Movie Talk 

Warren Li

Gone in Sixty Seconds

This movie is a typical Jerry Bruckheimer movie, where the plot is so simple that a 6-year old can figure out the plot. A 6 year-old person could say Nicholas Cage must steal 50 cars so that his brother's life can be spared. The Rock and Con Air are typical examples of simple plots.

In this movie, the conflict is shown in the first part clearly, and the storyline builds up all the way to the ultimate action scene. The development to the ultimate action scene is shown more like a summary of police surveillance yakking and the stealing part was not as suspensful, eventually leading to the ultimate action scene, which is a major police chase on Nicholas Cage. Personally, I found this type of style not too appealling. The Rock and Con Air were not like that. 

Only the ultimate chase scene was the best highlight of the movie and it's the same amount of excitement and carnage as shootout scene in The Rock and Las Vegas chase scene in Con Air.

Ironically, I watched this movie with a bunch of friends who are obsessed with cars and even drag racing against each other. We thought this is the most appropriate movie for them to watch based on their lifestyle. Now, they are afraid of their cars getting stolen. I rate Gone in Sixty Seconds as just satisfactory. 

Shanghai Noon

Shanghai Noon is another Jackie Chan movie where he 
now is more comedian than kung fu stuntman. There is
very little kung fu, fight scenes, or extreme stunts than all Jackie Chan movies in the past. Jackie Chan acts more goofier than ever in his acting career. The character he plays acts more like drunk. It's worth to watch Shanghai Noon only to see Jackie Chan do klutzy stuff, not for kung fu or much action. Yes at the end, they show the typical Jackie Chan stunt botch ups.