![]() No stranger to dumbed down shoot-em'-ups, the one-time Governor of California has certainly seen more Commandos than Terminators throughout his career. He just needs a better film than this.Ĭrammed full of more Z-Grade slapstick than a Three Stooges marathon featuring Joe Besser, Arnold Schwarzenegger's latest actioner unfortunately laughs all the way to box office bankruptcy. He is definitely back and still can deliver at his age. Eduardo Noriega's character reminded me of Olivier Martinez's character from S.W.A.T. Johnny Knoxville in my opinion, was copying his character from Walking Tall. ![]() I thought Jaimie Alexander was ok, but liked her better in Thor. I felt that Rodrigo Santoro would have done a better job as the villain.īesides Arnold, Forest Whitaker and Luis Guzman do terrific supporting work here. Eduardo Noriega, wasn't good as the villain. Also some of the actors I felt was miscast. The film lacks the twist and turns that it needed. A lot of the characters are not developed well and lack depth. It also reminded me of films like S.W.A.T. It reminded me of movies like High Noon, 3:10 to Yuma, and Copland. I also did like the visual style of the film. It was great seeing Arnold in a leading role. And while Schwarzenegger has always been a little ridiculous even at his peak, here he fares well, in the closest he has come to a western since.wait, let's just not go there.Īrnold is great in the film, but the film itself is so so. And while the climax is a little too CGI for my liking, the scene when Owens tries to evacuate the diner is a minor classic all by itself. Drones, maybe?) Add in Chekhov's gun theory times a thousand plus Johnny Knoxville and stir well. I would love to know how Cortez gassed up along the way. In the person of Gabriel Cortez(Eduardo Noriega), a deadly drug lord, who has escaped federal custody with FBI Agent Ellen Richards(Genesis Rodriguez) as hostage in a souped up sports car making a run for the border.Īs his Hollywood directorial debut, "The Last Stand," Kim Jee-woon comes through with flying colors, with a movie that while also a lot of fun, is also remarkably thought out.(One thing though. But his training as a former DEA Agent comes in handy some times, especially in thinking there being something suspicious about two passing truckers, and not just because one of them is played by Peter Stormare. While he likes his job, some times it can be a little tedious, like looking after dairy farmers for example. If you're planning on passing by and want to see if it's open, you can call (928) 767-3348.In "The Last Stand," Ray Owens(Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a sheriff of a sleepy border town in Arizona. The phone recording says that it should reopen within "a week or so," but it's said that for at least a couple of months, which is why we're writing about it in the past tense. After the discovery of a stolen safe and gas cans at the scene, arson was suspected to cover the theft.Īs of this writing, Rosie's is still closed. Then, on July 31 and August 3 of this year, Rosie’s was damaged by two fires. He claimed that they were simply settling up accounts and we haven’t heard anything about it since, so we assume the debt was paid. We’re not sure about skimming, but we can say that when Brad Larsen parted ways with the Arizona Lottery, he owed it some money. A nearby Chevron station and Arizona Last Stop (which is its own story, but for another day) both picked up the lottery slack. He discontinued lottery sales in March 2016. Brad Larsen took it over, but in poor health and legally blind, he was challenged by running it. It was rebuilt and reopened in 2013, but Rosie died a couple years later in Vegas. Rosie’s son Brad said, “It was my mother’s ‘ministry’ to help weary hungry travelers along US 93.” At its peak, Rosie’s Den was also the second-largest Powerball ticket-sales location in the nation.Īn electrical fire destroyed the place in 2011. ![]() ![]() Rosie Larsen, fresh from Florida, founded the diner in 1984, decorating it with personal items she trucked out from the Sunshine State and naming it Rosie’s Den to give it the feel of someone’s family room at home. The business was something of a landmark for nearly 85 years, established as a gas station in 1933. For those who don’t know about Rosie’s Den, it was a restaurant, bar, gift shop, and lottery outlet in White Hills, Arizona, roughly 25 miles southeast of Boulder City on US 93.
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