tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post8679177950184736717..comments2024-03-22T14:48:09.697-04:00Comments on Dell on Movies: Thursday Movie Picks: A SiegeDellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-42421101466292036552018-08-19T08:51:43.291-04:002018-08-19T08:51:43.291-04:00And that's what makes them great.And that's what makes them great.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-21050511262270247072018-08-16T16:09:33.440-04:002018-08-16T16:09:33.440-04:00Haven't seen any of this...they all look prett...Haven't seen any of this...they all look pretty bad.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-48094205895660094062018-08-11T11:59:10.730-04:002018-08-11T11:59:10.730-04:00Haven't heard of 55 Days at Peking, so you got...Haven't heard of 55 Days at Peking, so you got me there. On the other hand, I found The Siege to be a really good (prophetic?) movie, one that's very underrated. Almost went with it, myself, so obviously I think that's a great choice.<br /><br />Not sure if you saw this yet, but it's that time of year again...<br /><br />http://dellonmovies.blogspot.com/2018/08/announcement-against-crowd-blogathon.html<br />Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-47493456702840941492018-08-10T22:10:04.221-04:002018-08-10T22:10:04.221-04:00We Match!!! Under Siege even if it is derivative i...We Match!!! Under Siege even if it is derivative is far above all the other Seagal films, though his first passel of movies were entertaining in their complete mindlessness. <br /><br />Of the other two I have a soft spot for the utterly ridiculous Toy Soldiers. Everyone plays their roles with absolute earnestness except for Sean Astin who wiseasses his way through the film. How did they convince someone as respected as Denholm Elliott to appear in this? His gravitas adds a certain cache to the film but its still a silly actioner. <br /><br />I loathe Chuck Norris, if I see his name anywhere near a project I move right on. <br /><br />My second two came easily because of their titles but I had to poke around a bit for my first.<br /><br />55 Days at Peking (1963)-In 1900 during China’s Boxer Rebellion Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi (Flora Robson) orders The Boxers, a group of Chinese secret societies to massacre foreigners within China. In the diplomatic compound a group of ambassadors, their families and staff hole up to resist the siege. Marine Corps Major Matt Lewis (Charlton Heston) aided by British Consul Sir Arthur Robertson (David Niven), devise a strategy to keep the rebels at bay until an international military relief force arrives while Lewis romances Russian baroness Natalie Ivanoff (Ava Gardner). A bit inflated but told on an epic scale.<br /><br />Under Siege (1992)-Stop me if you’ve heard this before. A man of action (Steven Seagal) finds himself trapped in an enclosed space-in this case a nuclear battleship-when terrorists (Tommy Lee Jones & Gary Busey) take the vessel hostage and it’s up to him and an innocent bystander (Erika Eleniak) to save the day! That’s right it’s Die Hard on the open seas!! The thing that separates this from the dozens and dozens of rip-offs that followed the release of the first classic is that it’s genuinely entertaining because director Andrew Davis knows how to shoot action and make it compelling for the audience. <br /><br />The Siege (1998)-After the US military abduction of an Islamic religious leader New York City becomes the target of escalating terrorist attacks. The FBI's Counter-Terrorism Task Force chief Anthony Hubbard (Denzel Washington) teams up with CIA operative Elise Kraft (Annette Bening) to hunt down the terrorist cells responsible for the attacks. As the bombings continue the government declares martial law sending troops, led by Gen. Devereaux (a deeply nuts Bruce Willis), into the streets of New York City where he starts rounding up Arab-Americans into detention centers. Appalled Hubbard & Kraft race the clock to defuse the situation as it escalates to a fever joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-49506523551588087842018-08-09T13:19:30.786-04:002018-08-09T13:19:30.786-04:00Seagull, lol. And part 2 is more of the same, but ...Seagull, lol. And part 2 is more of the same, but on a train with a much lesser cast.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-68129374743514064582018-08-09T13:17:14.247-04:002018-08-09T13:17:14.247-04:00Erika Eleniak...yesssssss.Erika Eleniak...yesssssss.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-26698190814227246302018-08-09T10:51:38.496-04:002018-08-09T10:51:38.496-04:00Oh gosh, completely forgot about Chuck. How could ...Oh gosh, completely forgot about Chuck. How could I do such a thing? All his movies are pretty silly and dumb. I can’t stand Steven Seagull, yes I wrote his name like that on purpose or porpoise:) under Siege is not bad because Tommy Lee is in it although he looks bored. We won’t even begin with Gary, too much teeth, Busey. I have only seen bits of the 2 Under Siege Movie but looks more of the same.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-37851785208658744922018-08-09T08:08:31.611-04:002018-08-09T08:08:31.611-04:00I haven't seen any of these. I did hear that w...I haven't seen any of these. I did hear that when the Boogie Man goes to sleep at night, he checks under his bed for Chuck Norris though. :)Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-52298797600633765292018-08-09T00:09:39.994-04:002018-08-09T00:09:39.994-04:00I admit to not seeing a lot of films with Chuck No...I admit to not seeing a lot of films with Chuck Norris but I always appreciate him for being the badass. <i>Toy Soldiers</i> I actually kinda liked because of its premise and violence. <i>Under Siege</i> is one of the few films of Steven Seagal I liked. Mainly for Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Busey, and.... Erika Eleniak. <i>Under Siege 2</i>, not so much as that was just a bland sequel with lame villains. I like Eric Bogosian and Everett McGill but they were not given anything good to do. thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.com