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Summary: Explosive fun!
Review: This movie is more explosive than any other film I've ever seen! There's no sexuality, which you find in almost every action movie. It's fast paced action from beginning to end. I've seen about 15 times and I've never got tired of it! It's the best! The story is about major Diekens(Travolta) who's trying to steal 2 nuclear weapons from a Stealth Bomber. Only Captain Hail(Slater) knows about what he's trying to do! Then, he meets a park ranger(Samantha Mathis) and they try to stop Diekens from stealing the nuclear warheads. This is explosive, fun and not much glore, the best!!! I absolutely recommend this!!
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Summary: Fast paced action adventure...
Review: John Woo's Broken Arrow starts out swinging, and quickly develops into a fast-paced action thriller that never lets up until its explosive conclusion. The plot is constantly moving forward, building momentum, and barely leaving time to catch a breath. Sure it has a few totally unbelievable plot twists, like a most convenient escape from a nuclear blast in a mine. But if you just hang on, and go along for the ride, you will have a very entertaining time indeed.In the best action role of his career so far, Christian Slater stars as USAF pilot, Captain Riley Hale. His fellow pilot is Major Vic Deakins, played by John Travolta. The two men are in constant competition, with the older Deakins usually coming out on top. They are assigned to fly a B3 bomber armed with two nuclear bombs. While on a night mission, Deakins attempts to kill Hale and take over the plane. Quick reactions by Hale, saves his life, but Deakins manages to eject him from the plane. Deakins releases the two nuclear devices, which parachute to earth, and then ejects himself, leaving the plane to crash land. Deakins as supremely confident, riding on the edge of madness. He has planned the theft well, and is aided by a group of mercenaries, led by former Raider Howie Long, ready to recover and move the nukes. Meanwhile, Hale has picked up a partner in the shapely form of park ranger Terry Charmichael, played by the spunky Samantha Mathis. The pair is all that stands between Deakins and his plan to ransom the weapons back to the US Government. Hale and Deakins clash, and continue to match wits all along the way, elevating their personal competition to one with much higher stakes. Slater is engaging as the lightly regarded youngster, battling against overwhelming odds. Teamed with Sam Mathis, they are an energetic one-two punch, that look great together. Park ranger Chamichael never backs down, and is cool and competent under pressure. Broken Arrow is Hong Kong action director John Woo's second American feature, and it has the masters' usual touch. Guns, bombs, explosions are all standard fare, as are the slow motion shots. Yes it is definitely a matter of style over substance, but it is such an entertaining and appealing style. Simple things like following a thrown hammer hitting someone's head become so much fun. Woo also seems to favor blowing up choppers, and no less than four wind up in flames in separate incidents. A terrific action picture from beginning to end. Hans Zimmer's soundtrack is a plus. This one is just meant to be enjoyed without too much thought. An interesting little menu, is wasted as the only extra is a trailer. Recommended without reservations to any fan of action movies.
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Summary: Awsome movie!
Review: This was a great action movie and it didn't ave alot of gore.I loved it.I loved it so much that I just bought it not to long ago.I highly recommend this movie!
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Summary: WOW
Review: John Travolta at his best here! Itf you love military action and major fire power you love this movie. I have seen it about 1000 times and I never get tired of it.
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Summary: do I like broken arrow?
Review: I think it is the best movie they could ever made. I think Hail is cuty. I wish I was Hail age so maybe I could go out with him. I think want John Travolta dos to him is so mean.I could kill him my self...
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Summary: Non-stop ACTION & SUSPENSE
Review: If you love action and adventure, this is a definite must-see! Christian Slater and John Travolta make a perfect good guy vs. villian mix, and while the plot may be a bit far out, you will never notice. The action will draw you in and keep you spellbound until the last scene. Mathis's role as the park ranger helping Slater save the day is a bit strained at times, but the effort is valiant, and by the end she's an old pro. Travolta's one-liners definitely make the movie. If you're going to be the bad guy, you've gotta have a stack of suave comebacks and wisecracks, and boy, has he got it! ...."Please try NOT to shoot at the thermonuclear weapons" from behind clenched teeth gets me every time. It's clear that though this is an action movie, it's also a mind game. Travolta's comments let the viewer inside his head, to feel like you are really there. ..."You're out of your mind!"... ..."Yeah, ain't it COOL?".... You bet it is -- and the stunts will leave you gasping in wonder. From Mathis's near disembowelment by a thwocking chopper blade to Travolta's frantic attempts to catch his getaway pilot's attention, it's all fantastic. Howie Long is also fantastic as Kelly, one of Travolta's goons. All in all, quite spetacular. I recommend it to everyone, but get your snacks before it starts because you won't want to miss a minute!
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Summary: Great action flick!
Review: John Travolta is "Deak", a rogue USAF nuclear warrior who steals two weapons as part of a massive extortion plot in "Broken Arrow". Though a riff on the Bond flick "Thunderball", "Arrow" is so distinctively a John Woo flick, you never think of it as anything but original. Christian Slater is Riley Hale, Deak's unknowing co-pilot, and the one man who consistently hampers Deak's attempts to make off with the stolen nukes. When the movie starts, we see Deak clobbering Hale across a boxing ring over a $20 wager that Hale has no chance of winning, mostly because, as Deak notes, Hale has no will to win. That's why Deak never invites Hale to join his little nuke-blackmail scheme - he fears the little loser might actually say "yes". But Hale has a bit of a dark side himself - one hinted to Deak when Hale tries to pay off the wager. Deak refuses his winnings because Hale didn't fight hard enough for it to matter, but Hale is insistent - mostly because he stole the $20 from Deak's locker. Once in the air, Deak commandeers control over the plane and, when he fails to kill Hale, ejects him instead, then drops off the nukes for retrieval in the Utah desert before pointing the plane at a mountain and ejecting. On the ground, Deak meets up with his crew, culled from various special forces and well trained to cover every conceivable step the government may take to retrieve or destroy the nukes. Unfortunately for Deak, Hale survives ejection and links up in the desert with a feisty ranger (Samantha Mathis) and works to secure the nukes. Most of the movie is a chain of action scenes - guns and kickboxing, but the plot stays confined and never loses sight of its focus. What makes this film really work is that everybody is a bad guy, and you almost find yourself cheering for Travolta and his gang when Deak dishes such potables as "I'm the man!, I'm the Man", "I've never killed anybody in person before...I don't see what the big deal is" and, when Hale tells Deak that he's out of his mind, and Deak replies "Yeah, ain't it cool?" Everything about this movie is meant to give you an impression, then dash it with a few shots to your head (like when Samantha Mathis's character confronts a seemingly nerdish nuclear-weapons engineer working for Deak). Even Hale offers some surprises - you half expect him to walk away with the ransom money. In the end, it's a lot fun, though you may come out at the end feeling a tad punch drunk.
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Summary: Travolta never looked so cool!
Review: Again, like all John Woo movies, this film is mostly for the visual thrills and cool demeanors of the characters You know you're watching a John Woo movie if... 1. Most everyone is wearing a black trenchcoat.
2. Half the movie is in slow motion.
3. Heros are generally proceeded by doves or other glowing, symbolic
items of mass courage.
4. More than one helicopter explodes.
5. Everyone cool wears sunglasses and eventually removes them in a
slow-motion, classy mannor.
6. Character names are unusual, but deeply representative.
7. Motorcycles are rampant.
8. The hero can shoot the badguy while jumping through fire, swinging
from a rope, falling down an elevator shaft or riding on the
front wheel of a motorcycle while spinning a
one-hundred-eighty degree circle at sixty miles per hour.
9. The plot generally revolves around the villian's intent on mass
destruction.
10. Ammunition lasts more than the clip can hold. MUCH more.
11. Always more than one gun shoots at the same time.
12. By the end of the movie everything that isn't exploding has
already exploded.
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Summary: Bad = Good
Review: This is one of my all time favorite bad action movies. The acting is second rate, the directing is 'ok'...everything that makes a hollywood blockbuster is all there. For some reason I just love movies like this. I have to watch them over and over until all the stupid one liners are deeply embedded into my brain. If you want a good movie, dont bother. If you have a short attention span and arent that bright, this movie will be good therapy for you.
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Summary: Would you please stop shooting at the thermo-nuclear weapons
Review: This movie was a blast to watch, and I do mean blast. Yes I've read all the reviews before how the characters are flat, everything unrealistic...blah blah blah. Well I thoroughly loved the movie, one of Christian Slater's better ones. Certainly another winner for John Travolta. I thought that they did pretty well with their roles, Travolta was especially hilarious as the villain. No matter what people say, this was a total thrill-ride to watch, and yes John Woo rips himself off again with his camera moves, but hey, it wouldn't be Woo without those would it? The action is non-stop throughout the movie and very enjoyable to watch. The DVD isn't too loaded with extras, just the trailer, but the movie is there in all its widescreen glory with Dolby Digital Surround. I'm a happy man. And for $14.99 I got a good deal too. Anyways, go buy this movie now! Campy, in a way yes. Cheesy dialogue, hmm maybe. Handful of good actors, well... Lotsa of action, YOU GOT IT! It is well worth the buy!
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