Recently, while looking to rent Paul Walker's latest movie, Brick Mansions, I saw one I didn't even know he starred in, Vehicle 19. I rented and watched it with my parents. It was really suspenseful; he's a convict who is traveling to Africa to see his estranged wife. He rents a car at the airport and all the trouble starts. He finds a ringing cell phone and answers it. Soon he realizes the car wasn't meant for him and someone really wants that car. The whole movie is literally him being chased in a car. Soon he finds a kidnapped women in the car. She's been drugged. For awhile, she thinks he's one of the bad guys. She uncovered a corrupt police chief and they're out for her now. Paul's character just wanted the patch things up with his wife. Now he's in a bad situation, trying to get him and the kidnapped lady out alive. It was a really different movie from anything else I've seen him in, but I liked it. He was the only famous actor in the movie. Check it out:
Don't judge me, but before last weekend, I'd never seen the Breakfast Club. Not sure how I've missed it all these years. It's from 1985, with Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, and Ally Sheedy. They're five teens from very different backgrounds that end up in detention together on a Saturday morning. Though interesting, the movie seems a little far-fetched with all the stuff those five get into. They all end up leaving friends and two couples form; which seems improbable. The 80's feel so far removed from where we're at now. Thoughts on the movie?
I've also been looking forward to seeing Liam Neeson's, newer movie, Non-Stop. My parent's and I have enjoyed his other movies, like Taken and Taken 2. So, the premise of this is that he's an Air Marshall abroad an international flight. It seems he has a drinking problem. He's flying first class and seems generally pretty grumpy. During the flight, he get a text message threatening the life of a passenger if the sender doesn't receive $150 million wired to their account. There's another Air Marshall aboard and soon it seems that the other Marshall is in on the money. The threat is that a passenger will be killed every 30 minutes unless the money is wired. As the 30 minute deadline approaches, Liam's character, Bill gets into a tussle with the dirty Air Marshall and kills him. He gets a text acknowledging that he's killed the guy and another 30 minute count down begins. Bill gets the help of his seatmate played by Julianne Moore and a flight attendant to help him figure out who is texting. He's a little gruff with the people he suspects. Most of the passengers are sleeping. He talks with the pilots about the situation, but they don't want to divert and land the plane. As the next 30 minutes expires, a passenger who gets framed at being the texter dies. As Bill questions him, suddenly he can't breathe. As they trace the account the ransom is to be wired to, they realize it's in Bill's name. He's being framed, but the pilot's and airline think that Bill is the hijacker. Next thing you know, 30 more minutes pass and the pilot dies. Slowly, the passengers turn on Bill as it seems that he is the hijacker and he's harsh with passengers. Somehow, news sources catch what's happening and report that he's the hijacker.Now the passengers watch the news about this and it fuels into the passengers' fears. They beat and try to subdue Bill. I won't give away the movie yet, but you should see it. :)
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