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Hard (1998)
Question About The Ending
So who is it in the basement whose head was missing from the shotgun blast?
How did he get away at the end to pick up the Army kid?
It was an okay movie. Kinda slow and drags.
The villain and the rookie's partner are the only decent actors in the movie.
I give it kudos for trying something more, but overall it is a slow/rookie attempt at an interesting concept.
One other issue I had was the rookie cop is kind of an ass; you don't really feel sympathetic for him. (at least i didn't)
Speed Demon (2003)
Director's Commentary
Going in I knew how bad Decoteau was. I accidentally saw The Brotherhood and The Killer Eye. If you like bad movies, and are prepared for Decoteau's style, you will find the movies entertaining in that they are so laughable. One thing about Speed Demon, in the director's commentary he says he wanted to make a possessed car movie, which is totally not what this movie is about. Found that funny. Also, read an interview with him and he keeps producing these straight to video movies because he has made a lot of money off of distribution via blockbuster. He has a somewhat cult following. There's rarely any blood and no cursing as he said he wanted to avoid R ratings. He is openly gay and thought it would be interesting to put a homo-erotic spin on horror movies since it is usually women who are objectified. Signature Decoteau elements: usually one 4 max 5 locations; extended slow motion scenes, gratuitous crotch shots of guys in boxer briefs; very limited dialog (scripts can't be more than 4 pages long); group casts; holes in the plot; and random scenes. Film students should write a paper on his work and how bad it is. I actually kinda like the guy's stuff now, well except Wolves of Wall Street - that one was lame. :)