Movie Night #58: Man on Fire
Trying to recall everything that happened this weekend is like trying to count the number of times a humming bird flaps its wings. After all the work I did this last week on my project at work (almost half way done with part of it), I was so tired that I almost fell asleep during Movie Night. Ultimately, we started later than usual, and had a smaller group than normal (several people were doing art fair related activities, or standing in line for a certain four-eyed wizard’s final book).
Suffice it to say, after the flick was over, Laura was already passed out on the floor and I was well on my way.
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Marc Anthony, Christopher Walken, Micky Rourke
Plot: Creasy (Washington) is an ex-assassin and alcoholic who visits his friend Rayburn (Walken) down in Mexico City, where kidnappings occur every 60 minutes. He is hired as a bodyguard for Pita (Fanning), despite his alcoholism – this makes him less expensive.
However, when Pita is kidnapped by corrupt police officers and Creasy is severely wounded, he must go to war with the secret organization known only as La Hermandad and attempt to get vengence for what they’ve done to Pita. But as questions arise around the kidnapping itself, could it be that this was somehow stagged for someone’s larger agenda?
This is the movie The Punisher should have been. With two very powerful Acts – Act 1 focusing on the relationship and bond between Creasy and Pita, and Act 2 focusing on Creasy seeking revenge – this movie is an emotional rollercoaster that defines both Tony Scott and Denzel Washington’s careers as brilliant in their respective craft.
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A new Exile page went up today, illustrated by Carl. Looks brilliant. I just finished a bunch of comic stuff over the weekend, starting the new story for @$$hole and finishing another Exile page myself. Laura and I went to Art Fair for a few hours, saw some amazing stuff, and then went back to my place so I could work on comics. All in all, a good (but busy) weekend.
This weekend:
Saturday: I’m helping Megan move into her new apartment in Ohio
Sunday: Cedar Point. We need to figure out car pooling arrangements and where to meet, and obviously everyone will be helping with gas. I’m thinking we’ll need to leave by 8am to get to Sandusky at a reasonable time. More details on that soon.
