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12-03-2008 04:36 PM |
ok, now we got soft lad norris out the way lets get to the meat of the debate.
my 6 big ones - lets do this
1) above the law--big steve as "nico toscani", the former cia operative who out to catch not only corrupt government officials, but henry silva as the crazy latin guy in a role that he had played previously for soft lad norris (code of silence) and burt reynolds (sharkey's machine).
great cast, with silva, pam grier and a young sharon stone in the thankless role of big steve's wife, who brings out the softer side of steve.
2) hard to kill--big steve plays "mason storm" (does that sound like a porn name or what?), who is an undercover cop who is the victim of an attempted asassination, which kills his wife and sends big steve to the "los angeles coma center" for SEVEN YEARS. big steve is helped out at the coma center by the hot kelly lebrock (future mrs. big steve in real life), who somehow manages to kepe steve looking tanned and borderline christ-like in appearence, all the while pulling his covers down, checking out big steve's package and remarking "you have so much to live for". (which might be my personal choice for the ultimate writing asskiss in the history of film). william sadler is a pretty good co-star, but he ain't no henry silva.
3) marked for death--big steve plays john hatcher (most boring seagal name...ever), a retired dea agent who comes home to find his neighborhood rife with members of the jamaican posse!! best part of the movie is the over-the-top perfomrance by the actor who plays "screwface". biggest name in support of big steve is keith david, veteran character actor--that's not a good sign in a steve movie.
4) out for justice--big steve plays gino fellino
(and we're back in good name form!!), a tough brooklyn cop from "da neighborhood" who walks that fine line between being a tough cop and looking the other way at the local mob guys.
well, that's until william forsythe, in perhaps his greatest role ever, killds big steve's friend "bobby lupo". Its a race against time as steve has to hand out his brand of justice before the mob. besides forsythe, big steve is also ably supported by a young and delightfully trashy looking gina gershon--not that there's anything wrong with that. movie is immortalized by the classic line:
"anybody seen richie?? anybody know why richie wacked bobby lupo?"
5) under siege--big steve is casy ryback, former navy seal now serving as a cook on a navy ship. Here he goes big budget with a terrific action film set on aboard a navy destroyer! our hero is ably supported by tommy lee jones & gary busey, playing...here's a srprise, a psycho. what a career stretch for busey. terrific action film, andf some just for the hell of it nudity by erika eliniak, former baywatch babe. big steve's immortal line?
"I'm just a cook!"
6) under siege 2--big steve returns as casey ryback, this time riding on a train that's hijacked by a group of terorists//former military guys, lead by veteran character everett mcgill and a wildly over-the-top eric bogosian, in his best work since talk radio.
so which one of the big six is your fav...and why?
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