Above: The amazing Zoë Bell on the cover of Life Of Action II, this shot is from the movie 'RAZE'! Photo is for promotional purposes only not monetized
Greetings
valued Dan's Movie Report readers, I decided to make the purchase of
Mike Fury's 'Life of Action II' book. The hardcover book, which is in
limited supply, is a huge coffee table sized book filled with amazing
interviews of various action personnel. The first volume was a taste,
volume two has some truly epic interviews.
The
format of the 300 plus page book is fast flowing and easy to read.
The interviews vary in length, but always have really unique stories,
Mike Fury has a knack of weaving a narrative, and his subjects always
seem to open up. Interviewing can be very tricky as some subjects are
far more gregarious than others. Mike maximizes the interviews with
subjects who are willing to bring the reader into their World!
With
the amazing Zoe Bell on the cover, 'Life of Action II', proves the out
of the box thinking and clever questioning Mr Fury delves into. What
I like about Mike, he realizes the importance of the ladies in action
and also has great interviews with actresses Amy Johnston and JuJu
Chan. The ladies take the hard falls and bumps often without the aid
of padding!
Mike
tries to mix it up, by having stunt coordinators, directors, and
actors in his book, so the reader can get a different perspective on
the films the subjects work on. Also having Cung Le as a subject
coming from a fight background was a great touch, merging real
fighting with film fighting, Cung has some unique persepctives worthy
of a read.
Life
of Action II has a global feel, a great interview with the talented
Marko Zaror, really delves into his upbringing. Marko is a great
person to interview and I feel honored to have had the pleasure of
conducting interviews with him.
I have a few favorite interviews in the book. During Zoë Bell's chat because she talks
about being literally thrown into someone during a take, quite an
interesting yet harrowing, and somewhat humorous story. In the book
there are also very detailed interviews with directors Scott Mann and
Simon West. Scott Mann chats in depth about working on 'The
Tournament' as his first film, leading the cast, and the daunting
task, of literally being in charge and the complexity of it. Very insightful information, for those thinking of going into the film industry, as well as fans.
Mike
puts a selected Filmography at the end of all of the interviews, and
the book is current to 2020, even having Simon West's 'Legend
Hunters' listed, a film not yet out. I think this is great to give
the reader an idea of the subject's variety of work, without being to
burdensome.
The
book is well thought out, detailed and annotated, and I am sure will
help the subjects he has interviewed as he has included their contact
information if so provided. 'Life of Action II' is necessary addition
to any proper action fan's collection and a must own. Life Of Action
2 rates a strong 9 out of 10, and as for catching Ms Bell, um if there is a warning, haha I say yes!
Support
indie writing, buy direct from the author @
https://www.mikefury.net/blog/lifeofaction
To purchase on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Life-Action-II-Interviews-Cinema-ebook/dp/B086L3TP4F/ref=sr_1_1?crid=55C67SXVJ2LB&dchild=1&keywords=life+of+action+mike+fury&qid=1591043629&sprefix=Life+of+action%2Caps%2C173&sr=8-1
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