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Originally Posted by Mark S.
The entire movie is a "flex" scene. A flex scene is a scene that exists for no other reason than to show or more of the characters "flexing" their coolness. Example: The beach volleyball scene in Top Gun. Half the scenes in Act 1 of Lethal Weapon. Or my favorites: The "let's flex our muscles" handshake in Predator, or Barry Bostwick on the flying motorcycle at the end of MEGAFORCE.
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Correction,
Top Gun is one entire flex scene. It's a showcase for Cruise.
Road House sells itself as a showcase for Swayze, but it's actually an ensemble film. Sam Elliott steals, I mean steals, every scene he's in with Patrick. Ben Gazzara chews the scenery like the fat cat version of Darth Vader, but he's actually scary because he gets away with everything. Marshall Teague is Jimmy, Brad Wesley's (Gazzara) main henchman. The first time he "flexes," you know Dalton (Swayze) has met his physical match.
Plus, you get Jeff Healey in a cool support role, along with his band. John Doe of X as Pat, the slimy bartender who turns out to be Wesley's nephew. Kevin Tighe as Tilghman, the owner of the Double Deuce. And there are so many genuinely funny moments.
Cool trivia: MA legend Benny "The Jet" Urquidez trained Swayze for the film. He was so impressed by Swayze's kickboxing moves that he suggested he should compete professionally!
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Originally Posted by Mark S.
I actually think Swayze was a better actor than most give him credit for, and he had a great scene presence.
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A much better actor than most assume. He crushed it in his last role in the A&E series
The Beast. I was so looking forward to the second season, but...you know. But I highly recommend that show. He got to do something different.
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Originally Posted by Mark S.
But movies like Road House and Dirty Dancing are why he got the reputation for being a bit of a movie himbo.
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Never been into
Dirty Dancing. Unless it's a film like
The Wanderers or
The Outsiders, or a crime film, I don't generally gravitate toward films set in that era.
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Originally Posted by Mark S.
Is that really the bar by which you measure a classic? "Hey, it was way better than MEGA FORCE!"  |
Haha. I said
since. But since you mentioned it again,
Megaforce isn't even as good as
The Beastmaster.
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