The Rundown

[Transtic Nerve]

The new movie, The Rundown, featuring The Rock, Sean William Scott, and Christopher Walken, which will release officially Sept. 26, is probably one of the better films I've seen this year. I saw the sneak preview tonight. I honestly didn't expect much. The Rock, based on his previous movie(s) was not what i called a convincing actor, but surprisingly enough, he came through pretty well in this film. It's an action/comedy, with all three main actors doing pretty much both. All of you know The Rock is a pretty funny guy, Sean William Scott is kinda too, and well Christopher Walken is just plain awesome in my book.

The simplistic plot is a man who owes a debt, Beck (The Rock), is sent to retrieve a man's son, Travis (Scott), in the jungle of Brazil. He encounters another man who Travis is in trobule with, Hatcher (Walken) and well, things get pretty ugly after that. It's pretty much the plot of every action flick.

The thing I like better about this movie is the camera work and the unique style used in creating the fight scenes, as well as the pretty witty dialogue. You would think Rock would use a bunch of punching and wrestling moves, but such is not the case. It's pretty unique and stylish in many ways. I'd say it won't get bad reviews, but probably not great ones. Probably 3 stars, maybe 4. It has little replay value though in my opinion. You'll laugh, you'll like the action scenes... you'll like the movie if action movies or comedies are your thing.

[Heaven's Cloud]

[color=indigo]Heh, I just finished typing a word document on "The Rundown" when I noticed your thread...

Anyway, I thought this was one of the better action/comdey movies that I have seen in a long time. Christopher Walken does a fantastic job delivering his dialouge, all of his comedy is so dry and comes out in that fragmented speach that he is so famous for. The Rock's performance is incredible, at least twice as good as the one he made in the Scorpion King. You can't help but to like his charecter by the end of the movie. Sean William Scott is just Sean William Scott, his charecter is funny because he does such a good job of accentuating the smart-assed attitude that us youngsters are known for.

Anyway, it is a fun movie, if you didn't get to check it out on Saturday it opens this weekend...[/color]

[Semjaza]

I'd personally watch it just because it has Christopher Walken in it. However, he wasn't enough reason for me to see Gigli... He's not [i]that[/i] cool.

[Zen]

I think it looks like an awsome action flick. I can't wait to see it. Especially the scene were the Rock or Beck or whatever, fights with that rally quick fisted dude and the scene were Beck has his face raped by a baboon (thats what you call originality!). Also the scene with the dude with the whips. That and Underworld are my top priorites at the moment concerning movies.