Hudson Hawk

(249 votes, average 4.63 out of 5)

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Comments (152)
  • JohannS
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    I don't know if I would consider this movie bad since I found it to be such an amusing train wreck of a film. Can I really call it terrible if it makes me laugh?

    Hmm
  • Mikon
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    Yes. Yes you can. Many films are terrible yet make people laugh. Usually because they're TERRIBLE. XD
  • JunkWatcher
    That's true, but doesn't that make them good in a guilty pleasure kinda way?
  • Sheranda
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    I didn't laugh at the joke at 7:40. It needed a rimshot.
  • TheDued92
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    Every time there's a paring of two reviewer's, a hungry kid gets a burger.
  • Jackass Mask
    Props to Spoony for what I'm calling the "Cross-Continental C-c-c-c-combo!"

    Saw the movie just last week for the umpteenth time. Yes it's completely stupid, horribly directed. and comes to absolutely no point. But, I still like watching it for some reason.

    KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

    *checks to see who's at the door*

    Crap! It's Richard Grant! Run!
  • Magmabear
    Spoony!
    alright, I just wanted to say that because he's been sick for the past couple of weeks (or days, I forgot)

    Anyway, back to watching the video.

    Alright, done. Nice review FB. Too bad that this movie was a mess, it seemed like it had potential to be really funny. =/
  • FullmetalNinja25
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    Bruce Willis makes the movie almost watchable, almost.
  • KungFuMan
    That's actually pretty true. If they'd put more work into making it cohesive it might've been a lot stronger a film. I like it even though I know it's a bad movie in the end though.

    ...Yet oddly until now I didn't get that was Stalone's brother in those scenes. Go figure.
  • unc
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    In post communist Romania, this was greatest comedy on video player.
  • Threeshades
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    And in Soviet Russia this movie laughed at you.

    Literally.
  • resident01
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    Thought the Pirates review was your season finale, so this surprised me a bit. No complaints though. The more BMB the better.
  • link77
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    Is it possible for Rick Astley to be Rick Rolled? Great review Film Brain, definitely not one of Bruces better films.
  • ionpath
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    I absolutely loathe this film. I watched it back in 1995 when I was beginning to like Bruce Willis after Die Hard 3 had come out. I thought maybe that being young at the time I hadn't really grasped the film so I gave it another shot a couple of years later.
    Nope, still hate it. I mean the horrendous plot, silly anachronistic goofs, mediocre performance by Willis himself, the film is just painful watch all together. I find it really hard to believe that this could be be cult "classic" or have any fans besides really die hard fans of Bruce Willis. Pun unintended.
  • gbeaudette
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    Say what you want, Hudson Hawk is easily David Caruso's best performance; because he never says a word and he FUCKING DIES!
  • THOOM
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    LOL
  • Austincovello
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    Shit, I was going to say something like that. Yes, the REAL best part of the movie is that David Caruso IS A FUCKING MUTE.
  • ttime23
    I have never been able to see all of this film. I always walk in when they're blowing up Da Vinci's castle and can't understand anything else after. I really can't tell if this is supposed to be a parody because even parodies have some sort of sustained plot sequence, which-as you pointed out-this film does not. I can definitely tell that things are forced and started to play to the lowest common denominator, but I couldn't help but chuckle slightly at the dolphin part.

    ....I think I need to be caned o_O
  • Valzahd
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    Fun fact: Willis' hair is actually fake in this film. He insisted on having a piece and so a good chunk of production money was spent on making convincing hair.
  • THOOM
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    See, I heard different. I heard Willis REFUSED to wear a piece during the production. But when he saw the completed project he was appalled at the sight of the bald spot atop his crown ( in the few scenes it was shown). The filmmakers went back and added in "hair" to those scenes, ala CGI.

    The guy who directed this movies was Michael Lehmann, who also directed Heathers. He went from that modest budget debut to large scale sophomore effort (Hawk).

    BTW, Mat it's Sandra Bernhard, who was in this movie, not Sarah. Sarah Bernhardt was a famous actress of stage and silent film in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.
  • Film Brain
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    That's odd I made that error, since my script definetly had the correct name: I didn't even know there was a Sarah Bernhardt!
  • Death the Kid
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    Well, this is different. O_O Surprised I've never heard of this one before. lol
  • Trencher
    The butler was the only good thing in this film.
    Oh well.

    Great review.
  • shrimppuff423
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    oh hey, the return of... British person with computer! neat
  • Deimos1984rd
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    [color=green]My god that movie was corny...great review, I gotta say I laughed like crazy when Spoony laughed maniacally before he unleashed the chair.[/color]
  • DuosAngel
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    I can't help but wonder what this movie would have been like if the actors weren't trying so hard. Great review Film Brain. I really loved the freak out/over acting bit. And the Spoony cameo, I'm always happy to see my favorites reviewers in the same video. I'd love to see you two do a review together.
  • Rail
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    Noooooooooo! Not my second most favorite Bruce Willis movie of all time! .....crap and I like ya too much to bitch...specially since it was a good review that was honest....
  • danethefurry
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    I actually find this movie a pretty good comedy. It's corky and funny throughout. The only reason you want to review this is because you are running out of material.
  • dennett316
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    No it's because it's a bad movie - bad performances, bad direction, gaping plot holes and forgotten sub-plots. Hell, I like it a lot, but there's no way I can say that this is a good film...it's just not.
  • danethefurry
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    Question: Do you have ADD? Half of the story you are missing and you have no real sense of humor.
  • Film Brain
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    Half the story? I did leave a few things out (Bunny, in particular) but its difficult to condense a 100 minute film in 20 mins, particularly one with as many chracters and subplots as [b]Hudson Hawk[/b].

    And if I have no sense of humour, why I am making funny videos on the internet? Wouldn't that defeat the purpose?
  • Zwei
    I like Richard E. Grant... which is weird. Because 90% of his movies completely suck. It's as if he just has crap luck.

    I did like "How to Get Ahead in Advertising" though.
  • Die Einzelganger
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    I guess I would be one of those people that loves it because it's so bad it's good. Sure, some of it is hit and miss, but this movie always amused me with its quirkiness.

    I understand that to the trained eye (and especially a trained film buff), the perceived flaws are tenfold, but I still wouldn't call this a bad movie in terms of Bad Movie Beatdown. You have reviewed movies way worse; this one, compared to festering piles like The Ugly Truth, at least has some redeeming features. Still, good review - a pair-up is always good to see! I still say Spoony should do his own version, too, I would be interested in the contrast.
  • badcop69
    i hate to question you but almost every bit of material i can find on this movie through multiple sources peg the movie in 1991 not 1981 and considering i was around when this movie hit theaters it was 1991 not 1981 since i remember seeing it clearly as a teen and not as a 2 year old baby. sorry filmbrain but you fail!
  • Film Brain
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    It was in theatres in 1991, but do the math on the opening narration.

    1481 + 500 = 1981

    Since they came up with the movie in the early 80s, it wouldn't surprise me that they forgot to correct the date.
  • Austincovello
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    Or maybe they just rounded down?
  • Sheranda
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    No, Austincovello. The narrator said, "exactly five hundred years later."
  • JohannS
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    Please, listen more closely to what FB says in the video - he makes it quite clear that the 1981/1991 confusion is a result of sloppy writing, or some other problem.
  • THOOM
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    And even more simply put, the film is SET in 1981, though it was made and released 1990 and 1991, respectively. THAT is what Mat was complaining about in the review, badcop69, you need to listen.
  • dennett316
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    Hey buddy, the mark is over there ------------------------- ->
    You missed it by quite a margin.
  • Reichsjägermeister
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    I alway thought this movie to be bad because of the ridiculous villains. Especially, as I now see, because of the line delivery of Bruce Willis' German voice actor was much more badass and didn't seem so over the top.

    With that in mind the villains seemed strangely out of place and just felt awkward. It could deal with the main character being a little too cheerful for the grim situations he gets but these excuses for villains just ruined it.
  • Film Brain
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    I've heard the dubs on the film, particularly the German one, is much better than the original English audio because they inserted in their own jokes.

    I would be interested to hear the film in German, if it wasn't for my rather primitive understanding of the language and the fact that the UK DVD only has the English audio. (the reason for this is that the film was cut by the BBFC for Willis lockpicking early on - there's no subtitles at all, even more shockingly)
  • Kari
    Wait. . . it was OK to have a cat burglar as a protagonist, as long as he doesn't demonstrate his skills? :eyebrow: I'm a little mystified about what they hoped to accomplish with that.
  • Sheranda
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    I hate that those bad guys were named after candy bars. Now I have a monster craving for a chocolate bar, but there's no candy in my house! But enough of my personal life. I hate that this movie didn't even try to be subtle about its product placements.
  • FunkyM
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    Oi FB! Corrie is available in all good video stores? I missed that!

    Okay, that's cruel, I'm nitpicking. But I still don't think that the fact of this movie being a mess precludes from being enjoyable.

    Not that I actually ever sat through most of the second act, mind you.
  • Film Brain
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    Actually, you can get the early seasons on DVD from Network. =D
  • jalford
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    [color=red]Film Brain is doing your movie, Willis! Get out while you can![/color]
    [img]http:// www.gifsoup.com/webroot/ animatedgifs3/ 1114270_o.gif[/img]
  • Shinigami
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    Spoony's cameo in beginning was funny.
  • NOTYETUSEDNAME
    Hi FilmBrain. I saw this film in the Theater and successfully got my money back after it was done. Without a doubt one of the stupidest films ever made, and you critiqued it perfectly. Your jokes were funny and completely justified and I loved the musical embellishments you used. Kudos to Spoony for the Cameo-same for lordhebe. Keep up the great work, and I'll be eagerly waiting for your next review, my friend. Peace.
  • BBboy
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    Jesus Christ, it's the Room if it had a much larger budget.

    If they were going for Naked Gun kind of spoof, they might as well turn off the laws of physics, probability, and human anatomy then a James Bond-level of disbelief.
  • Uberpig
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    I get the feeling Spoony enjoyed beating down FB.
    This movie... about halfway into the review I was thinking "maybe it's okay" but it just got so irritating. Geez...
    But killing people can be funny.
    As for Mark Kermode, yes, he is an idiot. For a start, he comes across as a bit of a prick, and secondly he really loved Twilight.
  • BrainedbySaucepans
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    As a Kermode fan, I have to disagree there; yes his tastes are a little weird, but his rants on films he thinks are bad are hilarious.
    Also, since Dr K appears in the review, I have to say Hello to Jason Isaacs
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