Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

A Major Disappointment

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Blistering performances.

In another John Carpenter's story this low budge movie have an unbelieving plot,but somehow works as entertainment if you forget some ridiculous scenes like a car jumping between two twin skyscrapers,Tommy Lee Jones in great shape and Linda Hamilton is gorgeous as young car's thief and always a pleasure to see back on screen the great Richard Jaeckel and Robert Vaughn...great action scenes!! Resume: First: 1996 / How Many: 2 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 6

The Screenplay was written by John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing, Big Trouble In Little China, They Live, Starman and many more) the film stars Tommy Lee Jones and Linda Hamilton and they both are great in this movie loved they're characters and the story was something pretty original back then. If you think you're going to see a car chase in a Fast & Furious style then you will probably be disappointed but if you expect to see a good old 80's film with a good cast and a big heist with guns and cars then you will love it. It's not one of the best 80's films but sure it's entertaining. There's actually a scene in the film that reminds me of Fast & Furious 7 when the car goes from building to building they actually do the same but with less cgi and only one building. I think this movie is pretty underrated it's still fun and it has some very good performances and action from the 2 leads. If you love Tommy Lee Jones and Linda Hamilton you should definitely see this one.

Here's a different kind of surprise treat for ya from the good ole year of 86. A futuristic car that outkitts Kitt. An intriguing shaped vehicle, that's spellbinding to look at. Unfortunately it's gets stolen, as part of a car smuggling ring, and unfortunately for Jones, a master thief, this causes him quite a headache. He has a another one later, where he takes quite a bashing, including a square kick to the nuts, from an ex partner, (Lee Ving-a nasty piece of work) now a rival competitor. This isn't the first time, Ving and his goons go war to war with Jones, nor is it the last. Sam Quint, (rough faced, Jones) has stolen this tape and documents from the IRS, to give to these big CIA agents, one being Bubba Smith, who springs up here, in top form, definitely someone you don't want to screw with. His top floor performance here, really impressed me. As the tape and that were hot, where Ving and his cronies were on Jones's trail, after nearly taking him out in a burst of gunfire at the film's start, Jones had stuffed the items in the pouch of this awesome looking car, the Black Moon, hence his dilemma. While happening to look out the window of this flash restaurant, The Betsy (how's the irony) Jones sees the parking lot below of cars disappear within seconds in one hell of a slickly performed operation. He flies out the restaurant on the chase. How he kept up with the Black Moon left me puzzled, and disbelieving. A high towered building, one that's fascinating to view, is where all the stolen cars are held and sold. One unhappy customer, threatening the owner of the operation (Robert Vaughn) who basically has to be himself here, makes a fatal mistake as so does one of creators of the Black Moon, a deaf kind of backward guy who gets into the building with his two other associates. This is where Jones comes in, with his master plan. Vaughn shows a few similarities here to the villain he played in the comical Superman 3, but I guess it's just a case of Vaughn being Vaughn. Linda Hamilton, the romantic element here, becomes involved with Jones as seen in a sex scene which is about as erotic as two seconds. But this movies not about that. The escaping shot of the black moon, soaring out of Vaughn's building and crashing into the neighboring one looks so cool. And again Jones meets with the enemy and the horrified owners of the Black Moon, which is now a really sick car. Watch Nick Cassavettes, (an awesome actor, turned director) as the goon who takes care of Vaughn's chafed customer. What an underrated actor this guy is. God knows why he's not still doing films. Love the line back at the Betsy, a guy uses to chat up Hamilton, Jones nearly swallowing on his drink. Guess what, it doesn't work. So he tries it on the next girl. Solid thrilling action, from a director who knows how to make enjoyable cheese, this one of his best. The only real disappointment here, you don't get to see enough of the Black Moon. Explain to me, anyone, the existence of the first scene in the liquor store.

Black Moon Rising starts in Nevada in Las Vegas where professional thief for hire Sam Quint (Tommy Lee Jones) is on a job for the US Government, Quint has been hired to break into the Dollar Corporation headquarters & steal certain tax records on a tape that will implicate the company in tax evasion & other criminal activities. Quint breaks into the Dollar Corporation building but sets off the alarms, Quint manages to steal the tape & escape but head of security Marvin Ringer (Lee Ving) & his guards are hot on his tail. Needing to get back to Los Angeles to deliver the tape Quint stops off at a gas station & hides the tape inside a futuristic car capable of speeds in excess of 300mph called the Black Moon that is being driven to Los Angeles to show potential investors, however things become complicated when the Black moon is stolen by car thief Nina (Linda Hamilton) who works for mobster Ed Ryland (Robert Vaughn). On the run from his Government employers, Marvin & his men Quint must get the car & tape back the hard way...Directed by Harley Cokliss this supposed hi-tech action thriller was probably made because of screenwriter John Carpenter's new found success with films such as Halloween (1978) & The Fog (1980), Black Moon Rising was in fact Carpenter's first script that he ever sold but it remained unmade until he had several hits under his belt & although the finished film apparently has little resemblance to his original script (Qunit was going to be a Vietnam Vet for instance) he also takes an executive producer credit here as well. Although often billed as a hi-tech thriller & even named after the hi-tech car the Black Moon the script surprisingly ignores the super futuristic car for the majority & has it sit idly in Ryland's compound doing absolutely nothing until the final fifteen minutes. Between the start & end it's a fairly plodding thriller as Quint plans a daring raid on Ryland's tower's to steal the car back as well as the subplot about the race to get the stolen tape back & an expected blossoming romance between leading man Tommy Lee Jones & leading lady Linda Hamilton. At almost 100 minutes long the pace is decent enough & there are a few entertaining set-pieces but the lack of Black Moon super car action doesn't help, also the script is rather predictable with all the heroes & villains identified early on. There aren't any twist's or turns or major revelations the way the plot unfolds & for a thriller that is sort of lazy. The character's are alright, Quint is a likable enough hero although strangely he never gets to meet the main villain Ryland. A few poorly written subplots muddy things a bit, the associate that Ryland has killed, the car stealing racket goes nowhere, the two tower's & Ryland's plans are briefly mentioned but never developed neither are Quint's relationship to Marvin or Iron John & the death of the deaf guy is barely mentioned again after it happened.Maybe the popularity of the TV series Knight Rider (1982-1986) also helped get Black Moon Rising into production & made, the sleek looking black car isn't a million miles off Kitt in appearance although I don't get why it doesn't have any doors & any driver's & passenger's have to climb in through a hole in the roof! Also it has a turbo mode that makes flames shoot from the exhaust, would flames shooting from the exhaust really make any practical difference in terms of speed? Or maybe the makers just thought it looked cool. The Black Moon car is very 80's actually & quite angular & clumsy looking with a red 'go faster' stripe that runs right around it's body. There are a few decent action set-pieces including a car chase through Los Angeles, a scene in which Quint uses a rope to get from one high rise tower to another from the roof, various other car stunts & some good fights & brawl's. There's not much violence & the sex scene is quite tame.Probably shot on a fairly decent budget the production values are nice enough, the special effects are good as is the stunt work. The acting is alright too, apparently Jeff Bridges, Don Johnson, Tom Berenger & Richard Dean Anderson were all considered for the leading role that eventually went to Oscar winning actor Tommy Lee Jones who at the time was an unknown. Fresh from The Terminator (1984) Linda Hamilton puts in a good performance here actually.Black Moon Rising is an entertaining enough way to pass 100 odd minutes, it looks a little dated & the lack of action involving the Black Moon car is surprising but it has it moments without ever being brilliant.