Olympus has fallen was one of two films released in 20 that dealt with a terrorist attack on the white house. Is it ok for kids to read books outside their reading levels. Of course, the thrust of olympus has fallen centers on the actual kidnapping of the president and his top advisers, including the vice president and the secretary of defense. Trying to adapt to civilian life after a tragedy ended his secret service career, former special forces veteran. Were pretty confident that the white house is safe and secure, but like the relatively unrestricted airspace prior to. Olympus has fallen movies works archive of our own. Olympus has fallen sequel has a director exclusive. Kaufen sie olympus has fallen london has fallen exklusiv bei gunstig ein. An exspecial forces operative and former presidential bodyguard must fight to take back the white house from terrorists who have kidnapped the commander in chief in this highstakes action thriller directed by antoine fuqua training day, shooter and starring gerard butler. Olympus has fallen and white house down, thor said at a public interview last week at the sixth. I was not happy when i saw two movies come out almost back to back.
From 1996s mars attacks to the new film, heres a look. Olympus has fallen is a very good movie with lots of action through the movie. There are way too many air and ground to air, and to ground defenses on instant call for it to go down that way. The premise of olympus has fallen, the new action thriller from training day director antoine fuqua, is relatively simple. Olympus has fallen baddies in the white house youtube. Directed by antoine fuqua, it stars gerard butler, aaron eckhart, and morgan freeman, with angela bassett, robert forster, cole hauser, finley jacobsen, ashley judd, melissa leo, dylan mcdermott, radha mitchell, and rick yune in supporting roles. Have recently seen london has fallen, gerard butler playing the lead character is excellent, some of the filming was actually done in london itself. Has fallen is a series of action thriller films based on the characters. The vile, false patriotism of olympus has fallen the atlantic.
It is the first installment in the fallen film series. Olympus has fallen is a thriller about terrorists taking over the white house and scattering the secret service into pieces. Both films, fairly obviously, are about a bunch of baddies taking down the presidential crib but. In cinemas wed april 17 when terrorists take over the white house, a disgraced secret service agent attempts to rescue the president of the united states in olympus has fallen. Olympus has fallen is played out around the white house again gerard butler play the same sort of roll. Mit white house down kam wenige monate spater ein thematisch ahnlicher. Olympus has fallenwhite house down by antoine fuqua, roland. Olympus has fallen is a 20 american action thriller film. It stars gerard butler as united states secret service agent mike banning, aaron eckhart as u.
In white house down directed by roland emmerich, a devoted father fights a ruthless paramilitary group that has seized control of the white house. Jan 30, 2017 nothing is impossible, but the way it was done in the movie would not happen. London has fallen vs olympus has fallen, which is more realistic. Dejected after being turned down for a position with the secret service but unable to break the news to his adoring daughter, capitol policeman john cale. The olympus has fallen vince flynn puzzle v for verbatim. While olympus has fallen breaks no major new ground in the political thriller genre, fuqua has directed a sharp, very taut adventure that keeps you engrossed from start to finish. Secret service agent mike banning finds himself trapped inside the white house in the wake of a terrorist attack and works with national security to rescue the president from his kidnappers. Because london has fallen the sequel is coming out on march 4th, i rewatched the dvd of olympus has fallen. White house down capitol policeman john cale channing tatum has just been denied his dream job with the secret service of protecting president james sawyer jamie foxx. President asher and the veep are held hostage, leaving the speaker of the house in charge and hilarity ensues. Dantes peakvolcano, deep impactarmageddon, antza bugs life, jurassic parkschindlers list. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the white house, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. The hooded utilitarian and is the author of the book wonder woman. Disgraced former presidential guard mike banning finds himself trapped inside the white house in the wake of a terrorist attack.
The vile, false patriotism of olympus has fallen the. In the aftermath of a tragic accident involving the president aaron eckhart and the first lady ashley judd, secret service. I have watched olympus has fallen multiple times and white house down at least twice. We accept donations year round, so if you havent donated yet, theres still time to add your support. President benjamin asher, and morgan freeman as the speaker of the house and eventual president allan trumbull. Apr 15, 20 olympus has fallen presents a unique view of what would happen if terrorists managed to take over the white house. Nov 04, 20 its a far cry from the events in olympus has fallen or white house down. This release features two whiteknuckle action thrillers set inside the nations capital. Olympus has fallen the internet movie plane database. Film olympus has fallen is a 20 american action thriller film. London has fallen is the second movie with the same actor some not all. I have to say i enjoyed the way the good guy wins but also with death, just like real life except the good guy wins witch you see in the movie the bad guy actually are winning and a guard for the. I saw this movie and white house is down at the theater when both films came out in 20. Just like when in 1998 the identikit asteroid disaster movies armageddon and deep impact were both released, both white house down and olympus has fallen were stateassisted productions.
Directed by antoine fuqua, it stars gerard butler, aaron eckhart, and morgan freeman, with angela bassett, robert forster, cole hauser, ashley judd, melissa leo, dylan mcdermott, radha mitchell, and rick yune in supporting roles. Olympus has fallen is another dog of a film from antoine fuqua. Bestselling thriller author brad thor claims that hollywood stole the plot of one of the books by late thriller author vince flynn and used it for a couple of films. Olympus has fallen fanfiction archive with over 39 stories. Olympus has fallen is a 20 action thriller film about a secret service agent removed from the presidential detail that must save the president who has been taken hostage after a group of terrorists seize control of the white house.
Fallen is an american action film series created by screenwriters creighton rothenberger and katrin benedikt. Jul 19, 20 all things related to olympus has fallen with links to the full movie see more ideas about olympus, gerard butler and i movie. Secret service agent mike banning finds himself trapped inside the white house in the wake of a terrorist attack and works with national security to rescue the. When unidentified aircraft is spotted approaching the white house, the secret service rush the president, his cabinet and visiting officials to the safety of the. Disgraced secret service agent and former presidential guard mike banning. Olympus has fallen is a 20 american actionthriller film directed by antoine fuqua, and written by creighton rothenberger and katrin benedikt. May 19, 2017 olympus has fallen was much more realistic. The secret service has more than 3,000 special agents across multiple government organizations.
Apr 09, 20 in cinemas wed april 17 when terrorists take over the white house, a disgraced secret service agent attempts to rescue the president of the united states in olympus has fallen, an electrifying and. Apr 20, 20 olympus is the secret service code for the white house, and it has fallen into the hands of oriental terrorists determined to blackmail benjamin asher aaron eckhart, a president of no. This is a film where the pen is made literally mightier than the sword, a 12yearold girl essentially saves the world with her youtube blog, and jamie foxx kicks. The white house is captured by enemy forces in both. Olympus has fallenwhite house down by antoine fuqua. A sequel, titled london has fallen, was released on march 4, 2016, with the principal cast members reprising their roles. The last chapter has not been written on olympus has fallen, the film starring gerard butler as the man who saves the president from kidnappers after a terrorist attack on the white house the. When it is clear that the efforts of americas national security forces outside the white house can do little, one exceptionally talented man must save them all. In olympus has fallen directed by antoine fuqua, an exspecial forces operative and former presidential bodyguard must fight to take back the white house from terrorists who have kidnapped the commander in chief.
However, olympus has fallen is an overactive clichedriven concoction that panders to the familiar white house under attack formula that we have seen countless times over. Olympus has fallenplot summary revealed seans humble. Later on, after the white house has been taken down and we see tv teams live reporting about the attack, the washington monument can still be seen standing in the background. I wanted to see olympus has fallen, and now i wish i hadnt bothered. Could a take down of the white house like in the movie. Casting gerard butler as a secret service agent determined to save the president aaron eckhart from a terrorist takeover of the white house, olympus.
White house down has a bigger budget, it shows, and it is something emmerich is accustomed to. Mar 21, 20 hollywood has a long history of presidential drama and comedy but with antoine fuquas olympus has fallen, the highest office in the united states is getting a serious dose of action. Sep 16, 20 white house down and olympus has fallen carry on the long held tradition of coming out with the exact same movie in the very same year see. Pull back wearing a crash helmet, connor, now 8, zooms through the halls of the white house on his razor scooter.
Although the two movies do feature foreign invaders, the plots are completely different and i would say that olympus has fallen is definitely more compelling. Olympus has fallen and white house down spy culture. Jul 02, 20 olympus has fallen copped to the standards and profited respectfully, but i feel white house down bares blockbuster repetition in mind and jauntily submits to its inherent silliness. Olympus has fallen london has fallen exklusiv bei blu. The plot depicts a north koreanled guerrilla assault on the white house, and focuses on disgraced united states secret service agent mike bannings efforts to. My opinion that it was a fivestar film of pure entertainment held true. Olympus has fallen white house has fallen clip youtube. A number of people have compared this movie with red dawn. The film depicts a north koreanled guerrilla assault on the white house, and. Other than those who work the white house and presidential detail, it is highly unlikely that others would have any white house access, much less current security codes, as mike does. When the 7th fleet is called back, footage is shown of an aircraft carrier, clearly marked 67. The film stars gerard butler, aaron eckhart, morgan freeman, angela bassett, robert forster, cole hauser, ashley judd, melissa leo, dylan mcdermott, radha mitchell, and rick yune. Kennedy which was retired in 2007 six years before the movie was shot. Olympus has fallen film clip you are the acting president.
Aug 18, 2014 olympus has fallen sequel has a director exclusive august 18, 2014 3. Olympus has fallen writer lawsuit to continue, judge. In olympus has fallen, terrorists attack and infiltrate the white house, and only a disgraced secret service agent stands a chance of stopping them. Written by creighton rothenberger and katrin benedikt. Olympus is captured and the president aaron eckhart is kidnapped by a terrorist mastermind.
Conversely to olympus has fallen, white house down carries a pg rating. President benjamin asher aaron eckhart and secret service tough dude mike. With gerard butler, aaron eckhart, morgan freeman, angela bassett. Mar 15, 20 before olympus has fallen, numerous movie heroes have attempted to save the white house and the president and the world. He keeps the pace simple enough and camera angles both stylistically close and wide, that its almost a refinement of his craft. In the aftermath of a tragic accident involving the president aaron eckhart and the first lady ashley judd, secret. In olympus has fallen, secret service agent mike banning gerard. London has fallen might be the most daftly plotted. Olympus has fallen 20 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. In london for the prime ministers funeral, mike banning is caught up in a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.
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