Gang of Four

Starring:Bulle Ogier, BenoÃ®t RÃ©gent, Fejria Deliba, Laurence CÃ´te, Bernadette Giraud, InÃªs de Medeiros, Nathalie Richard, Pascale Salkin, Dominique Rousseau, AgnÃ¨s Sourdillion, Irina Dalle, Caroline Gasser, IrÃ¨ne Jacob, Florence Lannuzel, FranÃ§oise Muxel, Karine Bayard, Marucha Bo, Jean Le Scouarnec, Albert Dupontel, Michel Vuillermoz
Director: Jacques Rivette
Studio: Image Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

Customer Reviews:

It's a piece of garbage.......2005-07-14

The good reviews about this movie are written by hacks who will make money if you buy it. Don't. It's a piece of garbage.

"That's one less member of the scum race.".......2005-05-09

Set in the prohibition era, this movie walks a narrow and sometimes uncomfortable line between comedy and drama. It claims to be a satire, and if viewed as such, it is a total failure, for I found very little to laugh at (with a few exceptions). But the exceptional cast, violence, and pretty women (especially the hottie Carol Lynley!) earn the movie a four-star rating. Needless to say, if the director had chosen to make the movie 100% drama, it would've been far more effective and entertaining.

Jack Palance stars as Vic Morono, a well-known gangster who owns a nightclub and enjoys being the center of attention. His main rival, Chico, is also a mob boss who owns a nightclub, and as the movie progresses, so does the violence as these two powerful and ruthless gangsters try to eliminate each other. Sexy Carol Lynley plays Wendy, who is Vic Morono's girlfriend but is drawn to a reporter who is also a close friend of Vic's. Eventually, there's a final battle between the opposing mobs in which few survive, but Carol and the reporter may still be in danger once Vic discovers what's going on behind his back.

Pretty "dames" and plenty of shootouts make up for the strained attempts at comedy, and Palance commands attention as usual with another great gangster role (which reminds me of his earlier film noir roles of the 50's). The movie is rated "R" but is rather tame, with no nudity, and only brief language which would earn it a PG-13 rating nowadays, at most. The dvd has a fair image and sound quality but I do wish a better-restored version will become available in the future. Overall, definitely worth watching if you're a big fan of the gangster genre.

Comedy!.......2004-10-07

Nice to see this old classic for sale on dvd! New remaster is recommended. A genuine action comedy about the the 1930s nightclub/mob life during prohibition.

Bang! Bang! Don't bother!.......2003-07-22

Steely Palance and luscious Lynley are wasted in this shoot 'em up "spoof" of gangster flicks.

Average customer rating:

The Four Deuces
Starring: Warren Berlinger , H.B. Haggerty , Johnny Haymer , Martin Kove , and Carol Lynley
Director: Jr. William H. Bushnell
Manufacturer: Genius Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0006H31YO
Release Date: 2004-01-01

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Four Deuces
Starring: Jack Palance; Carol Lynley; Warren Berlinger; Adam Roarke; E.J. Peaker; Gianni Russo
Director: William H. Bushnell Jr.
Manufacturer: Reel Enterprises
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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