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Summary: Exciting and enjoyable.
Review: Terminal Velocity is a highly watchable action adventure,that goes by at a steady pace,has some enjoyable action sequences and has some enjoyable wry humour here and there.
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Summary: Action movie that delivers
Review: Terminal Velocity is an action movie and it passes the first critical test of the genre-its action scenes are plentiful and well staged.The adrenaline rush of the quality action movie is here present and correct with plenty of moments that leave a viewer on the edge of the seat.
Charlie Sheen plays Brodie ,a flying and parachute instructor one of whose pupils is presumed killed while on her first parachute lesson.He is suspicious and discovers that his pupil is not only very much alive but is involved in a plot to prevent the Russian Mafia getting their hands on a gold shipment and thus further destabilising the newly emergent Russian state.The pair are pusued by the villains and there are car chases,aerial stunts (the last one in particular is stunning)and shotouts galore before the final resolution.
The problems start when the action stops -which is not very often.Sheen sleepwalks through the role and there is zero chemistry between him and Natassja Kinski as the KGB agent he becomes involved with.It is left to the bad guys as played by James Gandolfo and Christpher McDonald to steal the acting honours ,while the writers ability to write good dialogue lags well behind their ability to set up action scenes.
When the action is gping on -4 stars ;when the pace slows -2 stars.
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Summary: A must see for the thrill seeker.
Review: Terminal Velocity is the only action thriller that takes you high up in the skies. A must see.
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Summary: Refreshing blend of mobsters and civilian heroes
Review: Terminal Velocity was a very straightforward movie. It described a believable and interesting tale of a young girl who got entangled with the wrong people but was saved by an honest skydiver who really cared. The idea of her faking her own death was intriguing and the way the deed was executed was brilliant. On the negative end, it became less watchable as she and Ditch constantly went from arguing to flirting. The acting of the antagonists was well-done. They look like mobsters and act like mobsters moderately well. At a few points in the movie, they seemed to be hard to tolerate, with their "know it all" attitude. But, the last few action sequences in the movie were excellent. After watching the movie, it seemed like a believable plot that really didn't stretch anything. The only other weak elements in this movie were the terrible attempts at inside jokes off and on throughout the movie. But they (the jokes) didn't mean anything to the movie and it is a movie that I recommend.
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Summary: Refreshing blend of mobsters and civilian heroes
Review: Terminal Velocity was a very straightforward movie. It described a believable and interesting tale of a young girl who got entangled with the wrong people but was saved by an honest skydiver who really cared. The idea of her faking her own death was intriguing and the way the deed was executed was brilliant. On the negative end, it became less watchable as she and Ditch constantly went from arguing to flirting. The acting of the antagonists was well-done. They look like mobsters and act like mobsters moderately well. At a few points in the movie, they seemed to be hard to tolerate, with their "know it all" attitude. But, the last few action sequences in the movie were excellent. After watching the movie, it seemed like a believable plot that really didn't stretch anything. The only other weak elements in this movie were the terrible attempts at inside jokes off and on throughout the movie. But they (the jokes) didn't mean anything to the movie and it is a movie that I recommend.
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Summary: Great action
Review: This is a great action-mystery movie. The plot takes some twists and turns and grabs your attention. The stunts keep you on the edge of your seat. I really liked this movie a lot. I recommended it to some friends and they enjoyed it too.
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Summary: pretty good
Review: This is a so so thriller, that does keep your attention, and Nasstasja Kinski is always watchable. Charlie Sheen has presence, but appears burnt out, as is standard for his performances. If you want decent action, that won't leave much of a memory in your mind after you've seen it (which isn't that big a put-down in my mind) check this out.
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Summary: The SQUAD
Review: What a milestone. BRILLIANT film. Ditch Brodie is the greatest of all skydiving he-men. Team this specialist of the air up with Gabe Cash (land), Casey Ryback (sea) and Special Agent Johnny Utah (land, air AND sea- he's a surfer remember) as the ultimate early 90s American League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (the "Squad" for short). Make Bill Blazejowski their manager (why? cuz he's the best character in cinema history & besides Keaton needs the work). Set them against a gallery of rogues including Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber, Powers Boothe's Joshua Foss, Christopher Walken's Max Zorin and Kurtwood Smith's Clarence Boddicker (you know, the muscle) for the perfect match between good & evil. Package & sell it to Hollywood for a cool $100 million: I guarantee they'll make it back the first weekend, for who could resist? Long live Tripod.
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Summary: The SQUAD
Review: What a milestone. BRILLIANT film. Ditch Brodie is the greatest of all skydiving he-men. Team this specialist of the air up with Gabe Cash (land), Casey Ryback (sea) and Special Agent Johnny Utah (land, air AND sea- he's a surfer remember) as the ultimate early 90s American League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (the "Squad" for short). Make Bill Blazejowski their manager (why? cuz he's the best character in cinema history & besides Keaton needs the work). Set them against a gallery of rogues including Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber, Powers Boothe's Joshua Foss, Christopher Walken's Max Zorin and Kurtwood Smith's Clarence Boddicker (you know, the muscle) for the perfect match between good & evil. Package & sell it to Hollywood for a cool $100 million: I guarantee they'll make it back the first weekend, for who could resist? Long live Tripod.
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Summary: An Enjoyable Action Romp
Review: When a gorgeous sky diving pupil apparantly dies , her instructor is pulled into a web of intrigue , close calls , and industrial espionage . " Ditch " Brodie ( Charlie Sheen ) is a maverick skydiving coach who knows just about everything there is to know about throwing yourself out a plane and surviving . He is attracted to his new pupil , the mysterious Chris Morrow ,( Nastassja Kinski ), but before anything develops between them , she is killed in a freak skydiving accident on her initial jump----or is she? When Brodie starts investigating her death he suspects she is still around but becomes embroiled in a terrifying conspiricy. All in all an interesting , easy to watch and enjoyable action thriller which also provides some great moments of light relief .
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