(ALMOST) Random (MIDNIGHT) Movie Mention: “UNKNOWN” (2011)

UNKNOWN (2011)

UNKNOWN

…Stars MY MAIN MAN Himself…

LIAM NEESON

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…And Stars…

AIDAN QUINN

JANUARY JONES

DIANE KRUGER

&

FRANK Skeletor LANGELLA

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It’s Also Produced By “Mr. UBER PRODUCER“…

JOEL SILVER

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Alright, My Peeps…

…Check-It-Out…

LIAM NEESON

Is

Dr. MARTIN HARRIS

…He Thinks?

But, Is He Really?

Well…

…We Really DON’T KNOW.

((wink wink))

You See, Shortly Into The Flick, He’s In A Car Crash.

He Hit His Head Hard.

He’s Now In The Hospital.

And, He’s Just Awakened From A Four (4) Day Coma.

He’s In Berlin.

He Doesn’t Speak German.

He Has No Official Identification.

He Might Know Some People, But We’re Not Really Sure.

He Just Remembers That He’s Dr. MARTIN HARRIS And That His Wife ((played by JANUARY JONES)) Doesn’t Know Where He Is, Nor What Has Happened.

He Then Remembers She Should Be At The Hotel They Were Originally Going To Stay In, And He’s Got To Go Find Her.

BUT…

…When He Does Get To The Hotel, And He Does Find His Supposed Wife…

…SHE DOESN’T CLAIM TO KNOW HIM AT ALL.

And Now Another Man ((played by AIDAN QUINN)) Shows-Up And Says That HE’s ActuallyDr. MARTIN HARRIS!!!

W.T.F.

?!?!?!?!?!?

And NOW The Flick Really REALLY Begins!!!

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UNKNOWN

…Is Really A MUCH BETTER Flick Than A Lot Of Folks May Have Told You.

It Just Had The Bad Luck Of Coming Out After LIAM NEESON‘s Surprise Mega-Hit-Flick…

TAKEN

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UNKNOWN

…Is Fun.

It’s Exciting.

It’s Suspenseful.

It’s Clever.

It Was Good Enough For Me To Wanna Buy It, My Peeps.

I’d Say That’s PLENTY Good.

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Some People Told Me “UNKNOWN” Was Slow In Too Many Places, Which Ultimately Hurt The Overall Presentation.

To Those People, I Simply Say…

YOURE IMPATIENT!”

Dammit.

I Thought This Was A Classically Paced Thriller.

I Could EASILY See ALFRED HITCHCOCK Directing Something Like This.

HITCHCOCK Loved The Whole Idea Of The MISTAKEN IDENTITY Caper.

I Think He Would Have Relished In Directing This Flick.

Or, At Least, A Flick Like It.

I’m NOT Saying “UNKNOWN” Is The Greatest Flick Ever, My Peeps.

I AM Saying “UNKNOWN” Is A Lot Better Than You May Realize.

It’s Also Got MORE DEPTH And A THICKER PLOT Than People Gave It Credit For.

It’s Got MORE DEPTH And A THICKER PLOT Than “TAKEN” Had.

And That Is A FACT.

Period Period.

If You Haven’t Seen “UNKNOWN” Yet, Give It A Go, Kids.

If You’ve Seen It Once, And Didn’t Bother Going Another Round…

…Please…

…Do Yourself The Favor Of Checking-It-Out AGAIN.

It’ll Only Cost You 113-Minutes Of Your Life.

A Drop In The Bucket, Ya Know?!

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So... Are YOU Jivin Me -questionmark-

The Best Of “The Last…”: EPISODE III

Today…

…I’m Doin’-Up The Flick Most Of Y’all Were Already Expecting:

THE LAST BOY SCOUT

(1991)

…Starring…

BRUCE WILLIS

…And…

DAMON WAYANS

!!! !!! !!!

The Tagline???

("THE GOAL IS TO SURVIVE.")

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That Alone Makes Me Wanna Watch It!

How’z ’bout Y’all?!?

Yeah…

…I Figured You’d Wanna Watch It, Also.

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Directed By…

TONY SCOTT

(Who Also Directed TWO (2) Of My Other FAVE-FAVES: "CRIMSON TIDE" and "MAN ON FIRE"!!!)

…With A Screenplay…

…Written By…

SHANE BLACK

(The Writer Of "LETHAL WEAPON" and Co-Writer Of "MONSTER SQUAD"!!!)

…And…

…Co-Produced By ULTRA-Producer…

JOEL SILVER

(Do I Even Have To Make Mention Of What He's Done? It Could Take DAYS!!! Alright... The "LETHAL WEAPON" Series, The "DIE HARD" Series, The "THE MATRIX" Series, Etc Etc Etc!!!)

…It’s Hard To Deny That…

THE LAST BOY SCOUT

…Had The MEGA-Chops To Flex…

…And Was One Of The Most FUN Action Flicks Of The 1990s.

.Period.

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THE LAST BOY SCOUT

…Is…

…A Classic “Buddy-Flick”…

…And…

…An “Action-Dramedy”…

…Centering Around…

BRUCE WILLIS

…As A Burned-Out Private-Detective…

…Who Has Just Taken Over The Duties Of Protecting A Young Stripper…

…Played By…

HALLE BERRY

…After Her Former Protector Was Blown-Up In His Car!!!

Her Boyfriend…

…Played By…

DAMON WAYANS

…Is An EX-PRO-Quarterback…

…Who Isn’t Taking To Kindly To Her New Protector.

But When She Gets Killed-Off…

WILLIS & WAYANS

…Become An Unlikely-Duo…

…Trying To Figure-Out W.T.F. Is Going On…

…And…

…WHY?!?

The Results Are The Meat And Potatoes Of…

THE LAST BOY SCOUT

!!! !!! !!!

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If You’ve Seen It Before…

…I Hope You Liked It.

If You’ve NOT Seen It Before…

GET WITH IT, SLACKER!!!

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THE LAST BOY SCOUT

…Has Been A Personal FAVE-FAVE Since My First Viewing…

…And I’ve Had A Copy In The Ole Collection For The Bulk Of The Past 20-YEARS!

It’s One Of Those ’90s Flicks That Has Yet To Get Old To Me.

And…

…Honestly…

…That’s A GREAT Thing!!!

In Fact…

…I Think NOW Would Be A FINE Time To Give-It-A-Go!!!

Wouldn’t You Agree, My Peeps?!?

SURE YOU WOULD!!!

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