![]() No, Skyscraper plays more like the spoof of those kinds of movies that The Simpsons would have done in its heyday, and that is exactly what a movie starring an ex-wrestler and about a guy with one leg trying to save his family from a burning skyscraper and called Skyscraper should be gunning for. It’s not an action movie like Die Hard or Speed. It’s the kind of movie that hits every beat it is supposed to perfectly and yet is still dumb as hell. He's on assignment in China when he finds the tallest, safest building in the world suddenly ablaze, and he's been framed for it. war veteran Will Sawyer (Dwayne Johnson) now assesses security for skyscrapers. Making a movie that is able to break into that class is easier than making a movie like Skyscraper. Former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. They are undeniably some of the greatest movies ever made. Think about Citizen Kane or The Godfather or Psycho. There is a class of movies that is legendary. It’s not exactly breaking the fourth wall, but it is an acknowledgment to the audience that we are in this thing together. Plus, all of his witty quips are made when the character is all alone. I mean, there’s a seen where The Rock walks along the outside of a building and is able to stick to walls because his hands are wrapped in duct tape. Skyscraper is a film that revels in the ridiculous. In that sense, this is THE MOST Rock of all the Rock movies. Global superstar Dwayne Johnson leads the cast of Legendarys Skyscraper as former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. I am a sucker for the Rock using his muscles to punch his problems away. Look, this reviewer feels no shame in saying I liked Skyscraper. It’s not like it’s hard to figure out anyway. The Rock (I ran out of silly ways to say it), his one human leg and his one more-human-than-human leg must foil a plot to burn the building down and save his family. John “The Rock” Dwayneson has been hired by the owner of a super high-rise building to make sure his building is secure.Įverything goes according to plan until our hero is double-crossed by a guy who looks like the Wal-Mart knock off of Adam Sandler. For how long though? That we may never know. The family either lives or is on vacation in Hong Kong. ![]() They make out in front of their kids a lot, which is a weird trend in movies lately. As you know, prosthetic body parts earn you 100 extra hero points in these kinds of movies. That’s when we see he has a prosthetic leg. He puts on a suit and then goes to tie his shoes. Dwayne “John Rock” Theson is getting dressed for a big presentation. Hard Rock to spend more than 100 million to give 10,000 workers raises The raises will include an immediate increase to a minimum starting wage of 18 to 20 an hour. Neve Campbell ready to perform surgery on him. He is wheeled into the hospital where we see Dr. The building is ablaze, and his family is trapped in a 240-floor building, above the fire line. I didn't necessarily feel that it would be the kind of music I'd doing for the rest of my career, because if you listen to Passion and Warfare it's obvious there's something else going on in that guy's head.Skyscraper opens with Dwayne on the SWAT team in an unnamed town, but there is a log cabin there, so maybe it’s in the Smokies? Anyway, Dwayne “The John” Rockson and his team arrive at a hostage situation just in time to see a guy detonate a bomb that kills his whole family and leaves our hero injured. In the soon-to-be-released film Skyscraper, a war veteran with a prosthetic leg sprints across the arm of a construction crane, launching himself in a seemingly insane jump toward the broken, open window of an adjacent building. ![]() "I opted to do the Whitesnake gig, because I'm very comfortable with a lead singer, especially someone like David Coverdale, who's just always outstanding," he noted. Vai also explained his decision to join Whitesnake instead of immediately pursuing a full-time solo career following his departure from Roth's band. I really like it, but it sat on the shelf for over 30 years. "It’s the record I think a lot of people were expecting I would make - and were hoping I might make - because it's even more straight ahead than Whitesnake or David Lee Roth," Vai added. He said his forthcoming vault release is "really for the fans that are interested in seeing an alternative life for me back in '91." Vai said the album will feature vocals from his friend John "Gash" Sombrotto, who "had never sung, but I heard something in his voice, and I put in the studio and you're just not gonna believe the way he sings." The album, which Vai has tentatively titled Vai/Gash, is "probably going to come out early next year."īefore he made a name for himself as a solo artist with his masterful 1990 sophomore album Passion & Warfare, Vai served in David Lee Roth's solo band, playing on 1986's Eat 'Em and Smile and 1988's Skyscraper, and then joined Whitesnake for 1989's Slip of the Tongue and its accompanying world tour.
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