - "... one of the best direct-to-video sequels ever made." That's some pretty sweet qualified praise.
3 - "a jarring step down in quality from its predecessor"
4 - "noticeably better than [3] in certain aspects, but also noticeably worse in others"
5 - "a worthy sequel and gives the long dormant series a much-needed jolt" OR "beyond-generic reboot ... .... it brings absolutely nothing noteworthy to the table"
6 - "so bad it's nearly unwatchable ... ...made by people who absolutely loathe Tremors and want to insult the fans as much as possible".
Tremors 7... I'm not going to ruin the surprise. -
Still the best movies, at least the best multiples of moves, ever
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Making The Two Towers' hellish 40-minute siege scene was a battle in itself.
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@Kruse aw man, does this look right up your alley!!
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@taniwharugby
Sheeit - that does look good.
Always such a promising sign when the same person's name appears as Writer, Director, AND in the cast (as "Warrior Knight").
Aaaand... sure enough, his wife is the leading actress.
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