And the director is called Rowdy Herrington! You just cannot improve on that. Oh and it stars not only Swayze but also Sam Elliot at his absolute handsomest, meaning there is very much something for the ladies here – and, indeed, some of the gentlemen.
Road House is very 'manly' indeed and probably the greatest big-budget B movie of all time. Sadly, it is not, but it can be bought for just £2.99. You see, another great thing about Amazon's service is that if they can't provide any given film to you as part of your Prime subscription, they will be more than happy to sell it to you, often for peanuts.
I was hoping this Patrick Swayze classic would be available to stream for free on Prime Video. Watch Heat on Amazon Prime Video (opens in new tab)įor Reacher and Bond fans who are… very relaxed.That's testament to the incredible work done by the whole cast – arguably Val Kilmer is the real star of this show, despite the presence of Pacino and De Niro – and also by Mann's ability to roll out tension-wracked set-pieces on a regular basis throughout the movie's near three-hour run time. Heat is a long film but it doesn't feel overstretched in the way that, say, The Irishman does. Heat takes this to a logical extreme by pitting the two pre-eminent actors of their generation against each other: De Niro as a master criminal planning a huge heist Pacino as a veteran cop dedicated to busting him – because bustin' makes him feel good. Most of Mann's films could be summed up as studies of men who are experts in their fields – with said fields usually being committing crimes and stopping men who commit crimes. And so to save space I have smuggled in both, via Michael Mann's Heat. I couldn't really put together a list of movies about thoughtful men of violence without including Pacino and De Niro. Heatįor Reacher and Bond fans who are… more serious They're all available in the UK and probably in other territories too, although there may be some variance.
However there is an awful lot of butch and rugged fun to be had from Prime Video, and these are 5 of my favourites.
There's no Amazon channel specifically for manly/violent/escapist/crime/spying-related films and TV shows, as far as I know.
But the fact remains that there is a wealth of great stuff on there, whether from Amazon itself, movies and TV shows licensed from other broadcasters, or from an impressive smorgasbord of 3rd-party, bolt-on 'channels', covering everything from art movies to old-time studio classics to horror. It would be ridiculous to describe anything the trillion-dollar behemoth Amazon does as some kind of plucky underdog success story, but Prime Video hasn't really received the props it deserves over the years. As a result, the service is a little underrated. A lot of Amazon Prime Video users probably only use it because it comes bundled with Amazon Prime – the subscription deal that gives you free, next-day delivery of products.