Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

Scott LeBrun Charlie Sheen stars as "Ditch" Brodie, a daredevil and skydiving instructor whose latest student is the eager Chris Morrow (Nastassja Kinski). He's horrified when she seems to perish on her very first jump, and he's soon plunged into international intrigue. Proving that he wasn't neglectful and that he didn't let her die will not be his main worry. He will have to dodge attempts on his life by crazed goons who are former members of the KGB.The screenplay by David Twohy (future director of such things as the "Riddick" film series) is patently ridiculous. You have to shake your head and laugh, but the good thing is that Twohy and director Deran Sarafian ("Death Warrant") are clearly never taking themselves 100% seriously to begin with. It's too bad that Sarafian, the son of cult filmmaker Richard Sarafian ("Vanishing Point"), didn't enjoy more commercial success in Hollywood, because here he proved that he had the chops to handle a mainstream action thriller. The airborne stunts and various set pieces are quite fun, and there's always plenty of gunfire and explosions to ensure that attention spans are maintained.Sheen is decent enough as our hero, a more or less average Joe obliged to help save the day. Part of whatever strength the movie has, though, rests on Kinskis' capable shoulders. She really gives it her all. (And, of course, looks very sexy throughout.) James Gandolfini has an early role here, showing off that screen presence that helped the late actor to become a star a few years later. Christopher McDonald is fun as a psycho villain, although he does admittedly look rather silly with that bleached blonde hair. It's also nice to see Melvin Van Peebles and Rance Howard in small roles. Margaret Colin appears unbilled as Jo.This is the kind of thing that does entertain the viewer provided they don't want to think about it too much. It's basically B fare with an A level budget.Seven out of 10.

Leofwine_draca TERMINAL VELOCITY is one in a small wave of Hollywood films that utilised the topic of extreme sports to bring extra energy to the subject matter. POINT BREAK is perhaps the most influential and famous of the group, and then there was Wesley Snipes's DROP ZONE too. TERMINAL VELOCITY stars Charlie Sheen as the hero and it is undoubtedly the dumbest skydiving thriller you'll ever watch.The plot sees Sheen's bone-headed character get tangled up in a conspiracy plot involving Nastassja Kinski, daughter of the famous German actor Klaus Kinski. There are plot twists borrowed from Stallone's CLIFFHANGER and an increasingly twisty storyline which ends up with the main character simply pursued by numerous goons. What follows is a series of unbelievable action escapades that refuse to follow the laws of physics.The film has dated plenty since release and if you compare it to something like SPEED it comes off by far the worst. Sheen is impossible to take seriously as an action hero after his roles in the two HOT SHOTS! films and the film as a whole has an unwelcome spoof feel to it. James Gandolfini did the bad guy thing much better in TRUE ROMANCE and is a joke here. And don't get me started on those silly stunts...

SnoopyStyle A Russian woman is searching with her lights off in the dark foggy Arizona desert when a 747 lands almost on top of her. Later, she's back at home when two thugs kill her. Richard 'Ditch' Brodie (Charlie Sheen) is a former gymnast who never made it to the Olympics in Moscow. He runs a parachute school but his latest idiotic stunt got him in trouble with the FAA. Chris Morrow (Nastassja Kinski) claims to be an amateur and hires Ditch to teach her first jump. In the air, he turns his back and Chris apparently falls out of the plane to her death. Ditch is blamed by everybody and he goes to investigate. Ben Pinkwater (James Gandolfini) claims to be a deputy district attorney threatening to prosecute him. Ditch finds Chris along with her pilot Lex. She actually an expert and they had faked the accident. She promises to clear his name if he accompanies her on a jump. It turns out they are all laid off KGB agents and they're after the plane filled with Russian gold.There are a lot of crazy action set pieces. It's not about logic or reason and the story is not the best. The rocket sledge and the car coming out of the plane are simply over the top. The problem is that the movie tries to straddle both sides. It wants to be silly action with comedy but it also has a serious Nastassja Kinski with a deadly KGB story. Charlie Sheen is playing an irreverent character which comes a little too close to his 'Hot Shots!' movies. There is a calibration problem. It may work better if it goes for straight up comedy and ridiculousness with a funnier relationship.

patrick powell I can't say I'm too surprised that Terminal Velocity gets such a low IMDb overall rating and was a box office loss, making just $17 million dollars, $33 million short of its budget, but that's a bit misleading: it's not exactly bad, it's just that it isn't very good. It is something of a curio. It many different ways, not least the toe-curling 'macho' dialogue, it seems more like a refugee from a cheesy Seventies TV series than a Hollywood film. Why it was made I really couldn't guess. It would be entertaining enough if you have enough beer and chips handy and an evening to kill - and you're not to choosy - but don't bother going out of your way to see it. Win some, lose some, I suppose.