In justice to the nations and the men associated in this prosecution, I must remind you of certain difficulties which may leave their mark on this case. Never before in legal history has an effort been made to bring within the scope of a single litigation the developments of a decade, covering a whole continent, and involving a score of nations, countless individuals, and innumerable events. Despite the magnitude of the task, the world has demanded immediate action. This demand has had to be met, though perhaps at the cost of finished craftsmanship. To my country, established courts, following familiar procedures, applying well-thumbed precedents, and dealing with the legal consequences of local and limited events seldom commence a trial within a year of the event in litigation. Yet less than 8 months ago today the courtroom in which you sit was an enemy fortress in the hands of German SS troops. Less than 8 months ago nearly all our witnesses and documents were in enemy hands. The law had not been codified, no procedures had been established, no tribunal was in existence, no usable courthouse stood here, none of the hundreds of tons of official German documents had been examined, no prosecuting staff had been assembled, nearly all of the present defendants were at large, and the four prosecuting powers had not yet joined in common cause to try them. I should be the last to deny that the case may well suffer from incomplete researches and quite likely will not be the example of professional work which any of the prosecuting nations would normally wish to sponsor. It is, however, a completely adequate case to the judgment we shall ask you to render, and its full development we shall be obliged to leave to historians.
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Model, ex-Miss India and now an actress - Manasvi Mamgai is making a high profile debut opposite Ajay Devgn in Action Jackson. Though she is one of the three leading ladies in the Pradbhu Dheva directed affair, she has no qualms in admitting that the stage and set up was enticing enough for her to give an immediate nod of approval without any second thoughts. While she is not yet committed to her next film, Manasvi considers herself as destiny's child and believes that being at the right place at right time is something that has gone in her favor. What was that striking part about Action Jackson that totally wowed you? Honestly, everything about the film was pretty striking. With a team comprising of Prabhu (Dheva) sir, Ajay sir, other big stars, a production house like Eros, a good technical crew, you don't think much. Moreover, the fact remains that the role was something that I had to just grab with both hands. I play this glamorous, sexy and powerful young woman with unconventional traits - there was no reason for me not to do it. Being a Miss India comes with its perks, a lineup of film offers being one of them. Why did you have to wait till Action Jackson came calling? The other films that came my way were just not exciting enough. Either they were smaller banners with lead roles or bigger banners with small roles; nothing really worked out. As for Action Jackson, it was very instinctive for me to choose it. There was no logic like if I do this film them I will be very successful. It just came to my instincts that let me do this as it sounded much more exciting than anything else that had been offered to me before. Nothing much has been revealed about your part or the actual storyline though. That's by design. When you see the film, you would realize that it is an altogether new script which has been treated in a very fresh and different way. While action is indeed the highlight of the film, the promos suggest that you too have a fair share of action sequences to your name. I learnt martial arts in Pondicherry and then Ajay sir put me through this commando sir who has trained us for the movie. Yes, I do perform a few stunts in the film. As for acting, I was very comfortable in front of the camera as I really like that. So whatever Prabhu sir instructed, I tried to do my best. You have also gone pretty aggressive with dancing, as seen in the song 'Gangster Baby'. Did you have to extensively prepare for that? No, not really for dancing. I did a few workshops for acting and then there was also physical preparation for the action part. However dancing didn't involve any of that. As for my song 'Gangster Baby', it will make a lot more sense when seen along with the film's narrative. Right now, I do understand that it may seem very vague due to it being seen in a standalone manner. Over the years, you must have carried a dream to act. Now that Action Jackson is running in theaters, isn't it a surreal thing to see it all translate into something substantial and find its way to the big screen? I think I am just very lucky. Everything has just come to me at the right time and right place. It's my destiny as I believe I am destiny's child. As for what I am going through right now then well, I am feeling a lot jittery as I don't know what's going to be the reaction from the audience and industry in general. Once the verdict is out, I am sure I would go through an entirely different set of emotions, something that I just can't explain for now (smiles).
Action Jackson (Carl Weathers) is a tough Detroit police sergeant. Captain Armbruster (Bill Duke) orders him to attend a ceremony awarding a Man of the Year award to powerful industrialist Peter Dellaplane (Craig T. Nelson). Jackson had been demoted and lost everything after a violent takedown of Peter's psycho son Sean. Peter has a team of assassins who massacres union leaders of Peter's company. His wife Patrice (Sharon Stone) cooperates with Jackson. Peter kills her and plants her body in Jackson's apartment. Jackson escapes with Peter's lounge-singing drug-addicted mistress Sydney Ash (Vanity).Carl Weathers is a charismatic actor. This is more or less a blaxploitation movie. He could do better and he has great skills. The movie is called Action Jackson and there is plenty of action. The thing is that Weathers needs to start the movie with a big action scene. The big starting action is done without context and without thrills. He finally gets one later on with a nice explosive car chase. I don't like the way Weathers ends the confrontation which struck me as being silly and again reeks of blaxploitation. Craig T. Nelson could be a good villain but I don't buy his physical prowess. He doesn't need to be a physical threat for him to be scary. Vanity is close to being annoying. The girl is as sexy as hell but I don't like her songs. Her acting is also lacking. There are some good parts and I absolutely love Weathers. That's why he deserves something better than this.
The plot gets a bit hokey in Action Jackson and it certainly never did establish Carl Weathers as an action hero. It certainly didn't do much for Vanity as she got a Razzie Award nomination for worst Actress of 1988.Carl Weathers is Sergeant Jericho Jackson of the Detroit PD. He used to be a lieutenant, but got demoted due to the influence of automobile magnate Craig T. Nelson after Weathers busted his kid as sex criminal. He was pretty rough in doing it, but the kid faced a whole lot worse in prison. Nelson has a burning hate for Weathers and the feeling is mutual.But Nelson also has big plans and it involves killing off the various leaders of the Auto Worker's union. He's making a big power grab, one of the biggest and he's not squeamish in eliminating opposition and hindrances. The women in this film have way too much to overcome. I can't believe Vanity as a junkie with Weathers withholding her dope. She should be Jonesing bad for fix, but she never is. She should have been experiencing Man With A Golden Arm type withdrawals. Vanity is Nelson's ghetto mistress.His trophy wife is Sharon Stone and what did this woman think Nelson was going to do to her after she took off with Weathers? This was one of her early parts and she's a tragic figure. Despite the impossibility of her role Sharon Stone did have a career.Enough action for Jackson and the movie-going public who likes this stuff. But it's second rate.
This is your typical 80's popcorn crime film that may not be a cinematic masterpiece but has enough going on to keep the audience entertained. You've got a stand alone hero, title character Carl Weathers, who has a unique way all his own of dealing with the bad guy, even if it's just a teen punk caught stalking an intended mugging victim (and quickly regretting it) or more dangerously one of the most highly esteemed residents of Detroit who is actually an organized crime kingpin.Singer Vanity gets to find out that the diamonds which are a girl's best friend were the kind that Lucy in the sky liked, not the kind that Carol Channing and Marilyn preferred over rhinestones. She's the mistress of the denizen of the city (Craig T. Nelson) who respectful on the outside but absolutely rotten, even though he has the most gorgeous of wives (a young Sharon Stone. Weathers, completely tongue in cheek, seems to be having a great time as another variation of Dirty Harry, and when he says that he has to catch a cab, he means literally.Filled with plenty of action to match the title, this is formula but fun, a lavish vision of the "me" attitude of the late Reagan years, and the performances are delightfully over the top. Nelson is having a blast being the bad guy for a change, a real psychopath, and he is surrounded by two lovely pieces of eye candy, maybe not the best actresses of the 80's but certainly unforgettable once you see them onscreen. Even the smaller roles (especially Roger Aaron Brown as a beat cop) get moments to shine. There's plenty of shocking violence that can be felt for the pain it causes the victims before they die. Highly recommended for 80's tacky fun. 2ff7e9595c
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