Gritty Realistic 70s Action/Dramas...

[Dom D Spoon! Find all posts View Profile Close Dom D]

Definitely check out THE STAR CHAMBER (possibly his best), NARROW MARGIN and RUNNING SCARED. The latter is a nice companion piece to BUSTING, only a bit toned down for the '80s. It has a pretty clever twist around the 40 minute mark that transcends the buddy cop genre in a unique way. One flaw is probably the most fake-looking snow I can recall seeing in a film; it's like the filmmakers had never seen real snow before. It's a fun movie, though.

As far as the Van Damme films go, I was pleasantly surprised with ENEMIES CLOSER. It's much better than you'd think. Van Damme is the villain too. I've never really warmed up to TIMECOP, though it's decent. SUDDEN DEATH is fine, although it never takes off like it should.

Thank you kindly. I've got Star Chamber and running Scared incoming.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

Thanks found it, last time I looked it wasn't available!

It was OOP for a while, they reissued it.

[Matt H. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt H.]

Thank you kindly. I've got Star Chamber and running Scared incoming.

I look forward to you bashing both of them in the coming weeks.