In this crowd, I'm sure I'm late to the Fast Getaway 2 Party.
It has taken a very long time for me to muster up the courage to watch this film. The problem was always that the original Fast Getaway is one of my favourite Corey Haim films. And, as we all know, that is not something said lightly. I had a far easier time watching Demolition University because I KNEW it was going to be absolute shit. This one I hoped for; I wanted it to be at least sort of as good as the first. Incorrect, Tim.
Cynthia Rothrock is barely in this movie. Well, barely compared to how much I wanted her to be in it. As we all know, Rothrock is possibly the only badass female action star to ever ever exist. Demi Moore tried but failed within one movie. Rothrock's M.O. WAS badass action star, in every fucking movie. Rothrock gets second shrift to Haim in this picture. And that bums me out so hard. She was the best; her starring roles are so rad. Fast Getaway was SO. RAD. This movie basically just wasted all of the potential that Rothrock brought: instead, this movie was a vehicle to try and make Corey Haim a worthy adult actor.
I was really disappointed in this movie, if you didn't pick that up already. Even the scant action sequences that there were (featuring Corey Haim) were very unimpressive.
I think I'm really just so down on this movie because I loved the first one so very much. Please read this review knowing that. I love you.
8912763487 out of 1893749260q86587613847658763456 I don't even care.
Dude, Demolition University fucking rules! It's one of the 3 movies I have on my ipod. I watch it on the bus sometimes. I can tell people are watching it over my shoulder and just loving it.
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