Posted by James Brown on Wednesday, June 27, 2012,
In :
0.00% Water
Goodfellas
Directed By: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, and Paul Sorvino
"As far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a gangster." -Henry Hill (Ray Liotta)
After The Godfather was released in 1972, mob films were never the same. It was the film that made gangsters cool. There were the Corleones, and then there was everybody else. With the exception of The Godfather: Part II, no mob film could ever measure up to the greatness of Franc... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Sunday, April 22, 2012,
In :
0.06% Beer or Wine
Lethal Weapon 4
Directed By: Richard Donner
Starring: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Chris Rock, and Jet Li
By the time Lethal Weapon 4 came rolling into theaters in 1998, the focus of the films had changed a bit. The 90s had been good to Mel Gibson. Because of the success of films like Braveheart, Gibson was unquestionably the main attraction of any film in which he starred at that time. That's why Lethal Weapon 4 was the Mel Gibson Show featuring guest stars Danny Glover, ... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Tuesday, April 17, 2012,
In :
0.06% Beer or Wine
Lethal Weapon 3
Directed By: Richard Donner
Starring: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Rene Russo, Stuart Wilson, and Joe Pesci
By the time 1992 came rolling around, Lethal Weapon was well-established as the premier buddy cop franchise. After the successes of Lethal Weapon and Lethal Weapon 2, Richard Donner, Mel Gibson, and Danny Glover had nothing to prove. Nonetheless, Lethal Weapon 3 happened. To make things interesting in this third time around, we have a new cast member in Rene Russo.
Posted by James Brown on Saturday, April 14, 2012,
In :
0.00% Water
Lethal Weapon 2
Directed By: Richard Donner
Starring: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Joss Ackland, Derrick O'Connor, and Patsy Kensit
The first Lethal Weapon film set such a high standard for the modern action thriller that Lethal Weapon 2 had quite an unenviable task. Following up a future classic is always a tall order. As history tells us though, Richard Donner, Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, and others rose to the occasion and delivered another great action thriller that has stood the tes... Continue reading ...
