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Summary: This movie is not so good
Review: It starts out with good potential, but then becomes far fetched - to say the least. They defy the laws of physics - there's no way a bus would make a jump like that. In fact no vehicle can jump from a flat surface with no type of ramping. And can a bus take those corners at 50 or greater without tipping. I think not. They should've let the lady in the elevator in the beginning die, or at least loose her legs for hesitating so long. If you can overlook such ridiculous scenes, then the movie isn't half bad. It's worth seeing, but not worth owning.
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Summary: Good.
Review: This movie was good but the storyline was so dumb. I mean their couldn't have been one guy doing multiple acts on people without someone else helping him. This movie was also the start of the no story to special effects movies leading into such movies as Independence Day and Twister. Released in 1994 this movie made much money at the box office and unfortuantley started a trend that we still are in movies with no plots or anything to them, that is why there is an independent movies surge. If you like action this is the movie for you but the story is unbelievable.
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Summary: Relax and enjoy action
Review: It's a good film if you like adrenaline and don't discuss too much its realness. And it comes out of common action movies.
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Summary: Great action, hokey subplot
Review: This movie is justifiably famous for its nonstop action sequences, which are carefully filmed, directed and edited. I admit to being on the edge of my seat at many points. Dennis Hopper is, as usual, over the top in his role as a psycho former cop using terror as a way to get money he thinks is coming to him as compensation for injuries. We like to see Dennis in this type of role; we expect it, and thus are not disappointed. The supporting cast is good. Reeves and Bullock, around whom the subplot of a developing love relationship centers, probably do as well as they can with their lines. Bullock seems more at ease. Reeves seems a bit wooden. But the love subplot struck me as incredibly corny; it was extensive enough for me to dock the movie a couple of stars in the rating.
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Summary: The 2nd best action movie ever made, next to die hard.
Review: It was unbelieveably great! I love this movie so much, I want to get it naked, heh.
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Summary: Wow!
Review: This is the film that made Keanu Reeves a bankable action film star. Of course, it was overdue anyway, based on his stellar performance in Point Break a few years before, but this was the one that lit him up like a Christmas tree on the pantheon of Hollywood somebodies. The plot is simple yet imaginative; an ex-cop demolition expert with a grudge decides to put a busful of hostages at risk by rigging it to explode if its speed goes below 50 miles an hour. So place these people (including a reluctant Sanda Bullock as the drafted designated bus driver), add Keanu as the cop trying to keep the busful of civilians straight and catch the bad guy (played well by Dennis Hopper)and Jeff Daniels playing the other cop trying to figure out the demolition angle from back at the station, and you have all the ingredients for a terrific and very entertaining movie. Which, of course, it is. It is unusual, very well acted, and the action sequences simply steal the movie. There is very little down time in the movie, and like the early Jaws, one finds oneself reeling from the action as it goes literally from one situation to another. The way the action scenes are choreographed and plotted makes one want to run for cover as the bus screams through a bevy of hairy circumstances one would think are going to doom it and the passengers to a fiery death. Suffice it to say that this is well worth your time and money, and that this new DVD version has a lot of added features regarding the film that make it even more fun to enjoy. Sit down and get your popcorn ready folks! The film is about to roll. enjoy!
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Summary: Great action
Review: Speed is one of my favourite action movie beside die hard series. Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock really shine in this movie. From lift to bus to train, all scenes are exciting! Not to be miss if you like action movies. Highly recommended.
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Summary: One great ride!
Review: There's not much I can say about this, except that an updated DVD release is long overdue. I'm sure that literally EVERY single person in the USA has seen it in one form or the other, and that everyone liked it.
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Summary: Pop Quiz Hotshot!
Review: Remember that Simpsons episode where Homer loops a videotape of him and the guys working while they goof off "I saw this in a movie where there was a bus and it had to keep it's SPEED above 50 and if it's SPEED dropped, the bus would explode! I think it was called: The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down!" Even Homer realises the cleverness of Jan De Bont's tautly-directed action thriller. Starring Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Dennis Hopper and Jeff Daniels, Speed is one of those rare films that comes along every now and then that proves to be better than standard fare. Essentially one big extended action scene, the film's frenetic pace makes up for the frequent plot holes. The action never lets up, creating suspense- filled set-pieces and audience excitement. The premise of a bomb on a bus that wil explode if the speed goes below 50 makes for one far-fetched but fun thrill ride. Keanu is the quintessential gum-chewing cool guy action hero Jack Traven who, along with Annie Porter (Bullock) tries not to get blown up by a bomb that retired cop Howard Payne (Hopper) has set on the bus to get money. The entire principal cast are great, especially Hopper, whose character is reminiscent of his crazy bad guy in Red Rock West (1992). With lines like "Poor people are crazy Jack, I'm eccentric", Hopper manages to give a good performance during his rather short screen time. Plus the added quality of the always-good Daniels is first-rate. And Keanu, now best known for The Matrix, is equally cool here. Jan DeBont's direction makes the film a taut, entertaining action ride, and surprisingly, Bullock manages to change from nervy bus passenger to a strong character by the film's conclusion. And the pulse-driven score creates even more tension and excitement. But the film is not perfect, it's predictable at times and things get rather tedious at the end, with yet another gasping of "The track's not finished!" Minor quibbles aside, the action is impressive, and Jan DeBont's visual stylishness gives a really eye-catching look. This action-fest is one of the best. The DVD extras are amazing, with commentaries from De Bont and the crew, extended scenes, Easter Eggs (DVD Credits, Airline Version of Bus Crash), "Inside Speed Featurettes on the location, stunts and visual effects", production Design, the original Screenplay, action Sequence Featurettes on the "Bus Jump" and "Metro Rail Crash", Multi-Angle Shots with Audio, Multi-Stream Storyboards, an interview Archive with Keanu Reeves and the cast, trailers, 11 TV Spots and production notes. Impressive stuff!
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Summary: NON STOP ACTION
Review: I loved this movie. Sandra Bullock is great in it, and now I want to see all of her movies. I would recommend this to ANYONE. If you like romances, there is a little one between Sandra and Keanu, and there's plenty of action.
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