Movie Night: Welcome to the Jungle

[katikat]

Title: Welcome to the Jungle/The Rundown (2003)

Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Rosario Dawson, Christopher Walken

Rating: 8/10

A hilarious action movie full of amazing stunts, lightning fast action scenes and LOL-tastic banter between the two main characters, Beck and Travis. And let's not forget the Scottish pilot with a bum leg and bagpipes! Hilarious. I think the funniest scene was the hallucination at the end, when the bad guys saw each other's ears wiggle, LOL! So funny.

But at the same time, very touching. I mean, there was only a handful of really serious, earnest moments in the movie, but they packed all the bigger punch for it. Like, when Beck fulfilled his promise and brought Travis back to his father, not at all interested in why the old man wanted his son back - and the first thing the father did was slap Travis so hard he almost fell over and Travis didn't even try to defend himself. Beck's expression!

Also, the audio commentary with Dwayne Johnson and the director was great. I loved the bit where Dwayne called Seann "my boy," hehe. And when they talked about just how many stuntmen got hurt making the movie. Well, ouch!

From me, thumbs up!