Crazy staying up late and reversing the sun and the moon’s work and rest made me become addicted to action movies like coffee and cigarettes. In addition to the insatiable Shange Yundun and the beauties rescued by him, I was most obsessed with movies. The popular and good-sounding soundtrack of the 90s film in the middle of the game perfectly sculpts the image of Uncle Winton's "Western Cowboy"-style tough guy. I took a look at imdb and found that there is no soundtrack listing, so I no longer have to look for it [1], and I'm finished watching the movie.
It is worth mentioning that Cinematography and Editing, the former is Russell Carpenter (Russell Carpenter) later for "Titanic" he also filmed, the latter is the "Spider-Man" series of Editing, Bob Murawski (representative works) And The Evil Dead).
Screenwriter Chuck Pfarrer was once a member of the Navy SEAL.
PS: The origin of the protagonist Chance Boudreaux's surname is unknown. It does not have historical origins like William, Bush, Washington. It may be created by the screenwriter or borrowed from the "wrong pronunciation", but I noticed ours. Chinese subtitles give Mr. Yunton in this movie a very interesting name-Bao Jian; Belgian Jean-Claude Van Damme, nicknamed The Muscles from Brussels.
The following is the "New York Times" film review: Hunting to the Death When the Prey Is Human
Swishing, whooshing, lovingly photographed weaponry. Nasty gurgles from the wounded. The clonking sound of a head hitting wrought iron. A bullet in the eye. These are the cornerstones of "Hard Target," one of this summer's few super-bloodthirsty action films , and the one that actually stood a chance of rising above its genre.
"Hard Target" was an opportunity for both John Woo, the Hong Kong-born action-film director with an ardent cult following, and Jean-Claude Van Damme, the self-appointed Muscles From Brussels, to reach a mainstream audience. "Hard Target" had a hard time getting past the Motion Picture Association of America's rating board without an NC-17 rating. But even in this somewhat adulterated form, Mr. Woo's film remains overwhelmingly violent and not always stylish enough to give its excesses the appearance of wit. Not even when its star bites the tail off a rattlesnake and then slugs the snake for good measure.
Mr. Woo's obvious gusto and his taste for myth making are readily apparent. But so is his fondness for the slow, lingering death scene coupled with sickening sound effects. Presenting Mr. Van Damme as reverentially as Sergio Leone did the young Clint Eastwood, Mr . Woo displays a real aptitude for malignant mischief, which is this story's stock in trade.
Derived from the 1932 film "The Most Dangerous Game," from a story by Richard Connell, "Hard Target" tells of wealthy thrill-seekers who pay large sums of money to stalk human prey. Right after it opens vividly with one such hunt- to-the-death, the film presents a perfect B-movie conversation. "It's like a drug, isn't it - to bring a man down?" observes the entrepreneur who arranges this blood sport. "Was it worth it? "he asks his client. "Every nickel," the client solemnly replies.
The screenplay by Chuck Pfarrer (who appears in this sequence as the ill-fated victim) concentrates most of its creativity on the characters' names, which include Pik Van Cleaf (Arnold Vosloo), Emil Fouchon (Lance Henriksen) and Chance Boudreaux (Mr Van Damme). The film does have one first-rate rejoinder, when Mr. Henriksen's rich, jaded entrepreneur asks Chance why he insists on spoiling all the fun. "Poor people get bored, too," Chance replies.
Speaking of bored, Mr. Van Damme has still not broken the habit of his own blank-faced posturing, although Mr. Woo films him in the most aggrandizing style imaginable. From the first tight close-up of the star's brooding eyes to the loving images of his feet kicking various faces, "Hard Target" does what it can to present Mr. Van Damme in a bold new light. Curiously, the film's neo-Peckinpah taste for slow motion gives Mr. Van Damme's stunts a balletic quality that diminishes their spontaneity. It's necessary for Mr. Woo to place his star standing on the seat of a moving motorcycle, for instance, and send him catapulting over the hood of an oncoming van to create the requisite high excitement.
Mr. Van Damme's Chance (who is said to have been "raised in the bayous," in this latest on-screen effort to explain his accent) is supposed to be a derelict, which allows Mr. Woo the opportunity for occasional flashes of social commentary. The film's glimpses of the homeless are sharp and unexpectedly substantial, which makes its frivolous ugliness that much more unfortunate. The plot involves Chance's being recruited by long-haired, wide-eyed Natasha Binder (Yancy Butler) to find her father, who is of course well past finding.
"Hard Target," which is set in New Orleans, also includes a warehouse full of Mardi Gras floats and Wilford Brimley, who rides a horse and tries out a conspicuous Louisiana accent. Clearly, Mr. Woo's sense of humor is as perverse as his other talents.
"Hard Target" is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). It is extremely violent.
Hard Target
Directed by John Woo; screenplay by Chuck Pfarrer; director of photography, Russell Carpenter; edited by Bob Murawski; music by Graeme Revell; production designer, Phil Dagort; produced by James Jacks, Sean Daniel, Mr. Pfarrer and Terence Chang; released by Universal Pictures. Running time: 92 minutes. This film is rated R.
POLICE LINE DO NOT CROSS
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Note:
[1] Soundtrack
1993 Varese Records Released VSD-5445
Music Composed and Produced by Graeme Revell
Music Conducted by Tim Simonec
Orchestrations by Tim Simonec and Graeme Revell
Music Mixed by Dan Wallin
Featuring Musicians: Kodo
01. Hunting Season Opens
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDnpa54qJIs
02. Natasha
03. Chance and Carmen
http://www. youtube.com/watch?v=2FYYsdkqfWI
04. Streetfighting Van Damme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYwsKEmVQSM
05. Friends
06. Lark Descending
07. Won't You Let Me Go?-Buckwheat Zydeco
08 . Dove and the Garotte
09. Motorcycle Chase
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70uYr_XSlY4
10. New Orleans Mission
11. On the Docks
12. Mardi Gras Graveyard
13. Miles to Go
14. Fouchon's Death
15. Epilogue
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