tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post3362992835425289547..comments2024-03-23T12:33:33.918-04:00Comments on Junta Juleil's Culture Shock: Film Review: V.I. WARSHAWSKI (1991, Jeff Kanew)Sean Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-90385456760059768802013-01-31T12:37:17.050-05:002013-01-31T12:37:17.050-05:00Anon.,
Definitely in agreement with you– and I, t...Anon.,<br /><br />Definitely in agreement with you– and I, too, love that early 90s-80s infused vibe, also present in such fare as POINT BREAK, STONE COLD, OUT FOR JUSTICE, DOUBLE IMPACT, and countless others. I'm glad that my review made you take the plunge on Ms. Warshawski!Sean Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-80457959237140246812013-01-31T10:01:03.579-05:002013-01-31T10:01:03.579-05:00I'm the anon from before.
I don't get wh...I'm the anon from before. <br /><br />I don't get why this movie gets such a bad rep. I'm a fan of genre cinema, and it's a very decent genre flick. It doesn't drag, Kathleen Turner has enough screen presence to make up for the evident lack of story, the 'trying a bit too hard, but still hilarious' humor is enough to make up for the evident lack of story, and the action sequences are almost enough to make up for the evident lack of story. <br /><br />It also has that distinct late '80s/early '90s feel I love, especially the cinematography and the soundtrack. Lots of movies made in the early '90s have traces of the '80s in them, eg. "Hard to Kill." "V.I. Warshawski" is one of them. You watch it and you can immediately tell it was made between 1989-1991.<br /><br />Great review and a great little movie. I was skeptical about seeing this movie at first because I'd read some bad reviews on the Internet, but your review turned things around. It made me want to see it. This is how you write a review in order to get people to SEE a movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-57597388169933940982013-01-30T14:19:32.941-05:002013-01-30T14:19:32.941-05:00Anon.,
Glad you enjoyed the review– you'll h...Anon., <br /><br />Glad you enjoyed the review– you'll have to let me know what you think of the film!Sean Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-86500047566735031912013-01-29T14:25:46.458-05:002013-01-29T14:25:46.458-05:00I'm just about to watch it. Sounds like a dece...I'm just about to watch it. Sounds like a decent genre movie, and Kathleen Turner is always a plus. Thanks for getting me pumped up with this review!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-44933264169034800342011-12-23T14:15:11.884-05:002011-12-23T14:15:11.884-05:00Mike,
Thank you for the kind words; I would never...Mike,<br /><br />Thank you for the kind words; I would never want V.I.'s legacy to be forgotten. <br /><br />J.D.,<br /><br />There is something nice and familiar about this flick, like, in my mind, the best kinds of late 80's/early 90's TV movies. And a V.I. WARSHAWSKI reboot would be kind of amazing. I could really get behind that!Sean Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-80643040478005418732011-12-22T11:34:47.447-05:002011-12-22T11:34:47.447-05:00I actually saw this in theaters belive it or not a...I actually saw this in theaters belive it or not and actually enjoyed it. A solid genre but certainly nothing special but there is something comforting about its familiar beats. And the chemistry between Turner and Jay O. Sanders was quite well done, evoking the rat-a-tat-tat screwball dialogue of classic Hollywood cinema. Too bad that it never took off or was better received as it could have been a franchise starter. I could see someone like Jennifer Jason Leigh or maybe even Diane Lane doing a reboot. C'mon! It's time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-8662248751390978522011-12-22T00:57:40.439-05:002011-12-22T00:57:40.439-05:00Well done! I can't say it enough, we need thes...Well done! I can't say it enough, we need these reviews! If not for you posting this, I might have forgotten V.I. Warshawski altogether. But now, I'm on a mission to track it down. Thanks as always, good sir, and carry on.Mike B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10402206874230820940noreply@blogger.com