Hey guys, I was looking over the message boards over at CHUD.com and a great thread came up under the DVD section. It asked about what movie(s) is/are considered to be the best DTV movies ever. Best, favorite, guilty pleasure.. it doesn't matter, list all of your favorites!
Drive - This one's a no-brainer. Mark Dacascos in his best movie to date, and I seriously doubt that any other film he will do could touch this one. Steve Wang should be given the go-ahead to direct the next superhero movie. Budget or not, he'd make a good film, I'm positive of this. And cast Dacascos while we're at it. Guaranteed great movie right there.
Boondock Saints - Another great movie that more and more people are starting to hear of due to good word-of-mouth. Inventive storytelling, cool shootouts, and funny as hell at some points. It doesn't get much better than this.
American Yakuza - Not too much to say about this one, although it pleasantly surprised me when I saw it, due to the fact that I knew nothing about the film before going into it. Simply an all-around great movie.
U.S. Seals 2 - Another diamond in the rough. Crazy fight scenes propel this one. A good guilty pleasure.
Blackjack - John Woo and Dolph Lundgren. Need I say more?
Bridge of Dragons - One of Dolph's best films to date. An underrated, guilty pleasure.
Full Eclipse - A crazy werewolf movie with John Woo ripoff gunfights added for no reason. A real pleasant surprise.
Hard Justice - Two great John Woo-esque gunfights make this movie extremely watchable and entertaining.
A Better Way to Die - Another good John Woo ripoff. Good gunfights and action.
That's all that I can really think of for now. Was Surviving the Game, with Ice-T, Rutger Hauer, and Gary Busey DTV? If so, throw that in there. Anyways, let's hear your guys' picks.
Nick
I 'm not sure if Full Eclipse counts because I remember seeing it on HBO when it first premeirde. It was an HBO original film i thinkThey made ahuge fiasco about it for months if I remember correctly. Then a gain I was like 13 at the time
Surviving the Game was had a theatrical run. I'm not sure how well it did though, badly I think.
I'm not 100% sure they were DTV, but I like both Guyver movies.