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I do like that movie, somehow a tense action movie hides the mametesque dialogue that i usually have some problems with.

Hard to pick a favorite Mamet, but this is up there.

Wow, this one must have flown completely under my radar.

@Hace said:

I do like that movie, somehow a tense action movie hides the mametesque dialogue that i usually have some problems with.

You might have fewer problems if you just told me WHERE'S THE GIRL?

I can't stand Val Kilmer, but I really like Mamet. I think I'll give this a try.

Never even heard of this until someone mentioned it the other day in a post. Totally going to check it out.

This movie is genuinely great, but one of those that I always have a hard time convincing people to check out for some reason.

I caught this after thinking it was a different movie (which turned out to be Basic). What a pleasant surprise.

I don't see the point of this? Just because a movie flops, doesn't mean it's bad.

Me and my friend consider this the official unofficial sequel to The Salton Sea

I have literally never heard of this movie until this video.

I always really liked this film. It's a super-spy/badass military dude movie that, outside of its plot, manages to avoid cliches and make a spy movie exciting again.

@KirePDX said:

Spartan definitely has a lot of flaws, but it is one of my 'go-to' movies if I want to put something on that I know I'll enjoy. That puts it in the same camp as 'Way of the Gun,' and I think there are a number of parallels between the movies. Most notably is the way that they try to present action scenes with some semblance of tactical logic (with plenty of caveats for entertainment). I think it's an extension of both movies assuming that the audiences are smart enough to keep up. It's worth noting that Kilmer's commentary track is insufferable.

The only real issue I have with any of the movie's action is the sniper on the boat scene. Sniping from a good quarter-mile out on a boat that's going up and down in the sea and having pinpoint precision? That's some pro shit right there, although I guess it's possible...

Never even heard of this before, will definitely give it a watch.

I haven't checked this out, but will give it a go. Wen Kilmer delivers he's worth watching. When he doesn't it's like watching a block of wood.

Holy shit, is that al bundy?