Is anyone else having a Patrick Swayze marathon? Patrick Swayze fell out of favour over the past decade or so and only really generated press on account of his battle with cancer. That is until his death. His career did have a few highlights some more for the ladies such as, Dirty Dancing and Ghost, while others were more testosterone injected. Point Break, Red Dawn, and Road House were some of the more impressive films he was in. And this is how people could choose to memorialize him with the manly Swayze film marathon. There is something crazy and entertaining about all three of the roles that Swayze breathes life into in these movies. From a former high school quarterback turned Commie fighter in Red Dawn to the bank robbing Zen master Bodhi in Point Break, all of these characters are fun to watch and could not really have been pulled off by any other actor. That was the magic of Patrick Swayze.
I choose the ass-kicking Swayze, and why not? Sure, weepy dancing Swayze has his charm but that can’t compare to Bodhi.
Highlights from Red Dawn
Swayze’s character in true form, constantly tells his fighting force to “Never Cry… I never want to see you cry again.” This after many of the boys that make up his rebel force find out their families have been killed by the commie invaders.
Swayze makes you believe that a grown man taking a group of young boys into the mountains during a holocaust does not sound the least bit fishy.
Swayze’s kamikaze run at the occupying force is both ridiculous and awesome. It is kind of a First Blood reenactment, if Rambo was blond and had a kid brother to help carry his ammo during the ‘this is what you get when you fuck with VETs little towns’ part of the movie where Rambo destroys the town.
Highlights from Point Break
Swayze as Bodhi is the highlight of the movie. Keanu Reeves trying to surf is much less enjoyable than watching Swayze actually skydiving in the movie.
Bodhi’s speeches about rebelling against the status queue through living the life of a migratory surfer.
Bodhi’s death scene is one of the most ass kicking ways any movie character has ever gone out. As Bodhi paddles out to the waves, the Australian officer says that they will get him (Bodhi) when he comes back in. Only for Jonny Utah to say, “He’s not coming back.” We then see Bodhi trying to ride the 30 foot waves only to meet his ultimate end in the wash of the wave. Bodhi, “100% Adrenaline.”
Neither of these characters really would have been as memorable if they had been played by anyone else. Patrick Swayze will live on through his work, which were more engaging and memorable than they were excellently acted. But who needs Shakespeare when you do something that is just fun and entertaining. Here’s to Patrick Swayze and his dancing/fighting/skydiving/bar bouncing/surfing/ generally cool shit movies.
I choose the ass-kicking Swayze, and why not? Sure, weepy dancing Swayze has his charm but that can’t compare to Bodhi.
Highlights from Red Dawn
Swayze’s character in true form, constantly tells his fighting force to “Never Cry… I never want to see you cry again.” This after many of the boys that make up his rebel force find out their families have been killed by the commie invaders.
Swayze makes you believe that a grown man taking a group of young boys into the mountains during a holocaust does not sound the least bit fishy.
Swayze’s kamikaze run at the occupying force is both ridiculous and awesome. It is kind of a First Blood reenactment, if Rambo was blond and had a kid brother to help carry his ammo during the ‘this is what you get when you fuck with VETs little towns’ part of the movie where Rambo destroys the town.
Highlights from Point Break
Swayze as Bodhi is the highlight of the movie. Keanu Reeves trying to surf is much less enjoyable than watching Swayze actually skydiving in the movie.
Bodhi’s speeches about rebelling against the status queue through living the life of a migratory surfer.
Bodhi’s death scene is one of the most ass kicking ways any movie character has ever gone out. As Bodhi paddles out to the waves, the Australian officer says that they will get him (Bodhi) when he comes back in. Only for Jonny Utah to say, “He’s not coming back.” We then see Bodhi trying to ride the 30 foot waves only to meet his ultimate end in the wash of the wave. Bodhi, “100% Adrenaline.”
Neither of these characters really would have been as memorable if they had been played by anyone else. Patrick Swayze will live on through his work, which were more engaging and memorable than they were excellently acted. But who needs Shakespeare when you do something that is just fun and entertaining. Here’s to Patrick Swayze and his dancing/fighting/skydiving/bar bouncing/surfing/ generally cool shit movies.
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