{"id":28750,"date":"2018-08-14T21:43:52","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T01:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=28750"},"modified":"2018-08-14T21:47:46","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T01:47:46","slug":"the-coolest-guy-movie-ever-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/14\/the-coolest-guy-movie-ever-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"The Coolest Guy Movie Ever (2018)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>John Sturges\u2019s \u201cThe Great Escape\u201d is easily one of my favorite action movies of all time, and one of my top five McQueen pictures (\u201cThe Getaway\u201d takes the number one prize). It\u2019s legacy and influence on pop culture and action cinema as a whole has been lasting, with John Sturges presenting a slew of brilliant actors at the top of their games in what is a very intriguing tale about escaping Nazi clutches, and fighting for freedom. \u201cThe Coolest Guy Movie Ever\u201d is a fine and entertaining historical documentary for anyone that fancies themselves a fan of the movie. It\u2019s exhaustive, meticulous in its detail, and we even get some candid stories about the cast.<\/p>\n

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Filmmaker Christophe Espenan and his crew travel across Germany to find almost all of the spots where filming took place, and learn some great details about what happened behind the scenes. We even get to view a lot of the monuments that are still standing to this day, untouched. Along with archival interviews with James Coburn, and James Garner, \u201cThe Coolest Guy Movie Ever\u201d literally leaves no stone unturned, touching base with every surviving crew member from the movie and taking us on a virtual trip. Some of the best moments involve the more human moments form the cast, including McQueen\u2019s parties that he held in his apartment, and Charles Bronson\u2019s overly serious demeanor. While \u201cThe Coolest Guy Movie Ever\u201d is a fantastic account of \u201cThe Great Escape\u201d and its historical footprint, it\u2019s also an incidental tribute to the coolness of Steve McQueen.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a ton of exploration with how McQueen loved fast vehicles, performed his own stunts, and even doubled as a Nazi motorcycle rider. It\u2019s explained that McQueen was so fast on the bike that the extras couldn\u2019t keep up, so McQueen dressed as a Nazi soldier pretty much chasing himself. If there is one complaint I have is that, at an hour in length, \u201cThe Coolest Guy Movie Ever\u201d feels a lot more like a glorified extra for an anniversary release of \u201cThe Great Escape\u201d than anything else. It has all the gloss of a great special feature on Blu-Ray more than a cinematic documentary. Nevertheless it\u2019s a very good documentary and a great trip through action movie history.<\/p>\n

On DVD and digital HD from Virgil Films on<\/strong> August 21st<\/sup><\/strong>.<\/p>\n