Kurt Russell

My favorite western. It's one helluva of a movie. Kurt Russell is solid as Wyatt Earp but it's Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday who steals the show. And just look at the supporting cast: Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Michael Biehn, Powers Boothe, Dana Delaney, Billy Zane, Jason Priestly, Michael Rooker, and Billy Bob Thornton. Exciting shootouts and wonderful dialogue make this a winner. And has some of the best lines in movies, period.

Wyatt: "Go ahead, skin it! Skin that smokewagon and see what happens.."

Doc Holliday: "It's true, you're a good woman. Then again, you may be the antichrist".

Doc Holliday: "Why, Johnny Ringo, you look like someone just walked over your grave".

Very cool sci-fi/horror flick set in Antarctica. At an American research base of only 12 men, an alien life form is discovered and all hell breaks loose. This alien has the unique ability to imitate any other life form it comes in contact with - including humans. Kurt Russell plays RJ MacReady, the pilot who tries to figure out how to kill this thing before everyone is taken over. Directed by ace horror master John Carpenter with terrific gore effects, a suspenseful music score, and a twinge of mystery. Done before the heyday of CG, this 1982 film holds up remarkably well. A treat for horror/sci-fi fans.

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Childs: You're gonna have to sleep sometime, MacReady.
MacReady: I'm a real light sleeper, Childs.

Classic 80's flick with Kurt Russell ultra cool as bad ass ex-soldier now criminal, Snake Plissken. Set in 1997, he's finally caught and on his way to the maximum security prison which is now the entire state of New York. But a a group of convicts kidnap the President from Air Force One and threaten to kill them unless they're released from prison. So the prez's only hope is Snake, who reluctantly agrees. Russell is perfect as Snake who doesn't say much but kicks a lot of ass. A plus is super sexy Adrienne Barbeau as one of Snake's friends and Issac Hayes as the convicts leader.

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Hauk: "There was an accident. About an hour ago, a small jet went down inside New York City. The President was on board."
Plissken: "The President of what?"

Kurt Russell is all swagger as trucker Jack Burton in this very entertaining action/comedy that has a little bit of everything: kung fu, magic, tough talking good guys, nasty bad guys, cool fights, people flying around, and some of the best quotes of any movie in history. As Jack would say this is going to take crackerjack timing.

One part of the Grindhouse double bill. Death Proof is Directed by Tarantino and is just ok. Kurt Russell plays Stuntman Mike, a creepy guy who stalks sweet young girls with his car. There are basically two major action scenes and the one at the end is a doozy. But I thought there was a lot of unnecessary dialogue. It was kinda cool during the first hour but then it kinda wears on you. I liked Russell's performance as Mike. It was really a departure for him. And as far as the ladies go, I thought Vanessa Ferlito, Elizabeth Winstead, and Rose McGowan were solid. But Tracie Thoms was a little too much. It was like she was channeling Samuel L Jackson at times. Rosario Dawson was kinda weak. But I was most impressed with Zoe Bell. She played herself as a stuntwoman who was kinda kooky but fun. And she was awesome during the final chase scene. So, all in all Death Proof was passable. I didn't totally dislike it, but I was hoping for more.

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Stuntman Mike: Well, Pam... Which way you going, left or right?
Pam: Right!
Stuntman Mike: Oh, that's too bad...
Pam: Why?
Stuntman Mike: Because it was a fifty fifty shot on whether you'd be going left or right. You see we're both going left. You could have just as easily been going left, too. And if that was the case... It would have been a while before you started getting scared. But since you're going the other way, I'm afraid you're gonna have to start getting scared... immediately!