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Nighthawks

Nighthawks is a 1981 movie directed Bruce Malmuth.

WHAT HAPPENS?

An undercover cop is tasked with hunting down an international terrorist.

ONE LINE REVIEW

Nighthawks is a stylistic crime thriller that features Stallone before his ascent into superstardom.

THE ACTORS

Sylvester Stallone’s Deke is the figurative bridge between his gritty 70s characters and the excessive action heroes he would later portray. While the script is laden with cliche cop dialogue and reactions, Stallone manages to allow his character moments of realism. He maintains a physical, alpha edge but remains a likable, sympathetic character.

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Blade Runner

Blade Runner is a 1982 movie directed by Ridley Scott.

Blade Runner tells the story of Deckard, who is pulled from retirement to hunt artificial replicants. Scott frames his story as a futuristic, pulpy film noir, as Harrison Ford’s character narrates his journey. The moody, almost dystopian atmosphere is the highlight of the movie, as Scott brilliantly casts shadows and bursts of light throughout. Ford is his typical laconic, mush-mouthed hero – but Daryl Hannah and Rutger Hauer are scene-stealers as the ill-fated replicants.

THE BEST – Daryl Hannah’s Backflips

The scene where Ford’s Deckard first encounters Hannah’s Pris is extraordinary. She emerges from a room full of genetic toys to engage in battle. Hannah assaults Ford with a brilliant acrobatic display – before meeting an unfortunate end.

THE WORST – Rapey Harrison Ford

I guess sexual assault – or at least coercing a genetically synthetic woman into sex was more accepted in the 80’s. Here, Ford’s Deckard basically Jedi Mind tricks Sean Young’s Rachael into a sexual encounter – a moment that establishes each character’s emotional motivations.

FOX FORCE FIVE RATING – 4/5

Blade Runner is a brilliant visual movie that also presents technological and moral questions that have grown in relevance. It’s worth a watch.