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Stone Cold

5 star:		(74)
4 star:		(12)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Armed with an indestrucible double mullet (that's where you have a blonde mullet growing out of a brown one) Joe Tough, excuse me I mean, Joe Huff removes his shirt and infiltrates The Brotherhood a murderous group of gun-runnin', drug dealin' Nazi bikers that are out to rid the world of bathing.

I think the makers of this film were trying to make a serious movie and that's what makes the movie even better! Cause while there is non-stop action galore it's so unintentionally funny in it's seriousness that you'll have to watch it at least 3 times to absorb it all. A true American classic that needs to be on a deluxe edition DVD.

For other films with memorable hair see Chuck Norris' power beard in INVASION U.S.A. and Vanilla Ice's fossilized pompadour in COOL AS ICE.

A few good lines:

"God forgives. The Brotherhood doesn't."

"This reminds me of my father's last words: 'Don't son, that gun is loaded!'"

"Imagine the future, Chains, cause you're not in it."



D: Craig R. Baxley (ACTION JACKSON, "STORM OF THE CENTURY")

Joe Huff/John Stone - Brian Bosworth (ONE TOUGH BASTARD, BLACK OUT)
Chains Cooper - Lance Henrikson (ALIENS, THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM)
Ice - William Forsythe (FIRESTORM, DEUCE BIGALO: MALE GIGOLO)

1 of my all time favs. I Watch it all the time. Probably as much as Christmas Vacation. WHY IS THIS NOT ON DVD????????? They are releasing Bull$*it movies on dvd nowadays and rare gems like this see no love. My vhs version of this is in shambles from me and my drunkard friends watching this all the time! Bosworth actually pulls some acting from out of his ass on this one. He's actually believable. From start to finish, this movie keeps you glued. Don't let the Boz fool ya, (yeah his other movies suck) this is awesome stuff. I mean you can't go wrong with Lance Henriksen. He kicks ass!! The DVD better be here soon or someone is gonna pay!!!! I would actually pay $30.00 or so for this flick to fill in the Stone Cold gap in my DVD collection. Please somebody release this to DVD!!!!!!!!!!Now!!!

OK, this is a review of the DVD. I've already reviewed this fantastic biker flick elsewhere on this site and you fans deserve to know what you are paying for so read this before you rush out and buy this crappy DVD release.

First of all, the DVD clearly states that is presents a Widescreeen and Fullscreen version. But then if you look further into the specs listed, it also says the DVD is being presented in 1:33:1 which is a sneaky way of saying 4:3 or as we most understand that to be.....FULLSCREEN!

This DVD is a flipper, and on the unmarked side you get what appears to be a fullscreen presentation. Now, flip it over to the side that is actually marked "Widescreen" and you will get NOT a widescreen version, but a fullscreen version that has been cropped at the top and the bottom so as to give the false appearance of being widescreen. But as you watch, you will notice that key images in certain scenes are only 1/2 visible. It became obvious when I got the tape measure out to confirm what I already suspected....cropped top and bottom. Shame shame shame.

The sound gets no props either. Again the specs tell you that this is a Dolby Surround audio, but it doesn't sound like it. All the sound is to the front, and mostly directed to the center channel. My impression is that this is basically a "stereo" mixing that does nothing to enhance the action. The sound you hear in the surround speakers is just residual noise, not much else. You'll have to listen to this one at full volume for effect.

On the plus side, the DVD transfer is very crisp and clean. The images are sharp, and the colors are very deep. I'm shocked actually at the clarity of detail for such a lousy DVD treatment, but the video looks great. Nothing else in the package, no extras, no liner notes, no bios, nada. So there you go, buy this DVD because you love the movie, but don't buy it expecting to be blown away by it cause you likely wont be unless you're seeing it for the first time. 5 stars for the movie minus one pitiful star for this DVD.

easily one of the best action movies made. lance is awesome, there's hundreds of lines. forsythe rocks as usual and well, if you want nonstop extreme violence, check this movie out. but by god DVD please. it is the year 2005, not the 80s.

This is a great biker/action movie. PLEASE RELEASE THIS ON DVD!!!

This is the greatest Biker movie ever done!!!! Bozz is the man. Nothing like a Oklahoma Sooner football stud transformed into Biker Bad!@? Does a decent job acting also. My only question is "WHAT in the wide wide world of sports" is taking so long to release this in DVD!!!!!!!

This movie not being on DVD is a real shame. For sure its a guilty pleasure, but a pleasure none the less. Lance Henriksen totally steals the show here as Chains. Standard stuff for Henriksen who was always delivering the goods in the late 80's and early 90's. This film has been out of print for so long its not even funny. Most copies have been picked up by fans long ago and now hold a special place amongst the few VHS movies never to get a DVD release. But for a select few that have multi-region DVD players there are other options. There is a German R2 PAL release available from Amazon.de, this version is fullscreen and does feature an english language track. Because of the PAL format you not only have to have a DVD player that is multi-region but one that will do proper PAL-NTSC conversion. The one to get though is the Japanese R2 NTSC release from CDJapan.co.jp, this one is in English and features a 16:9 widescreen transfer. Only a multi-region DVD player is required as this bad boy is in NTSC format. These are the only 2 official DVD releases to date. If you don't have a multi-region DVD player jump over to the Amazon.com Electronics section and pick up yourself a Philips DVP642 DVD player. Then you can enjoy Stone Cold on DVD in the comfort of your own home!

This is not your blow up everything in sight action movie, this is not your good guy saves the world flick, this is what action is supposed to be about. Stone Cold will give you a glimpse into an organized MC Club (motorcycle: for the uninitiated)and this action flick knows how to play it. If your looking for a movie with a predictable plot, predictable scenes, and a predictable ending), then you need to go look elsewhere.

Stone Cold has some of the best talent around making this movie happen, Brian Bosworth, William Forsythe, Lance Henriksen (Millenium, Hard Target, Terminator).

"Sometimes you gotta just turn it on".....so grab this video if you can, and turn it on....you won't be disappointed.

Don't buy the hype from those who criticized this movie without watching it. Those "critics" will like for nothing better than to watch non-stop episodes of Ally McBeal and various LIFETIME channel programming.

If you enjoy watching action movies, Stone Cold is a must see. It's a rare find where the bad guys win - most action films fall short in this category, where predictable HOLLYWOOD endings have now become the norm. The story is simple, stunts are first rate, acting is good, and the plot twists are fun.

In the early Nineties I had been lucky to watch a fair amount of American movies in a theatre, located in barracks in Germany. Me -as a German- and friends of mine had luck and some nice Americans around who allowed me to enter the theatre together with them. This has not been the usual politics in these years, but well, for me it has been great fun. i had been able to watch movies uncut, uncensored and not dubbed with German language, and most of the times a lot earlier than compared to German theatres. And one of the films I miss since these days is Stone Cold.
Thus said, I do not really want to write a bare review here, the film is an excellent one, rude, packed with action, filled with violence, and I really would like to see it again.
So, if there is anybody out there in the filmstudios who cares a little about the people who pay for current movies...please put this pearl on DVD.