This movie was so bad a friend and I walked out of the theatre. I don't think I've ever done that since. Thank goodness Bruce Willis made Fifth Element to redeem himself.
Cindy
I watched the best part of an hour of this and couldn't watch anymore. It was on telly and while flicking over to another channel isn't as bad as walking out of a theatre, I know how you feel.
I'm a huge fan of Walken and many of the other actors in Last Man Standing - there was no lack of talent in this movie, it must be just one of those films that just doesn't come together for some unknown reason.
I can't quite put my finger on why I didn't enjoy it....at times I wondered if it was meant to be a comedy - some of the murder scenes where someone was riddled with bullets and then riddled with more bullets and then some, were bordering on hilarious.
Or other scenes where the impact of a bullet sends the victim flying through the air, acrobatically crashing through some prop.
I enjoyed it hugely; filled with idiocy and killing. Have never forgotten it even though I saw it years ago. Maybe not as good as Yojimbo, but better than The Passion of the Xhrist. Ha!
Nothing exists more beautifully than nothing.
I agree the actors were very good and it just comfirms my belief that a director can make or break a movie no matter who stars in it.
Cindy
I share your belief,Cindy.
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cindy, tell me more about your theory
drugs...changed...everything..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8MGBn3KawM&feature=related
You are pretty stupid if you think this is a bad movie. I guess some people just don't understand the way it was back in the 30's, this is probably one of the most realistic bootlegging movies ever, I studied organized crime in college and this movie is probably the best I have ever seen at portraying what actually happened back then, you uneducated people don't know what the mob even is so don't say a movie is bad when you don't even know what it is about.
shareYou must think you're pretty smart (kgminn).
Just because a movie is historically accurate doesn't make it good. And why in the hell would and Irish mob and an Italian mob stay in some town in the middle of nowhere, battling it out.
oh btw this was an OK movie.
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You are pretty stupid if you think this is a bad movie. I guess some people just don't understand the way it was back in the 30's, this is probably one of the most realistic bootlegging movies ever, I studied organized crime in college and this movie is probably the best I have ever seen at portraying what actually happened back then, you uneducated people don't know what the mob even is so don't say a movie is bad when you don't even know what it is about.
It wasn't that bad. The main plot is similair to Dashiell Hammett's novel "Red Harvest".
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You people saying this movie is great need to take your heads out of your asses, and never watch another movie again. Stick to American Idol, you no-taste jackasses. This movie was nothing short of absolutly horrible. HORRIBLE. Everything was done badly...what a waste of a great cast. The plot was stupid, the violence was ridiculously over the top and the final confrontation was just too stupid for words. I suppose ammunition grows on trees in Jericho. For Smith's assault on Doyle's gang, the sherriff gives Smith his guns, but no clips and yet Smith reloads both guns like 4 times each during the battle. Where did these extra 8 clips come from? The fact that everybody who was killed needed to be shot 67 more times after they were already dead was plain moronic, and people hurdling through the air after they got shot like they had been shot out of a cannon was just plain retarted.
The movie looked like it had promise at the beginning when Smith arrives in town and the thugs smash up his car for sneaking a peak at Doyle's girl, but when Smith gets his revenge and shoots the guy and dude flies through the air, out the door, and 20 yards down the street....it just plummeted downhill from there. Steer clear of this trash. And anybody who tries to defend this bunk by saying it's "mindless fun" or "don't take it seriously" don't bother replying, just do the world a favor and kill yourself now.
"True wisdom comes from knowing that you know nothing. That's US, Dude!"
relax. it was entertaining. stop the bashing.
shareI've got to agree. I love "A Fistful of Dollars", but I also love this film. It's just pure escapism, gritty, escapism.
shareThanks for all your replies. pndferpnd you are so right and kg minn -it is true even though I don't know the history it was still a crappy movie to me. If we had to know backgrounds on all the movies we've seen we'd never have time for anything else.
Cindy
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when i saw it first time i thought it was good,i only remembered the running out of burning building -scene and though it was cruel.
then i saw it again a couple of years ago and thought it sucked,i actually fell asleep during it.
but i watched it again now,and i thought it was good.
except for the mobsters being over-dumb,it was pretty okey.
+ more violence than i remember which is always good.
but this movie tanked in the box office,and such we had that comet-movie a couple of years later because bruce needed money to pay for his new house ..
btw this movie is based on an old akiro kurosawa movie with jackie chan
With you 100%. I watched this movie and had to burn it afterward, just like STAR WARS.
There was war but no stars!! I expected a giant rumble on a huge ball of burning gas and that's not what I got.
Lies! ITS ALL THEY SELL IS LIES!!!!!
'Only EFFORT, DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY, earn the right to wear the Dragon Doji.' - Oroku Saki
<You people saying this movie is great need to take your heads out of your asses, and never watch another movie again. Stick to American Idol, you no-taste jackasses. This movie was nothing short of absolutly horrible. HORRIBLE. Everything was done badly...what a waste of a great cast. The plot was stupid, the violence was ridiculously over the top and the final confrontation was just too stupid for words. I suppose ammunition grows on trees in Jericho. For Smith's assault on Doyle's gang, the sherriff gives Smith his guns, but no clips and yet Smith reloads both guns like 4 times each during the battle. Where did these extra 8 clips come from? The fact that everybody who was killed needed to be shot 67 more times after they were already dead was plain moronic, and people hurdling through the air after they got shot like they had been shot out of a cannon was just plain retarted.
The movie looked like it had promise at the beginning when Smith arrives in town and the thugs smash up his car for sneaking a peak at Doyle's girl, but when Smith gets his revenge and shoots the guy and dude flies through the air, out the door, and 20 yards down the street....it just plummeted downhill from there. Steer clear of this trash. And anybody who tries to defend this bunk by saying it's "mindless fun" or "don't take it seriously" don't bother replying, just do the world a favor and kill yourself now.>
My Lord, why are you holding back so? Come on now; there is no need to be inhibited. You must really learn to express yourself more forcefully in the future.
BTW, I loved this movie. I didn't take it seriously and thought it was great fun.
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Just thought you'd like to know that I did not take your advice and that I'm still here.
Last Man Standing was far better than The Fifth Element.
shareI found Last Man Standing to be extremely dull. Bruce Willis usually has a cockiness and charisma that can carry a film, but in this he was stoic and lifeless. His narration was the nail in the coffin for me - part unintentionally amusing, part monotone...never necessary to what little story there was.
Last Man Standing looks great, and Ry Cooder's score (while overused) adds some much needed style. Walter Hill is one of my favorite directors, he usually has a way of delivering very exciting action sequences ala The Driver, The Warriors, 48 Hrs... but here, it's shooting without a brain. None of the set pieces have any structure to them. It's the kind of movie where Bruce Willis walks in and makes a smart-allick remark (not funny at all though) and blows away eight guys. No buildup, no excitement...it's just mildly violent. Hill uses slow motion, excessive gunplay, crazy stunts - to no avail. It's his worst film and an awful action movie.
And sweet God how many times do we have to see a fade in/fade out?!
"That is the whitest white part of the eye I have ever seen; do you floss?"
It's a damn likable movie. If the gun violence ached you, then, I don't know, swallow down the pretty in pink pills you're accustomed to.
You'll notice I said 'mildly violent'... The violence wasn't aching at all, but when there is no structure surrounding the violence it is a lot less jarring/exciting to watch. It was a bland, dull action flick.
I think Pretty in Pink is more exciting than this crap.
"That is the whitest white part of the eye I have ever seen; do you floss?"
Yeah, it was a real stinker....
shareWhat do you mean "no structure to the violence." There are several showdowns of machismo. Man enters other's territory. Other confronts man, man indulges. Man exploits system of warfare to benefit himself. Man becomes enthralled by woman, and does her bidding, at a cost. You'll find no firm structures in existence. I don't know what else you'd expect.
shareWhat do you mean "no structure to the violence." There are several showdowns of machismo. Man enters other's territory. Other confronts man, man indulges. Man exploits system of warfare to benefit himself. Man becomes enthralled by woman, and does her bidding, at a cost. You'll find no firm structures in existence. I don't know what else you'd expect.
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