The sights and sounds of "Storming Heaven" included allusions to radical actions ranging from the Paris Commune of 1871 to the student rebellions of 1968, as well as revolutions in Russia, Asia and Latin America.
A wee bit of plot tucked amid a fusillade of film-geek jokes and charming nonsense, bang-bang, hee-hee, "Hot Fuzz" trots out the predictable verbal and visual allusions to modern Hollywood action movies great and forgettable, hitting the highs ("Point Break") right along with the lows ("Bad Boys II").
There were dark allusions to putting diabolical plans into action, and taking "toy soldiers" off the shelf.
(Scott) 'Welcome to the Punch' (No rating, 1 39) This intently self-serious, enjoyably absurd British cops-and-robbers showdown from Eran Creevy features plenty of mano-a-mano action, enough film allusions to stock a "Jeopardy" category, a clutch of presumably unintended laughs and several very fine actors, including Mark Strong.
The episode also includes allusions to the Johns and Franks work on Action Comics, which recently featured the Legion of Super-Heroes, as well as the current Legion of 3 Worlds mini-series.
Most of the action takes place in this parallel 1970s, which means allusions to Vietnam, a cameo for Nixon and a wardrobe borrowed from American Hustle.
The tapes contain harsh anti-American rhetoric and allusions to "war against the infidels" but do not describe specific operations or any timetable for action.
Enterprise try to build a better sequel with action spectacles to get lost in, clever asides to amuse, emotional waves to ride and allusions to terrorism in general and 9/11 specifically.
Sprinkled references to artists including Walead Beshty and Cory Arcangel mingle with allusions to the '90s sports family comedy, snarling up high brow and low brow like they're live-action and animation.
There are several allusions to the events of the movie in the pilot and it doesn't do a great job of recapping the action to make that entirely clear.
Periodic allusions to Oprah Winfrey.
