《空中监狱》英文影评

In 1988, a new action sub-genre was born with the release of "Die Hard", which spawned a flurry of activity in Hollywood and many pitch meetings starting with the phrase, "Well, it's like Die Hard on a...". Over the years, this sub-genre has evolved, and now the latest incarnation of the Die Hard formula, "Con Air", has hit the theaters.

But before we examine the Simon West-directed actioner, let's review the characteristics of the Die Hard formula. Up until 1988, the action genre was dominated by infallible, almost mythical, heroes with limitless abilities. Sylvester Stallone as "Rambo", Sean Connery/George Lazenby/Roger Moore as James Bond, and Arnold Schwarzenneger as "Commando" were examples of these types of heroes. "Die Hard" breathed new life into the genre with the fallible hero, an ordinary guy caught up in extraordinary circumstances. Of course, "Die Hard" was not the first, since it