"I don't ask for much, so do this one thing for me: make this the first movie in your queues. I need everyone I know and care about to watch it, so i can disown anyone who dislikes it."-- Wm. Miles Donovan
Hmm, troublesome. Our Consigliere Miles Donovan advised that we watch this movie, as he loved it and it is a top favorite of a local movie theater owner that we love to hate. I was promised awesomeness -- sledge hammer duels, motorcycles, explosions, etc. Usually I am the Debbie Downer that dislikes these kinds of movies, while my other, more open-minded friends give them a break. Fortunately, our group at the Maxi Pad concurred that Streets of Fire, despite its 15 minutes of awesomeness, was categorically not awesome. The sledge-hammer fight scene featuring Willem Dafoe is cool, but it barely lasts 5 minutes. Most of the movie was pretty slow and dare I say it -- boring. I'm not alone in this school of thought, either.
Things I loved about this movie: cameo from The Chief of television's Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?; Rick Moranis, an excellent soundtrack featuring the song "I Can Dream About You"; maybe this movie was inspired by a Bruce Springsteen song; an extremely lesbian-ish co-protagonist.
Here is a song that is also good by Hall and Oates:
Things I loved about this movie: cameo from The Chief of television's Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?; Rick Moranis, an excellent soundtrack featuring the song "I Can Dream About You"; maybe this movie was inspired by a Bruce Springsteen song; an extremely lesbian-ish co-protagonist.
Here is a song that is also good by Hall and Oates:
2/5 pizzas
On behalf of Ned Brattle, I thank you for tagging me on this post.
ReplyDeletewhat about Ed Begley Jr's cameo? What about how scary Willem Dafoe looked? What about the lady who kicked ass and was a lesbian? how did you not pick up on any of these things?
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