tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post2604831097855082764..comments2024-03-23T12:33:33.918-04:00Comments on Junta Juleil's Culture Shock: Film Review: INVASION U.S.A. (1985, Joseph Zito)Sean Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-35160142404645759242012-12-04T10:37:27.009-05:002012-12-04T10:37:27.009-05:00Buck,
I think the biggest problems were my incred...Buck,<br /><br />I think the biggest problems were my incredibly high expectations, this being perhaps the last Cannon "giant" that I hadn't yet seen, and having heard it compared favorably to DEATH WISH 3 on more than one occasion.<br /><br />And, shit, now that you mention it, I did have a note about the gum but I couldn't read my own handwriting!Sean Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-57398182254433865522012-12-04T08:21:49.891-05:002012-12-04T08:21:49.891-05:00"Didn't work huh?"
"Now it wil..."Didn't work huh?" <br />"Now it will."<br /><br />2.8?! C'mon! I think this is the first review of yours I think I disagree with. I can see what you mean about the dull stretches but they are pretty short, and I never get bored watching this one.<br /><br />I'm a bit disappointed you didn't reference the part where he sticks the gum on the painting above his bed when he's finished with it.Buck Atwaternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-85443719982670923572012-12-03T14:07:11.014-05:002012-12-03T14:07:11.014-05:00Jack,
Ah yes, the school bus scene was indeed ano...Jack,<br /><br />Ah yes, the school bus scene was indeed another one of those highlights. But yeah, in the wake of RED DAWN- a film which tackles similar subject matter and manages to deliver action movie thrills as well as genuine pathos– why even bother? <br /><br />J.D.,<br /><br />I do love a good, abrupt ending (see also: my love for Carpenter and Argento endings), and I do enjoy that INVASION USA wastes no time with a recap or hugs or a drawn-out denouement. It's just fire the bazooka, drop the bazooka.<br /><br />As for Drago– thank God we at least have DELTA FORCE 2 as a document of the greatness that results when Drago gets to be a full-time villain in a Norris picture. I guess this film's just a preview of the Cannon greatness yet to come.Sean Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-74838347572044319302012-12-03T11:20:25.724-05:002012-12-03T11:20:25.724-05:00That ending was pretty cool, though. Esp. with Lyn...That ending was pretty cool, though. Esp. with Lynch yelling in agonizing slow-mo knowing that he ain't gonna get the drop on Norris no matter what. I also like how Norris casually drops the bazooka after he's dispatched Lynch, as if to say, "I'm done" and so is the movie!<br /><br />Yeah, this movie's biggest crime is not giving Drago more sleazy screen-time to do his thing. I mean, you've got a guy like that in your film and you only have him in for a minute or so?! Granted, he does make the most of that minute but still...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-69644990398204259632012-11-30T15:33:34.423-05:002012-11-30T15:33:34.423-05:00Yeah, you're right this is quite dull in place...Yeah, you're right this is quite dull in places despite its reputation. <br /><br />Still, when it occasionally flashes into life it is genuinely awesome. Like when Norris just happens to see them the terrorists stick a bomb to a school bus so he drives alongside, picks up the bomb and throws it back into their car. <br /><br />You make a good point about Invasion USA and Red Dawn though. Why have a hamburger like this when you can have steak instead?Jack Thursbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101157160144955486noreply@blogger.com