Speed

I love Speed, it's one of the best high concept movies ever (It's Die Hard on a bus!). Mental that it's 20 years old I remember seeing it in the cinema like it was yesterday.

Just seen it last night ,deadly and sandy bullock is a fox!

the whole year inn wrote: »

Just seen it last night ,deadly and sandy bullock is a fox!

A wildcat, you mean!

You'll believe a bus can fly!

Duggy747 wrote: »

Saw it again a few months back, gloriously entertaining and a fine example of those high-concept action films the 90's were so good for. I remember there were so many TV specials on how they did that bus jump.

I love the utter ridiculousness of Keanu and Jeff Daniel's intro to the film when their car is flung into shot like a rock

Ha I love that too, hero intor, have them launch a car for NO REASON over a hill and speed down a public street. Joss Whedon's script is brilliant too

"Shoot the hostage.."
"What?!"
"go for the good wound and he can't get to the plane with her, clear shot"
"you're deeply nuts you know that?"

"Remind me again Harry why did I take this job?"
"Oh come on 30 more years of this and you get a tiny pension and cheap gold watch"
"Cool.."

"Harry there's enough C4 on this thing to blow a hole in the world"

"You may not be too bright man, but you got some big brown hairy cajones!"

Screw it I'm watching this later. It's a pity the sequel was so utterly rubbish, bat the absolutely brilliant music though, such a waste of a killer action movie score on a terrible film.

Well another 5 years have gone buy and its now over 25 years since this came out. I did not get to see this one in the cinema but did see Speed two in the cinema. While I am here is there a 3rd film?

The sequel was one of the worst movies of that decade. But the original was excellent and still holds up very well. I think the first 20 minutes is possibly the best part of it though - the elevator scenes.

The ‘90’s were excellent for these types of movies. The Rock and Face/Off are 2 more that spring to mind. Even Seagal made a decent one! Under Siege

I really must watch it again. I'd say I haven't seen it since it came out almost. I remember actually enjoying Speed 2 when I rented it out but I was fairly young so a few explosions, fights and eye candy were all it took to make a 'good' movie. Most recently I watched Alien Resurrection again, having not seen it since release. I remembered loving it at the time. Re-watching it, I was filled with increasing dismay with ever passing minute as it's absolute crap and a stain on the Alien franchise. I can't imagine Speed 2 holding up.

Keanu is making sequels now.... Matrix 4 & Bill and Ted. He may reconsider a Speed 3. He still has that action movie rep about him thanks to John Wick.

It's all about the money. But actors always go full "money mode" the older they get. Realising who cares about the craft or maybe some feel they already did the craft. He's no poor man but if fans want to pay to see it. Why not.