![]() Disney got the perfect guy, Joe Johnston, to direct this film. In fact, my hubby and I would love to see a Superman movie set in the 30s or Batman done an actual 30s pulp noir (like this Den of Geek article suggests) That’s part of what I love about X-Men: First Class and this one. There’s something so charming about superhero movies in period setting. Neville: I do my own stunts! The fantastic retro look & feel Who are they going to believe? A petty crook, or the No 3 box-office star in America?Ĭliff Secord: Where’s your stuntman now, Sinclair? Neville: If I go to the Feds, I’m taking you down with me. The script pokes fun at the cockiness of Hollywood matinee idols I think every single line out of Dalton’s mouth is a hoot, he practically got all the great one liners in this movie, and like Hans Gruber in Die Hard, he practically upstaged the hero in this one. Arkin’s got this snarky yet lovable personality… I love it when he told Cliff that he looked like a hood ornament when he don the Rocketeer helmet! The dynamic script and one liners I love the line she delivered after smashing Neville in the head with a flower pot… “ I’ve finally played a scene with Neville Sinclaire.” She nailed that line beautifully.Īlan Arkin as Peevey, Cliff’s technician BFF and Paul Sorvino as a posh mobster Eddie Valentine are both perfect in the roles. It’s not exactly an ‘acting’ role as she’s not required much but to look gorgeous, but I think she’s done more to the part than a lesser talent would’ve done otherwise. She is so skinny now because that is what Hollywood is into these days but her fuller look combined with her breathy voice is far sexier and I think most guys would agree. Jennifer Connelly as the Betty Page-ish love interest … again perfect casting here as Connelly could easily belong in this era with her raven hair and voluptuous figure. Just like Sorvino as the mob boss, O’Quinn looked like he literally stepped out of that era. In fact when I watched The Aviator, I often thought how good O’Quinn was in the role. Terry O’Quinn as Howard Hughes … Forget Leo DiCaprio in the Scorsese’s movie, I think O’Quinn makes for a much more believable and compelling aviation mogul. Perhaps that could be the reason his career did not um skyrocket, pardon the pun, after this movie’s release. Yet he just lacks the palpable charisma against someone like Dalton so he ends up being upstaged by him and the other supporting cast here. Now, Billy Campbell has the tall, dashing looks and certain likable quality to pull off the heroic protagonist, and he has a nice, sincere chemistry with Connelly. When I saw this film in high school, I didn’t come out of the theater having a crush on the hero, but it’s Dalton’s Errol Flynn-personified Sinclair that left an indelible mark in me. I’ve dedicated a whole post just on his character last year in his honor. Timothy Dalton as Neville Sinclair… Dalton steals every scene he’s in and as he’s one of the major reasons I LOVE this movie. Billy Campbell with Alan Arkin The awesome cast It’s a classic ‘regular-guy-turned-unlikely-hero’ story we all know and love. Our hero The Rocketeer is Cliff Secord, a young stunt pilot who stumbles upon a top secret prototype jetpack that allows him to fly. Here are some of the reasons why I LOVE this wildly underrated movie: The storylineīased on a comic book by Dave Stevens in the early 80s, the story is set in late 1930s L.A. In any case, now that it’s available on Blu-ray, I hope more people would see it. I blame that on marketing campaign as the reviews were generally favorable, even Peter Travers Rolling Stone Magazine called it “ The Rocketeer is more than one of the best films of the summer it’s the kind of movie magic that we don’t see much anymore,” he continued, “the kind that charms us, rather than bullying us, into suspending disbelief. It’s mind-boggling to me why this movie failed to ignite at the box office, grossing only $46 million domestically. ![]() We both were fans of adventure movies like Indiana Jones and this was so much in the same vein. I can’t wait to re-watch it this weekend and re-live the excitement I had the first time I saw it on the big screen with my big brother. I’m dismayed that there are NO special features whatsoever which is just so lame, I mean to call it a ’20th Anniversary Special Edition’ with nothing but the trailer is just cruel!īut I suppose for die hard fans like me and Marc who are super excited for this release, I guess this will have to do. I’ve been waiting for this movie for so long and finally Disney released the BD on it’s 20th Anniversary. A few days ago, the Blu-ray version of The Rocketeer arrived in the mail.
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