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House of Games - Criterion Collection
Joe Mantegna, Lindsay Crouse
Criterion, 2007
The Criterion Collection release is widescreen and has an excellent commentary by Mamet and Ricky Jay
+ Co-wrote by Dr. Katz...
SPOILERS AHEAD: Dr. Margaret Ford is such a good mark because she's such a bad girl. Dr. Ford is a con artist. She is a devious woman. She is aroused by the art of the con. She wants to be a thief herself. At the end of the film we learn--when she exacts her revenge--that she is in fact more ...
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The Spanish Prisoner
Campbell Scott, Steve Martin
Sony Pictures, 1998
trust no one
+ Homage to Hitchcock
If you enjoy movies about bone-deep lies and deception, where you do not know until the very end what really happened (and even then you have some lingering doubts), then you will love this movie. The acting is top-notch and the writing terrific: every line of dialogue is significant, but, of ...
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Double Indemnity (Universal Legacy Series)
Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck
Universal Studios, 2006
Back when substance was more important than special effects...
+ The best
+ One of the best
+ One of the best film noir movies ever made
+ Great Performances by Stanwyck and Robinson
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L.A. Confidential
Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe
Warner Home Video, 1998
"I admire you as a policeman - particularly your adherence to violence as a necessary adjunct to the job. "
+ Excellent, acting was top drawer.
+ They dont make movies like this anymore!
+ The Best Film of the 1997
+ Movie: 4.5/5 Picture Quality: 4.25/5 Sound Quality: 4/5 Extras: 3.5/5
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The Edge
Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin
20th Century Fox, 2002
Struggle for life
+ Egde of your seat!
+ Movie-The Edge
+ first rate
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Where Eagles Dare
Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood
Warner Home Video, 2005
Where Eagles Dare
+ Where Eagles Dare
+ High Octane Adventure
A great and often forgotten about WW II movie from the 60's that stars Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood. The plot involves a team of Allied special ops forces attempting to infiltrate a German fortress deep in the Alps to rescue a captured American general. Where Eagles Dare is full of plot ...
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Chinatown
Richard Bakalyan, Faye Dunaway
Paramount, 1999
A crime noir has never looked this good...
+ CHINATOWN a masterwork
+ "How to Stop a 'Nosebleed'"
+ Very Good, but not Great
+ Great, although painful, movie
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The Big Kahuna
Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito
Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment, 2003
One of the most underrated movies of all time; a true masterpiece!
+ The Big Kahuna
+ Perfect casting!
+ One of the best movies ever made!
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The Razor's Edge
Bill Murray, Theresa Russell
Sony Pictures, 2002
Very thoughtful movie
+ "For The Privilege Of Being Alive" ~ No Regrets, No Rewards On The Road To Enlightenment
+ A Tale of Two Bills.
+ Razor's Edge is a cut above !
+ Overlooked & Underrated
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The Man Who Would Be King
Sean Connery, Michael Caine
Warner Home Video, 1997
Confuse 'em All
+ There Is A God
+ Alexander, Masons and John Huston
+ English Humor at its Finest.
+ What great fun!
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The Big Sleep
Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall
Warner Home Video, 2006
Bogart at his best
+ Bogie & Bacall
+ A Bogart Masterpiece
+ Best Ever
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Bad Day at Black Rock
Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan
Warner Home Video, 2005
I'm lookin for man named Komoko
+ Tense and Intelligent...
+ Bad Day at Black Rock
The film starts with a hauting music and ends with a man stepping off a train in a small town.His mission to hand a over a war medal to a father who is japanese for the gallantly death of his son in the war.This classic film which turns into a first grade thriller is awesome.This word should be ...
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The Usual Suspects (Special Editon)
Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne
MGM (Video & DVD), 2002
One surprise after another. I could never guess what's happening next, especially the ending. No wonder it got 2 Ocars in 1996
+ The American thriller of the nineties
+ Things aren't always what they seem
It contains one surprise after another. I could never guess what's happening next, especially the ending.
If you like a different story with unexpected turns. This is a MUST-SEE.
The ony trouble is after you watch it once, the second time is not as suspenseful more because you already know ...
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The Maltese Falcon Three-Disc Special Edition (1941 & 1931 versions / Satan Met a Lady)
Bette Davis, Warren William
Warner Home Video, 2006
The Maltese Falcon ( 3-disc set)
+ Movie mastery throughout
+ Maltese Falcon three disc special
+ The original 1931 version is really good, too!
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Blade Runner - The Director's Cut (Remastered Limited Edition)
Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer
Warner Home Video, 2006
BLADE RUNNER-Excellent Science Fiction Film
+ Great movie, but unbox version is Decker narrating version...
+ The definition of humanity.
Blade Runner was a five star movie that had an exceptionally good plot. It also featured astounding special effects which were amazing to see on the big screen. Much of this work was done with large scale models and fog machines that really helped to establish the atmosphere and feel of the film ...
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