What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.
... View MoreIt’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.
... View MoreThe film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
... View MoreThe tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.
... View MoreThe main reason I watched this film was because Randy Couture is in it, he was in "The Expendables 1 and 2". To me, "Expendables 2" was the best action film of 2012. Well, "Hijacked" is possibly among the worst of 2012. Now granted, Couture only played a small role in The Expendables and here he is the leading star. He proves one thing: he can't act at all. We already kind of knew that from the flawed "Scorpion King" sequel. But he is not the only "star" of this film. We also have Vinnie Jones. His part is kind of limited since he's killed in the first 10 minutes. Then we have Dominic Purcell (Prison Break) with an awful "Magnum" mustache. His performance is also one he now desperately tries to forget. On with the story: predictable, lacks any form of tension or thrills. Does not make any sense most of the time.When it comes to action you simply have to laugh when you see the limited fight scenes that are badly choreographed. So what's left ? Beats me, I just can't understand why cheap garbage like this is still produced. Avoid at all costs..
... View MoreI expected a B movie with some cheesy action to redeem it. Indeed the DVD jacket suggested the bare bones of a plot that the film did fulfill. But nothing could have warned me that fulfillment could be so boring, so stupid, and so unconvincing.One starts to get an idea by the flatness of the dialog and emotion at the start. Does it ever improve? No. The actors have looks but they never seem invested. The style is low budget TV or straight to video.Then the first action scene is there delivering nothing worth watching as well yet nonetheless impressing me: must the characters--good guys and bad--really be that dumb in a firefight? Must they fight so badly? Incredible! Next we get to the airplane and by then there's no doubt what will be delivered: a film neither convincing enough to be worthwhile nor cheesy enough to overcome its stupidities. The set says it by looking nothing like an airplane. The special effects say it by looking unrealistic. The characters say it by reacting to danger, injury, and threat with true stupidity. The plot says it by lacking so much common sense in its particulars that there's no buying into any part of it.I can't recommend this movie on any level. But if you're a glutton for self-flagellation, a fan of boring, or looking for a movie that you can walk away from without missing anything, then maybe you'll want to check this out. In such an ill-considered event, I recommend that you attempt to keep your brain half alive by attempting to note some fraction of the ways stupid will out. For example, as a teaser, how would you handle events like these: - Protecting self from gunfire.Moving and fighting while shot, stabbed, or something.Wound care for your friends.Someone there to kill you.On plane expecting bad things will happen.Airplane safety procedures and equipment.Keeping somebody captured from posing further threat.Hide from people who would kill you.I like lots of B action movies. But this one is not worth watching.Really! Find some another movie.
... View MoreWhile he's done some other movies here and there, none have given MMA legend Randy Couture more exposure than The Expendables. After the success of that film it comes as no surprise that he is now getting the chance to headline his own action film in Hijacked. Clearly he has the action ability, but is he ready to carry a film all on his own as a leading man? Hijacked follows a special agent who is trying to reconcile with his ex, but when the plane they are on gets hijacked by the crime lord he is chasing he will have to put the relationship on hold and get into action. This movie is in the same vein as films like Die Hard 2 and Passenger 57 with one major difference, the action. How you can take an actor who is clearly built and known for fighting and throw him in a movie with very little action is a mystery. This film fails to deliver in a big way on the one thing it needed to work, the action. There is little to no action throughout this movie and what little there is becomes pretty forgettable fast. Here you have a simple story similar to every action movie to come along in the 90's, throw in a guy who has the look and the real life training to fight and they give him no fights at all. There are a few shoot outs here and there, but the couple of fights you get could have been done by anyone. Couture actually does a decent job with his acting and could have easily delivered a fun action movie, but thanks to this film he is treading on doubt of becoming a true action hero.This is was a huge disappointment. Make no mistake anyone willing to check this out doesn't expect much from Couture himself as he is still finding his footing as an actor, but the action was the saving grace of it all and it's just not there. If you're a fan of Couture and really need a fix, just go check him out in the upcoming Expendables 2 and don't let this film soil your memories of him.http://www.examiner.com/movie-in-dallas/bobby-blakey
... View MoreFrom time to time I like to watch some B class movie. I know what to expect of it so I don't expect a lot (most of the time). But this film is the bottom of the bottoms. I don't know how can somebody could make movie so weak that was even painful to watch. That is not even B class movie that is Z class movie and I'm using the Z letter because there is no more letters in the alphabet. All in this movie suck. The actors are playing poorly which is interesting because I've seen some of them in other movies and they were doing alright. There is one guy who is producer, director and the screenplay writer, Brandon Nutt. Sorry mate but you should be doing something else, maybe slaughterhouse is a better place for you. I don't know how good you are with chopping meat but - for sure - cannot be any worst than your skills with movies making.My recommendation: DO NOT WATCH!
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