![]() Our buddy from Squaw, Ralph Backstrom, is one of the snowboard stunt doubles in this new Point Break movie. But, the guys in the new Point Break aren’t as good looking as the original guys and none of them are Patrick Swayze nor Keanu Reeves nor Gary Busey nor Flea nor Anthony Kiedis, so, we’ll see… The Bodezafa Will the new Point Break measure up? Maybe. Point Break is one of the best cult surf movies of all time. This time they are “extreme athletes” excelling in BASE Jumping, Wingsuit Flying, Big Wave Surfing, Snowboarding, Rock Climbing, and more. The new posterĪnother big change is that these “ex-presidents” are not just surfers this time. Mainly, the “ex-presidents” aren’t just thieves showing people that “the human spirit is still alive” but modern day Robin Hoods, robbing from the rich and giving to the poor. It appears that they changed the original 1991 Point Break movie a lot. Review Screening: AMC Century City ~ Wednesday, Decem~ Courtesy of LAFTV Meetup Group & Warner Bros.I believe that like me, the people behind these robberies are extreme athletes using their skills to disrupt the international markets and they don’t care who gets killed in the process.” – Keanu Reeves… I mean Special Agent Utah (Point Break remake) Grade: CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!! Either way, this remake doesn’t bring enough justice to the cult classic. The original Point Break was mostly known for its memorable bromance between Johnny Utah and Bodhi and some of its greatest action scenes ever put to film. They do throw in Ray Winston as Pappas & Delroy Lindo as Instructor Hall for good measure, but not even these two can save the day of acting props here. With that, clearly you know there will be no acting kudos coming from this crowd where everyone seemingly NEEDS loads of tattoos to be cool & belong. Honestly, you will find almost every character in this film to be quite annoying with the problem lying in the fact that not one of the main characters are in possession of a redeemable quality and their motivations are completely nonsensical. ![]() And where Lori Petty actually did something in the original, here we just sort of add in a Samsara ( Teresa Russell) for only one reason. Luke Bracey takes on the role of Johnny Utah and this time our group of baddies, Bodhi ( Edgar Ramirez), Grommet ( Matias Varela), Roach ( Clemons Shick),and Chowder ( Tobias Santelmann) are all European and instead of pulling bank jobs to fund adrenaline junkie lifestyles, the action men of 2015 are self aware crusaders, too cool for school, hipsters on a self-imposed mission to nirvana. Also a bit of kudos as the helmets used for a robbery here, they stuck on caricatures of the Presidents, clearly in tribute to the original version.Īnd then along comes the story. When it hits just the right velocity, it’s truly worth the watch. This is where the second coming of Point Break truly excels. There isn’t anything new going on here, but it’s produced in a professional manner and the action scenes are handled well and while it seems like X-Games on steroids at times, some of it’s truly breathtaking. ![]() The camera work, framing of the scenes and editing give everything you could desire of a decent action flick. This film exceeds expectations in the sense that this a slickly produced action film with a truly amazing soundtrack. It’s only in the years since that we’ve come to be able to recognize it for the sheer fun it was, hence becoming a cult classic. But let us remember that when the original Point Break was released in 1991 it was universally panned and garnered quite terrible reviews. What has happened here is that the studio has produced a garden variety action movie and slapped a name on it purely for the sake of brand recognition. I am not inherently opposed to remakes and reboots, and I don’t think I could call myself a ‘purist’ as I’ve liked some re-makes and I am perfectly fine with rebooting material and even straying from original material is fine if it serves the story well.
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