Independence Day

Independence Day, 1996

On July 2 the question that has always been asked "Are we alone in the universe?" is answered when aliens arrived and these guys are not here for peace. When the aliens atack the world must unite in order to stop them. With the help of computer technician David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum) and Captain Steven Hiller (Will Smith) the aliens are destroyed and humanity saved.

Bill Pullman plays the President of United States fairly well and helps save the day by joining the fight and who does an amazing speech before the final battle scene. It seemed that the world "would not go quietly into night on this our independence day".

7/10

Drowd

Tombstone

Tombstone, 1993

Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Bill Paxton and Sam Elliot

Tombstone is the story of legendary law maker Wyatt Earp and the infamous battle of the O.K Coral in Tombstone.

The movie starts with Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell, Backdraft) arriving is Arizona to start a new life with his brothers Virgil (Sam Elliot, Road House) and Morgan (Bill Paxton, A Simple Plan) along with their wives. Wyatt has retired from law enforcement and just wants to settle down and become rich. Also tagging along with Earps is Wyatts good friend John 'Doc' Holliday (Val Kilmer, The Doors) who is a well known gambler and gunfighter.

When the local marshall is killed by the leader of a gang known as the Cowboys Curly Bill Brocius (Powers Booth, Rapid Fire) arguments begin to brew with earps and holliday. Due to the lack of law in Tombstone Virgil becomes town marshall with Morgan as his deputy. With the arguments getting worse with the cowboys Virgil requests the help of Wyatt and Doc Holliday to help him and Morgan disarm 5 Cowboys at the O.K Coral resulting in the infamous gunfight and the death of 4 cowboys.

The result from the deaths at the O.K coral the cowboys fight back causing grief in the earp family. After the attacks on the Earp family Wyatt, Holliday and few loyal companions set out to finish the cow boys once and for all. After the death of Curly Bill the cow boys are now led by Johnny Ringo (Michael Biehn, Navy Seals).

Tombstone ends with Wyatt avenging his family and living happily ever after.

It is always difficult when movies are based around true events. Who knows what really happened at the shoot out at the O.K Coral but I believe Tombstone depicts it perfectly. Russell plays the famous law man very well but the most outstanding role goes to Kilmer as Doc Holliday
8/10

Drowd

Under Siege

Under Siege, 1992

A cook and former navy seal Casey Ryback (Steven Segal, Above the Law) works on a US Navy Battleship known as the USS Missouri on its final voyage before becoming part of Naval history. When the ship gets taken over by a rouge CIA Agent William Strannix (Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive) and ship excutive officer Commander Krill (Gary Buesy, Point Break).

With the help of the lovely Jordan Tate, also known as Miss July 89 (Erika Eleniak, Baywatch), who appears in a very steamy seen of jumping out of cake in nothing but a very small naval jacket and captains hat, ryback must stop krill and strannix offloading the cargo of naval warheads and save the ship and crew. Lets just say I was a very excited young man when I saw Miss July 89 pop out of the cake

Undersiege has it all gun fights, hand to hand combat and finishing with a classic segal knife fight. If you liked Segal in Above the law, Hard to Kill and Marked for Death you will love him in Under Siege

8/10

Drowd