- Great action sequences
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Long Kiss Goodnight
mjp36 — 17 years ago(September 23, 2008 12:49 AM)
- Great action sequences
- Intense plot
- A funny/fun script by Shane Black
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Geena Davis
I love this film !
Arthur
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jon2121 — 17 years ago(September 23, 2008 10:03 AM)
I think 1996 was just bad timing for TLKG. It was kind of by itself back then. Since then you have had all the Die Hards, Bourne movies, Laura Croft, Kill Bills and many similar movies.
TLKG started being shown again on premium channels a few years back and was received quite differently.
I remember the ratings were only 2 stars when it first re-appeared on cable and satellite. The next time I looked, it had three stars. -
Dubz1300 — 14 years ago(July 30, 2011 11:30 AM)
"Since then you have had all the Die Hards,"
huh? die hard came out in the late 80'sand the second die hard movie (which was directed by the same director of TLKG) came out in 1990..
don't forget the under siege movies came out around the same time, which some stupid stallone moviesthe action movie was big in the mid 90's..
michael bay even took it to a new level with bad boys and the rock (his only two decent movies, imo).. -
Dustbowler — 17 years ago(March 28, 2009 07:59 AM)
Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs aren't action movies.
Not sure why this didn't do better, good cast, script, action. One of Geena's best characters/performances. Granted this was just one year after the infamous bomb Cutthroat Island and might have hinder this movie(having the same director and star) but still should have been a big hit.
Who says violence is not the answer? -
JohnQuincyWydell — 15 years ago(October 31, 2010 04:19 PM)
Cutthroat Island had hurt both Harlin and Davis' careers.
Add that to the fact this was an action movie opening in '96 after Eraser and The Rock had already done big business, and a lot of people just plain passed on giving it a chance. -
jamescole2035 — 15 years ago(December 08, 2010 10:36 PM)
"Wouldn't say it bombed. It made it's money back and made $30million ontop of that.
Wasn't a box office smash hit but certainly didn't bomb!"
Estimated Budget= $65,000,000.00
Box Office Gross= $33,447,612.00
This movie lost almost $50 Million dollars when you factor in that the producers see less than a 50% return on box office receipts.
A major, major bomb. -
Doom — 15 years ago(December 10, 2010 10:39 AM)
Actually, worldwide it made $89,456,761.
Regardless, it was definitely considered a disappointment box-office wise.
Everyone involved was receiving bad press at the time, and the publicity machine responsible for the movie's release pretty much sucked.
A shame - it's a great film. But I'm glad to see at least these days it's more well appreciated.
Wait a minute who am I here? -
jxh13 — 15 years ago(November 11, 2010 06:45 AM)
It seems like one of those unsolved mysteries that we may never fully understand, like Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and the continued popularity of Phil Collins. 1996 was a fairly cruddy year for movies, but "The Rock" made a ton of money, "Independence Day" made a ton and a half, even "Eraser" made a ton of money, but TLKG can only make half it's budget back domestically. "Mission Impossible," "Twister," "Ransom," all mediocre action movies that scored big in 1996. Maybe the October release date didn't help. Would it have been better as a Summer release, or a December holiday film? Maybe the audiences weren't interested in seeing Geena Davis shoot people. The 'R' rating probably didn't help. Looking at Box Office Mojo, looks like more people wanted to see Chris O'Donnell in the tepid Grisham thriller, "The Chamber." Go figure.
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Profondorosso75 — 15 years ago(December 08, 2010 01:20 AM)
I totally agree. this is one of my favorites. davis and harlin at the time had bad raps. shane black is one of my favorite writers. the script is almost foreboding of future events.
"it was the first nativity where joseph stares at the wisemen's tits all night" -
artis5001 — 15 years ago(December 31, 2010 10:04 AM)
Actually, it wasn't well received because in a way it was ahead of its time. I mean, a "FEMALE action star"! WOW! 14 years ago it wasn't a concept regularly thought of as a box office draw.
The female lead was supposed to be the "damsel in distress". Even "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" was joked about (Heaven forbid, a WOMAN is the one who fights violently and saves the day.) It was something that simply wasn't well received. And even if she was the cliched "gun-toting, @$$ kicking, backflipping, sex kitten" she was relegated to the role of the sidekick, never the STAR.
So TLKG could be considered the precursor to action movies with strong women as the lead. Tomb Raider, Mr & Mrs Smith, Kill Bill, et al. If this were made today, more than likely, Angelina Jolie would be the star (Salt, anyone). -
Dubz1300 — 14 years ago(July 30, 2011 11:33 AM)
"I mean, a "FEMALE action star"! WOW! 14 years ago it wasn't a concept regularly thought of as a box office draw."
you guys need to do better with your film history..
sigourney weaver broke through as a female action star in 'Aliens' and was even nominated for an oscar she kicked so much butt..
if anything, weaver set the way for other female heroines in film..