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Summary: Judge not ... lest we be judged
Review: Judgment night is a chilling and suspensfull action/ thriller about 4 suburban friends put to the ultimate test of survival.
It all begins when Frank (Emilio Estevez - Mighty Ducks) Mike (Cuba Gooding Jr - Rat Race) John (Stephen Dorff - Blade) and Ray (Jeremy Piven - Black Hawk Down) Are on a trip to A live boxing match in the city. However on their way they are delayed by a predictable Traffic jam on the highway and are already late to their fight, to avoid anymore delay, Ray decides to take a short cut despite the others opinions, and exit the highway. The 4 freinds are then lost in a very bad, poor and dark part of Chicago city where no sane man would dare go without a gun. Once ray takes his eyes of the road, He hits a man. The four decide to take the man to a hosptital but find out that he is some sort of criminal on the run packed with blood money (literatly) but on the way to hospital there oversized RV is hit by another car. It then turns out that they other people are gang members led by the viciouse leader Fallon (played by Denis Leary) When Fallon finds out the criminal has taken his money he executes him, but then Fallon realizes the other 4 friends and he wants ... No Witnesses. The rest of the story is absolutley packed with thrilling and exciting action that is sure to get the old ticker racing. In America this film is rated R for violence and profanity but in Australia it is rated MA 15+ where you must be accompanied by someone 15 years and older, but in britain it probably banned the stupid flies! HAHAHAHAHA
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Summary: Great Film I Lucked Up On One Night
Review: Judgment Night is one of those films you may not find unless you're watching USA after one a.m. or if you're on a late night cruise at a cheap video store. Nevertheless you get your money and time's worth with this gem, proving that you don't need huge stars to make a film exciting.When this was filmed in 1993 Emilio Estevez was the biggest star of these four. Since then Stephen Dorff, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Denis Leary have all become famed feature film stars. I saw this film about eight years ago. Believe me it is one of those films you can watch ten times in a row so buying the DVD is a must! This is a thriller, comedy and action adventure all rolled into one. I was glad the filmmakers didn't throw in an unneeded romance or unneeded nudity. This is just a straight to the point picture about some homeboys crusing around at night, getting into trouble. And who hasn't been there right? The acting is energetic and high-paced. No one in the film lets you down. Judgment Night is like a ride on a roller coaster while you're drunk...it's frightening, uninhabited and incredibly sponatenous all wrapped in one. All I can say is if you like GOOD movies then you need to have this film in your collection. This is one buddy flick no one, male or female should miss. Have fun watching four hot babes running for their lives!
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Summary: Pretty good "Deliverance"-style fun
Review: Not too bad. I'd seen it years ago when it first came out and watched it again last night. Dennis Leary really does a good job in this movie (his first big role). He's a convincing tough guy and doesn't rely on ranting too much. I think he has the talent to become a good character actor ("The Ref" and "Suicide Kings" being two more good Leary projects). Jeremy Piven also did a good job as the self-destructive member of the suburbanites.
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Summary: suspense at its best
Review: One of the best suspense thrillers of the last 20 years. It is about a group of friends that take a wrong turn and witness a murder, The killers see them, now they must run for their lives. This is full of action and excitment. I highly recomend
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Summary: A masterpiece of epic preportions
Review: Reviews cannot be written without spoilers.You have been warned. Judgment Night is without a doubt one of the best and most underrated movies of all time and that my friends is absolutely NO joke.It's definitely on my top ten.The story is brilliant-four friends who go out to see a boxing match but get stuck in a gang-infested street.They notice a vicious drug gang murder someone and they are cought.The gang will stop at nothing to terminate the guys.It's an excellent plot and a refreshing take on the urban crime genre.The execution is totally brilliant.Steve Hopkins direction is practically flawless.He gives the film a truly gripping feel and the suspense is extremely tight.Fallon will keep on going and going and going until the four guys are gone for good.The fight scenes are VERY intense and the whole way through I was biting my nails and nearly p___ed my pants.The acting was wonderful.Denis Leary is perfect at the role of Fallon and is absolutely devilish at the part. It's just non-stop suspense and entertainment. If I had an option to give this more stars,I'd do it in a heartbeat.The movie has barely any flaws. It's fairly long,the ending is pretty satifactory, the acting is brilliant,photography excellent, story breath-taking and execution marvelous.It's too good to have flaws! I absolutely loved this. It's probably in 2nd place on my list! This doesn't get the credit it deserves and that is NO joke.If you want a movie that'll keep you entertained and scared for years to come,...buy Judgment Night.Trust me.It's MUCH better than you think.I absolutely CANNOT and WILL NOT live without this! Rated R for strong gang violence,profanity galore and some drug use.
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Summary: Great suspense, awesome set-pieces.
Review: Since seeing this film I've never been comfortable with Denis Leary as a comedian because he's so damn convincing as the cold-hearted bad guy in this. I think he's a great actor but this is the movie to see him in as it's A. His best performance and B. One of the best villains ever in movies. Judgment Night kind of comes across as a modern, urban Deliverance. There are many similarities between them but Judgment Night clearly has more excitement. Estevez, Gooding Jnr, Piven and Dorff play well off each other and Piven especially seems to really get into the whiny runt of his character. Leary plays Fallon, a dangerous criminal from Chicago's bad side. And when the four pals cross him and witness a murder carried out by him a chase across derelict landscapes follows. Peter Greene, an actor I always like to see, plays Sykes, one of Fallon's cohorts as well as Everlast from the rap group House of Pain as Rhodes. They sure do make a threatening impression. Director Stephen Hopkins (who also did Predator 2 and Blown Away) uses creeping camera movements and neo-noir lighting to provoke multiple eerie moments as well as a great deal of tension. Slow-mo and warped sound effects are also used to great effect in the finale. This DVD by Universal massively improves on the old release by Goodtimes. Now the film is brilliantly presented in it's proper aspect ratio of 2.35:1. This new framing wonderfully compliments the gothic atmosphere and brooding silhouette photography. The terrible Dolby 2.0 soundtrack has been dropped and replaced with a grand DTS 5.1 track (Judgment Night was one of the first movies to be released in DTS). For the presentation of the movie it's surely a great package but the only extra is a trailer. It's still a must buy!
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Summary: dont move. dont whisper. dont even breathe.
Review: the game here is to survive the menacing Leary from killing you in coldblood after you see a person he shot get shot by him. you following me? very great filmmaking by Stephen Hopkins and great performances all around, but Leary is the standout here, making long speeches and being crazy as he is. The places they shot this in are very cool also. Action packed and deadly. Run!!
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Summary: Hard to resist
Review: The main thing I loved about this movie was the environment. The chaotic ghost-town alleyways, the dark city streets, and the realism of how life truly is in the slums of America. I could almost smell the factories, the worn down apartment buildings, and the stormdrains. I think it also represents the human spirit, and how when all Hell breaks loose, you can't back down from a battle that could save your very life, and the lives of your dearest friends. Denis Leary is my favorite comedian (not to mention one of the best actors around), and Jeremy Piven plays a wonderful character actor. Leary plays the small-time gangleader with a hostile temper, yet a wickedly demented comedic side, while Piven plays the too-sure-of-himself businessman, who meets his tragic end due to Leary's temper. I first saw this movie when it was available to rent (never knew it existed until I saw it in Blockbuster), and it wasn't too long after I owned it on VHS, and just recently on DVD. I can watch this movie over and over again and never get bored with it. Now if I was some movie critic, I'd say thumbs up, but I'll just resort to rating it with 5 stars, and I recommend it to any great suspense movie fan.
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Summary: Solid
Review: This is a bit of a sleeper - it's a well-made, solid b-movie, that doesn't try to be anything more than a well-crafted thriller. It's packed full of cliches, but the 'Assault on Precinct 13'-style story (a group of regular people are stalked through a dark city by a vengeful gang) moves quickly enough for you not to care, and Denis Leary is a fantastic villain - constantly wired to the gills, he's so petty that, in a fit of annoyance, he manages to accidentally kill one of his subordinates. It's nowhere near being a masterpiece, but the utter lack of success the film had on original release allows you to forgive it and be 'on its side', in exactly the opposite way to, say, 'End of Days'. Although you can't imagine that there is much to say about the making of the film, the DVD is essentially the video, but on a plastic disc - there are no extras at all.
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Summary: A cool film unlike every other Estevez-film
Review: This is a good movie with strong performances from CUBA GOODING jr and the rest.
4 middle-class/upper-class friends takes a short-cut through the ghetto but get stuck and have to fight their way out. The movie is very realistic and the cast does great work to keep up the energy. One of my childhood-fav'z, so it for the first time when I was 11 or something and saw it the last time when I was 20 and it was still enjoying.
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