Speed (Five Star Collection)

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Summary: Hated it
Review: I absolutly dispise this movie! I saw it when I was like 9 years old. I remember the whole time sitting there goin "GOD, this movie ..." The action was very poor I thought. I hated all the characters & there was no plot. The plot was a guy was blowing things up! Thats a stupid plot. The only good performance was Jeff Daniels & Dennis Hopper i Think. But there were no good relationships between the charachers. I know a lota people really liked this movie, but trust me, there are action movies 20 times better than this!

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Summary: make it 4 1/2 stars.
Review: this movie has everything to make it one of my favorites,but it would only be perfect if it didn't have bad acting at times and corny lines.

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Summary: An Amazing Action Roller-Coaster Ride!
Review: Speed kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. Just by hearing the premise itself, you know you're in for a treat! Starring Keanu Reeves (the Matrix) and Sandra Bullock (While You Were Sleeping), Speed is an amazing action flick about a bus with a bomb on it; if the bus goes below 50 mph, it will explode, killing all the people inside! While Keanu Reeves desperately tries to come up with a plan to save the occupants and Sandra Bullock keeps the bus moving, FBI agents are in search of our villan, played expertly by Dennis Hopper. This movie is filled with great stunts, laughs, and thrills; one of my favorite action films!

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Summary: Speed
Review: I enjoyed this movie! I find a lot of action movies to be dumb, but this one was smart! It had twists and was full of edge of your seat surprises! Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, and Sandra Bullock all were great at their parts. (That's almost a stretch for Sandra Bullock). But here's a tip: don't see the sequel right away, you will be dissapionted.

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Summary: Nonstop action that will make action fans go back for more.
Review: Speed is one of the best action films I have ever seen.Keanu Reeves,Dennis Hopper and Sandra Bullock all deliver top notch performances in a film that really had my adrenaline rushing.Speed is a real rush.Winner of 2 Academy Awards.

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Summary: Speed
Review: This is the second best action movie of hollywood next to john woo's Face/Off. A mad bomber thriller and yes it is a clone of die hard, Die hard on bus, But it is no poor cousin it makes die hard just like a joyride.

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Summary: IT TOOK A NEW LOOK ON THE ACTION-GENRE
Review: SPEED was T H E blockbuster of 1994. It had a poor sequel though. But anywho; What make this film a classic and above all A GOOD FILM is that it follows the old principal of the 3-time-rule made by European fairytale-collectors(Griem, Asbjornsen & Moe and their kind)that the hero/heorine was go through no less than THREE - yes - 3 ordeals in order to solve a specific problem. This and a SPEEEEEEDY(funny) and andrenalin-filled script makes u NEVER going to get bored. SPEED started off a lot of Bomb-films, including DIE HARD 3 and BLOWN AWAY. It also rocketed Keanu Reeves as an actionstar(finally finding his level) and Sandra Bullock, supporting actress from River Phoenix`last - THE THING CALLED LOVE 1993.

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Summary: a thrill a minute
Review: I think this is the best action movie ever made. It never lets up, the effects are terrific, and the cast superb. Keanu Reeves ! no other actor could have done a better Jack Traven...he's absolutely wonderful in this and at least an 11 on the hunk-o-meter. If you don't insist on total reality, and want to enjoy the ride, this is the one to take..let Jack save your day too and bring excitement, humor, and his great smile into your living room with this marvelous movie !

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Summary: Speed Shows the Real Meaning of NON-STOP ACTION!
Review: Many action movies have been described as non-stop action by different reviwers, but most of those movies do not deserve such a description. This doesn't apply to Speed. Speed is one of the Best(if not the best) action movies I have ever seen. The action in Speed is as Non-Stop as there can be. Once Speed starts it will keep you on the edge of your seat. If you have not seen this movie, my advice is - SEE IT, if you have seen it, buy VHS or DVD and see it again.

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Summary: The Best Super Adernaline Charged Saga of the 90's
Review: The 1990's were certainly filled with many interesting and hard hitting action films, but the summer of 1994 provided the decade with it's most sensational example of a film that could be witty, well executed, action packed, and brillant in concept. The film that I am talking about needs no introduction. Dealing with bombed elevators, sympathetic hostages that behave with authentic behaviors, a deranged Dennis Hooper, sabotaged subways, police officers shooting terrorists' hostages, and a rigged Los Angeles bus that will explode if it slows to less than 50 miles per hour. Speed depicts the spine-tingling trials and tribulations of LAPD police office Jack Traven (Keanu Reeves) as he combats ex-police office/super terrorist Howard Paine (Dennis Hooper) who will do anything to get his 3 million dollar pension fund. Beyond the typical action plot, Speed excelled as movie mainly because it took a gamble that the audience would respond better to real characters acting human in impossible situations as opposed to inhuman characters that are immune to the stress and anxiety of the film's improbable events. At one point in the film's story, the Reeve's character emotionally breaks down and seriously gives up hope of survival. The film's mutiple disaster sub-plots offer a breathlessly breakneck pace that propels the viewer forward with uncontrollable exuberance and high-octane enthusiasm. The film's set pieces though far-fetched are never beyond any realistic suspension of disbelief, and Speed's screenplay supplies ample amounts of inspired comic relief and black humor to off-set the film's consistant bombardment of heavy thrills and chills. Undeniably one heck of roller coaster ride, Speed is tribute to an unbelievably impressive directorial debut by cinematographer Jan De Bont. Excellent DVD package that has relatively few features but is definte must-buy for any action fan.