Filtered of course – this is WATERWORLD after all, not WATER-SPORTS WORLD. The opening scene even has the cheek to show its star drinking his own piss. In a nifty set-up, the iconic Universal logo shows the globe’s icecaps melting and covering the planet in water. If you’re unable to enjoy the spectacle of this literal ‘fish-out-of-water-tale’, you’re more of a sour puss than Dr Seuss’ Grinch, or worse, a lead TWILIGHT actress (naming no names). Epic in scale, state-of-the-art stunt work and special effects, and with a supporting cast seemingly giving us full-tilt fun. This being our ‘guilty pleasures’ month, the finished product was over-the-top brilliance, that you can’t help but revel in its incoherent absurdity. The post-apocalyptic (waste)landscapes of Miller’s Aussie actioner are replaced by that of the dreamy blue ocean. Tagged with the moniker ‘MAD MAX on water’ – which is pretty much spot on – the film is essentially a remake of George Miller’s classic sequel THE ROAD WARRIOR. With word of serious problems on-set between director and star, the project was plagued with one disaster after another (expensive sets lost in a storm, numerous script rewrites, Reynolds storming off half way through the project leaving Costner to complete the film on his own – to name only a few). Reuniting with his ROBIN HOOD director and close friend Kevin Reynolds, Costner was about to headline the most expensive film (at that point) in cinematic history. However, WATERWORLD soon surfaced, bringing with it a whole lot of trouble. His take on the legendary outlaw was still pure popcorn fun, making the actor a fully-fledged superstar.įast forward four years and Costner was now a big box-office draw. His other movie that year was ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES, which made us all laugh at his American-accented hero. This comes during Costner’s powerful, one-shot speech in the closing stages of Oliver Stone’s conspiracy thriller.
JFK, in my eyes, features the single best 20 minutes of acting ever committed to celluloid. In 1991, Kevin Costner walked away from his directorial debut DANCES WITH WOLVES with seven Academy Awards, and would soon to taste even more critical and commercial success in the very same year.
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