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My Shadowchaser Experience

posted 18 years ago by subda
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From the moment I saw Desilva pour beer on his head and the frame froze, I knew I had just finished one of the best, classic films of its time. It is a movie filled with the essentials: action, adventure, sex, robots, boobies, and guitar solos. Frank Zagarino was an amazing character and his portrayal as the billion dollar android who has escaped from the government laboratory was extraordinary.

However, when viewing this masterful creation, my friends kept claiming "this is unrealistic!" and "this couldn't happen in a million eons!" .. but I couldn't disagree more. When Paul Koslo's character as the FBI controller attempted to make the rescue in four hours and succeeded, I felt like I knew him. He reminded me of my grandfather.

My grandfather was a man who, during World War II, grew his own carrots in the back of his house. He sold the carrots to the FBI in order to supply them with nutrients so that they could pull off robot-destroying tasks within 4 hour (or somtimes less) time limits.

When Zagarino's robot was finally destroyed, hope returned within the room. My girlfriend cried for at least 5 minutes straight. We rejoiced. My friends, though still finding the movie mildly unrealistic, couldn't help but feel a tear rising. I came my pants.

Project: Shadowchaser is an often overlooked masterpiece that you should see. If not for the beer-pouring freeze frames, then for Tim Allen's cameo as a 15 year old blacksmith.

-Jeremy

[–] trancejeremy 18 years ago

Seriously though, that pouring the beer over the head bit is a heck of a scene. That's a fairly common way for someone like him to celebrate, but usually you don't see something like that in a movie (I guess because Hollywood writers are wine & cheese guys, not beer)

[–] LepusThreat 17 years ago

Because of your description, I am buying this movie today on Ebay, and may even spring for rush shipping. Rarely has a movie I have never seen excited me this much, and I can barely wait to come back and post an updated message when I have at last had my own Shadowchaser Experience. Thank you, sir. Thank you.

Question: Do carrots play a direct role in the story, or is their presence an implicit part of your own subjective response? Either way is okay. Fingers are crossed, though.

[–] sanmiguel 12 years ago

I can barely wait to come back and post an updated message when I have at last had my own Shadowchaser Experience.

Years after years I'm still waiting for this to happen!

[–] subda 10 years ago

Yeah man, damn... post your Experience! It's only been 8 years

[–] keith81 8 years ago

He might have died 9 years ago while watching the beer-pouring scene.

[–] The_Dying_Flutchman 13 years ago

Being a bloated lackey is almost as much fun. Ask a sailor.

Absolute perfection in the face of woofing!

[–] wilde_jaz 9 years ago

Best Post Ever! I'm giving Shadowchaser a 10+++++++++++++++++++++++

[–] kcott44 8 years ago

Sex and boobs? Did I watch the right film? I don't recall any of that. As for the film itself, eh, it started off alright for a B action film. However, as the film went on, it became more tedious. The action was alright and I really liked the horror-esque atmosphere but it was too much of a Die Hard rip off (Coming from a guy who loves Under Siege and Sudden Death). I would have preferred if Kove's character was not a smartass and more serious, it would have least took one similarity between Die Hard away. Foster wasn't that good either and Zagarino stole the show. It was nice to see Ricco Ross in a bit role (nice guy in real life!).

All in all, I would say the film sucked but it was far from terrible and fairly watchable in terms of B movies. 4/10.