One director who quietly flies under the radar is Tony Scott. He is quite different in his filmmaking from his better-known brother, Ridley Scott. Tony Scott is not the type of director to get nominated for Academy Award. He is the type of director who will put out awesome action movies that do well at the box office.
Let's discuss some of the better Tony Scott films from throughout the years.
True Romance is one film that certainly makes the cut for me. This is one of the most underrated films from the early nineties and in my opinion, the best Christian Slater film of his career.
Man On Fire with Denzel Washington is another great film. Denzel is as good as it gets as the hero who plays by his own rules in this film. Dakota Fanning also is great as the supporting actress, although I always thought that swimming was an odd sport choice for her.
Crimson Tide is another awesome Tony Scott film. Like Man On Fire, this movie also stars Denzel Washington. Gene Hackman plays a controversial character in this film and this movie is as suspenseful as any film I have seen in recent memory.
Another fantastic film of Tony Scott's is Days Of Thunder. This movie was released in 1990, but in my opinion has the 1980s written all over it. Regardless, this is a great racing movie starring Tom Cruise.
Finally, one movie that cannot be left off this list is Top Gun. This 1986 cult classic stars Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer as fighter pilots and is easily one of the more quotable films of its time.
As it stands, this is the Tony Scott best-of list. I am holding out hope for Unstoppable, which looks awesome and also stars Denzel Washington. Excessive much?
Let's discuss some of the better Tony Scott films from throughout the years.
True Romance is one film that certainly makes the cut for me. This is one of the most underrated films from the early nineties and in my opinion, the best Christian Slater film of his career.
Man On Fire with Denzel Washington is another great film. Denzel is as good as it gets as the hero who plays by his own rules in this film. Dakota Fanning also is great as the supporting actress, although I always thought that swimming was an odd sport choice for her.
Crimson Tide is another awesome Tony Scott film. Like Man On Fire, this movie also stars Denzel Washington. Gene Hackman plays a controversial character in this film and this movie is as suspenseful as any film I have seen in recent memory.
Another fantastic film of Tony Scott's is Days Of Thunder. This movie was released in 1990, but in my opinion has the 1980s written all over it. Regardless, this is a great racing movie starring Tom Cruise.
Finally, one movie that cannot be left off this list is Top Gun. This 1986 cult classic stars Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer as fighter pilots and is easily one of the more quotable films of its time.
As it stands, this is the Tony Scott best-of list. I am holding out hope for Unstoppable, which looks awesome and also stars Denzel Washington. Excessive much?
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