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It has many of the typical Besson trademarks. Bizarre and colourful.
Each time I watch this film I am suprised at how good the movie is. I know I am in the minority in liking the Guy Ritchie Holmes movies I find them extremely enjoyable especially the sequel.. in fact Guy Ritchie directing Bond he was rumored for one of the films recently bond 23 or 24... I would love it if he directed a bond film...
The idea of a game of chess being the climax is really cool
Films in 2020
1. Sherlock Holmes a game of shadows
2. Ronin
3. Rolling stone gimmie shelter
4. Octopussy
5. The temptations
6. Stand by me
7. The Art of war
8. No direction Home
9. Rise of skywalker
10. Casino Royale 1954
11. Little women
12. Journey greatest hits live
Bond films
1. Octopussy
2. Casino Royale 1954
Corbucci was a spaghetti western pioneer. All the ingredients are in place here in this film. Pretty great.
Wow this movie is one cliche after another... my wife’s pick
Sigh I can see where this is going a mile away
The battle scenes are cool I guess but the main three are so unbelievable and frankly unlikeable it hurts the movie
Films in 2020
1. Sherlock Holmes a game of shadows
2. Ronin
3. Rolling stone gimmie shelter
4. Octopussy
5. The temptations
6. Stand by me
7. The Art of war
8. No direction Home
9. Rise of skywalker
10. Casino Royale 1954
11. Pearl Harbor
12. Little women
13. Journey greatest hits live
Bond films
2. Octopussy
3. Casino Royale 1954
Surprisingly enjoyable. It almost plays like an extended episode of the old Batman (Adam West) TV show. And the script was indeed written by Lorenzo Semple Jr, who wrote for that show in the 1960s. I probably saw this movie on TV in the mid 1980’s.
BTW: The producer for this film, Dino De Laurentiis (1919 – 2010), is the grandfather of celebrity TV chef Giada De Laurentiis.
BTW: Interesting similarities between Sam Jones’s post FG career and Lazenby’s post OHMSS.
Decent adaption of Christie's Masterpiece, it has an excellent cast including Gert Frobe, Adolfo Celi and a cameo voice over from Orson Welles. Its not my favorite version though I watched this numerous times in my youth.
This was screened on Turner Classic Movies last week as an example of foreign Film Noir. Quite atmospheric and I really enjoyed it – especially the “film processed” final. A question for those of you much more knowledgeable about these things than me (i.e., everyone 😊): is this movie considered “French New Wave”? Interested, since the film’s hosts stated that there is some controversy regarding this.
Overall, I may revisit “Elevator to the Gallows” in the future. Perhaps as a nice rainy Sunday afternoon double feature with “Breathless” (1960).
Great film, beautiful car!
Turtle Power indeed , wow !
Watched this in tribute to the late Max Von Sydow
(Though i could have, like Dwayne, watched Flash Gordon as he's great in that too!)
Gripping conspiracy thriller with Robert Redford as the C.I.A. bookworm whose workplace is decimated by Von Sydows hit team in a brilliant opening scene, afrer his character, Turner (codename Condor) unwittingly uncovers a secret! He then goes on the run, with the aid of Faye Dunaways lonely photographer to piece things together, all the while trying to stay ahead of Von Sydows wily killer! Pollack directs well, and stages a thrilling fight sequence in Dunaways apartment,
as Turner uses all his wiles to outwit his opponents .
Good cast, with John Houseman and the alwatmys excellent Cliff Robertson!
Always though that Redfords character in Tony Scotts thriller 'Spy Game' was an extension of his part here!
a great film but I can see it would be slow for many, European in style. Superb performances, easy to forget how talented SJ is. And I had forgetted the lovely reference to Roger Moore during the photo shoot scene :-)
Agreed, @j_w_pepper! I prefer Ford as Ryan but Red October is my favourite film in the series. In fact, the ranking is easy for me:
1) The Hunt For Red October
2) Patriot Games
3) Clear And Present Danger
4) The other two
Have you seen the Amazon Prime series?
No, I haven't. Is it any good?
I enjoyed it. A little sluggish in places though.
I like it, but Krasinski isn't a great Ryan.
I echo the love for Red October, though. McTiernan does claustrophobia well, and the performances are great.
1. The Name of the Rose
2. The Hunt for Red October
3. Murder on the Orient Express
Still have to watch some of what is considered his best work, like The Man Who Would Be King, though.
Oh, you should really see The Man Who Would be King, marvellous film. Connery and Michael Caine are a great double act! Well directed by John Huston. Theres a great story that during filming Huston became ill, and was hospitalised, Connery and Caine visited him....in character!!
Ironic, Michael Caine was originally to star in The Name of the Rose, before Connery was cast.
Never liked The Hunt for Red October, bored me!
It's definitely a turn of character for him. But he's better than Pine or Affleck in the role. The part was written for Harrison Ford.
I quite liked Affleck in the part. I find Krasinski to be too much of an action man, even though they work his involvement into the story pretty well.