If your gonna watch Michael Bay films then there are rules.1/ Never watch Pearl Harbour (unless you skip directly to the main assualt or airfield attack)
2/ Watch The Island with sound only (to marvel at the athletic Scarlett without the baggage of that story)
3/ The more barking the movie the better the Bay (Transformers and Armageddon then)
So it was a very pleasent re-discovery to rewatch the 1996 action classic The Rock then.
Its more grounded from the Bay-fests of late and gains from that. Connery shows exactly why he is a movie star of the highest caliber and Cage demonstrates why he is always one of the most interesting A-Listers in Hollywood.
It doesn't hurt by having the greatest film score of the 1990's (TM). Most modern scores kind of sound like this... but unfortunately without the catchy compositions which makes this sooo great.
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It is a classic - everytime I wath it, The car chase is a complete suprise. It's like it's more than one film.
The music does have something to do with this as at times I'll start huming Pirates of the carribean. That coupled with thinking that Nic Cage is in Con Air, it all gets so confusing. Was this when NC began his hollywood sell out adventure?
And as for Sean. What is it about that name that will make you watch a film and know that they at least will make it watchable. Connery, Bean, Pertwee, the sheep, the list is endless..
Yes, I too love Mr. Beans holiday. I like the bit on the bike in France. Genius.
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