What is a forgotten hero?
As the name says it, it’s a hero that’s forgotten. He sits their full of dust on the shelve next to other heroes that don’t get their well deserved attention nowadays. As movie lovers we aren’t allowed to forget from where we came, it’s a statement of honour and respect towards big figures in the past. I know this sounds cheesy, but what do you want, it is as it is. I’ll try to post a forgotten hero now and then, but remember even a forgotten hero is still a hero!! (super cheesy, but who cares)
Director: Ronny Yu
Release Date: 18 October 2002
Genre : Action, comedy and a twist of crime
Casting: Samuel L. Jackson, Emily Mortimer, Meat Loaf, Robert Carlyle
Memorable quote:
Elmo: [explaining his new drug to Durant] MDMA utilizes Serotonin. Opiates, like heroin, utilize dopamine. Sort of like the same sensation you get after sex. Amphetamines increase adrenaline. And cocaine gets those synapses in the brains firing really fast. My product is 51 times stronger than cocaine, 51 times more hallucinogenic than acid, and 51 times more explosive than ecstasy. It's like getting a personal visit... from God!
Elmo: You're gonna kiss the sun and taste the motherfuckin' rainbow.
What it’s all about:
A Yankee master chemist comes up with a new super drug, that everybody wants. He decides to become a freelancer and to sell the drug to the highest bidder overseas. This is the start of a crazy journey of sightseeing through the low and mindless culture of England, which of course includes, football, hooligans , fish and chips.
Why yes?
The script is crazy as hell. We find everything from Nazis to golf clubs, everyone get’s something. The cast isn’t the most talented bunch of people, excluding of course our dear friend Mr Jackson. A black guy in an unexplained kilt, that’s just something you want to see. We didn’t have here huge special effects or huge explosions, but enough to satisfy the action junky in all of us. The comedy comes to life in a couple of scenes which give a little extra. The real amazing thing in this movie, is the mess. Action, comedy and crime together just make this fun to watch. If you are into those movies, this one will give you the little fun that you want. Of course the cherry on top of this whole fish and chips strawberry ice cream is the beautiful British accent.
Why not?
I’ll say it like this. The movie got bad critics when first revealed. Not everybody can watch this so called mess, and still enjoy it. I on the other hand loved it. A couple of surrealistic scenes, with an ending that wouldn’t satisfy everybody, with unanswered questions and guesses. That’s what I’m going to say about the negative sides.
Well...
Who likes fast food, well not everyone. I love fast food, but still it needs to be in the right amount. Too much isn’t good either. This movie is fast food, it’s a huge mess, fries, hamburger-sauce, a coke and ketchup. Mix those up and you’ll get a nice presentable mess, 51st state. Because of all the above I grade this...
Grade: 7,5 on 10
Mammoth
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