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Tony Scott wins Greg back
Christopher Walken says “a man can be an artist, in anything: Food, whatever… It depends on how good he is at it.” Well… Tony Scott’s art is making movies 47 times better than they should be. He’s about to paint his masterpiece.
It’s a simple equation: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, and Christopher Walken in a Tony Scott film. Without those 4 things, this movie would be a mess. Instead, it’s a magical confluence of style and performance. So much so, that Greg might offically changes his ridiculous stance on Tony Scott.
In this episode, Greg and Joe debate Tony Scott’s batting average vs. Ridley Scott’s, agree to watch all of Tony Scott’s collaborations with Denzel Washington, and most importantly they learn what a “BHB” is. Also: Drinking Games, Important Questions, Joe’s Back of the Box, and more.
Joe’s Back of the Box
Denzel Washington plays John Creasy, an alcoholic former mercenary who takes a job as a personal body guard for Lupita Ramos (played by Dakota Fanning.) But behind the scenes, darker forces are at play, and as the bond between them grows, Lupita is kidnapped and killed. Then John Creasy does what he was built to do: Dish out revenge on everyone involved. But is it too late for vengeance to be served? Or will his demons come back to haunt him? Or will the injuries he sustained during the kidnapping finish him before can finish “The Voice”?
The REAL Back of the Box
One, I hope you do not suffer from motion sickness or seizure disorders because the camera never stops moving, or flashing, or moving and flashing, throughout the entire movie. Two, I hope you are OK with drastic orientalism, as it depicts Mexico as the most dangerous place in the world, where everyone is corrupt in their way and danger lurks on every corner and in every house and in the hearts and minds of everyone involved. But, that said, Denzel Washington kicks ass, Dakota Fanning is amazing, and Christopher Walken steals every scene he is in, and he has a short but completely amazing monologue that you should Google right this second. It is also long and a little bloated…