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At last, I got my hands on a copy. In a word: fantastic. Jim Naboth (Stacy Keach - with a credible accent) is an ex-Scotland Yard detective whom just can't stay on the wagon (the film opens with a drunken Keach attempting - and failing - to navigate his way up an escalator). Naboth's ex-wife and her daughter are kidnapped by a gang of villains (led by David Hemmings) in the hope that her husband (Edward Fox) will steal money from his own security firm. Fox enlists the help of Keach, the latter getting plastered the night before the exchange is due to be made. An old-skool british crime thriller, in the fashion of Get Carter and The Sweeney films.
Directed by Michael Apted, The Squeeze and TWINE could not be any more polar opposites.
Stacy Keach
1. The Squeeze (1977)
2. Doc (1971)
3. Antigone (1972)
4. Battle Fore (1978)
5. Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All (1989)
6. Mission Of The Shark (1991)
7. The Return Of Mickey Spillanes Mike Hammer (1986)
8. Intimate Strangers (1986)
9. Unshackled (2000)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Bad Santa
Robocop
Robocop 2
A great film, Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones are great. I was watching on AMC with story notes appearing at the bottom of the screen detailing movie info and trivia. I was waiting for when Jeroen Krabbe to appeared on screen to see if they posted about his Bond appearance and they did!
Its not even listed on Netflix!
There's a 1978 film titled The Squeeze starring Lee Van Cleef, but it is not the one you speak of. I'm dissapointed, seeing as it looks and sounds like an excellent film!
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I watched "The Chaser" yesterday, which is a South Korean film. I've recently fallen in love with gritty dramas that have come out of South Korea over the past decade. Oldboy and it's two sequels: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance(5*'s), The Chaser, Mother, The Man From Nowhere (5*'s) and many many more.
I have yet to watch Mr. Vengeance and Mother, but plan to soon. The Chaser is described as:
When his escorts start disappearing without settling their debts, cash-strapped pimp -- and former police detective -- Joong-ho (Yun-seok Kim) draws upon the skills of his old job to track down the recently missing Mi-Jin (Yeong-hie Seo). Cynical Joong-ho assumes a rival pimp has been siphoning off his labor pool, but it isn't long before our hero closes in on the real and deadly truth in this gritty and gripping South Korean thriller.
If you don't mind subtitles, and are interested in excellent story telling, suspense like never before, and the best acting around, you'll love The Chaser.
South Korea cinema, in my opinion, easily beats anything the Europeans or their cousins can produce.
It is a largely overlooked gem. I'm a big Keach fan, so I really wanted to get my hands on a copy. It's only available on DVD through the Warner Archive Collection (so it's not going to be a mass produced DVD), and seeing as I don't hand any credit cards, I just had to wait and be patient for a copy to pop up on DVD. There's a copy on ebay, from the us...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SQUEEZE-REGION-1-NEW-DVD-/250929184209?pt=UK_CDsDVDs_DVDs_DVDs_GL&hash=item3a6c8b7dd1
... if that helps.
Helps alot!
The Big Lebowski
A Christmas Story
I'm probably going to watch Christmas themed movies from this day onward. Next flick will probably be OHMSS. Then first two Die Hards and maybe Batman Returns. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and so on...
Rare Exports (the newest one) is simply amazing. I loved that movie. Such a good twist-ish thing towards the end. Very christmas-ey
Live a little , love a little 4/6......Elvis has to juggle 2 jobs at once as a photographer. Edge of Reality music number is nice , movie also features "Little less conversation" which was a remix hit few yrs ago. Better than average as far as EP movies go.
Better than I was expecting. But I do believe that the boom mike should have had eaqual billing with Mitch & Brimley. ;)
1. The Big Sleep (1978)
2. The Red Pony (1949)
3. The Yakuza (1974)
4. Rampage (1963)
5. Two For The See Saw (1962)
6. The Amsterdam Kill (1977)
7. Ryan's Daughter (1970)
8. Cape Fear (1962)
9. The Enemy Below (1957)
10. Nightkill (1980)
11. El Dorado (1966)
12. Angel Face (1952)
**13. Thompson's Last Run (1986) NE**
14. Five Card Stud (1968)
15. Track Of The Cat (1954)
16. Anzio (1968)
17. Agency (1980)
What a quite brilliant piece of filmmaking, I genuinely felt like turning away from the screen once or twice although have seen it countless times
The subsequent other films in the series were never as good and although they tried to do a remake a few years ago they'll never be able to better the original
Scary stuff :-S
What's Eating Gilbert Grape?
Die Hard 1 & 2
The Long Kiss Goodnight
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
Charlies Angels - Full Throttle
Death Wish 2
Gremlins
Gremlins 2
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.
5/5, 10/10, 100/100.
10/10
That movie is just bout perfect, no matter the time or mood.
Grade: F. F for fantastic. I regret not actaully going to see then upon it's cinema release. The price on the tickets and the fact that the DVD could be bought for not much more (it would have cost about £6 for the ticket, the DVD cost £9.99, that's just £3.99 more).
24. Melissa George
1. Triangle (2009)
**2. A Lonely Place To Die (2011) NE**
3. 30 Days Of Night (2007)
4. The Betrayed (2008)
5. Sugar & Spice (2001)
6. The Amityville Horror (2005)
7. Waz (2007)
8. The Limey (1999)
9. Paradise Lost (2007)
10. Second Chances (2010)