Ironic: Keanu Reeves and Gary Busey as Buddy Cops
KEANU REEVES SURFER MOVIE MOVIE
So, in appreciation of the perfect combination of all which is ultimate and good in the ultimate action movie world, let’s break down the ironic and sincere greatness that is Point Break. Some great action, some insane stunts, and some of the most famous one liners ever. It has some truly amazing and truly awful performances. Point Break is both a beautiful mix of both the “bad” and the “good” – or the “ultimate” and the “awesome” as I’d say. It’s just a matter of how one defines their own enjoyment. What makes some movies “bad” to some, can also make it “ultimate” to others. The Ultimate Action Movie Club is built on the same principles. It often boils down to my belief that Point Break most accurately embodies the perfect fusion between ironic and sincere movie watching enjoyment. And I often feel that – for both of our sakes – that I need to explain myself. However, I meet a lot of other people who seem a little surprised or shocked at the notion. These are the people I consider my friends. Most people, when they hear it, will laugh, smile and agree that Point Break is truly awesome. Sadly since 2015 I’ve had to explain that I don’t mean the reboot (and this is the last we’ll mention of that awful iteration for the rest of this article). He’ll take you to the edge.” Not phased? Here are the modern-day shirts, trunks and accessories you need to jump in with style.Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze form the perfect ironic and sincere yin yang in their 1991 surfing action classic!įor the past 15 years of my life, whenever anyone has asked me what my favorite movie is, I’ve always had the same answer: Point Break (1991). She warns: “Bodhi can smell it a mile away. “You’ve got that kamikaze look,” says Utah’s lover, Tyler (Lori Petty), after Utah’s full-fledged transition from suit-wearing yuppie to loose-hanging beachcomber. Though corny dialogue collides with predictable plot turns, Point Break is a spectacle and a half, filled with chase scenes, shootouts and skydiving without parachutes, culminating with the biggest surf this planet has ever seen. “The air got dirty and the sex got clean.” This is the tone of Kathyrn Bigelow’s 1991 film Point Break.Ĭonvinced that their men are a band of renegade surfers, Utah goes undercover as a wannabe wave-catcher, infiltrating a subculture of spirit-searching surfers led by a Bodhi (Patrick Swayze), a.k.a. has changed a lot,” says Pappas to the fresh-faced rookie. Utah has been assigned alongside seasoned veteran Angelo Pappas (Gary Busey) to investigate a clan of bank robbers knowns as the “Ex-Presidents”.
McGinley) to Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) on his first day at the Bureau. “You are now in the world’s bank robbery capital,” says agent FBI agent Ben Harp (John C.
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