you haven't lived until you've seen ray liotta do a slow-mo "carrie anne moss in the matrix" style jump
― omar little, Monday, 12 May 2008 20:38 (sixteen years ago) link
he plays a wizard btw
ok gotta go to Netflix now
― HI DERE, Monday, 12 May 2008 20:38 (sixteen years ago) link
i cannot say you will thank me because, you will not
― omar little, Monday, 12 May 2008 20:41 (sixteen years ago) link
Is this a good film for dipping one's toes into the Boll Canon?
― latebloomer, Monday, 12 May 2008 20:42 (sixteen years ago) link
lol, Ball Cannon
― HI DERE, Monday, 12 May 2008 20:42 (sixteen years ago) link
the last two parts of the film are here:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=G0NzXreih90 http://youtube.com/watch?v=fOBsKBdSOdY
it's all you really need to see
― omar little, Monday, 12 May 2008 20:51 (sixteen years ago) link
Is this out on Blu-Ray?
― HI DERE, Monday, 12 May 2008 20:58 (sixteen years ago) link
IT IS
I am so Netflixing this.
"HOW DO YOU LIKE MY KRUG?"
― Alex in SF, Monday, 12 May 2008 21:02 (sixteen years ago) link
Is that LeeLee Sobieski?
― Alex in SF, Monday, 12 May 2008 21:03 (sixteen years ago) link
she's come a long way since kubrick movies
― omar little, Monday, 12 May 2008 21:04 (sixteen years ago) link
Does "getting punched in the face by Nic Cage" count as "a long way"?
― HI DERE, Monday, 12 May 2008 21:05 (sixteen years ago) link
look just don't say i encouraged this rental
― omar little, Monday, 12 May 2008 21:14 (sixteen years ago) link
ok lololololololololololololol at liotta death scene
― latebloomer, Monday, 12 May 2008 21:25 (sixteen years ago) link
he knows exactly what movie he's in
― latebloomer, Monday, 12 May 2008 21:26 (sixteen years ago) link
those scenes don't even include burt reynolds as the most bored looking king ever and matthew lillard as his traitorous nephew.
― omar little, Tuesday, 13 May 2008 00:38 (sixteen years ago) link
Trailer for Death Race is online http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809936373/video/8306623
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 16 June 2008 07:55 (fifteen years ago) link
disappointed that I was not the dude who made this poll.
― El Tomboto, Monday, 16 June 2008 08:24 (fifteen years ago) link
sry boo
― banriquit, Monday, 16 June 2008 08:33 (fifteen years ago) link
it is how I know we shares a blood, it is cool with or without a k, that is how cool it is
― El Tomboto, Monday, 16 June 2008 09:43 (fifteen years ago) link
dogg
― El Tomboto, Monday, 16 June 2008 09:44 (fifteen years ago) link
yv all seen the transporter 3 trail, right?
― Alan, Monday, 16 June 2008 12:46 (fifteen years ago) link
Arrrgh I watched War and Chaos lately -- both AWFUL. Well, I'm pretty sure War was worse. I'm afraid to see anything else by him. And it was going so WELL after Italian Job and Transpo...where did it all go wrong, she wailed forlornly.
― Laurel, Monday, 16 June 2008 13:36 (fifteen years ago) link
Aw, we have War on BluRay at home right now. Should we just send it back or is there anything spectacularly trainwrecky about it?
― HI DERE, Monday, 16 June 2008 13:40 (fifteen years ago) link
I don't know who's giving him acting advice, but Statham does that slightly hoarse "talking under his breath" thing that made Steven Seagal so annoying eventually (other than the ponytail). For the entire movie. And is just basically unconvincing. The finale is exciting, though, and Jet Li is about three times the character that Statham's is, so if you like him, there's your payoff.
― Laurel, Monday, 16 June 2008 13:43 (fifteen years ago) link
God that death race trailer o_O who'd actually need to go and see the film after watching it?
― Pashmina, Monday, 16 June 2008 13:49 (fifteen years ago) link
The Bank Job is excellent and loads of fun btw
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 21:59 (fifteen years ago) link
Better than DEATH RACE which is incidentally opening this weekend?
― robertwolf8080, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 22:11 (fifteen years ago) link
OH HEY LOOK, MY FAVORITE THREAD!
― Laurel, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 22:17 (fifteen years ago) link
lol Laurel I wondered if you had seen it yet he has some pretty good boxer shorts action going on atop his pate in this one, no bic cuts in '71
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 22:45 (fifteen years ago) link
just saw the bank job and it was great.
i like all heist flicks ever.
― M@tt He1ges0n, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 22:50 (fifteen years ago) link
He was in the paper today saying he couldn't afford to be picky about women. he likes them all apparently.
― Raw Patrick, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 22:50 (fifteen years ago) link
I have not seen The Bank Job, I got TEH FEAR after War and that adrenaline movie where he dies, and Chaos. Have not gone back yet. Maybe I will for DAETH RACE, though!!
― Laurel, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 22:51 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh please, if he can't afford to be picky about women, I'm Victoria Beckham.
B-b-but he doesn't die in Crank: Crank 2: HIGH VOLTAGE
― robertwolf8080, Thursday, 21 August 2008 23:05 (fifteen years ago) link
Cast
* Jason Statham as Chev Chelios * Amy Smart as Eve * Efren Ramirez as Venus * Dwight Yoakam as Doc Miles * Reno Wilson as Orlando * Clifton Collins, Jr. as El Huron * Bai Ling as Ria * Geri Halliwell as TBA[2]
Original Crank actress Amy Smart as Eve will pose topless brandishing taped nipples and entirely nude in a strip club scene.[3]
Former child actor Corey Haim will have a cameo appearance in the film and it is stated that he may have a scene where he is completely nude.[4]
Maynard James Keenan, of the American rock band Tool, and Danny Lohner, formerly of Nine Inch Nails, will also cameo in the film. It is currently unknown how nude he will be in this movie.
― jeff, Thursday, 21 August 2008 23:27 (fifteen years ago) link
I SAW THE BANK JOB LAST NIGHT, WIERD
― gbx, Friday, 22 August 2008 00:00 (fifteen years ago) link
I just loaded The Bank Job onto my ipod for Sunday airplane watching -- watch this space on Monday for my response.
― Laurel, Friday, 22 August 2008 14:11 (fifteen years ago) link
gotta see "The Bank Job"
"War" was a surprisingly stupid movie lurking in awesome movie's clothes.
― HI DERE, Friday, 22 August 2008 14:14 (fifteen years ago) link
i walked out of the bank job - unfortunately i walked into vantage point
― ice crӕm, Friday, 22 August 2008 14:16 (fifteen years ago) link
haha FAIL
― HI DERE, Friday, 22 August 2008 14:17 (fifteen years ago) link
What did I tell you about War, Dan? See?
― Laurel, Friday, 22 August 2008 14:17 (fifteen years ago) link
I didn't have a problem with Statham's character as much I had a problem with the plot being incredibly looneystupid and the director unable to actually convince me that the TRAGIC TWIST made sense.
― HI DERE, Friday, 22 August 2008 14:26 (fifteen years ago) link
(I mean, it's not like THE TRAGIC TWIST was as nonsensical as THE SHOCKING TWIST, but at least there are strong clues leading to THE SHOCKING TWIST; THE TRAGIC TWIST basically comes out of nowhere and I spent the subsequent 10 minutes after it happened thinking it wasn't actually true because the plot basically goes out of its way to present it in the least reliable manner possible.)
― HI DERE, Friday, 22 August 2008 14:28 (fifteen years ago) link
The Bank Job was OK but I dunno, it lacked something for me to really enjoy it. And I say this as a great fan of statham. Only movie of his I havent seen is the Uwe Boll one, I'm keeping it for one of those days when everything seems to go wrong and I need utter crap to boost me.
― Jibe, Friday, 22 August 2008 15:32 (fifteen years ago) link
Also, psyched for Trans 3 and Crank2 (specially Crank, hope we see more of the doc ... and Amy Smart, but on that count I've been reassured by what jeff posted upthread)
― Jibe, Friday, 22 August 2008 15:33 (fifteen years ago) link
Death Race = AWESOME
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 22 August 2008 15:42 (fifteen years ago) link
Just watched the trailer and it looks awesome! Couldnt agree more with that dude in it who says "now thats entertainment!"
― Jibe, Friday, 22 August 2008 15:47 (fifteen years ago) link
'in the name of the king' is a film that must be seen to be believed and yet i now do not want to believe
― omar little, Friday, 22 August 2008 16:55 (fifteen years ago) link
Because Transporter has the Rules of the Car.
― purveyor of generations (in orbit), Wednesday, 3 October 2012 20:51 (eleven years ago) link
First rule of the car: Respect a man's car, a man will respect you.
― purveyor of generations (in orbit), Wednesday, 3 October 2012 20:53 (eleven years ago) link
wau at calling that Parker - while he was alive Westlake almost universally barred the name even being used for the character in adaptations, now they're adapting one of the late ones that specifically depends on him being forty years deep into his career and casting a young(ish) man and expecting the weight to be carried? booooo.
― ┐(´ー`)┌ (sic), Wednesday, 3 October 2012 23:36 (eleven years ago) link
yeah it's pretty gross that they waited for westlake to die so they could shit all over his character
― turds (Hungry4Ass), Thursday, 4 October 2012 00:00 (eleven years ago) link
Statham's cowboy hat in that trailer makes him look uncomfortably like Michael Gira.
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 4 October 2012 04:42 (eleven years ago) link
man Blitz is grisly
― PliesStripAThon5Jan20th@gmail.com (some dude), Monday, 31 December 2012 03:43 (eleven years ago) link
Chiklis in that trailer!
― your damn bass clarinet (Eazy), Monday, 31 December 2012 03:54 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe6Viz3Jw3Q
― inste grammophon (rogermexico.), Monday, 1 April 2013 06:08 (eleven years ago) link
oh hai i wrote about the parker movie here --http://murderjones.tumblr.com/post/44829394012/parker-vs-parker
i didn't know ade was a westlake fan! that's great! he never visits the westlake thread when i revive it though.
― i guess i'd just rather listen to canned heat? (ian), Monday, 1 April 2013 14:51 (eleven years ago) link
Saw a preview for the new Statham movie "Homefront" (actually it was the ad that came up before watching a Lou Reed YouTube someone posted on Facebook) where he plays American (?) and his 10-11 year old daughter beats up a bully Statham-style and puts the family on the bad side of a meth dealer played by James Franco and also Winona Ryder is involved somehow? Looks amazing.
― Immediate Follower (NA), Thursday, 31 October 2013 21:23 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjSOj8b804U
Sad LOL at having to watch an ad before watching this trailer (i.e. an ad)
― Immediate Follower (NA), Thursday, 31 October 2013 21:24 (ten years ago) link
where he plays American
He's supposed to be American in quite a few of his movies, but it's hard to tell as his efforts at an accent are pretty minimal.
I'll definitely be watching this new one.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Friday, 1 November 2013 01:37 (ten years ago) link
Just watched Homefront. It's definitely worth seeing. All the usual Statham ass-kickery with a side order of redneck blood-feudin'. Kate Bosworth's great in it (seriously - she plays a mom who'll burn the world down if she thinks she's been disrespected, and she's the scariest, most real thing about the movie); Winona Ryder and James Franco are...also in it. Script by Sylvester Stallone. Still recommended.
― Humorist (horse) (誤訳侮辱), Saturday, 24 May 2014 23:49 (ten years ago) link
http://www.vulture.com/2014/11/what-its-like-to-be-a-movie-body-double.html
Crank (2006)Amy Smart’s body double“My most fun moment on set was Crank. Jason Statham made me feel so comfortable. I can’t remember exactly what he said, but I remember telling my husband later — something so charming, like, 'Don’t worry about it, I got ya, love.' He didn’t make me feel stupid or naked. And I had to be completely topless, and it was this crazy scene outside with all these background actors. But I was like, 'This is not a bad day. I’m taking my clothes off for Jason Statham. I’ll be okay today.' I remember getting the call for Crank 2; Amy Smart requested me and I thought that was really nice. But I was pregnant and couldn’t do it, and I was so upset. But you can’t be a pregnant body-double. It’s a liability.”
― j., Friday, 5 December 2014 15:56 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6anGt4u2Aq0
― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 18 February 2017 21:21 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6gqpPqDPJk
― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 18 February 2017 21:22 (seven years ago) link
Statham vs. Shark feels vaguely like internet meme bait. Guess that's how movies are made now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsLk0NPRFAc
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 06:11 (six years ago) link
It's a bummer that this thread wasn't revived a few years ago to discuss his fantastic performance in the Melissa McCarthy movie Spy.
― grawlix (unperson), Wednesday, 11 April 2018 11:43 (six years ago) link
yeah he's the best thing in that movie - i've unironically loved statham for years but he's genuinely a revelation there, a fantastic unselfconscious comic performance
― star wars ep viii: the bay of porgs (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 11 April 2018 11:46 (six years ago) link
(there's a thread for the meg in its own right btw: Come anticipate THE MEG: THEY FLY @ JASON STATHAM)
― star wars ep viii: the bay of porgs (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 11 April 2018 11:47 (six years ago) link
hate to see this genius shaded by wins
― tired culché (darraghmac), Thursday, 21 June 2018 07:23 (five years ago) link
The Bank Job -- Non-action Statham and was watchable, if a bit uneventfulsix years later I want to bristle at this faint praise - a heist movie by Dick Clement & Ian LaFrenais! it's in my top seven Stathams.
― kelp, clam and carrion (sic), Thursday, 21 June 2018 07:55 (five years ago) link
it’s good! hate to see this proud, beautiful bald man in a hairpiece tho, gotta dock it a couple of points for alone
― topless from 11am (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 21 June 2018 08:32 (five years ago) link
er, for that alone