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The title “Ong-Bak” refers to a stone Buddha head which is what gives the main character a reason to go on a path of destruction. The full title is “Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior“ and the movie as you can probably guess, is a Thai production. Supposedly, Thai movies have a particular style of direction and comedy and that can be found here. In the film, someone steals Ong Bak [read...] 
Every now and then we at Furious Cinema turn to one of our favorite classic genres, the western. We’ve previously posted a list of 50 Furious Westerns, and to build on that, we’re launching a series of in-depth looks at some classics of the genre. No rules. This is the second guest post in the series by Simon Gelten (one of the most active writers on The Spaghetti Western Database), [read...] 
Falling Down is proof that not all Joel Schumacher films suck (it’s mainly just his Batman movies). This is a great film that I believe should be known as a classic, among the ranks of Scarface, Die Hard and other timeless must see movies. (That is the quick review should you read no more.) “Falling Down” is a self proclaimed “tale of urban reality”, which has a meaning that becomes [read...] 
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS!!! INTRODUCTION Lets face it, super hero movies are some of the most difficult types to pull off with completely satisfying results. Its ALWAYS about the good guys vs. the bad guys. What filmmakers must do is find something fresh and interesting within that rigid structure. There have been a few in the genre that geeks will usually pick out as examples that stand above the rest [read...] 
“Harry Brown” stars Michael Caine, a respected older actor who has been acting on stage, television and movies for over 60 years. He has no gaps in his resume, in fact his fame has accumulated moreso in recent years. The main premise of the story is that of the vigilante. Vigilante movies are sort of their own sub-category. Other vigilante movies are ones like the Death Wish series starring Charles [read...] 
Every now and then we at Furious Cinema turn to one of our favorite classic genres, the western. We’ve previously posted a list of 50 Furious Westerns, and to build on that, we’re launching a series of in-depth looks at some classics of the genre. No rules. First up is a guest post by Simon Gelten (one of the most active writers on The Spaghetti Western Database). 50 FURIOUS WESTERNS [read...] 
While watching one of my all time favorite films this past week, Robert Zemeckis’ 1980 screwball classic auto-comedy USED CARS I discovered a connection. It wasn’t with another film that has a similar theme but something else I’ve been thinking alot about, specifically what’s currently going on in the movie industry regarding all the 3D and higher frame rate speed hucksterism. It seems that these various gimmicks (for lack of [read...] 
Based on true events in the life of martial arts champion Frank Dux, Newt Arnold’s 1988 action classic BLOODSPORT marked the breakout debut of Belgian actor Jean Claude Van Damme. It was apparent from the beginning that the kid from Brussels possessed a special charisma and style that made him perfect for these kinds of roles. He had previously played a small part as “Ivan The Russian” in the [read...] 
We couldn’t do our Don Siegel retrospective without reviewing the film that features one of the international icons of popular cinema… Clint Eastwood plays “Dirty” Harry Callahan a rebellious San Francisco police homicide inspector who is investigating the killing of a woman by a serial killer called Scorpio (Andrew Robinson) a character who was inspired by the real Zodiac killer that was from the same area. Harry’s wreckless methods of [read...] 
FILM REVIEW (145 MINUTE VERSION) “When you side with a man, you stay with him, and if you can’t do that you’re like some animal!” – Pike Bishop Sam Peckinpah’s 1969 masterpiece about the end of The Old West begins with a scene that was inspired by a story told to him by actor Emilio Fernandez (who plays Mapache) from his childhood in Mexico. We see a group of kids [read...] |
   
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