daniel_velker Reviews

Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

Die Hard Meets 24

[27 October 2013]

I could go on for several minutes on why this movie is so awesome but so my review is not too long I'm mainly going to talk about what I loved most about this movie besides the insane bloody action and Gerard Butler. This movie to me was like a crossover between one of my all-time favorite films, Die Hard and my all-time favorite TV show, 24. I could literally pick out all the Die Hard and 24-isms in the film like: Die Hard: Gerard Butler playing a one-man army that must rescue hostages from terrorists and taking out all the bad guys one by one while giving off some funny wisecracks and a cocky attitude while talking with the lead terrorist on a phone or walkie talkie.

24: One man determined to stop a vicious terrorist attack by terrorists who have taken over the White House and threaten the country with nuclear weapons and doing so by killing all the terrorists single-handily including a Jack Bauer signature neck break and interrogating a suspect by torturing him. Also he uses phrases like "With all do respect Mr. President" or "Right now I am the only man who can stop these terrorists" Gerad Butler next to being bad ass awesome was a natural Jack Bauer/John McClane duo combination. All together this movie kicked complete ass. I regret not seeing it in theaters's.

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)

Weakest in the franchise but still enjoyable.

[23 May 2013]

The Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift is in my opinion the least best of all the Fast and Furious films, and I say "least best" because by saying it's the worst might make people think I hated it which I absolutely did not. This film while slow at times has it's moments; like all the race sequences in the film especially the final race. There is also a very exciting chase sequence too. This movie brings the franchise to Tokyo Japan and into the world of drift racing. It's a style of racing that has been around for a while and those who are unfamiliar with it might find it pretty interesting in this film. The cast while not great does good enough to keep the film going but it is the weakest cast in the franchise. When there are not races or chases going on the film tends to slow down and not be as exciting or fun as the other Fast films. But there are still plenty of pretty Japanese girls to keep you watching. Tokyo drift is the least best of the films but still has entertainment value.

2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)

2 times the fast 2 times the furious but still not better than the original.

[23 May 2013]

This film brings back more of what we loved from the first film with all the cars, girls, and action and multiplies it. However it is still inferior to the first film but that dosen't mean it isn't awesome. This movie has gotten a lot of criticism and i don't understand why there is so much hate for this movie. Some people complained about the lack of plot and the casts acting skills but I don't care about that. I watch these Fast films to be entertained and I was throughly entertained with this one. Even though it dosen't match up to the original it still excels in excitement. I mean how could you go wrong with taking the series to Miami were our eyes will be blessed with dozens of beautiful beach girls. And the races in this movie are also very exciting to. And let's not forget the awesome chase sequence in the film as well. Paul Walker and Tyrese Gibson make a great team and show us why this movie is so cool. I still love this movie despite the many negative reviews I've seen and to all the haters I say forget about the plot and just enjoy the perks. This movie is made for entertainment not Oscar awards and as far as entertainment goes It was grade A popcorn style.

The Fast and the Furious (2001)

Hot Cars, Hot Girls, Hot Action, What more could you want?

[22 May 2013]

I don't remember when the first time was that I saw The Fast and the Furious but it dosen't matter because it gets better with each viewing. This movie is filled with what guys want to see; Hot and fast tricked out cars, beautiful women, and kick ass action sequences. The world that the characters live in in this film is the world we can only dream of, to race in cool tricked out cars with dozens of beautiful women surrounding you and cheering you on. All of this is what I love most about this film but I also love the cast; Vin Diesal, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster all clinch their roles. If I were to pick my favorite cast member I would have to go with Michelle Rodriguez because not only is she a talented actress she is beautiful and bad ass in everything she's ever been in and this is probably my favorite role of hers. This is a movie were you really don't have to care about the plot because all the eye-candy and fun of this movie is the cars, girls, and action which is enough to pull you into the driver's seat. The cars are fast the action is furious and that's why this movie rocks.