Judgment Night [DVD]

Great, old thriller movie that keeps you on your toes. Great, actors and you will love this movie!

Great movie bare bones product

Delivered on time and in excellent condition. High quality and performance.

Since seeing this film I've never been comfortable with Denis Leary as a comedian because he's so damn convincing as the cold-hearted bad guy in this. I think he's a great actor but this is the movie to see him in as it's A. His best performance and B. One of the best villains ever in movies.Leary plays Fallon, a dangerous criminal from Chicago's bad side. And when four middle class pals from the quiet suburbs cross him and witness a murder a chase across derelict landscapes follows. The spoon-fed quartet are way out of their comfort zone and have no idea how to navigate the ghetto or deal with its dwellers. Peter Greene, an actor always like to see, plays Sykes, one of Fallon's cohorts as well as Everlast from the rap group House of Pain as Rhodes. They sure do make a threatening impression.Judgment Night kind of comes across as a modern, urban Deliverance. There are many similarities between them but Judgment Night clearly has more excitement. Estevez (who was cast very late after Tom Cruise and Christian Slater turned down the lead role), Gooding Jnr, Piven and Dorff play well off each other and Piven especially seems to really get into the whiny runt of his character. Though the editors really should have cut down the in-fighting and petty bickering between the quartet as it often slows the film down to a complete stop.Director Stephen Hopkins (who also did Predator 2 and Blown Away) uses creeping camera movements and neo-noir lighting to provoke multiple eerie moments as well as a great deal of tension. Slow-mo and warped sound effects are also used to great effect in the finale. Alan Silvestri's score is also one of his best, alternating between several different moods. His first score (electronic based) was rejected by Hopkins but that difficult decision proved be a good judgment (ha!) as the end result is one of the film's best features.Judgment Night is certainly an overlooked tour-de-force and is a brilliant action film with fine performances all round, but Leary completely and utterly steals the show.The DVD by Universal brilliantly presents Judgment Night in it's proper aspect ratio of 2.35:1 with the gothic atmosphere and brooding silhouette photography in all its widescreen glory. The DTS sound design (Judgment Night was one of the first films recorded in this format) sounds brilliant too. The fact that this film has not yet been released on Blu Ray is a gross oversight by Universal. Judgment Night in high-def, those lonely, desolate cityscapes in 1080p would be amazing. We can but wait.

Great flick.You either love this movie, or you hate this movie. Me? I love it. I saw it years ago and it has always stuck in my mind.Denis Leary is a pretty foul mouthed drug dealer that just wants to kill Emilo and his boys.Four guys go out for a night out to catch a boxing match, but end up taking the wrong exit. Believing they have hit a person, the four try to get help, only to find Leary is one ruthless, cold-blooded killer. The guys witness a murder and now they are running for their lives, from a mob of maniacs.Leary gives a great performance with his 'f-bomb' riddled lines, tough Irish attitude and murderous intentions.Emilo, now graduated from the Brat Pack, has come into his own. He carries the hero role better than I thought he would, but still couldn't be an action star. He stays level headed throughout, and even knocks some sense into his best friend and little brother.Cuba. I'm not a fan of his. His character is the sort of guy that hasn't been able to move past senior year in high school. He starts off tough, but then all that falls to the weighside. Which is weird. In one scene he grabs a dude in an armbar and man-handles him, but after that, he turns into a coward. Then wants to fight Emilo and Brad. I know he is scared, but it just seems like his character is just written poorly. Like they had about four versions of him and just said, to hell with it, combine all four.Brad really didn't add anything to the movie.Even though I bad mouthed some of the actors, this movie really is a good film. Could it have been better? Sure. But it's a decent thriller, cat and mouse style film. I like it.

Good story and great cast

My only disappointment was that the DVD did not have more extras. Other than that I am glad I got it. The movie was good and I enjoyed watching it.

I really enjoyed this film. It had good suspense moments, the villain seemed genuinely unhinged enough to be doing what he was doing, and the main group actually seemed like they liked each other enough to actually be friends.

A good film that is enjoyable.Starring Dennis Leary who's day time job is a comedian (stand up) who plays a drug dealer (which is not a laughing matter) in a movie about 4 guy's who on going to a live boxing event get lost on the way & witness a murder perpetuated by Mr Leary who is not best pleased to have 4 witnesses to his dastardly deed so he & his associates go after them.Great thriller a deffo recommend ☺ .

Good

Ok, looks a bit dated now

Never got to see this film back in the days ...blockbuster have closed down too so ordered from amazon.Good film and dvd

If you were watching films from 80s on then you better remember this film!