Revolver (1973) (Ws)

Starring:Oliver Reed, Fabio Testi, Paola Pitagora, Agostina Belli, FrÃ©dÃ©ric de Pasquale, Marc Mazza, Reinhard Kolldehoff, Bernard Giraudeau, Peter Berling, Gunnar Warner, Daniel Beretta, Calisto Calisti, Steffen Zacharias, Michel Bardinet, Sal Borgese, Giovanni Pallavicino, Giacomo De Michelis, Amato Garbini, Carla Mancini, Orazio Stracuzzi
Director: Sergio Sollima
Studio: Blue Underground
Product Type: DVD

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Kidnappers have snatched the wife of violent prison warden Oliver Reed and demand the release of inmate Fabio Testi as ransom. But when the warden allows his prisoner to escape, the two become trapped in a deadly conspiracy that reaches from the halls of government to the bullet-riddled city streets. Can an obsessed lawman and an escaped convict survive the forces of corruption as well as each other, or does the ultimate law of society belong to the revolver? Released in America as "Blood in the Streets" (with the immortal tagline "Makes 'Death Wish' look like wishful thinking!"), this suspenseful crime thriller was co-written and directed by the legendary Sergio Sollima (Violent City, Run Man Run) and features a pounding score by maestro Ennio Morricone.

Revolver (2005) (Region 2)
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Different

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Revolver (2005) (Region 2)

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Commentary

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Gambler and conman Jake Green (Jason Statham) always ran with a bad crowd and it cost him seven years of his life when he took the rap for mean Dorothy Macha (Ray Liotta) and wound up in jail. After his release, Jake becomes unbeatable at the tables using a formula for the ultimate con that he learned from two mysterious fellow prisoners. Now he is ready to take his revenge. Macha is plotting to eliminate his ruthless rival, Lord John, and has staked his credibility on a huge drug deal with the all-powerful Sam Gold. Jake visits Macha at his casino and humiliates him publicly in a game of chance. Macha fearing more of the same medicine sends his goons to "take care of" Jake. His life is saved by enigmatic Zach (Vincent Pastore) who, with his equally inscrutable partner Avi (André Benjamin), offers Jake protection. Against his better judgment, Jake accepts. He soon finds himself playing the very last game he wants to be playing, and there is danger at every turn. But the biggest danger of all comes from a totally unexpected source.

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Different.......2007-05-23

If you're looking for another classic Guy Ritchie movie packed with laughs and crazy deaths than you're probably going to be dissapointed by this film. It's a more mature move by Ritchie and goes in a completely different direction than any movie I've ever seen. It was however, still a flop in the U.K. largely, I think, due to the confusion created at the end. Also Ray Liota doesn't seem to really be acting until about 15 minutes into the movie. Granted he performs marvelously after that, it just takes some getting used to and is a bit annoying when watching. You should deffinitely watch this movie, but try to keep an open mind, and pay close attention. I own it and love it, but I have to put it in my PS2 to watch it

Do not miss this one........2007-04-30

Excellent. Ray Liotta at it's best, and Statham in one of the most profound characters he's ever played. I did enjoy this movie. Recommended.

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A misfire
Ollie goes over the top
Solid!
A nice change of pace

Revolver
Starring: Oliver Reed , Fabio Testi , Paola Pitagora , Agostina Belli , and Frédéric de Pasquale
Director: Sergio Sollima
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Release Date: 2004-02-24

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A misfire.......2006-12-12

Revolver aka Blood in the Streets aka In the Name of Love[/i] is a disappointingly bland and overlong Sergio Sollima cop thriller with a miscast Oliver Reed complete with bad American accent (despite playing an Italian prison warden!) and Fabio Testi only marginally less wooden and ineffectual than usual caught up in a political assassination and kidnapping. Nothing out of the ordinary with some absurd plotting (a politician faced with death threats walking casually through the Place Vendome just so he can get killed, a ludicrous jailbreak from a prison with only rotten wood over the shower windows), the last reel is fairly good when the politics briefly kicks in and the movie refuses to go for the soft and easy ending, but it's outstayed its welcome by then.

A decent extras package includes a featurette with Testi and Sollima plus trailer and stills gallery, although the 1.85:1 transfer is grainy in places.

Ollie goes over the top.......2004-12-21

Sergio Sollima's 1975 crime thriller "Revolver," also known by its U.S. title "Blood in the Streets," stars the immensely watchable Oliver Reed and Italian low budget film veteran Fabio Testi. "Revolver" is an entry in the somewhat obscure Italian crime drama genre. Just as many Italian directors--including the likes of Lucio Fulci and Umberto Lenzi--threw their hats into the cannibal and zombie genres, they jumped equally fast at the opportunity to make a movie about cops on the edge moving in a corrupt world filled with conspiracies, car chases and crashes, and bloody shootouts. Fulci's "Contraband," in some respects, falls under this rubric. Lenzi made a bunch of these potboilers, including "Violent Protection" and "Tough Cop," among others. I can't wait to see more of these films, but it appears the DVD revolution has been slow to recognize these low budget epics. It's surprising in a way that most of the gore drenched Italian flicks receive special edition treatment from companies like Anchor Bay and Blue Underground while these gritty urban thrillers lie dissolving in a vault somewhere. Until the day I see a boxed set of these movies sitting on a store shelf, I shall have to watch the few I can get my hands on. And that translates into Sollima's "Revolver."

It's a good movie albeit slightly confusing as the action progresses. Sollima starts us out with the assassination of a high-level oil executive and a seemingly unrelated bank robbery that results in the death of Milo Ruiz's (Fabio Testi) partner. Ruiz heads off to prison for his crimes, a prison run by none other than Vito Cipriani (Oliver Reed), a no nonsense, profane former cop who is an even tougher warden. We learn what a tough guy Vito is when an inmate threatens to kill himself with a knife. While the prison staff cowers in fear outside the room, Cipriani wraps his coat around his arm and strolls right in to confront the criminal. Sadly, he talks the guy out of the knife without beating him to a bloody pulp. Vito's home life is a bit less tempestuous thanks to the calming influence of his pretty young wife Anna (Agostina Belli). But wouldn't you know it? The movie is just starting when someone phones Vito and announces that he kidnapped Anna. If Cipriani wants his wife back, he has to release Milo Ruiz from jail with no questions asked. This Vito does in a rather convoluted way, but he's right outside the prison in his car when Ruiz comes bouncing down the street. The warden essentially kidnaps his charge, figuring that he'll find out where his wife is if he keeps Milo in sight.

The two don't like each other at first. Cipriani doesn't believe Ruiz when he says he has no idea why someone would stage a kidnapping to spring lowly old him from the stir. Milo disapproves of Vito's foul language and tendency to mete out a beating whenever he feels like it, usually to Milo. But something happens as the facts behind Anna Cipriani's abduction come to the fore: Milo Ruiz begins to admire Vito's determination to find his wife, and he soon pledges to do whatever is necessary to track down the men responsible. What follows are several dangerous situations, including a daring attempt to cross the border into France, a shootout in the street that leaves several people dead, and the duplicity of Ruiz's musician friend Al Niko (Daniel Beretta). As Milo and Vito come closer and closer to the men responsible for taking Anna away, the plot becomes even more byzantine. We learn about some huge government conspiracy linking the assassination of the oil minister and Ruiz's robbery, and we also learn that these guys will stop at nothing to protect their interests. They eventually present Vito Cipriani with a painful ultimatum that will free his wife if he performs an assassination of his own. The warden's final choice is a real surprise and definitely something different than what we usually see in a Hollywood film.

One thing I disliked about "Revolver" was the convoluted plot. Every ten minutes or so I kept having to ask myself exactly what was going on. The whole story seemed unnecessarily complex considering how easy it would have been for the conspirators to simply knock off Milo Ruiz in his jail cell. All we hear about in the latter part of the film is how powerful and wide ranging this cabal is, how governments and police agencies are members, yet we should believe that they can't pay a lowly inmate to hit someone? A further problem with the film involves the bloodlessness of the whole affair. A couple of quick shootouts and some beatings are always fun, but why the filmmakers stopped at a couple when they could have put in a dozen or more is beyond me. Fortunately, both lead actors do a good job with their roles. Especially Reed, who stomps through each scene like an angry 400-pound gorilla. He pummels people, he threatens people, and he swears at people every chance he gets. Throw in an interesting prog rock score by Ennio Morricone, and "Revolver" is a nice way to spend a couple of hours.

Supplements on the disc include two trailers for the film, radio spots, an easter egg, stills, cast biographies, and two interviews with Sollima and Testi. Both director and actor spend an inordinate amount of time describing the interesting experience of working with Oliver Reed, an actor known for his rages and his alcoholism. Testi claims that Reed once ate broken light bulbs during a drunken binge, and Sollima claims he shot all of the actor's scenes in the morning before drink turned him into a raging bully. Give "Revolver" a shot if anything above sounds remotely interesting to you.

Solid!.......2003-02-05

Oliver Reed is very good - even if he doesn't dub his own voice here. (Still waiting for an uncut, widescreen US release of 'The Devils'.) Fabio Testi also holds his own, if you can overlook the voice actor's mediocre performance. (If Jeremy Irons were a pretty-boy matinee idol he'd look just like Fabio Testi. Check him out in 'What Have You Done to Solange?' - an EXCELLENT giallo.)The Morricone score is wonderful as always, and the cinematography is great. Some may not be able to get past certain elements that come with the territory with these Italian ones. (The dubbing, for instance.) Too bad for them. These movies are actually cinematic - while Hollywood movies have become big TV. There are no jarring elements or rough edges - no risk, nothing new, nothing of real interest. That's why I stopped going. Or maybe I'm just getting old. I like the atmospherics, the stylish grace notes and the willingness to risk offence - the charming moments of (probably) unintentional humor that one encounters don't shut me down for the movie. And in Italian cinema the adherence to a formula is often liberating in the particulars. "Suspiria", for example, had a plot that could have been written by a six year old - ... For all the familiar genre moves - that movie doesn't look like any other movie ever.

This is a well-paced, character driven actioner with an extra dimension of humanity that one might not expect - credit director Sergio Sollima for that. In most current American action movies the hero is pretty much invincible, and if anyone dies the movie barely notices - not that you'd care, anyway. This leaves endless scenes of explosions - servicably photographed from multiple angles so they will cut with the hyper-MTV editing that is supposed to trick the audience into thinking that something is actually going on on the screen. Its like watching an oversized video game that you're not allowed to play yourself. I'd fall asleep if these things weren't so noisy.

'Revolver' seems to take place in a different universe. People don't just disappear the moment they die, as if they never existed. They may be given an elgaic send-off or haunt the movie later with the reprecussions of their passing. In one scene a bleeding bystander, who really means nothing to the story, begs for help before the main characters and the movie leave him to expire in the street. As cold as that sounds, its not nearly as cold as the grand-scale bloodless Hollywood meyhem that passes for entertainment and doesn't seem to offend anyone. I'm making more out of it than the movie itself does - but entertainment that acknowledges the negative effects that violence has on human life is just about unheard of these days. This made 'Revolver' stand out for me.

That said, this IS just an engaging thriller that fulfills it's modest ambitions and leaves you feeling satisfied. Its not any more believable than others of its ilk, and its not trying to change anyone's life. Its just a movie - but actual movies are rare these days.

A nice change of pace.......2002-12-28

I've never seen a movie quite like Revolver. The best descriptor I can muster is "spaghetti thriller". It's a seventies crime drama with a bit of Dirty Harry, a helping of Reservoir Dogs, a few drops of eau de western, a scoop of melodrama, and a dash of political commentary. Though it oscillates between boredom and epic, Revolver delivers the kind of entertainment that today's movies can only parody. If you buy into the characters, you'll be treated to a satisfying drama. If modern sensibilities prevent that, you can at least enjoy the campier aspects and delight in the commanding score.

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Jerry Miculek is recognized as the fastest and most accurate revolver shooter in the world. His speed and skills are, in one word amazing! Thet've been verified in hundreds of local and national competitions. In this program, he shares with you some of the techniques and secrets he has mastered over the past 25 years to become the shooter he is today. And, you'll see an incredible display of revolver shooting and reloading. This program is truly the Ultimate in Advanced Revolver.

Customer Reviews:

amazing wheel gun guy........2007-03-09

Buy it and after that should be practice and looking your sponsor for support your ammo to practice like him (dry fire does not enough).

Average customer rating:

A misfire
Ollie goes over the top
Solid!
A nice change of pace

Revolver (1973) (Ws)
Starring: Oliver Reed , Fabio Testi , Paola Pitagora , Agostina Belli , and Frédéric de Pasquale
Director: Sergio Sollima
Manufacturer: Blue Underground
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Release Date: 2002-10-01

Description

Kidnappers have snatched the wife of violent prison warden Oliver Reed and demand the release of inmate Fabio Testi as ransom. But when the warden allows his prisoner to escape, the two become trapped in a deadly conspiracy that reaches from the halls of government to the bullet-riddled city streets. Can an obsessed lawman and an escaped convict survive the forces of corruption as well as each other, or does the ultimate law of society belong to the revolver? Released in America as "Blood in the Streets" (with the immortal tagline "Makes 'Death Wish' look like wishful thinking!"), this suspenseful crime thriller was co-written and directed by the legendary Sergio Sollima (Violent City, Run Man Run) and features a pounding score by maestro Ennio Morricone.

Customer Reviews:

A misfire.......2006-12-12

Ollie goes over the top.......2004-12-21

Solid!.......2003-02-05

A nice change of pace.......2002-12-28

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GRAND SLAM: Often imitated but never surpassed, GRAND SLAM is a classic heist thriller in the tradition of RIFIFI, THE SCORE and OCEAN'S ELEVEN, with one of the best twist endings of the 1960s. Hollywood legend Edward G. Robinson, Klaus Kinski (NOSFERATU), Janet Leigh (PSYCHO) and Adolfo Celi (THUNDERBALL) head an international cast in this white-knuckle hit that also features an ultra-swinging score by the legendary Ennio Morricone.

REVOLVER:
Released in America as BLOOD IN THE STREETS (with the immortal tagline: "Makes DEATH WISH look like wishful thinking!"), this suspenseful crime thriller was co-written and directed by the legendary Sergio Sollima (VIOLENT CITY, RUN MAN RUN) and features a pounding score by maestro Ennio Morricone.

Customer Reviews:

One good, one not.......2005-07-21

This Blue Underground two-fer offers one great movie and one not so great, but with the two at the same price as buying either one separately, it's worth picking them both up.

'Grand Slam' is a surprisingly enjoyable caper flick, and much more fun than any film with middle-aged men in tight black trousers and Klaus Kinski in a sailor suit has any right to be. I say surprisingly because anything that turns up on the Blue Underground label generally turns out to be a disappointment, but this globe-trotting diversion about a heist in Rio de Janeiro during the carnival looks great and is a much better piece of disposable entertainment than either the Rat Pack or Soderberg's Oceanic efforts. Ennio Morricone's main title is a particularly blatant ripoff of Burt Bacharach and the Tijuana Brass' 'Casino Royale' with il maestro's own special flavoring, but only adds to the fun. Although the only extras are a photo gallery and trailer, the 2.35:1 transfer is for the most part very good, with excellent vivid color.

'Revolver' aka 'Blood in the Streets' aka 'In the Name of Love' is a disappointingly bland and overlong Sergio Sollima cop thriller with a miscast Oliver Reed complete with bad American accent (despite playing an Italian prison warden!) and Fabio Testi only marginally less wooden and ineffectual than usual caught up in a political assassination and kidnapping. Nothing out of the ordinary with some absurd plotting (a politician faced with death threats walking casually through the Place Vendome just so he can get killed, a ludicrous jailbreak from a prison with only rotten wood over the shower windows), the last reel is fairly good when the politics briefly kicks in and the movie refuses to go for the soft and easy ending, but it's outstayed its welcome by then.

A better extras package, with a featurette with Testi and Sollima plus traler and stills gallery, although the 1.85:1 transfer is grainy in places.

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Playground of Power, Vol. 1

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ASIN: B000BOH92C
Release Date: 2005-11-08

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Live at La Luna
Starring: Legendary Pink Dots
Manufacturer: Soleilmoon Records/Revolver
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ASIN: B0002F6BVA
Release Date: 2004-06-29

Description

Recorded in 1997 near the end of their "Hallway of the Gods" tour of Canada and America, and originally issued in VHS format in 1998, "Live at La Luna" reveals like never before the magical atmosphere of sound and light created by Edward Ka-Spel and his talented crew. Captured by a pair of roving cameramen and a center camera filming from the balcony, the performance is presented as an ever-evolving collage of music and faces, from the keyboards of The Silverman to the saxophone flourishes of Niels van Hoorn, from the rhythm-n-bass section of Ryan Moore (Twilight Circus Dub Sound System) and Edwin von Trippenhof to the inimitable vocals of Edward Ka-Spel.

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Playground of Power, Vol. II
Director: Mark Priola
Manufacturer: Revolver Films
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ASIN: B000EBGF1I
Release Date: 2006-02-28

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Behind The Mask
Starring: Death In June
Manufacturer: Soleilmoon Records/Revolver
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ASIN: B000NIVP62
Release Date: 2003-01-28

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