CRANK

RYAN: Oh my God, let’s get crunk!

CAROLINE: Well, that was a high-octane film.

RYAN: It certainly was. And it was called, “Crunk.”

CAROLINE: No, it’s “Crank.”

RYAN: Starring one really hot Brit.

CAROLINE: You took the words right out of my mouth! He is H-O-T and
I was really jealous of Amy Smart when she got to make out with him –
among other things.

RYAN: Um, yeah, there were some really creative… love scenes, shall we call them?

CAROLINE: (laughs) Something like that. But the lead guy, Jason Statham, was great.
The movie was a little manic, as you said to me whilst we were watching
it.

RYAN: Yeah, I almost got a headache in the first half hour.

CAROLINE: And then it chilled out a little bit. At first, I was like,
“Are they gonna keep up this wacky editing and filming for the whole
movie?” But then they stopped it, so that was good.

RYAN: It felt like a Len Wiseman movie, the guy who
directed “Underworld.”

CAROLINE: Mercifully, I haven’t seen that so I wouldn’t know.

RYAN: Well, anyway, it stopped being like that and then became a nice
balance of action and humor.

CAROLINE: Not to mention, a whole lotta gore!

RYAN: There definitely were some Quentin Tarantino moments.

CAROLINE: I loved Amy Smart. She was so cute, playing a sort of
clueless girlfriend type. But she looked great. I liked her hair.

RYAN: And the international cast that rounded out the film was really good.

CAROLINE: It’s a fun movie but it’s definitely not for everyone. For example, if you’re afraid to see a man’s hand get chopped off with a
cleaver, this is not a film for you.

RYAN: Exactly. There was a lot of grossness.

CAROLINE: But it worked for the movie. I think Quentin Tarantino is
an apt comparison.

RYAN: At some moments, I was almost bursting out “I can’t believe it!”

CAROLINE: It was almost over-the-top to the point where I was like,
“Clearly I haven’t done enough drugs in my life!”

RYAN: Um, yes… you have. (laughs)

CAROLINE: And the movie allowed plenty opportunities for stunt men to
get some work.

RYAN: Totally. There were some amazing stunts. I really liked the
speed of the film, especially after the first thirty minutes, when it
kind of mellowed out. It seemed to come together in a way that was
consistent with what the character was going through, so you kind of
felt your own adrenaline pumping.

CAROLINE: I agree, that was done very well. Bottom line?

RYAN: Great end-of-the-summer action film.

CAROLINE: Short and to the point, which is how we like it.

RYAN: And we liked the cross between Quentin Tarantino and “Terminator.”

CAROLINE: And “Speed.” And the eye candy ain’t so bad either.

RYAN: Amen, sister!