Blast From The Past Review
Blast From The Past Review
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Chris:
Hello everyone and welcome back to Monstermaster13’s reviews segment. I’m everyone’s favorite bloodthirsty alpha Walken, Chris.
Well the Walken-A-Thon lives once again as there is more Walkeness than ever before. Which is a glorious thing. One can never have enough Walken.
Because there is so much Walkeny joy I wish to share with all of you lucky humans out there, and I don't intend on stopping any minute.
Now this movie i’m reviewing is the first new Walken review I am going to do to catch up on the rest of the Walken legend.
But this is a different kind of Walken, this isn’t evil or bloodthirsty or creepy in anyway - in fact this is one of the few examples of Walken in a more light-hearted role.
This movie is none other than 1999’s Blast From The Past directed by Hugh Wilson, it revolves around a young man named Adam who is portrayed by a very likable human being named Brendan Fraser.
Adam isn’t a very modern guy...in fact his parents have a very old school way of living - by that I mean that they behave in a typical 1950’s or 1960’s fashion.
His dad Calvin (Christopher Walken) is an eccentric, slightly paranoid inventor of sorts while his mother Helen (Sissy Spacek) is a timid motherly figure.
They have been living in a bomb shelter for 35 years, which is something that Helen shows disdain for. Which I can relate to.
One thing you may have noticed is that both of them prior to this starred in adaptations of Stephen King books, Walken was in The Dead Zone and Spacek was in Carrie. Quite a coincidence, huh?
35 years later after the cold war, Adam is asked to go up to the surface to retrieve some supplies after his father suffers from chest pains.
Upon doing this task he meets and falls in love with a woman named Eve (Alicia Silverstone) - and yes...this is a nod to the classic Adam and Eve story of Biblical lore.
Now the time that Adam is a full grown adult is in 1995 and he goes out into the modern world in 1999. In case you’re wondering...it starts off in the 1960’s.
Being new to the modern world..it does take a little bit of time for Adam to get used to how society is but he does learn as he goes along and remains constantly lovable throughout. Which I think is already a point in this movie’s favor.
This movie hits in the all right spots and is a very good romantic comedy, I heavily recommend this movie if you haven’t watched it already.
There’s also some pretty good age makeup done on Walken and Spacek which I thought I was very well done. Matthew Mungle did a good job of making Walken and Spacek look 35 years older.
Fortunately he’s still Walken even underneath that makeup, so he’s the same Walken we all know and love.
For those Walken fans who love your Walken with a side order of dancing, Walken dances in this movie so you'll have lots to be grateful for.
I loved this movie because of its humor and its light hearted nature along with its theme and its storyline, but most importantly I liked the message it represented.
This movie is an underrated gem and I think it should have more fans as it is one of the best Walken movies ever in my opinion.
I heavily reccomend it and give it 10 out of 10 and two Walkenized clawed thumbs up - check it out.
This has been my review on Blast For The Past, stay tuned for more Walkeny goodness coming up.
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Chris:
Hello everyone and welcome back to Monstermaster13’s reviews segment. I’m everyone’s favorite bloodthirsty alpha Walken, Chris.
Well the Walken-A-Thon lives once again as there is more Walkeness than ever before. Which is a glorious thing. One can never have enough Walken.
Because there is so much Walkeny joy I wish to share with all of you lucky humans out there, and I don't intend on stopping any minute.
Now this movie i’m reviewing is the first new Walken review I am going to do to catch up on the rest of the Walken legend.
But this is a different kind of Walken, this isn’t evil or bloodthirsty or creepy in anyway - in fact this is one of the few examples of Walken in a more light-hearted role.
This movie is none other than 1999’s Blast From The Past directed by Hugh Wilson, it revolves around a young man named Adam who is portrayed by a very likable human being named Brendan Fraser.
Adam isn’t a very modern guy...in fact his parents have a very old school way of living - by that I mean that they behave in a typical 1950’s or 1960’s fashion.
His dad Calvin (Christopher Walken) is an eccentric, slightly paranoid inventor of sorts while his mother Helen (Sissy Spacek) is a timid motherly figure.
They have been living in a bomb shelter for 35 years, which is something that Helen shows disdain for. Which I can relate to.
One thing you may have noticed is that both of them prior to this starred in adaptations of Stephen King books, Walken was in The Dead Zone and Spacek was in Carrie. Quite a coincidence, huh?
35 years later after the cold war, Adam is asked to go up to the surface to retrieve some supplies after his father suffers from chest pains.
Upon doing this task he meets and falls in love with a woman named Eve (Alicia Silverstone) - and yes...this is a nod to the classic Adam and Eve story of Biblical lore.
Now the time that Adam is a full grown adult is in 1995 and he goes out into the modern world in 1999. In case you’re wondering...it starts off in the 1960’s.
Being new to the modern world..it does take a little bit of time for Adam to get used to how society is but he does learn as he goes along and remains constantly lovable throughout. Which I think is already a point in this movie’s favor.
This movie hits in the all right spots and is a very good romantic comedy, I heavily recommend this movie if you haven’t watched it already.
There’s also some pretty good age makeup done on Walken and Spacek which I thought I was very well done. Matthew Mungle did a good job of making Walken and Spacek look 35 years older.
Fortunately he’s still Walken even underneath that makeup, so he’s the same Walken we all know and love.
For those Walken fans who love your Walken with a side order of dancing, Walken dances in this movie so you'll have lots to be grateful for.
I loved this movie because of its humor and its light hearted nature along with its theme and its storyline, but most importantly I liked the message it represented.
This movie is an underrated gem and I think it should have more fans as it is one of the best Walken movies ever in my opinion.
I heavily reccomend it and give it 10 out of 10 and two Walkenized clawed thumbs up - check it out.
This has been my review on Blast For The Past, stay tuned for more Walkeny goodness coming up.
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