Speed (Five Star Collection)
by Jan de Bont
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Actor: Dennis Hopper, Jeff Daniels, Joe Morton, Keanu Reeves, Sandra BullockDirector: Jan de Bont
Cinematographer: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Editor: John Wright
Producer: Allison Lyon Segan
Producer: Ian Bryce
Producer: Mark Gordon
Writer: Graham Yost
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 116 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-07-30
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
DVD Reviews of Speed (Five Star Collection)
DVD Review: How do you survive on the freeways of Los Angeles?
Summary: 5 Stars
Forget the sequel. This is the one that should be seen by every die-hard action movie fan. Alongside the Die Hard series and Terminator 2: Judgment Day, this is yet another action film that does its job well. It helps us escape from reality and make us watch a high-octane two-hour display of suspense, drama, and in several occasions, comedy. I still have no idea how they were able to film scenes on the slow-moving freeways of Southern California, but they sure accomplished in what they wanted and needed. Reeves, Bullock, Hopper, Daniels, and Morton give marvelous performances throughout the film. Hopper especially steals the show as the maniacal bomber who will stop at nothing in order to get what he wants. Mark Mancina's music score adds finer touches to this highly popular action film, while John Wright's editing really hits the spot. Jan De Bont's directorial debut should not be missed.DVD Review: A Masterpiece of the Action Genre
Summary: 5 Stars
Speed is a great action movie. It's got a cool set-up, it wastes no time jumping directly into the action, and it's got excitement that never lets up.
Keanu Reeves plays Jack Travern, an officer with the LAPD, who along with his partner Harry (Jeff Daniels) saves an elevator fill of people from a mad bomber (Dennis Hopper). By the end of it, it seems that the bomber is dead and the two are awarded medals for their bravery. Soon after, a bus blows up before Jack's eyes and the bomber calls him to give him the set-up. There is another bus with a bomb on it. The bomb will be activated once the bus reached 50 miles per house. If it drops below 50, it will explode. Furthermore, the bomber wants 3 million dollars by 11 a.m. Once on the bus, Jack meets Annie (Sandra Bullock), a loud-mouthed, charming passenger who ends up driving the death trap while the bomber watches the action play out on TV.
The idea isn't very original, but screenwriter Graham Yost kicks the thing into overdrive the minute the film begins. He also throws a few curveballs every couple of minutes to keep the audience on their feet. The excitement, tension, and suspense the film creates does not die down until the credits finally roll.
With that said, Keanu Reeves isn't very convincing at times. In the first few minutes he appears fidgety (no joke) and confused. Physically, he fits the role pretty well but the man endlessly struggles to deliver his dialogue convincingly. You'll know what I mean when he says "there's enough C4 on this thing to put a hole in the world." Luckily, Reeves doesn't need to be very good because (A) it's an action movie and (B) it is so well made that everyone else is good enough to offset the man.
If Bullock's role has been cast differently, many of the scenes on the bus (roughly 85% of the movie) wouldn't have worked as well. Her charm, even when her character gets rather is annoying, is what really counteracts some of Reeves' more annoying acting qualities. I'll take it a step further by saying I don't think Bullock has been more charming. She's cute and gritty enough to pull off her role perfectly.
Hopper could sleep walk through this role as he's accustomed to playing it at this point. He's still appropriately diabolical. Finally, Jeff Daniels turns in strong supporting work as Jack's partner.
It's funny though; despite my paragraph about Reeves, I can't really picture anyone else in this role and I'm not sure I'd want anyone else. But, moving on, the movie is one long, great action scene and it's unlikely you'll find an action film more entertaining. Some of the dialogue's not that great (or maybe it's just Reeves' delivery), but everything about this movie makes it so superior to other movies in its genre.
GRADE: A-
DVD Review: Better in Blu-Ray
Summary: 5 Stars
Speed is just a truly entertaining movie and even better in Blu-Ray. Upgrade your copy now.DVD Review: The movie speed
Summary: 5 Stars
I thought the movie to be great. its a classic and keeps you on the edge of your seat. I liked it a lot better than the next one. It reminds you to keep an eye out to you never know when you might find yourself on a hijacked buss! Who dont love the drama and excitement of speed!DVD Review: Real Speed!
Summary: 5 Stars
Probably saw it for the first time since the movie came out.
I knew I always liked the fast-paced no-nonsense action movie, but had forgotten a lot of the story.
The theme music grows on ya, and you are enamored into the hard-core action.
A simple and fun 'Friday night ' movie.
The opening elevator scene alone is pretty 'sweat-in-palms' stuff, but thats only the beginning people! And just when you thought it was all over with the non-stoppable bus, lol! there's the subway scene! Yikes!
Keanu looking sharp with that cool short haircut.
No real 'making of' on the disc, but a few special features including a game for the kids.
Director Jan Debon went on to do Twister [Blu-ray] but we haven't heard from him lately. Speed was actually his directional debut, and he delivers!
Pity about Speed 2 - Cruise Control... Its not the same without Keanu. Notice they haven't issued Speed 2 on blu-ray. Figures...
Description of Speed (Five Star Collection)
Everything clicked in this 1994 action hit, from the premise (a city bus has to keep moving at 50 mph or blow up) to the two leads (the usually inscrutable Keanu Reeves and the cute-as-a-button Sandra Bullock) to the villain (Dennis Hopper in psycho mode) to the director (Jan De Bont, who made this film hit the ground running with an edge-of-your-seat opening sequence on a broken elevator). This is the sort of movie that becomes a prototype for a thousand lesser films (including De Bont's lousy sequel, Speed 2: Cruise Control), but Speed really is a one-of-a-kind experience almost anyone can enjoy. --Tom KeoghGeneral DVDs
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