Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Chantel Contreras It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Fella_shibby Saw this way back in the 80s on a rented VHS. Revisited it recently on a DVD. Quiet cool was an enjoyable film. The action is plentiful, the movie moves quick, offers gunfire and explosions. There's a funny little twist at the end as well. It has 80s written all over it. Bad music, lousy dialogues, bad acting. Plenty of action, gory death scenes n 80s hairstyle. Definitely one time watch for fans of 80s action. Really good action film. The Movie is only 81 minutes and a lot of action is crammed into that. The chase scenes alone make this movie an essential must-see. The highlight is the Motorcycle chase scene man. Ther is this one scene wher our lead actor gets up from sleep in a torn shirt, he picks up a heavy dumbbell, does one rep that too on one arm only. By the way he ain't muscular at all.

cultfilmfreaksdotcom A modern Western... SHANE revisited to be exact... where an ex girlfriend calls a roughneck New York City cop for help. Seedy marijuana smugglers run the small town where she lives, and they ain't into munchies.In the beginning of the film we're introduced her family living free in the hills: yuppies without credit cards. The patriarch listens to a bad cover of California DREAMING; life is bliss till a group of marauders slay everyone except the teenage son Joshua.Adam Coleman Howard plays the part with the same rogue prowess as James Remar's urban cop Joe, and he's as just as important to the proceedings, perhaps even more being it's his personal revenge story.Bow and arrow in hand, Joshua becomes a Charles Bronson version of Robin Hood, taking out a few of the thugs, who are different than most pot smoking characters depicted in movies...Usually mellow and free spirited hippies, these daylight tokers are cut-throat and don't take prisoners. Led by a narrow eyed Jared Martin and his stone faced henchman Nick Cassavetes (son of John), the small town belongs to them… Till now.When Joe enters with unassuming machismo, we learn how tough he is when locals cross him. Not like we didn't get a taste for his talent in the big city segments – ten minutes involving a shootout and cool car chase – but here's where he really matters... There's a price to pay for everyone dumb enough to try stopping him: from barroom bullies to gun-wielding thugs. Though his plight isn't an easy one; each scene brings a tougher adversary than the next.The best parts have the city cop and the teen vigilante team up against the baddest of the bad guys. Joshua learns a few fight tactics from Joe while Joe learns the geographical layout from Joshua, providing both equal footing and giving Joe someone to protect that the audience really cares about.Ample searing saxophone mixed with tense synthesizer envelop the woodsy gun battles and fistfights, occurring practically with zero downtime, proving 80 minutes is perfect for the action genre.For More Reviews: www.cultfilmfreaks.com

Comeuppance Reviews Joe Dylanne (Remar) is an NYC cop on the edge who always gets his man. One day, he gets a call from his former girlfriend Katy (Ashbrook), asking for his help. It seems some of her relatives have disappeared and she wants Joe to investigate. He agrees, and he travels to a very, very rural town called Babylon somewhere in the Northwest (the movie doesn't specifically say what state, but it was filmed in California). It turns out that evil marijuana growers and dealers are taking over the town, and Katy's family ran afoul of them. The only survivor was Josh (Adam Coleman Howard). Now the city cop with the bad attitude and the rural survivalist boy must team up in order to get revenge on the baddies, led by Prior (Martin) and Valence (Cassavetes).Quiet Cool is a highly entertaining and solid film that deserves more attention. God bless the 80's, when movies like this were being made by the boatload. The only problem is, the quality was coming so thick and fast back then, it was hard to keep up and a lot of movies that should get more recognition fell through the cracks. That's yet another reason why video stores are so important. Quiet Cool is one of those movies. It's 80's awesomeness through and through, from its sax-drenched soundtrack to its Western-style ending. Remar is perfect as Dylanne, the guy that doesn't go anywhere - ANYWHERE - without his motorcycle. He plays the country mouse/city mouse role but with an edge. He's a law and order kind of guy, but realizes that these villains are ruthless and evil, and this is now the law of the jungle, or at least forest. His conversion to the ways of revenge will have you cheering. Howard as the boy who shows a surprising aptitude for killing people is a worthy foil. Cassavetes as Valence strongly resembles Elvis.It's important to remember that back in the 80's, pot dealing was thought of as a much more serious threat than it is today. Now all the pot stuff you see is played for dumb laughs, so, when viewing Quiet Cool through 21st century eyes, you might say "what's the big deal", but that's incorrect. You have to think back to Nancy Reagan and "Just Say No". Here, the pot dealers are EVIL and that's perfectly valid. In many ways, Quiet Cool resembles The Devastator, but it had the power of the burgeoning New Line behind it, so it just has a more professional look.Naturally, there is a title song, and this one's very impressive. It's rockin', it says the name of the film, and is unbelievably catchy. "Quiet Cool" (the song) by Joe Lamont should have been a huge hit on the charts. Quiet Cool (the movie) has some good violence, and doesn't waste a minute of your time. With a schedule-friendly running time of less than 80 minutes, there's no excuse for not checking out this fine film.for more insanity, please visit: comeuppancereviews.com

codeE The first time I saw this was back in high school. I rented it(I'm sure it opened in a movie theater somewhere) and watched it with some friends. We had a blast, and it became one of our go to movies when it was time to rent something. No one would ever object to it because they had never seen or heard of it before. And everyone enjoyed it (even the girls,bonus!). But that was a while ago, then to my total amazement it was on IFC. I was nervous that it would not hold up, but it did to my relief. Who ever came up with the idea of an inner city cop and a semi-feral boy teaming up to take on a drug cartel in a pseudo western set in Santa's village is a F##king genius. OK, the music did not hold up but man is it funny. There is one song that crosses the line from funny into embarrassing. I would not be surprised if its a Joey Travolta tune. Or maybe even a Joey Travolta cover tune! So if you have a thing for 80's action or 80's hair or just want to see something a bit different then its definitely worth a rent.