A perfectly reasonable response, Mick, and one that many viewers and reviewers would agree with at the time. I personally found "Runaway Train" to be an over-hyped bore, and whatever suspense or drama people liked, I just didn't. Eric Roberts gives me the creeps. However, another Cannon exception -- sort of -- is "Bloodsport," which is a good example of its genre (and Forrest Whitaker's first movie), though not necessarily fine cinema.
"Not necessarily fine cinema"? Hey, "Bloodsport" just so happened to be one of Donald Trump's favorite movies, right up there with "Citizen Kane" and "Gone with The Wind." How much more of an endorsement do you need?
A perfectly reasonable response, Mick, and one that many viewers and reviewers would agree with at the time. I personally found "Runaway Train" to be an over-hyped bore, and whatever suspense or drama people liked, I just didn't. Eric Roberts gives me the creeps. However, another Cannon exception -- sort of -- is "Bloodsport," which is a good example of its genre (and Forrest Whitaker's first movie), though not necessarily fine cinema.
Well. Look who popped out of the woodwork. I knew that would get you. No No, bloodsport is fine cinema.
"Not necessarily fine cinema"? Hey, "Bloodsport" just so happened to be one of Donald Trump's favorite movies, right up there with "Citizen Kane" and "Gone with The Wind." How much more of an endorsement do you need?
Runaway Train was a good Canon film!