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I am a big Patrick Swayze fan. This is a great action filled movie.
Fortunately, the person who saw it was totally clueless about the deletions, but I was not. I'd like an explanation for this.
Having already seen this film, I was very disturbed to find the first 20-30 minutes of the movie deleted. I was very dissappointed in the technical quality of this video.
This scene was deleted. There were scenes that did not appear in the movie.
For instance, there is a scene that takes place between Swayze and his wife that discusses his taking the job. This purchase was made as a X-mas gift.
This will definitely cause me to question the quality of Amazon videos in the future.Regretfully,Avis Gray
Definitely a crowning achievement. Spectacular Epic of Monumental Proportions. It will probably go down as the #1 movie of all time. A first-rate action adventure classic suspense sci-fi fantasy country-western educational comedy drama thriller gang-bang documentary. Head and shoulders above the other great films of it's genre (The Godfather, Scarface, Goodfellas, Casino, etc). Also, the check is in the mail, I'll respect you in the morning, and I have a bridge for sale. YOU BETCHA.
I would recommend this movie to anyone, it is very action figured and keeps your attention.
So I'm willing to cut this movie a lot of slack. My boyfriend goes "OK so Meatloaf is going to die going head-on into a train". Cars that crash burst into HUGE fireballs a la a nuclear explosion. I want to make a side comment here that I once drove off the road because I pushed myself too hard and drove while sleepy. Here, take this evidence-filled truck, with your wife and kid, and go drive around in it." This struck us as exceedingly silly.
Everybody in this movie is pretty much "all good" or "all bad" so there is little question who you cheer for.The movie has probably every car-chase cliche in the book. This review gives away a few plot points - but don't worry, none of them will be a surprise to you when you watch anyway :) Patrick is a guy who accidentally killed someone while driving a truck. It is SO important to take regular breaks while driving and to stop if you're tired.So anyway, Patrick goes to jail, comes out, and now his wife is about to lose the house. It was just too funny :) This is not nearly as engaging at Swayze's other movies. Meatloaf and Randy Travis both star in this as well.I have a fairly high tolerance for silly movies, and I really like Patrick Swayze.
I'm saying "well given the nuclear level explosions of the past, he is going to die in a gigantic fireball". Oh, they give him his license back too. So of course the cops tell Patrick "OK even though this huge criminal situation is wrapping up, we won't interview you or anything. He needs money and his corrupt boss offers to bail him out in return for running guns.
Many jumps are worthy of the Dukes of Hazzard. Here he is very one dimensional. Black Dog is about Patrick Swayze being an outlaw trucker. So there the family is driving around and sure enough, Meatloaf shows up in his own truck. So there they are, chasing each other around a train yard. A few seconds later, Meatloaf goes head-on into a train and bursts into a huge fireball. I'll give an example from near the end of the film. His relationship with his wife seems forced.
He saw the "black dog" - he in essence was driving for too long, spaced out, and ran someone over. The buddy situation seems forced. They throw in a lot (probably too much) of arcane trucker jargon to give something cool to the film.The plot is both predictable and exceedingly silly. Everything looks like it's wrapped up even though Meatloaf is still on the loose. His other characters had a past and texture. I'm glad I saw this once, but unlike Swayze's other movies, this isn't one I'll be watching repeatedly.
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