Six years? Sure, why
not. I mean it’s been a lot of fun. Not sure what else to say here. It’s not exactly a milestone year. Hmm…what about the best part six of a film
series? That shouldn’t be too hard
considering there aren’t a ton of franchises that make it that far and even
less that I’ve actually seen. So let’s
see what part sixes I have under my belt then:
Fast & Furious 6
Freddy’s Dead: The
Final Nightmare
Halloween: The Curse
of Michael Myers
Harry Potter and the
Half Blood Prince
Jason Lives: Friday
the 13th Part VI
Muppets from Space
The Pink Panther
Strikes Again
Rocky Balboa
Revenge of the
Sith/Return of the Jedi
The Wolverine
Well the obvious correct answer is Fast & the Furious 6.
It’s not as good as Fast Five
(the best overall) but there are a lot of damn good car action scenes with many
of the spectacular crashes ‘n’ shit done for real. Not only that but there’s a really great hand
to hand fight between Michelle Rodriguez (The Fast and the Furious) and former MMA brawler Gina Carano (Kickboxer: Vengeance) that vies for best
sequence in the whole damn thing. If you
haven’t indulged yet, check it out.
Runners up go to Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell and Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning. The Lone Wolf and Cub movies are something
else. Each one is fucking phenomenal so
you should stop what you’re doing and watch them right now. White Heaven in Hell is the last installment and sorta one of the not as
incredible ones but still so much fun.
Lots of carnage and stoic badass shit.
And ok, I’m cheating a little with Unisol: Day of Reck because it’s really supposed to be number four. There were two direct to video sequels that got
ignored when the series eventually picked up again proper. But I’ll give Day of Reck a quick plug because it’s as gritty and manic as they
come. While not on the genius level like
its predecessor (Unisol: Regeneration)
there’s plenty of well crafted action and audacious storytelling.
*sigh* The elephant in the room is the Revenge of the Sith/Return of the Jedi entry. Depending on how you think of the Star Wars lineage you could argue for
either one. I choose to argue for
neither. I’m kinda sick of those fuckin’
movies. Plus they’re not the greatest of
the Warses.
Did you notice kind of a theme happening? As least from the part sixes that I’ve encountered
none of them are the best in their respective franchises. They’re all not as good as something else but
that makes sense. By the time you get to
number six you’re probably reaching pretty far.
But I’m all for ‘em. Keep making
more. You never know when you’ll hit on
a cool idea.
Anyway, here’s to six years.
Keep on truckin’.
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