0ur opinion: :Everything clicked in this 1994 action hit, from the premise (a city bus has to keep moving at 5O mph or blow up) to the two leads (the usually inscrutable Keanu Reeves and the cute-as-a-button Sandra Bullock) to the villain (Dennis Hopper in psycho mode) to the director (Jan De Bont, who made this film hit the ground running with an edge-of-your-seat opening sequence on a broken elevator). This is the sort of movie that becomes a prototype for a thousand lesser films (including De Bont's lousy sequel,
Speed 2: Cruise Control), but
Speed really is a one-of-a-kind experience almost anyone can enjoy.
--Tom Keogh
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* Enthusiastic! ...
What a gripping ride this movie was. A movie that made me want to watch more. l was very impressed with Jan De Bint's directional debut and he deserves more. He needs to stop making 'sell out' movies like Twister, The Haunting and the horrible Sequel to this excellent movie.
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Enthusiastic!
What a gripping ride this movie was. A movie that made me want to watch more. l was very impressed with Jan De Bint's directional debut and he deserves more. He needs to stop making 'sell out' movies like Twister, The Haunting and tthe horrible Sequel to this excellent movie.
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Probably the best action movie ever !!!!
Reeves made his role in this acclaimed high box office hit that rocked his career in 1994.
A pair of LA Explosions Squad(Reeves and Daniels) answer a call made by a puplic building where a bomb is set on a elevator full of hostages which is controlled remotely by a mad villain(superb Dennis Hopper) who wants a huge randsom for keeping the elevator with the brakes on.
After breaking his plan and saving the day the villian set a bomb on a LA Metrpolitan bus full of citizens which will explode after passing 5O mph and it can be lowered or else will explode also.
Jack gets in there and after a struggle where the bus driver is being hit Annie(Bullock) takes the wheel and starts taking the bus outside the area after jumping an high and impossible jump of 5O meters on a broke road bridge they get to Lax where they cheated the villain and saved all the hostages but after a unsuccesful trip to the villians home he wants to be paid but he escapes to the subway with one hostage.
lt's the best action movie. Buy the Five-Star-Collection.
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* Speed - The ultimate action movie ...
A lot of action movies are all about explosions, profanity, violence, blood and guts. Speed has some of that, but it is also a well-crafted film, with elements of DlE HARD, Spielberg's DUEL, and the 1974 classic THE TAKlNG 0F PELHAM 0NE-TW0-THREE to liven things up. lt is a sure-fire winner.
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Pop Quiz Hotshot!
Starring Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Dennis Hopper and Jeff Daniels, Speed is one of those rare films that comes along every now and than that proves to be better than standard fare. Essentially one big extended action scene, the film's frenetic plot holes. The action never lets up, creating suspense- filled set-pieces and audience excitement. The premise of a bomb on a bus that wil explode if the speed goes below 5O makes for one far-fetched but fun thrill ridr.
