Jerry Bruckheimer

From the last post i have decided to highlight most of my favorite films to date...and when it comes to action movies, you can never go wrong with JERRY BRUCKHEIMER! Before we go any further I'd like to point out that I'm not saying they are the best movies ever made...but they are movies especially if watched on big screen, should never be missed! His movies are their own genre-settin a standard of their own.

Initially, Jerry worked with his partner Don Simpson before he died from coke overdose. They were mega movie producers behind all-time hits like Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun,Days of Thunder, American Gigalo, Flash Dance, The Rock, Bad Boys...to name but a few

His movies have catapulted actors into blockbuster stars. Tom Cruise, Eddie Murphy, Nicholas Cage, Will Smith, Josh Hartnett, Ben Afleck, Angelina Jolie, Orlando Bloom all who became stars after appearing in their movies.

However after the death of Simpson, Bruckheimer still proceeded to make movies. As a Producer I believe the end product is as a result of him..and not the director. Cause if you watch many of his movies you can't help but feel a certain Bruckheimer signature..though many debate that that's a Michael Bay's signature..but i still remain adamant-if you watch The Island...u can tell the difference between a movie with Bruckheimer influence.

Infact, I believe he even tried to create more epic movies aiming for the much timed Oscar award, but remained snubbed him for Black Hawk Down, Pearl Harbor, Remember the Titans. His movies haven't all been big budget he has indulged in smaller budget films e.g Coyote Ugly, Dangerous Minds and Veronica Guerin.

Box Office stats are never a good measure for quality of a movie but by golly he has ruled the box office! Not to mention the fact his movies have rakde in over Billions of Dollars! His movies always open at number 1(with exception of Bad Company, King Arthur and Coyote Ugly) and always gross atleast over 100 million in the U.S and atleast 100 million Worldwide-now is that a movie producer or what. His last two Box Office Smash are yielding sequels Pirates of the Carribean2 and National Treasure2 in fact Pirates is already in Pre-production for Pirates 3.

>Ever notice how he works with actors more than once:Ben Afleck(2) , Josh Hartnet(2), Denzel Washington(2), Nicholas Cage(4 soon to be 5), Will Smith(3), Tom Cruise(2), Eddie Murphy(2), Keira Knightley(2)...


>Ever notice how there's always a killer soundtrack song from the movie? which also enjoy the privilige of going staright t o number 1.Most being Grammy nominees or oscar nominees

How Do I live-LeAnn Rhymes:Con Air
Someone to Love-Jon B-Bad Boys
Shy Guy-Diana King-Bad Boys
I Don't want to miss a thing-Aerosmith:Armageddon
Gangster's Paradise-Coolio and the fat guy:Dangerous Minds
There you'll be-Faith Hill: Pearl Harbor.Oscar Nominee
Can't fight the Moonlight:LeAnn Rhymes-Coyote UglyOscar Nominee.
Take My Breath Away-Berlin:Top Gun.Oscar winner
Flash Dance..what a feeling:Flash Dance.Oscar Winner

As i digress a tad, he has also branched out into TV...Most movie producers have anyway Barry Levinson did so with Oz, Brett Ratner with Prison Break..but he is doing exceptionally well with the C.S.I franchise, Without a Trace, Cold Case and Emmy award winning Amazing Race. Of course he is teamed up with other producers..but all the same..they are all Bruckheimer Productions!



Big Big Budget.
Action Packed.
Special Effects that are out of this world(Pearl Harbor and Black Hawk Down won oscars for best sound/best editing).
Extremely Fast Paced. You have got to love this on big screen.
Star Packed.He usually piles on many stars in his movies so for sure you would never go wrong
...so if you hear of a Bruckheimer movie you damn well watch it.

Black Hawk Down



I think this is my favorite Bruckheimer movie directed by Ridley Scott an all time favorite of mine. Excellent and gory!!!!


Pearl Harbor



This was entirely LONG! and that Nuke being dropped as the camera follows it...spectacular. Apparently that bombing sequence is the most expensive sequence ever made. This movie was torn to sshreds by critics but I'm such a sucker for long movies, with a soap like ending. Afleck is assumed dead, Hartnett moves in on his girl, they have a baby, Affleck returns, Hartnett dies, Affleck goes back to his girl raising his best friends kid. Am a sucker!

Pirates of the Carribean


Cammon, who did not love JACK SPARROW with the cheap humor in that movie. Remember that cheap joke how he escaped from the Island by making a raft and tying the twigs with the hair of his back. LMAO!

Con Air



Am not a Nick Cage fan but he sure killed me with this line "Put the bunny down!" and of course Cyrus the Virus played by renowned Jon Malkovich!

BadBoys





I have never accepted Will as a big Movie Star..but him and Martin sure as hell rock in BadBoys..whatu gonna do? and then the sequel which was more of a comedy than an actual flick!

Armageddon



One of my first enjoyable movie experiences...Despite premiering after Deep Impact..this was so much better. Didn't u just love how the story progressed as they teamed up the usual suspects to go up and save the world.

National Treasure



Great Fun!

King Arthur


Actually wasn't that bad..but if u ask me one of his lesser films

Coyote Ugly



Actually a nice chick flick wit a nice soundtrack.

Rock



Great! Great!


Remember the Titans


What a feel good movie!


Other movies not highlighted include Enemy of the State, Crimson Tide(excellent i shoulda put it up there) Gone in Sixty Seconds, Kangaroo Jack(his worst movie yet)