очередная порция мексиканской сессии
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGpiUz14bDo
еще одно приятное такое видео с лондонской премьеры
http://plazacinema.org.uk/whats-on/olympus-has-fallen
на главной уже была эта ссылка, а тут я просто не помню
интервью + видео (UK)
http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles ... ituations/
ну и еще пара публикаций с туманного Альбиона. Было бы странно ожидать от них хвалебных рецензий. Запощу уж полностью.
все тот же Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-enter ... 79069.html
Film review: Olympus Has Fallen - a lumpy version of Die Hard but with Gerard Butler instead of Bruce Willis
Friday 19 April 2013
Anthony Quinn
I realise Bruce Willis can't be expected to carry the Die Hard franchise forever,
but is Gerard Butler really the best substitute they can find? Because Olympus Has Fallen is a Die Hard picture in all but name, a slam-bang action thriller in which one man battles an impossible number of terrorists within a hijacked space to save America (and civilization with it).
Butler, almost eerily devoid of wit or charisma, plays Mike Banning, a US Secret Service agent who was on the President's security detail until a tragic accident got him demoted to a desk job.
Redemption is at hand, though, when the White House (codename: Olympus) is breached by a crack North Korean terrorist (Rick Yune) and his cohorts. How do they do this? By flying a very slow plane that lays waste to Washington DC and disguising their storm troops as tourists. Brilliant! Soon they have taken the President (Aaron Eckhart) and his staff hostage in the basement and demand American withdrawal from South Korea.
Nukes are suddenly in play. (The lumpy script by Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt has topicality, if nothing else.) The film's big symbolic moment is the sight of a bullet-ridden Old Glory floating down on to the Presidential lawn.
During the mayhem, Banning somehow infiltrates the White House and sets about his rescue mission, proving to these Oriental marauders that nothing beats a dose of brutal American kick- ass. He even dispatches one of them by crushing his skull with a bust of Lincoln – can you get more patriotic than that?
The film keeps nodding to Die Hard, even featuring a "Bill Clay" moment when Banning appears to have been fooled by a dastardly turncoat, but Antoine Fuqua's direction falls way short of the template in both humour and tension. Yippee-kai-Nay, I'm afraid.
тут чуть попроще
http://stormcomingmovies.blogspot.co.uk ... ns-to.html
Olympus Has Fallen
POSTED ON FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2013 BY ADAM BARKER
f there was ever a need for Americans to be reassured about the safety of their own country then that time is now. With the frightening and tragic scenes at the Boston Marathon and the ongoing nuclear threats from North Korea, it's a good job that patriotic picture, Olympus Has Fallen is currently in service.This army of one adventure combines the captivating features of Air Force One, Die Hard and Taken but serves as a pretty average assault flick that is more propaganda than pleasure.
Title: Olympus Has Fallen
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Starring: Morgan Freeman and Gerard Butler
The film plays out the 'what if the president is captured?'scenario through the scope of former Secret Service agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) as he conducts a one man mission to rescue President Asher (Aaron Eckhart) after he and the White House (secret service codename; 'Olympus') are captured by terrorists. Begginning with a somewhat pointless prologue scene, detailing how Mike's actions years earlier had ended with his relegation from Presidential protection to generic cop, the film soon shoots into action as the attack on the White House begins. This spectacular scene coincides with the visit of the South Korean Premier to the White House as he and the President were to begin talks over the threats of North Korea, however little did they know there was an even bigger threat on the horizon.
The attack begins with what can only be described as an airborne tank flying right into the heart of Washington D.C., destroying planes and shooting civillians before it takes a chunk out of the Washington monument as it crash lands. However, this explosive start was just the first sacrificial pawn in a series of devastating and calculated moves that sees tourists transform into armed terrorists as they battle with the secret service to take down Olympus. Soon, the President and his associates are moved into the safe underground bunker and Mike is left as the only American survivor in the battlefield of Pennsylvania Avenue as the terrorists takeover is completed. This invasion scene was pleasently surprising in the way it developed and it set up the rest of the story with an interesting little twist that would change the focus from defend to attack as the President was now being held hostage in the bunker.
The leader of the attack was in fact already in the bunker and now had control of the White House and the President held hostage. Mike is now the only man that can save the day and prevent the terrorists from activating nuclear weapons on American soil. With the help of his secret service training, a working knowledge of the White House and the guidance of Speaker Trumbull (Morgan Freeman), Mike must now sneak, smack and shoot his way to saving the president and America.
It's at this point in the narrative that the film is expected to move up a gear and build on the thrilling and visually spectacular set up but intstead the story becomes as limp as the bullet ridden American flag that thrown onto the steps of the White House. A lack of originality in the rest of the film is reflected in its formulaic and dull nature as Mike sweeps through the terrorist laden White House without breaking a sweat. Flashes back and forth between the bunker and Trumbull's War Room are a vain attempt to add drama and intensity to the precession that is the remainder of the film. The plot just becomes too predictable, even to the point where you can guess how many seconds are going to be left on the self destruct timer.
Disappointment is a strong word, but in this case it is the only word that will do this film justice. Despite the irony of a Glaswegian playing the all american action hero, it still feels like Olympus Has Fallen is a 'USA!' barking piece of patriotism rather than an attempt to spice up what is becoming a tired genre. There were some good moments in the first half of the movie and Morgan Freeman's presence is always welcome but Agent Mike Banning was not charismatic enough to live long in the memory neither was the second half the film. This ones for gun-toting Americans, not those looking for an improvement on the latest Die Hard installment.
Сговорились что-ли насчет харизмы?
Как-то странно все это звучит - вроде как кроме Батлера там и покритиковать некого.
Жестокость - порождает свободу! 
Присоединяюсь. Это будет называться "Убей меня нежно!"
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