That was a film that should never have been remade (like Total Recall, egads). I remember watching the original multiple times on VCR in a friend's house when I was a teenager, that and John Woo's 'Hard Boiled'. Good laughs.You know what, I love Reeves and Swayze in Point Break.
That was a film that should never have been remade (like Total Recall, egads). I remember watching the original multiple times on VCR in a friend's house when I was a teenager, that and John Woo's 'Hard Boiled'. Good laughs.
You know, the Matrix trilogy was such a 'thing' that after it became 'uncool', I thought Reeves would never (not that he'd need to) work again; it kinda typecast him as Neo.
BUT....
The John Wick movies are excellent IMHO. Non-stop moody action, and never for one moment thought Reeves was just playing his matrix character. That's acting right there. Tom Cruise (with the exception of Eyes Wide Shut) always 'plays' Tom Cruise. But in the John Wick movies, Reeves can really differentiate himself from other action characters he's played. That's really more acting then he usually gets credit for.
I've always seen Cruise as a box office "star" rather than a true character actor.
That was a film that should never have been remade (like Total Recall, egads). I remember watching the original multiple times on VCR in a friend's house when I was a teenager, that and John Woo's 'Hard Boiled'. Good laughs.
Is this the one with the 'schorlary elbow patches'? I think with the same price you get two 618 hh's.By the way...while in Chicago, I stopped into a Rag and Bone shop to view the Schott collab:
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I think Vogue reviewed it pretty well when they said "by my own estimation, it’s more suitably paired with a floral midi dress than a motorcycle."
Definitely not worth the price of a Goodwear.
...speaking of...Himel just posted up some CRs he did off JC's pattern:
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a few Himel/GW Californian Racers will be for sale soon from John
Seriously I cannot understand the mentality of some people. Spend 2 grand on a mediocre quality jacket only because a trendy magazine says so. While for the same money you can get a much better quality jacket of similar design (rmc) or 2 great jackets of the same brand (618).I didn't notice the elbow patches when I tried it on...just the flimsy belt buckle and thin leather. The salesman tried to convince me that I could wear it "well into the (Chicago) Winter", but then backed down when I mentioned that the price wasn"t that far off of a Real McCoys. He had heard of them and admitted that this was more for the "non-enthusiast".
Seriously I cannot understand the mentality of some people. Spend 2 grand on a mediocre quality jacket only because a trendy magazine says so. While for the same money you can get a much better quality jacket of similar design (rmc) or 2 great jackets of the same brand (618).
The Stephen King story 'Running Man' was based on was kind of cool, in the story it was just a marathon where the winner lived and everyone else was shot when they collapsed from exhaustion. Nice and simple.
Seriously I cannot understand the mentality of some people. Spend 2 grand on a mediocre quality jacket only because a trendy magazine says so. While for the same money you can get a much better quality jacket of similar design (rmc) or 2 great jackets of the same brand (618).
The Stephen King story 'Running Man' was based on was kind of cool, in the story it was just a marathon where the winner lived and everyone else was shot when they collapsed from exhaustion. Nice and simple.
If you're in El Paso, another place to look is JR Hill Boots; I own one pair of JB Hill boots that was made-to-measure. However, I must say that my favorite are two pairs of ML Leddy boots that are made in San Angelo Texas and sold there, and also sold at their flagship store in the Historic Fort Worth Stockyards. Problem with Texas is the enormity of the state. If one leaves Dallas in a car to Los Angeles, the halfway point is El Paso (700 miles).@Bamaboots, yeah, I got my design all finalized and ready, it's upwards of USD 4K, so I was really nervous about measuring myself in case a made a dumb mistake.
Then in July, my brother-in-law suddenly got transferred to Texas for the next 5 years and took his wife and kids with him, so my wife and I have decided to go on holiday to Texas next spring, and that's when I'm going to head over to Rocketbusters in person, and get them to measure me up. I feel way much more comfortable about doing it that way. Very convenient turn of events. I'll start a thread when the whole thing gets rolling and document the whole process. I'm very excited about it!
Went there. Awesome boots, but at the time, I had a closet with too many fo those and I was starting to do the "work wear" style boots. One day I need to get a pair...if I could only just wear something long enough to wear it out before I die.If you're in El Paso, another place to look is JR Hill Boots; I own one pair of JB Hill boots that was made-to-measure. However, I must say that my favorite are two pairs of ML Leddy boots that are made in San San Angelo Texas and sold there, and also sold at their flagship store in the Historic Fort Worth Stockyards. Problem with Texas is the enormity of the state. If one leaves Dallas in a car to Los Angeles, the halfway point is El Paso (700 miles).