No problem at all, Nick.
Jim
Co Pilot wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 1:51 amHaywire. Gina Carano. Need I say more? Well I guess I can. You may not have seen or heard of this movie, it didn't do very well but is a very good film. Not just a martial arts movie showcasing Gina, without any plot or good story. It has both and is a stand alone very good thriller/spy movie. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, director of Oceans 11,12,13, Out of Sight and other films. He said he wanted to do an action movie with a female lead who would be belieavable. Including in fights with men. He delivered or more accurately Gina Carano does. Bringing her MMA champion skills to the film, and a great deal of beauty and charisma. In the behind the scenes on the DVD(remember these?) pretty much all her male costars talk about getting injured in fight scenes with her. She didn't apparently. And the fight scenes are fairly realistic not the usual over the top Hollywood nonsense.
Especially watch for the fight in a diner between her and Channing Tatum I believe? It takes place in extreme close quarters and is a unique fight not like to many other movie fights.
A very fast paced, doesn't let up from the beginning movie with a good plot.
James, I guess I liked Haywire better than you,lol. Except for the lousy name!? Though Gina'a acting wasn't great, it was very good considering it was her first role I believe. I though she had a lot of screen presence and charisma as I said, which helped a lot.James Y wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 11:25 amCo Pilot wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 1:51 amHaywire. Gina Carano. Need I say more? Well I guess I can. You may not have seen or heard of this movie, it didn't do very well but is a very good film. Not just a martial arts movie showcasing Gina, without any plot or good story. It has both and is a stand alone very good thriller/spy movie. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, director of Oceans 11,12,13, Out of Sight and other films. He said he wanted to do an action movie with a female lead who would be belieavable. Including in fights with men. He delivered or more accurately Gina Carano does. Bringing her MMA champion skills to the film, and a great deal of beauty and charisma. In the behind the scenes on the DVD(remember these?) pretty much all her male costars talk about getting injured in fight scenes with her. She didn't apparently. And the fight scenes are fairly realistic not the usual over the top Hollywood nonsense.
Especially watch for the fight in a diner between her and Channing Tatum I believe? It takes place in extreme close quarters and is a unique fight not like to many other movie fights.
A very fast paced, doesn't let up from the beginning movie with a good plot.
Yes, I saw Haywire during its theatrical release. IMO, it's a pretty decent movie. IIRC, my favorite part, fight-wise, was Gina Carano’s fight scene with Channing Tatum. I remember being disappointed by the ending, which leaves you hanging.
I’m not surprised that her male co-stars got injured on set with her. She did not originally come from an acting or performing background. I’m guessing that since then, she’s had to learn the difference between performing and actually competing, otherwise, nobody will want to work with her. It’s very easy to injure others on a movie set when they’re controlling themselves, but you’re not.
Similar to Jean-Claude Van Damme in some of his early American movies (No Retreat No Surrender, Cyborg, etc.), in which stuntmen and co-stars accused him of having no control. One incident on the set of Cyborg led to a lawsuit against Van Damme by a stuntman. Of course, accidents do happen, but some people simply have no control (Steven Seagal was another example).
In the ‘80s to mid-‘90s-era Hong Kong action films, heavy physical contact, and stars doing their own dangerous stunts were not only common, they were expected. If a newcomer came along with no control, it wouldn’t have mattered, because everyone was hitting, kicking, throwing, and twisting each other hard and taking the same punishment. And that environment would put you in your place right away. Broken arms, legs, ankles, ribs, skull fractures, concussions, burns (from explosions), etc., all happened on the sets of Hong Kong action movies from that era.
I wish Gina Carano the best. I do remember that Haywire was panned by critics, mainly due to Carano’s limited to poor acting ability. I think she’s still working in films (possibly straight to video types), so I’m assuming her acting and screen presence must have improved during the ten years since Haywire.
Jim