Dorathen
Better Late Then Never
Intcatinfo
A Masterpiece!
Odelecol
Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.
TonyMontana96
(Originally reviewed: 16/02/2017) Well I'll say this; Terminal Velocity is so bad it's almost good but even I can't quite buy its preposterous third act. The film begins grounded, it establishes character's and gets the story set up but then later on there's an absurd twist that is fairly stupid and obviously implausible which tells you right away the rest of the picture will follow suite. Charlie Sheen plays the lead character (Ditch) who gets entangled within the situation upon agreeing to an unscheduled sky diving lesson, in which he meets a young lady called Chris played by Nastassja Kinski; these two are pretty good here and have some nice chemistry but there romance is hardly as interesting as one would expect. The supporting cast features James Gandolfini (Ben Pinkwater), Cathyrn De prume (Karen) and Christopher McDonald as Kerr to name a few; however I think the acting all round is on a decent level and would consider the main problem with the film; it's lack of sense and it's at times poor writing.The picture is never as smart as it thinks it is; and there's plenty of clichés like breaking and entering and leaving the key switch cabinet wide open and the silly rocket getaway which I have seen before when it was actually original and plausible in a science fiction film and didn't need cheap, pointless slow-motion. I did however like it's comic appeal; there's some witty one liners that land such as a scene between Sheen and Gandolfini where he offers Sheen a piece of candy and upon taking one Gandolfini says "don't take them all" which I found well timed and certainty amusing. Another example is when Sheen is arguing with Kinski and says "great, were going on a guilt trip", there are quite a few of these that work and they help add something decent to the film.There is unfortunately noticeable corny dialogue as well including one line that is intended to be funny but just sounds too cheesy e.g. "Run, I haven't even stretched". Deran Sarafian (director) does showcase some good stunts but nothing I haven't seen before; but the blame has to go to writer David Twohy who probably is responsible for a useless scene where during a shootout a random old man who happens to be a bystander happens to find a rocket launcher and fires it randomly and then gets shot, I really do not get his purpose in the film but I'm guessing they wanted another explosion. I gave up all hope of any sort of well-structured plot during its third act which involves Sheen's character opening a trunk of a car in mid-air, while searching for the keys and taking his time; there's no way he would be able to get her out in time before the car hit's the ground; even superman would have been proud with that hilarious rescue.Then there's the usual fight scene where a villain in still alive and appears to stab one of the protagonists; and yet she fine later on and during them moments Sheen's character goes berserk thinking she's gone and does your standard fight sequence which doesn't end so well for the villain; we've seen it all before and better. This film has some quirky moments but overall its implausibility and poor story get the better of it, so thumbs down.
jessegehrig
I own this movie ( VHS ) as well as having seen it more than two times, I REMEMBER NOTHING! I guess there was a sky-driving boom in the 90's, I blame the movie Point Break, and born from that ridiculous craze we have a Charlie Sheen film. The plot is about ...I don't know?...Russians?...A pretty lady actress who may or may not have slept with Charlie Sheen?...I mean, I don't know...I should have retained something but no, I got nothing! It's an utterly forgettable movie made for mysterious reasons. I say mysterious because as a porno it would have made more money-as a movie without Charlie Sheen it would have made more money- as a straight up action movie without the skydiving it would have made more money- so what the f*ck were they thinking? Y'know, why did they think this would work? It's a mystery.
Maziun
OK , so this movie obviously isn't a masterpiece or even a good movie. It doesn't mean you can't give this popcorn flick a chance for one night of unambitious cinema. There is a similar movie to this one - "Drop zone " with Wesley Snipes . Some people are arguing about which one is a rip-off the second . To be honest , I don't really care about that because both are just decent popcorn movies , nothing more.I'm not a fan of Charlie Sheen , but I 've found him to be enjoyable in this one . Nastassja Kinski was very likable and gives a good performance . In my opinion she is the heart of the movie . It was also good to see James Gandolfini (RIP) , even if the twist with him was obvious . The romance was quite fine . I did laugh sincerely a couple of times and there is some decent mystery to keep the viewer interested. Mind that the screenplay isn't really spectacular and the action scenes are rather too over the top .Overall , a decent popcorn movie . It never becomes anything more , but we should appreciate it for what it is , especially now , when Hollywood very often struggles to create a watchable entertainment for mass audiences. I give it 5/10.
Spikeopath
Terminal Velocity, it is what you most likely think it is. Another dumb action film featuring a hot double act of pretty boy and pretty girl. However, and I say this not with tongue in cheek, it is damn entertaining in that popcorn munching way. Hey, at least it didn't have billions spent on it and wasn't based on a computer game.Charlie Sheen is a sky diving maverick who gets involved in a life threatening situation after meeting Nastassja Kinski's slinky Chris Morrow. Enter Russian baddies, lots of gold and Christopher McDonald entering the hall of fame for worst villain portrayals. Director Deran Sarafian (Death Warrant) keeps it brisk, Joel McNeely lifts from Die Hard and Basic Instinct for his musical score and a few scenes are well worth the time of action movie junkies (the finale involving a car falling from a plane is really thrilling).It's not high art, but nobody should be expecting that, and to really get in the mood for it you may need to drink the Tequila worm that Kinski does here, but this is far from being the worst action movie of the early 90s. 6/10
