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Air Rage (2001)
Under Siege in the air... without Steven Seagal
Firstly, I won't tell you WHY I rented this movie, as I'm still confused myself...
Air Rage is much like any movie I've seen where a plane is hijacked. There is of course that one important person on the plane, and the hijacker looking for revenge. The sad thing is, some of the methods to stop the hijackers have already been used in other movies. Are we really becoming so unoriginal so quickly?
Although it's Ice-T (who for some incomprehensible reason makes painful attempts at ACTING while he's not busy putting the "c" back in front of rap) who is glorified on the cover, the movie actually stars the less than amazing Kim Oja as a stewardess who is 'surprisingly' OVERLOOKED by the five hijackers, which naturally comes back to haunt them. As for the rest of the cast, the only person I managed to recognize was Steve Hytner, more commonly known as Kenny Bania from "Seinfeld".
I can't forget to leave out my favorite part of the movie, when a hijacker used about a POUND of PLASTIQUE to blow a lock off a door... BRILLIANT.
The plot was unnaturally predictable.
The script - atrocious. It got to the point where I could say something, which I felt would make a stupid comment, and it would be the next line in the movie.
As for special effects... the only thing special about this movie is that I wasted the cost of electricity to run my TV and VCR for 100 minutes.
And the title - the movie DID take place in the Air. But due to the less than stellar performances, the only Rage in the movie was that of the viewer.
So, if you're in the mood to even pick apart a movie, just because it's bad. Please SAVE YOURSELF, don't choose this.
Beowulf (1999)
Christopher Lambert is a GOD (Well sort of, in a movie)
Beowulf is just one of those movies... I rented it because I had read and studied the poem and found it to be interesting. I wasn't expecting much from this, but this was just bad. Set in England about 1400 years ago there is a castle being attacked by a horrible creature. A mysterious hero then arrives in an attempt to save the day. Normal story, right? Well throw in a handful of present day slang with American accents, some bizarre weapons beyond belief, let alone for the time (I'm surprised nobody pulled out a Baretta) and then Beowulf, a demon/god(Christopher Lambert). Lambert was perfectly typecast for this role, much like Raiden in Mortal Kombat. Other than Lambert fitting the role however aside from a few nice graphics/special effects, the movie had virtually nothing going for it. It wasn't that entertaining to watch and frankly I'd recommend skipping this one.
The Pest (1997)
You'll love it or you'll hate it
The Pest is just one of those movies... I remember the first time I rented it, I don't really know why I chose it but I did. My two friends and I found it ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS. Half the time it was because John Leguizamo's such a funny guy, the other half because it's just so ridiculous. I give this movie 9 out of 10. Be warned however. After recommending this movie to other friends, I got back a few mixed reviews. A few people I know hated it. They said it was distasteful and idiotic. That's the only reason this movie holds such a poor rating. So if you are a big fan of comedy or John Leguizamo (if you are a fan of him and haven't seen this movie there is something SERIOUSLY wrong with you), or even aren't and are just bored, I recommend this movie highly. But don't say I didn't warn you.