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| Runtime | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Starring | Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Dylan McDermott, Ashley Judd, Aaron Eckhart, Radha Mitchell, Melissa Leo, Cole Hauser, Morgan Jaye Williams, Angela Bassett |
| Director | Antoine Fuqua |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Studio | LIONS GATE HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Rental release | 26 August 2013 |
| Main languages | English |
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| Runtime | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Starring | Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Dylan McDermott, Ashley Judd, Aaron Eckhart, Radha Mitchell, Melissa Leo, Cole Hauser, Morgan Jaye Williams, Angela Bassett |
| Director | Antoine Fuqua |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Studio | LIONS GATE HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Rental release | 26 August 2013 |
| Main languages | English |
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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Jules
TOP 500 REVIEWER on 26 Aug 2013
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Disgraced secret service agent Mike Banning (Butler) finds himself in the right place at the right time, as a Korean splinter group attack the White House & take the President & his staff hostage. Can Banning redeem himself & save the day ?
Overall Olympus Has Fallen is a macho action flick that you wouldn't be surprised to see Bruce Willis's alter ego John McClane as the fly in the ointment for these Korean bad guys. But it falls to Gerard Butler to put on a serious & good action performance as the no nonsense lead. As none before him can stand in his way as he brutally dispatches the terrorists with nonchalant ease, while slipping in & out of a Scottish/American accent. The story itself makes for an interesting backdrop, and pulls out every cliche in the book in the process, that you can see what's coming pretty much before it gets there, with the odd exception. Add in some suicidal secret service agents on the steps of the White House & how easy the baddies take over, and it will have you firstly in awe of the action sequences, with the fact it's a laughable & unbelievable scenario hitting you right afterwards. But you have little time to dwell on it, as you are tossed between action set pieces & under siege maneuvers. And it tosses in the usual, sugary, America is great mantra & North Korea painted as the baddies once more due to the current political climate.
Gerard Butler (300) as the hero of the movie dealt with the action set pieces like a pro & Rick Yune (The Man with the Iron Fists) made for a decent baddie, menacing in an intelligent & sadistic manner.Read more ›
Overall Olympus Has Fallen is a macho action flick that you wouldn't be surprised to see Bruce Willis's alter ego John McClane as the fly in the ointment for these Korean bad guys. But it falls to Gerard Butler to put on a serious & good action performance as the no nonsense lead. As none before him can stand in his way as he brutally dispatches the terrorists with nonchalant ease, while slipping in & out of a Scottish/American accent. The story itself makes for an interesting backdrop, and pulls out every cliche in the book in the process, that you can see what's coming pretty much before it gets there, with the odd exception. Add in some suicidal secret service agents on the steps of the White House & how easy the baddies take over, and it will have you firstly in awe of the action sequences, with the fact it's a laughable & unbelievable scenario hitting you right afterwards. But you have little time to dwell on it, as you are tossed between action set pieces & under siege maneuvers. And it tosses in the usual, sugary, America is great mantra & North Korea painted as the baddies once more due to the current political climate.
Gerard Butler (300) as the hero of the movie dealt with the action set pieces like a pro & Rick Yune (The Man with the Iron Fists) made for a decent baddie, menacing in an intelligent & sadistic manner.Read more ›
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72 of 88 people found the following review helpful
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John Milton
on 29 Mar 2013
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I have to be honest, I really wasn't expecting much when I went along to see this film. However, given that this project was helmed by Antoine Fuqua, the man responsible for Denzel Washington's Oscar winning turn in Training Day, I thought Olympus has Fallen might be a little edgier.
There's a nice bit of pre-amble, setting up Butler's back-story and it's not long before the bullets start flying and the bodycount goes through the roof. There's certainly no shortage of violence in this film and I was actually quite surprised at its "15" certificate, given the scenes of torture, stabbing, mutilation, suicide bombers and copious amounts of death by gunshot!
In effect, what we have here is Gerard Butler taking the lead role in a movie that, if made 25 years ago, would have went to the likes of Arnie, Sly or Bruce Willis. Olympus Has Fallen is a straight-up no-nonsense action movie where the good guy can't die and is always a better shot than the numerous villains he despatches!
This film lays it on pretty thick with the flag-waving and patriotism but I guess that with a movie that has as its central premise the White House being stormed and the President of the USA being held hostage, it comes with the territory!
Rick Yune is a suitably menacing screen presence and Aaron Eckhart is convincing as the American as mom's apple pie President while Morgan Freeman adds some gravitas to proceedings while Gerard Butler bumps off terrorists like he was in a video game.
This type of film has been done before (see the title of this review!) and if you've seen the trailer for this movie, you'll know you're not in for any big surprises but there's no doubt that Olympus Has Fallen is an entertaining and competent action film.
There's a nice bit of pre-amble, setting up Butler's back-story and it's not long before the bullets start flying and the bodycount goes through the roof. There's certainly no shortage of violence in this film and I was actually quite surprised at its "15" certificate, given the scenes of torture, stabbing, mutilation, suicide bombers and copious amounts of death by gunshot!
In effect, what we have here is Gerard Butler taking the lead role in a movie that, if made 25 years ago, would have went to the likes of Arnie, Sly or Bruce Willis. Olympus Has Fallen is a straight-up no-nonsense action movie where the good guy can't die and is always a better shot than the numerous villains he despatches!
This film lays it on pretty thick with the flag-waving and patriotism but I guess that with a movie that has as its central premise the White House being stormed and the President of the USA being held hostage, it comes with the territory!
Rick Yune is a suitably menacing screen presence and Aaron Eckhart is convincing as the American as mom's apple pie President while Morgan Freeman adds some gravitas to proceedings while Gerard Butler bumps off terrorists like he was in a video game.
This type of film has been done before (see the title of this review!) and if you've seen the trailer for this movie, you'll know you're not in for any big surprises but there's no doubt that Olympus Has Fallen is an entertaining and competent action film.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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rbmusicman
TOP 500 REVIEWER on 23 Aug 2013
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the 'White House' becomes under attack from both air and land.
a substantial terrorist force led by 'rogue' North Korean activist
'Kang' assisted on the inside by a trusted agent who's job
is to protect the president.......now in the White House bunker where
the president is being held hostage.
the demands.....withdraw the 7th fleet and troops that are stationed
in protection of 'South Korea'
the Commander in Chief 'Benjamin Asher' doesn't even know if his son
'Connor' is safe.
'Mike Banning' previously serving alongside the president once trusted
to protect both the president and family now appears to be the only agent
who is in a position to resolve the crisis.
an electrifying and action-packed thrill-ride,a little far-fetched perhaps,
however certainly well worth a spin.
Additional features include...'Gag Reel'(always worth a watch) 'The making
of Olympus has fallen' 'Deconstructing the Black Hawk sequence' and 'Ground
combat: fighting the terrorist' ...and more.
a substantial terrorist force led by 'rogue' North Korean activist
'Kang' assisted on the inside by a trusted agent who's job
is to protect the president.......now in the White House bunker where
the president is being held hostage.
the demands.....withdraw the 7th fleet and troops that are stationed
in protection of 'South Korea'
the Commander in Chief 'Benjamin Asher' doesn't even know if his son
'Connor' is safe.
'Mike Banning' previously serving alongside the president once trusted
to protect both the president and family now appears to be the only agent
who is in a position to resolve the crisis.
an electrifying and action-packed thrill-ride,a little far-fetched perhaps,
however certainly well worth a spin.
Additional features include...'Gag Reel'(always worth a watch) 'The making
of Olympus has fallen' 'Deconstructing the Black Hawk sequence' and 'Ground
combat: fighting the terrorist' ...and more.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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robert stirling
on 20 Jan 2014
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24: Season Seven DVD Collection [DVD] had a scenario where extremists captured the White House and held the female President hostage; it was a spectacular segment of a spectacular series.
Hey,if you're going to 'copy that' you'd better do it well or people are going to put your arse in a sling.
I think that Antoine Fuqua has at least matched the visceral qualities of those several '24' episodes in this film at under 2 hours, which is no mean feat.
Gerard Butler plays the lone agent pitting his considerable physique against dozens of baddies(Korean for a change,not African):there is a lot of killing and violence, some of which is very improbable but this is pure escapism and doesn't pretend to be anything else----there are plot holes everywhere such as the military aircraft flying over Washington unchallanged until it's almost over the White House.
Morgan Freeman sleeps his way through his few scenes but even a dozing Morgan can lend gravitas to a film.
I found the whole thing entertaining,pure tart escapism.And it's easy to slot a different dvd into the player for more thought-provoking viewing,such as Fuqua's gritty Training Day [2002] [DVD] [2001].
Highly recommended.
Hey,if you're going to 'copy that' you'd better do it well or people are going to put your arse in a sling.
I think that Antoine Fuqua has at least matched the visceral qualities of those several '24' episodes in this film at under 2 hours, which is no mean feat.
Gerard Butler plays the lone agent pitting his considerable physique against dozens of baddies(Korean for a change,not African):there is a lot of killing and violence, some of which is very improbable but this is pure escapism and doesn't pretend to be anything else----there are plot holes everywhere such as the military aircraft flying over Washington unchallanged until it's almost over the White House.
Morgan Freeman sleeps his way through his few scenes but even a dozing Morgan can lend gravitas to a film.
I found the whole thing entertaining,pure tart escapism.And it's easy to slot a different dvd into the player for more thought-provoking viewing,such as Fuqua's gritty Training Day [2002] [DVD] [2001].
Highly recommended.
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