Here are my thoughts on Universal Pictures Skyscraper movie, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
Thanks to Universal Pictures and Alamo Drafthouse (Victory Rewards Member FTW!), I had the opportunity, along with my rugrats, to check out Skyscraper on Monday night, a few days before it hit theaters officially. It’s something I’ve been looking forward to seeing, given my circumstances and how it would portrayed on the big screen. I can definitely say that Johnson shows a lot of what I go through on a day to day basis, as far as the dealing with what’s my mind about having to wear a prosthetic. The one thing that he shows on screen that I haven’t yet mastered is running. I felt every single time he fell or landed funny due to jumping. I can say, it felt good being represented on a movie screen.
Skyscraper also marks the first time in a while that Neve Campbell has a leading role in a movie, having taken roles in mini-series and TV series, including Grey’s Anatomy, Mad Men, Welcome To Sweden and House Of Cards since her last movie.
The visuals in this movie will blow your mind! There’s a scene in The Pearl where the floor looks to be clear and is quite a ways up in the air, that made my heart stop, because I don’t do heights! It borrows from movies such as Die Hard, Towering Inferno and a few others, but stands on it’s own two legs, even if one is a prosthetic! This year, with Die Hard, we are celebrating it as a classic 30 years later. That’s not such bad company to reference. The parts where Johnson jumps from the super-crane to The Pearl building make you feel like you’re up there beside him and looking down at the ground. The action is also quite good, including the fight scenes and Campbell holds her own a few times.
All in all, I love the message that the movie sends, Johnson’s character Will Sawyer is all about his family and he will do whatever he can AND THEN SOME to make sure they’re good. My kids loved so much that we’ve seen it once more since Monday! You can check out all sorts of video below, including: trailers, clips, featurettes and even premiere footage from New York that took place earlier this week!
SKYSCRAPER’s RATING: A
You may or may not know, that I am myself an amputee, just on the opposite leg of what Johnson’s character Will Sawyer, is nn the movie. The pictures below are of my legs and of my prosthetic.
Cast:
Dwayne Johnson, Pablo Schreiber, Neve Campbell, Kevin Rankin, Roland Moller, Adrian Holmes, Chin Han, Byron Mann, Paul McGillion, Venus Terzo, Beatrice King, Elfina Luk, Vivian Full, Kayden Magnuson, Hannah Quinlivan
Synopsis:
Global icon Dwayne Johnson leads the cast of Legendary’s Skyscraper as former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran Will Sawyer, who now assesses security for skyscrapers. On assignment in China he finds the tallest, safest building in the world suddenly ablaze, and he’s been framed for it. A wanted man on the run, Will must find those responsible, clear his name and somehow rescue his family who is trapped inside the building…above the fire line.
New York Premiere Footage:
B-Roll:
https://youtu.be/q7RD__cZZew
https://youtu.be/mHV45R6CV18
Soundbites/Interviews:
https://youtu.be/i6BeT2EU7_w
https://youtu.be/WQEajeGqw3g
https://youtu.be/ab27yJJ_0qc
https://youtu.be/4LfxbVR-dpY
https://youtu.be/uDTAayBuRdw
https://youtu.be/1ozSV9RRWo8
https://youtu.be/fmZSyiWZpj0
https://youtu.be/FJcNDravklI
https://youtu.be/Jsdb9eK0Ttk
https://youtu.be/rSF-vRFLzm8
https://youtu.be/BCiH6xwnv0A
https://youtu.be/RYigq7q4V8I
https://youtu.be/uruvwfFDIxw
https://youtu.be/YIITkFj5H50
https://youtu.be/3yzzNWawszw
https://youtu.be/COLdnbyAuaA
Clips:
https://youtu.be/jIv2femj91M
https://youtu.be/0cjuhbD0WUc
https://youtu.be/ELKp_y_dnCQ
https://youtu.be/e89Lc5jETS4
https://youtu.be/g_2Ic54WiYg
https://youtu.be/k6akMlRcLVE
https://youtu.be/rVRfeLWl458
B-Roll Footage:
https://youtu.be/V-5Le_2unvc
https://youtu.be/k2BjExXxonU
Soundbites/Interviews:
https://youtu.be/N88cXHyDn-U
https://youtu.be/d5Yx4AQbag4
https://youtu.be/7rPxCnLs6P0
https://youtu.be/7rPxCnLs6P0
https://youtu.be/_8zHIVZ2dlE
https://youtu.be/9jYgKlwgc8M
https://youtu.be/ztLePJSu9Eo
https://youtu.be/pJ507xo91BE
https://youtu.be/Kjxsz6Undag
https://youtu.be/D5ZZyEO7MRU
https://youtu.be/CJ7PenOlHYI
https://youtu.be/_hpUKPS8Apk
Featurettes:
https://youtu.be/-otgkw4gQSg
https://youtu.be/5pnY7AaKDPQ
https://youtu.be/5yslVedO3CI
https://youtu.be/5pnY7AaKDPQ
Trailers:
https://youtu.be/vi_4PUQnyvQ
https://youtu.be/u3g3ajNC8lM
https://youtu.be/_hpUKPS8Apk
TV Spot:
https://youtu.be/05FVol4mxN0
https://youtu.be/5yslVedO3CI
