One of the Definitive Action Movies!!

Rating: 9/10 (11 September 2011)

Speed 1994 Movie Review
The introductory score of Mark Mancini opens up the film to entice the viewer into a roller-coaster ride that will not let go from the very beginning. The villain here is not your typical terrorist who is out for revenge but simply a cop who does not accept retirement life and simply wants his due, in this case pure simple money. The hero is the cop who will stop at nothing to save innocent civilians because it is the right thing, regardless of what his superiors tell him to do or not do. This film is the template for such classics as the Metal Gear Solid franchise with Mancini's score clearly being an inspiration for Harry Gregson Williams's MGS Saga Theme. 24 also took the rogue agent that plays against the rules to justify the means from Speed in the similarities of Jack Traver to Jack Bauer. Sandra Bullock playing Annie is also very fun to watch as a quirky but lovable character, also very beautiful and it reminds me why I like Sandra Bullock. The explosions, especially the one on the bus that is built up in the first quarter of the film, once it pays off it is one of the most spectacular explosions in film that I have seen in quite a while and it is comparable to the hospital explosion in The Dark Knight! (In terms of quality, not size). To close, this movie is one of the best action movies of all time and is a definitive purchase!