Bangkok Dangerous

[Ovation]

Just watched this (rental on BD). Merely okay. Nothing that hasn't been done or seen before. While Nicholas Cage does a decent job, I have to say this is the kind of role I would have expected to find Wesley Snipes playing, given Snipes' recent career. Is Cage headed in the same direction? Looks good in hi def and there is a lot of low frequency ooomph for the bass-heads out there. There is an alternate ending in the extras that some amateur "reviewers" (like me) on other fora prefer to the theatrical one (not available as a branching) but I like the theatrical one quite a bit better. If anyone else sees this, I'd be interested in discussing the two endings.

It's not anything I'd recommend as a must see, but it isn't so bad as to deserve a warning to stay away.

[George Bellefontaine]

I rented this awhile back ( only watched the theatrical ending) and was less than impressed, so didn't bother to start a thread on it. I used to be a Nick Cage fan but some of the stuff he's been doing lately just doesn't ring my bell. The most recent one I did like was NEXT, and that was probably because it co-starred Julianne Moore and Jessica Biel.

[Gump]

Yes, I was also surprised that Cage was involved in this movie. Seemed more like a Jason Statham type of vehicle to me.

If your in the mood for a coupla hours of mindless action it's worth a rental. Bangkok setting was also interesting.

Grade: C-