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 My Favorite Gangst...  


  
Carlito's Way - Ultimate Edition
Al Pacino, Sean Penn

Universal Studios, 2005

Once you are in, you don't get out

+ Brian and Al in top form
+ Great job from so many aspects
+ DePalma & Pacino go Cubano again!!
+ Another classic
  
  











  



  
GoodFellas (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta

Warner Home Video, 2004

The Best Mob Movie Made - Ever!

+ Best gangster movie of all-time never looked better.
+ GoodFellas DVD
+ One of the best mobster movies
+ What a difference
  
  











  



  
True Romance - Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette

Warner Home Video, 2002

WOW!

+ "Today Ain't White Boy Day Is It?"
+ the best movie ever
+ "You are so Cool!!"
+ What we have here is drugs, the mob, comic books and pimps
  
  











  



  
Collateral (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx

Dreamworks Video, 2004

Best Tom Cruise movie ever

+ Opposing Forces Collide on the Streets of L.A.
+ Good
+ Good
+ It remains superficial gray rather than noir
  
  











  



  
Snatch (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition)
Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina

Sony Pictures, 2006

Bargain price

+ Terrific
+ A movie that has it all
+ Snatch--an American perspective
+ Snatch
  
  











  



  
John Woo Collection DVD 2-Pack: The Killer/ Hard Boiled
John Woo

Fox Lorber, 2000

Hard Boiled is worth it alone.

+ You are gonna be really hard pressed to find 2 better Hong Kong action movies than this
+ Bullets, bullets and more bullets!!!!
+ Great flicks last forever-special effects age!
+ Two influential action classics
  
  











  



  
Ronin (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Robert DeNiro, Jean Reno

MGM (Video & DVD), 2006

Foreign Copy from UK

+ There are Six Good Reasons to Experience Ronin.
+ If this is the Japanese release, tread carefully.

The price on this is high because it is, in fact, an imported release from the UK. For those who are interested, it is region free and WILL play on US Blu-ray players. MGM has yet to give a date on when this will be released in the US, but apparently that date is pending.
  
  











  



  
Road to Perdition (Widescreen Edition)
Tom Hanks, Tyler Hoechlin

Dreamworks Video, 2003

A very fine, well-made film.

+ Do not overlook
+ Atmospheric Prohibition-era coming-of-age gem
+ Great Movie
  
  











  



  
Miller's Crossing
Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney

20th Century Fox, 2003

Who ever thought a steady calm would chill your bones...

+ Strong period piece
+ Runnin things. It ain't all gravy.
+ Excellent!
  
  











  



  
Leon - The Professional (Deluxe Edition)
Jean Reno, Gary Oldman

Sony Pictures, 2005

Even the US version is "professional"--

+ 3 1/2 stars - Good but Overated
+ leon-the professional (uncut)
+ My husband loved it!
+ Leon:Still great after all these years
  
  











  



  
Point Blank
Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson

Warner Home Video, 2005

The Lonely Business of Revenge Is Ripe for Exploitation.

+ Relentlessly deadpan...and I'd buy a ticket to see the Mel Brooks version. Still, not bad
+ This icy cold revenge thriller creates a world all its own
+ A great Lee Marvin Movie....but....
  
  











  



  
The Untouchables (Special Collector's Edition)
Kevin Costner, Sean Connery

Paramount, 2004

Still Untouchable

+ An absurd battle that should never have started
+ A Bloody Prohibition Era Mob Drama by DePalma. I'll Drink to That!
+ Great then, and even better now on Blu-ray
  
  











  



  
Magnum Force
Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook

Warner Home Video, 2001

Good Movie But No Leading Actress

+ "Man's got to know his limitations."
+ It's the Colt Python .357 magnums vs. the Smith and Wesson Model 29 .44 magnum
+ THE MOST UNDERRATED DIRY HARRY FILM
  
  











  



  
Heist
Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito

Warner Home Video, 2002

Got it figured out?? Think again!!

+ Brilliant. Ignore the detractors. They don't get it.
+ Very good con fidence movie.
+ A good one..
  
  











  



  
Reservoir Dogs - (Mr. Brown) 10th Anniversary Special Limited Edition
Kirk Baltz, Lawrence Bender

Live / Artisan, 2002

Dogs In Blu

+ I'd go over twelve percent for that
+ I have a surprise in the trunk of my car. I think you're gonna like it!
+ A Non-Linear, Dialogue Driven Film That Appeals to Any and All Tastes
  
  











  



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