Bad Cops

Starring:Bad Cops
Studio: Brain Damage Films
Product Type: DVD

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Bad Boys, Whatscha Gonna Do...
Yeah, its the sequel. Wanna make something of it?,
What a classic
Next Gen Lethal Weapon
We Ride Together, We Die Together...Bad Boys 4 Life

Bad Boys II (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Starring: Antoni Corone , Rey Hernandez , Charlie Johnson Jr. , Martin Lawrence , and Jordi Mollà
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ASIN: B0000DKDUR
Release Date: 2003-12-09

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No one goes to a movie directed by Michael Bay for delicacy and grace; you go because Michael Bay (Armageddon, The Rock) knows how to make your bones rattle during a high-speed chase when a car flips over, spins through the air, and smacks another car with a visceral crunch. Bad Boys II fulfills this expectation and then some. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence may be mere puppets amid all this burning rubber and shrieking metal, but they actually provide a human core to the endless cascade of car wrecks and gunfights. Their easy rapport makes their personal problems--a running joke is Lawrence's attempts at anger management--as engaging as the sheer visual hullabaloo of bullets and explosions. The plot is recycled nonsense about drug lords and dead bodies being used to smuggle drugs, but orchestration of violence is symphonic. If that's your thing, then this is for you. --Bret Fetzer

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Bad Boys, Whatscha Gonna Do..........2007-06-15

Great movie! The second in the Bad Boys movies. Will Smith adds the comic relief parts into the movie while Martin Lawrence is the serious guy. Lots of action and excitement.

Yeah, its the sequel. Wanna make something of it?,.......2007-06-13

This movie was by far the best action of that summer it came out. Not quite as good as the first, however, in this second `Bad Boys" the action scenes are just ridiculously sweet. Eight years after the success of the first film, the creative talents responsible have reunited and produced a summer action film that delivers. `Bad Boys 2' not only improves on the action content but it sets new standards for buddy cop movies to aspire.

The film continues the adventures of Miami Narcotics cops Mike Lowrey (Will Smith), and Marcus Bennett (Martin Lawrence), as they battle the bad guys and each other to stop a dangerous drug trafficker named Tapia (Jordia Molla') from flooding the streets with his deadly version of Ecstasy and from smuggling millions of dollars out of the country.

While the plot may seem like any other taken from other films in the genre, `Bad Boys 2' benefits from the great chemistry between Smith and Lawrence and the steady flow of action from director Michael bay who keeps the action flowing but never lets it upstage the characters in the film. The action is nonstop and gripping and there are numerous chases in the film that will not only delight but also raises the bar for future films to follow. One such chase had Mike and Marcus in a high-speed pursuit of the bad guys in a stolen car hauler. The scene was awash in action, energy and humor as the two detectives traded barbs with each other and bullets with the bad guys while dodging a vast array of vehicles that had been dropped from the hauler in an effort to stop the pursuit. The stunt work was amazing and it was a scene of masterful creation that kept the adrenaline flowing and the effects were used to enhance the scene without taking center stage away from the human element. This is but one of three main chase scenes in the film and each one was spectacular as it offered something new to what has often become a tired cliché in action films.

The film also had some great moments of humor and a scene in a video store where a frustrated Marcus bares his soul to Mike unaware that there conversation is not private is hysterical as is the scene where the two harass a young man who has come to take Marcus's daughter on a first date.While the action is hot and constant, it should be noted that it is very violent and there are some scenes that upped the ante on graphic violence it is never gratuitous and often appropriate for the situation that it was presented in.It is a good ride the entire movie and the running time of over 2 hours was fine with me. I was waiting for a good action movie from Bay between that time since his latest movies and been somewhat dismal. After tremendous movies like "The Rock" and "Bad Boys, "I waiting for another one, and this was it. Only thing I missed in Bad Boys 2 was the movie theme from the first one by musician Marc Mancina, however, Trevor Rabin did a good job with the music for the action sequences. All in all, this movie kicked end.

What a classic.......2007-05-15

Wow, do I love this movie. I just need to get part I very soon. I got this one as a gift and then it must have gotten stock to someones finger, because it can't be found. But it is a great show and the quality is great, got it in very good time.

Next Gen Lethal Weapon.......2007-03-09

I loved the first bad boys (1994). This movie kind of puts me in the mind of Lethal Weapon. Some may find that this film has tons more action than story and may find themselves in an unpleasant profanity and explosion overdose. But for myself...I love the way Jerry bruckhiemer puts his teams simple ideas into action. Bad boys 2 in my oppinion has a wonderful story and enough action to when you think it's over...it's not. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are hilarious in this movie. Bad boys 2 is very enjoyable...but it's you're looking for a family film...yeah...this isn't it. This one gets 5 stars from me.

We Ride Together, We Die Together...Bad Boys 4 Life.......2007-02-25

This movie was action from beginning to end. This disc was recently broken and I had to immediately replace it. I was rolling the whole entire time. Martin Lawrence and Will Smith have amazing chemistry and Gabrielle Union doesn't hurt the picture either. I can't wait until Bad Boys 3 come out whenever that happens, I will be sure to have my ticket.

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The fastest 2:45 minute movie that exists
feel the heat
Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino ROCK
The best crime movie ever?
Awesome movie!

Heat (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Starring: Al Pacino , Robert De Niro , Val Kilmer , Jon Voight , and Tom Sizemore
Director: Michael Mann
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ASIN: B0006J28KU
Release Date: 2005-02-22

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Having developed his skill as a master of contemporary crime drama, writer-director Michael Mann displayed every aspect of that mastery in this intelligent, character-driven thriller from 1995, which also marked the first onscreen pairing of Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. The two great actors had played father and son in the separate time periods of The Godfather, Part II, but this was the first film in which the pair appeared together, and although their only scene together is brief, it's the riveting fulcrum of this high-tech cops-and-robbers scenario. De Niro plays a master thief with highly skilled partners (Val Kilmer and Tom Sizemore) whose latest heist draws the attention of Pacino, playing a seasoned Los Angeles detective whose investigation reveals that cop and criminal lead similar lives. Both are so devoted to their professions that their personal lives are a disaster. Pacino's with a wife (Diane Venora) who cheats to avoid the reality of their desolate marriage; De Niro pays the price for a life with no outside connections; and Kilmer's wife (Ashley Judd) has all but given up hope that her husband will quit his criminal career. These are men obsessed, and as De Niro and Pacino know, they'll both do whatever's necessary to bring the other down. Mann's brilliant screenplay explores these personal obsessions and sacrifices with absorbing insight, and the tension mounts with some of the most riveting action sequences ever filmed--most notably a daylight siege that turns downtown Los Angeles into a virtual war zone of automatic gunfire. At nearly three hours, the film qualifies as a kind of intimate epic, certain to leave some viewers impatiently waiting for more action, but it's all part of Mann's compelling strategy. Heat is a true rarity: a crime thriller with equal measures of intense excitement and dramatic depth, giving De Niro and Pacino a prime showcase for their finely matched talents. --Jeff Shannon

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The fastest 2:45 minute movie that exists.......2007-07-05

I've been a Heat fan since I caught it on VHS years ago. I also have found Michael Mann to be a pretty consistently solid director, with a few exceptions. After seeing Miami Vice on DVD, and being blown away by a movie that I had LOW expectations of, I had to revisit Heat. I was not dissapointed.

This movie FLIES by, and at 2:45, thats no small feat. I honestly missed some of the character development the first time, but I caught it and savored it this time. Mann shows all sides of these complex characters in the time he's given, and makes you alternately love and hate the aspects of them, but ultimately UNDERSTAND them. Pacino is who he is. Deniro is who he is. Conventions such as laws and marriage wont change them, and make us appreciate (with some reservation) people who have found such singular purposes.

The thing I find the most gripping about this movie is its authenticity. There is a genuine quality to the dialogue and the actions of the players that really remove the suspension of reality that you often have to have in an action movie. Some say the side stories of the serial killer and Pacino's disfunction at home were unncessary, but I feel there isnt a minute of this movie that should be cut. Like Miami Vice, every scene in some way enriches the experience, and make this one of the best movies I've ever seen. It just took me a few years to realize it.

feel the heat.......2007-06-15

So far I have not been dissapointed by anything directed by Michael Mann. This is an outstanding movie with a complete 5 star cast. Anyone who enjoys gritty, crime dramas and armed robbery should see this movie. Mann shows both sides of the coin(especially in the greatest scene of the movie where Pachino, the cop, has a face to face conversation with De Niro, the crook). A definite must have for movie collectors

Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino ROCK.......2007-06-08

You can't expect anything less than a quality movie with 2 incredible actors such as DeNiro and Pacino. Awesome to see them battle against each other. My favorite part is when they sit down to chat and you'll see why. Long movie, so you better have time to watch it. For as long of a movie as it is, there were some ends left untied. Either way worth the watch.

The best crime movie ever?.......2007-05-29

Theres not much I can add to what has already been said. However if by some miracle you've missed this film over the last 12 years then here is a quick overview of one of the best crime movies ever made.

Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro star as respectively dedicated cop and master criminal. Pacino as Cop Vincent Hanna is so dedicated that he neglects his family and his 3rd marraige is falling apart. DeNiro as Neil McCauley is a man who is prepared to walk away from any relationship in order to maintain his criminal lifestyle. A previous reviewer gave the acting honours to Pacino, which I'd have to disagree with. Lets be clear here both are excellent, and I like both actors, they are amongst the best ever. But for my money DeNiro steals it in perhaps his last great performance. Pacino just overplays his part just a little bit, which allows me to give it to DeNiro - but only just.

The remainder of the cast are excellent and Michael Mann directs with his usual skill. Some of the action sequences in this film are brilliantly done. I recently saw Mission Impossible III, which has some impressive action sequences in it but they aren't in the same league as the ones in this film. Why? Because Heat does not rely on CGI effects and the camerawork is vastly superior. Furthermore action sequences do not need to contain explosions every 30 seconds to make them work!

This is quite a long film at 164mins but you will find that it passes very quickly - always the sigh of a good film.

Awesome movie!.......2007-05-28

DeNiro, and Pacino together in one movie. Enough said. Buy this movie if you like explosions and gunplay.

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A good old movie transfer to HD-DVD - BUY IT.
All in favor say 'die'!
Bad hair day Mel?
THE example of 80's action-buddie-cop-comedies; a "B+"
Lethal Weapon turns 20!

Lethal Weapon (Director's Cut)
Starring: Mel Gibson , Danny Glover , Gary Busey , Mitch Ryan , and Tom Atkins
Director: Richard Donner
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ASIN: B00004RFFY
Release Date: 2000-06-06

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Mel Gibson set aside his art-house credentials to star as a crazy cop paired with a stable one (Danny Glover) in this full-blown 1987 Richard Donner action picture. The most violent film in the series (which includes three sequels), it is also the edgiest and most interesting. After Gibson's character jumps off a building handcuffed to a man, and Gary Busey (as a cold, efficient enforcer) lets his hand get burned without flinching, there is a sense that anything can happen, and it usually does. Donner's strangely messy visual and audio style doesn't make a lot of aesthetic sense, but it stuck with all four movies. The DVD release includes production notes, Dolby sound, theatrical trailer, optional full-screen and widescreen presentations, optional French soundtrack, and optional English, French, and Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh

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With over seven minutes of previously unavailable scenes, the director's cut of Lethal Weapon is a long-overdue present for fans. Riggs' solitary homelife and the tragic loss spurring him in a reckless disregard for his own safety now come into greater focus. We see that recklessness is new scenes underlining the differences between the two cops. Murtaugh, just 50, needs reassurance about his skills at a firing range. Riggs, not caring if he sees another birthday, coolly walks into a schoolyard sniper's field of fire. All the humor and adrenaline that made this original an entertainment milestone are here, too. No scenes have been removed. But new action and new insight are now included. Include yourself in the excitement.

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A good old movie transfer to HD-DVD - BUY IT........2007-05-07

It's a good try and transfer of old movie to HD-DVD good action and interesting topic.

All in favor say 'die'!.......2007-02-27

It may well have appeared fresh and exciting back in 1987 but Lethal Weapon is soaked in so many 80s clichés it's sometimes hard to take it seriously. First of all we have the maverick cop on the edge who doesn't play by the rules but gets results. Second we have him being teamed up with a by-the-book partner. Third...it's all about drugs. There are countless more, from LA setting to the Vietnam vet psycho stuff and even all the way down to the deep voiced trailer guy saying stuff like 'They'll have to work together even if it kills them' and so-forth.

Opening with long travelling shot of LA, complete with an agonizingly 80s credit front, Lethal Weapon begins with the death of a porn actress, high on cocktail of white powders, who thinks she can fly. But what she really gets is a 20-storey descent to the parking lot, the fast way. I first saw Lethal Weapon on TV in about 1990 and this scene had pretty much everything cut from it, the nudity, the drugs, it's amazing people actually made sense of films back then.

Anyways, before I go off on a tangent rant, the dead girl is actually the daughter of a crooked banker involved in heroin smuggling. LAPD Sargeant Roger Murtaugh is his old pal and takes the case, but not before being teamed-up with renegade, suicidal cop Martin Riggs. Together 'They don't make the rules, they break them' and 'They'll have to survive each other first' and 'blah blah blah!' Honestly, the wafer-thin plot of Lethal Weapon has truly perished with time. Bad guys smuggle heroin, cops kill them for it. There are multiple, totally absurd elements such as Riggs being a Vietnam vet despite only being about 30 at the time (meaning he was 19 when the conflict ended), the rolling around with the gun firing a gun blindly but still hitting targets is hard to swallow, the martial arts showdown seems to come out of nowhere and belongs in a different film, kids recognizing tiny Special Forces tattoos from a significant distance and the contrived death of Murtaugh's daughter's never seen boyfriend.

In fact, a LOT of this film is contrived and rather ramshackle. Shane Black IS a great writer but this film is just too underdeveloped. We never get to see the heroin or learn anything about how the villains do business. There's not any decent amount of mystery solving or police procedure and there is absolutely NO reason at all for the film being set at Christmas. There is no festive, yuletide atmosphere or Xmasy themes. Plus, with the film being set in LA, Christmas is all blue skies and sun. It adds nothing at all.

What makes Lethal Weapon watchable however are the characters and the silly banter between them. Riggs and Murtaugh really seem to click with each other as pals and I think it's this that kept the sequels coming rather than the need to tell another macho action story set in LA.

And I do wish that Michael Kamen never used those damn saxophones! The score can frequently be quite jarring and annoying whenever those things start screeching. I have the limited edition score CD, but skip those tracks whenever I stick it on. But since Kamen has died in recent years I will spare him my rant over his misjudged score.

Unwisely regarded as a classic, Lethal Weapon only exhibits how to weave 40 million clichés into a macho action movie. The humor is what I like best, I can leave the rest to stagnate back in the 80s, where it really belongs.

The HD-DVD sports a great 1.78:1 1080p transfer with Dolby Digital+ sound. Extras are limited to a trailer and deleted scenes. Warner should really have issued the Director's Cut on HD. But still, it's a great step-up from the SD DVD.

Bad hair day Mel? .......2007-02-27

I chose this film thinking it would be Mel Gibson when he was still good. Yes, he was good, but I'd seen it many years ago, when I was still at school, and didn't remember. Until I was watching the film and thinking that I'd already seen this before. I had an inkling that I'd already seen it, when the girl jumped off the building (I think I had a moan about why she had to be almost topless the first time round) and then Mel gets out of bed. I definitely remember that scene! Damn.

The thing about watching Lethal Weapon now, is that it's been either spoofed too many times or it's been copied so many times. Almost every 80s cop movie is like this. Good cop, bad cop. Neither wants a partner. Then they realise they can't work without each other. And it spawns some mediocre sequels. In the case of the spoofing, see Loaded Weapon, with Emilio Estevez and Samuel L Jackson.

There was nothing particularly stand out about this film - apart from Mel's hair, which was just awful - I liked the pairing of Mel & Danny, and I liked the albino Gary Busey, playing a bad guy, who doesn't even flinch at his arm getting burnt with a lighter. Ouch. The guy about to commit suicide from the top of the building and then having Mel's character handcuffed to him was the stand out scene for me, not including the opening scene.

The reason I'm only giving this 2 stars (which isn't going to go down to well with some reviewers) is because if I'd seen it when it originally came out, I probably could have given a higher rating. But we've seen it all before these days, and yes, it may have been a brilliant movie then, but not so much for me.

For me, I would like to see another sequel to this. Maybe Mel could grow his hair again? I mean, there is another Indiana Jones on the way, and another Die Hard. Lets revive Lethal Weapon shall we? You're never too old, as Harrison Ford is proving and Mel and Danny are both younger. They could still do it. Couldn't they? Maybe Mel could save his reputation.

Most reviewers consider this a classic, but in my case, it was worthy of a watch, but I don't remember being that impressed by it the first time round. (So much so that I didn't realise I'd already seen it!) If you saw it the first time, relive the happy memories, and watch it on HD, cos it amazing. (Bearing in mind I did see it on VIDEO, so anything is better than that.)

THE example of 80's action-buddie-cop-comedies; a "B+" .......2007-02-19

I don't think I can say very much that hasn't already been said, so I'll try and keep this brief: the "let's not take things too seriously" tone of this movie (helped largely by the musical score and the quick humor that runs throughout) are, for me, what make this movie so watchable - and rewatchable. I've seen the movie dozens of times now and it just doesn't get old. The action itself is perhaps starting to get a little quaint by today's standards, but it's the aforementioned tone and humor of the movie (aided by the perfectly cast Mel Gibson and Danny Glover) that still give it vibrancy and make it so enjoyable. This really is Mel Gibson's defining role in that he can play both the dramatic and comedic parts so well. If movies were defined solely by the number of times I've stopped to watch them while channel surfing, 'Lethal Weapon' would be at the top of my list - it's very entertaining and just a lot of fun.

Lethal Weapon turns 20!.......2007-01-24

LETHAL WEAPON turns 20 this year and in fact,it was one of 1987's highest-grossing films next to DIRTY DANCING,THREE MEN AND A BABY,PLANES TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES,FATAL ATTRACTION and MANNEQUIN. In this Warner Bros. action-packed film,Roger Murtaugh(Danny Glover) is a husband and a father of three who returns to the force after an extended hiatus. He is first seen soaking in his bathtub,then retreats downstairs to the kitchen with his beard shaved down to a moustache. He is far from enthused about his partner-in-crime,Martin Riggs(Mel Gibson). Martin is a mentally disabled individual who is a "lethal weapon". Martin often thinks he's a firearm of some sort. This behavior frequently aggravates Roger. But,they end up making a great team and becoming best buddies. Watch for a special appearance by Gary Busey(The Buddy Holly Story) as the criminal who's wanted. Darlene Love is Roger's wife Trish. Love is a singer as well who had a hit in 1963,(Today I Met)THE BOY I'M GONNA MARRY. Director Richard Donner reteamed with Gibson and Glover for three sequels released respectively in 1989,1992 and 1998.

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great movie
the price of a mans life for what its worth
Valdez is comming
Valdez is Coming - Almost
Bob? Bob who?

Valdez is Coming
Starring: Burt Lancaster , Susan Clark , Frank Silvera , Jon Cypher , and Richard Jordan
Director: Edwin Sherin
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Release Date: 2001-09-04

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There's nothing like the laconic, confident ease of Burt Lancaster in his gray years, even in the unlikely role of an easy-going Mexican. Bob Valdez is a deputy sheriff in an American frontier town bubbling over in racism. Scapegoated by the community for the death of an innocent victim of a trigger- happy posse and crucified, literally, by the sadistic gunrunner (Jon Cypher) responsible for the tragedy, the quiet lawman takes up arms in a bloody campaign that begins with the mantra: "Tell him Valdez is coming."

Adapted from an Elmore Leonard novel, the script is hardly subtle or original and it never makes the gaping chasm between the search for justice and the bloody reign of terror work in any dramatic terms. It's a rather amorphous morality tale without a solid grounding, but it's dutifully violent, charged with righteous anger, and makes good use of the stark landscape (it was shot in Spain, giving it even more of the flavor of a spaghetti Western). It's a bit embarrassing how Hollywood puts the spotlight on racism by casting a white actor to play the wronged minority, but Lancaster creates a wonderful character in Valdez. With gentle eyes and a tired smile behind a face covered in brown Hollywood makeup, he brings sure-footed authority and calm ruthlessness to a mission of justice by a man wronged one too many times. --Sean Axmaker

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great movie.......2007-05-31

IF YOU ARE A BURT LANCASTER FAN THIS IS ONE OF HIS BEST PERFORMANCES IN AN ACTION SHOOT EM UP WESTERN MOVIE HIGLY RECCOMMENDED

the price of a mans life for what its worth.......2007-03-12

A man, Valdez, kills a man in self defense though the man was falsely accused. Guilt, remorse, the only way he can make amends is get some money for the widow from the man he knows to be responsible for this tragedy. Easier said than done, as Valdez is determined to do. Lots of shoot'em up, machismo, bravado, you name it. One of my favorites. Burt Lancaster is "the man" VALDEZ!!

Valdez is comming .......2007-02-23

This has to be one of the top 10 best moives we have seen ! What a plot too . Thanks for asking about it .

Valdez is Coming - Almost.......2007-02-20

Why in the world would they want to cut this magnificent filem. It's on DVD for goodness sakes. I'm sure there is enough room for the whole flick.

A definite tragedy to a GREAT film.

Bob? Bob who?.......2007-01-29

One of the best western movies Lancaster ever made. Bob Valdez is so determined and honorable he even wins over the bad guy, El Segundo !
Frank Tanner(Jon Cypher) should have paid the hundred dollars!
(or went to Nogales! LOL!)

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phoenix in the spotlight 1977 for Guantlet
Ridiculously entertaining
Fun and Entertaining!
eastwood great as always, everything else.....eh
"The Gauntlet" is hardly one of Eastwood's most substantial works...

The Gauntlet
Starring: Carver Barnes , Robert Barrett (II) , Teddy Bear , Mildred Brion , and Michael Cavanaugh
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ASIN: 6305308780
Release Date: 1999-03-30

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Clint Eastwood is a down-and-out cop who is sent on a routine mission to pick up a witness and deliver her to the Phoenix courthouse. Sounds easy until he realizes he's been set up by the man who gave him this simple assignment. The interplay between Eastwood and the witness, a clever prostitute played by the actor's former girlfriend, Sondra Locke, is tough and playful. They obviously had strong chemistry. The story is highly implausible at times, but the action sequences are satisfying. Eastwood directs The Gauntlet very much in the style of his Academy Award-winning Western Unforgiven. Although the body count is surprisingly low for an Eastwood action film, a house, several cars, and a large bus get shot through with more holes than a big wheel of Swiss cheese. For Eastwood fans, this is the laconic hero at his prime. --Richard Natale

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phoenix in the spotlight 1977 for Guantlet .......2007-07-07

well considering I live in Phoenix,az this has a great appeal to it &

the vast majority was filmed in phoenix! used to be with phoenix p.d. &

they contributed a lot to the film when it was made in 1977! the shoot

out with eastwood in the bus has to the best of all time in downtown

phoenix they really riddled that bus with bullets alltogether a great

action movie Tyler,

Ridiculously entertaining.......2007-05-06

A one-time Steve McQueen-Barbra Streisand vehicle until McQueen met Streisand, and subsequently a Clint Eastwood-Streisand vehicle until Eastwood met Streisand, The Gauntlet sees Clint sending up his Dirty Harry image as a none-too-smart washed out drunken cop escorting Sondra Locke's foul-mouthed "nothing witness in a nothing trial" from Las Vegas to Phoenix and finding the Mob and every cop in two States determined to stop them - even the Vegas bookies are taking bets on ever-lengthening odds (70-1) on their not making it. From the days when Clint still made films in broad daylight and could film interiors without turning all the lights out and seen as wildly over the top at the time (even the famed Frank Frazetta poster art, sadly not used on this DVD, offered Clint as a Conan-esque muscular figure in ripped shirt with girl in one hand and gun in the other), now it's almost an exercise in naturalism for the genre. Sure there's more firepower on display that in all of Eastwood's previous films combined (including both Where Eagles Dare and Kelly's Heroes!), with cars, houses and buses shot to pieces with gleeful abandon while helicopters crash into power lines, but somehow Michael Butler and Dennis Shryack's script manages to sell the increasing absurdities in a perfectly conceived audience picture that's designed to entertain and does just that.

There's a nice line in self-deprecating wit that never quite crosses the line into outright stupidity and Eastwood's tight direction keeps the action moving without losing sight of the fact that it's the characters that really need to sell the film. Just as importantly the onscreen relationship between Eastwood and Locke hadn't overstayed its welcome yet as it quickly would over their subsequent films, their initial vicious sparring giving way to genuinely convincing tenderness in the later scenes, giving you a pair you can actually root for. Great fun if you're not expecting gritty realism - like the end credit says, `Law enforcement procedures depicted in this film do not necessarily depict those of any law enforcement agency mentioned herein.' No **** Sherlock.

The 2.35:1 widescreen transfer is acceptable but not always as good as it could be. The only extra is the original theatrical traler, narrated by, of all people, Casey Kassem!

Fun and Entertaining!.......2007-03-09

What can I say if you like Clint Eastwood your going to like this movie. I Have not seen this movie since it played at my local drive-in! What memories!

eastwood great as always, everything else.....eh.......2007-02-09

Being a big Eastwood fan, I bought this unseen and watched it for the first time last night. Eastwood is great, as always, although his cop character in this one displays a little more vulnerability than most of his tough guy roles. Locke's acting is over-the-top and annoying, as always. This is a pretty good action movie, but the ending is ridiculous. After blasting the hell out of this bus, the cops are just going to let Eastwood walk up the steps of city hall with a gun tucked into his waistband? I mean, no one says a word to him. And on top of that, he takes the assistant d.a. hostage and Locke's character shoots the police commissioner dead in front of the entire Phoenix police department, and nobody does a damn thing? Are you kidding? I'm all for suspending a sense of reality when watching action movies, but give me a break. This ain't no academy-award winner. Eastwood is the only thing saving this turkey.

"The Gauntlet" is hardly one of Eastwood's most substantial works..........2006-12-31

The challenge of playing the cop, Ben Shockley, in "The Gauntlet" was that the character was virtually the opposite of Harry Callaghan: he's a loser, a man resigned to doing twenty years in the force and then looking forward to collecting his pension... His car is full of empty whiskey bottles, his life is a shambles, he's never even been given a big case let alone solved one... He is sent from Phoenix to Las Vegas to 'bring back a nothing witness for a nothing trial'.

The 'nothing' witness, Gus Mally, is not the man he expects; in the first place she's a woman, Augusta Mally, secondly she's a hooker, thirdly, despite her non-stop profanities, she's a graduate of Finch College and lastly - and hereby hangs the tale - she's not a 'nothing witness'. The mob who are to be tried will do anything to prevent her testifying...

The dangers inherent in their journey together only slow1y become apparent to Shockley despite the fact that the Vegas police literally raze to the ground the couple's initial hideaway, while they remain inside almost to the last moment...

Within the turbulent situation, Shockley and Mally manage to transform their original dislike for each other and each other's way of life into a love of sorts, in the 'African Queen type tradition.' As the couple begins to understand each other, they realize how their relationship could serve each other... She would no longer need to be a whore... He could regain his self-esteem as a policeman... Shortly before the final showdown Mally telephones her mother to say she has found her man; from then on there is an added imperative that they survive in order to give their love and their relationship a chance to work out...

Sondra Locke achieved the improbably-written transformation from hooker to sociologist convincingly... But in this film, more than ever, Eastwood wasn't trying for any praise or approval from the critics; probably the reverse... The overkill is part of the entertainment' he claimed.' You just have to accept it on an outrageous level.' There were those who didn't...

But these comments only served to inform Eastwood that at least he had been excessive enough to upset some people... It would be awful to think you're being outrageous and to outrage nobody... But Eastwood knew just how far he could take an audience with him... By surviving the unsurvivable, Eastwood proved to himself once more that the mass audience will suspend all sensible disbelief - as they do in the best of the Bond films - providing the action carries them and their fantasies along...

In the context of many of his other films, "The Gauntlet" is hardly one of Eastwood's most substantial works... The appeal of an unlikely love affair between opposites, fertilized by an unceasing barrage of gunfire was undoubted1y considerable... But as a whole, the film tended to operate rather as an exercise in special effects than as any more considered piece of social statement of the kind that gave such strength to "Dirty Harry."

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The Pink Panther Strikes Again
This One is Hilarious
THE BEST PANTHER EVER!!
"Does Your Dog Bite?"
"Hello? ... Yes. There is a beautiful woman in my bed and a dead man in my bath!"

The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Starring: Peter Sellers , Herbert Lom , Lesley-Anne Down , Burt Kwouk , and Colin Blakely
Director: Blake Edwards
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ASIN: B0009S4J3W
Release Date: 2006-01-31

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The fourth Pink Panther film with Peter Sellers and directed by Blake Edwards is easily the most over-the-top, but it's still pretty entertaining. The story finds Clouseau's former boss (Herbert Lom) totally insane after years of enduring the bumbling detective, and sequestered in a castle with a death-ray gun. Clouseau has to stop him from using the weapon on the world, and his efforts to do so make for some choice, Edwards-style slapstick. The quotient of destruction (a Clouseau staple) is higher than average, but there is also real wit--particularly in a final scene where Lom re-creates his most famous role as the monster from the 1962 Phantom of the Opera. --Tom Keogh

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Peter Sellers is "in top form" (Cue) in this zany adventure that finds the accident-prone InspectorClouseau using some of his most outlandish disguises ever. With "ferociously funny karate encounters" (Time) with the enigmatic Cato (Burt Kwouk) and dangerous intrigue with a sexy Russian spy (Lesley-Anne Down), this hysterical comedy will strike your funny bone! Driven over the edge by the maddeningly incompetent Clouseau, former Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) commandeers a doomsday device and threatens to destroy the world. His only demand? Clouseau's death! But thanks to his nemesis' dumb luck, the assassins hired to kill him can't seem to finish the job - although Clouseau may do it himself by tripping over his own two feet!

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The Pink Panther Strikes Again.......2007-07-05

The fourth installment in Edwards's riotous Pink Panther series revolves, like the other spy-movie spoofs, around the ingenious comic talents of Sellers, whose klutzy Clouseau is hilariously straight-faced and pratfall-prone. Lom hams it up as master villain Dreyfuss, while Lesley-Ann Down adds some kittenish sex appeal as a slinky Soviet spook who gives up the chase when she falls for the clueless Frenchman. Wonderfully lunatic sequences--like a slow-motion kung-fu fight--and plenty of silly sight gags will keep you in stitches.

This One is Hilarious.......2007-06-01

I love Peter Sellers and I have three Pink Panther DVDs. The first one, "The Pink Panther," has one hilarious scene at the end which is worth having just for that; the second, "The Pink Panther Returns," is fairly funny; but I found "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" absolutely side-splitting - a must-have in your comedy collection.

THE BEST PANTHER EVER!!.......2006-12-17

Sometimes sequels are inferior to the original but not in this case.

This is the 4th Inspector Clouseau movie (after PINK PANTHER, A SHOT IN THE DARK, THE PINK PANTHER RETURNS) and they had perfected it. The combination of action, the clumsiness of Peter Sellers's character, the music score by Henry Mancini, the fight scenes with Kato, the crazy Inspector Dreyfuss and of course the classic "DOES YOUR DOG BITE?" are all there in the right amount and combination.

Also, the movie is set during the time it was filmed in which was 1976.

If you only own Pink Panther movie ever, this is the one. The previous three movies are funny but IMO drag a bit at times.

The next one after this one (THE REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER) came close to this one but never eclipsed it.

"Does Your Dog Bite?".......2006-11-04

This happens to be my favorite Pink Panther movie so far. I have seen The Pink Panther, A Shot In The Dark, Inspector Clouseau, The Return of the Pink Panther, this one, and The Pink Panther{2006}. This one happens to be the funniest in my opinion. It has a great cast. Peter Sellers as Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau, Herbert Lom as Former Cheif Inspector Dreyfus, Lesley- Anne Down as Olga Bariosova, Colin Blakely as Section Director Alec Drummond, and Burt Kwouk as Cato Fong. Now, I will give you a quote from this movie. Clouseau is at a German Hotel when he sees a dog.
He asks the owner of the hotel, "Does you dog bite?" The owner says "No." Clouseau reaches down to pet the dog. It bites him. Then he says "I thought you said your dog doesn't bite." The owner of the hotel says "That is not my dog." That was my review.
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"Hello? ... Yes. There is a beautiful woman in my bed and a dead man in my bath!".......2006-08-18

Though the film has nothing to do with the Pink Panther diamond, the cartoon panther had become synonymous with the comedy series by this point. Thus the fourth Inspector Clouseau comedy was named THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN. Though it's a little over-the-top at times - particularly during the end - it's one of the very funniest entries in the series, ranking right behind the original THE PINK PANTHER as far as overall quality. The plot involves ex-Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) going completely mad and retreating to a European castle, where he kidnaps a brilliant scientist (Robert Vernon) and his daughter (Briony McRoberts) and creates a ray gun which makes objects invisible. Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers), now promoted to the rank of Chief Inspector, sets out to stop Dreyfus, while being pursued by assassins from governments worldwide who want Clouseau dead after Dreyfus makes a demand: "Give me Clouseau, and we can all sleep happily."

The script, by director Blake Edwards and Frank Waldman (who wrote all the PINK PANTHER films of the 1970s), is a non-stop laugh riot, one hilarious moment after another, brought to life by outrageously funny performances from Peter Sellers and Herbert Lom. Perhaps the funniest moments come during the wonderful animated title sequences, which spoof hits from JAWS to the 1960s BATMAN TV series. Henry Mancini contributes another great score, while Tom Jones contributes the end song, "Come To Me".

THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN is at times brilliant and always outrageously funny. If you're looking to be completely entertained AND laugh your socks off, look no further than this film. This was the final great entry in the PINK PANTHER series; the subsequent film, REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER, proved to be less-than-stellar. It also marked Peter Sellers final appearance in the series, though he was resurrected through stock footage for 1982's TRAIL OF THE PINK PANTHER.

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The Third in The Dirty Harry Era
Moving Targets
A competent action but a noticeable lack of depth and subtlety...
enforcer
Dirty Harry (III) passes the macho test and delivers, but falls short of three other Dirty Harry films by a hair

The Enforcer
Starring: Clint Eastwood , Tyne Daly , Harry Guardino , Bradford Dillman , and John Mitchum
Director: James Fargo
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ASIN: B00005NTNM
Release Date: 2001-11-20

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Trapped by his image in 1976, Clint Eastwood resurrected his Dirty Harry character for a third go-round (out of a total of five) in this potboiler story in which the San Francisco detective takes on a group of revolutionary kids. Tyne Daly costars as a female cop who partners with the reluctant Harry Callahan, and she does very well by a role created merely to underscore and articulate the hero's various virtues. It's a dull package all around, but inside the wrapping are good performances by the two leads. --Tom Keogh

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Harry Callahan grudgingly teams with a female cop during his pursuit of a band of terrorists.

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The Third in The Dirty Harry Era.......2007-02-16

The third picture featuring Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry. Clint Eastwood resumes his role as Police Inspector Harry Callahan; Tyne Daly plays the role of Inspector Kate Moore and Harry Guadino as Lt Al Bressler. Harry gets into one of his usual predicaments when his is relegated to Personnel to help interview patrol officers on the list to make inspector. While filling his duties in personnel he learns that there are eight openings for inspector and three of those eight will be filled by woman. A group of people who call themselves the People's Revolutionary Strike Force (PRSF), led by Bobby Maxwell, are making plans to go on a crime spree all over the city of San Francisco. When Dirty Harry's longtime partner is killed by the PRSF during a major weapons theft, Dirty Harry vows revenge and, surprisingly, is given some support by his superiors. Harry has one problem, he's given a new partner and it's non other then a lady inspector. After the Mayor of San Francisco is taken its up to Harry and his new partner are expecting to find him. All and all I give this movie 8 weasel stars.

Moving Targets.......2007-01-10

As the third entry in the Dirty Harry film series, The Enforcer is probably a little above average in terms of the time spent in watching it. Yet, it is a bit of a misfire (no pun intended) after "Dirty Harry" and "Magnum Force". The character of Harry Callahan returns more to the roots of his original incarnation in the first film, however his presence seems almost wasted here for some unexplained reason. James Fargo, a long-time member of Eastwood's film-family crew, takes over as director in the third installment of the Dirty Harry saga.

The basic premise of the movie involves a group of self-proclaimed revolutionaries who threaten the city by the Bay, so it's up to Harry to enforce the law and bring them to justice. At the business-end of a .44 magnum, of course. The film follows the basic formula of all the other films, as noted below.

The film opens up with a brutal, chilling scene involving a couple of the militants killing two truck delivery men. Shift to Harry and his current partner, Frank DiGiorgio (John Mitchum, a.k.a. brother of actor Robert Mitchum) who has appeared in the previous 2 Dirty Harry films. The robbery/hostage scene is the typical Harry-must-establish-his-credentials-for-the-audience, as in the beginning of every Dirty Harry film. He does so quite effectively here by dispensing with words and creating his own 'mini-Entebbe raid' on the perps and the store (note Joe Spano, a.k.a. Henry Goldblume from "Hill Street Blues" as one of the bad guys).

We next find Callahan moved from Homicide to personnel thanks to Captain McKay (Bradford Dillman), which is not to his liking. Some great dialogue in the personnel board interview scene among all actors involved, and we get introduced to who will obviously become Callahan's new partner, Kate Moore, played by Tyne Daly (sister of actor Tim Daly). The text of Harry's dislike of political correctness, or 'being stylish' as he puts it, still rings very true today. In keeping with the previous films, Harry is given a minority person as a partner: Chico the Hispanic-American in Dirty Harry, Early Smith an African-American in Magnum Force, and now a woman. To being saddled with Moore, Harry utters his tag-line for this film "Marvelous". Not as good as "Do I feel lucky" or "Make my day", or even "A man's got to know his limitations", but it's what we the audience are left with. Thus continues the formula.

The People's Revolutionary Strike Force are striking hard, including steeling weapons like LAWS rockets, automatic rifles, and then fatally stabbing Harry's detective friend Frank DiGiorgio who just happened to be in the area while the warehouse robbery was going down.

The city wants to pin the robbery and threat on black militants, but Harry doesn't buy it. So, when the terrorists kidnap the Mayor, Harry uses every tactic at his disposal to hunt them down.

Throughout the picture, Harry pretty much has disdain for everyone: his superiors, his partner, his informants, the people he questions, the mayor, and even a guy trying to get a free meal at the beginning of the picture. When Big Ed Mustafa (Albert Popwell, who appeared in 4 of the 5 Dirty Harry films as different characters) says, "Man, you really are dirty, aren't you", Harry's answer "The dirtiest" is in some ways an understatement, and in other ways incorrect. He seems more like "Grouchy Harry" throughout the film.

There are some excellent lines sprinkled throughout, like "V.F.W. - very few whites", "Why, that's mighty white of you", and "Your mouthwash ain't makin' it!".

Two very glaring errors in The Enforcer are the absence of Lalo Schifrin as composer of the soundtrack and the building-to-building rooftop chase over San Francisco that not only contains rather odd jazz music for such a violent action picture, but also lasts twice as long on screen as it should have.

The final confrontation on Alcatraz Island is exciting and leads to the inevitable death of Harry's partner, again not unexpected given what has been presented to us in the previous two films.

Although exciting in parts, The Enforcer just seemed to have been rushed into production and finished in order to give movie-goers a Dirty Harry film by Christmas. We are given even less to know about Harry than the previous 2 films, and in some ways he almost seems a caricature of the more despondant, over-worked, not-sure-why-he's-even-doing-this person whom we met in Dirty Harry. Although a decent action picture, some good lines, and of course Clint Eastwood all help it, the final result in many ways, "The Enforcer" still does not rise to any level other than plain old-fashioned popcorn entertainment, and fairly ordinary popcorn at that.

A competent action but a noticeable lack of depth and subtlety..........2006-12-28

Harry Callahan quickly establishes his action-not-words by driving his car through a liquor store window to free the owners, who are being held as hostages... Demoted to the personnel department, he scorns bureaucracy in general and in particular the Mayor's policy of attracting women into the force, but he is saddled with one, Kate Moore (Tyne Daly) as his by now obligatory 'minority' partner...

Insp. Callahan finds black militants are not his enemies but his allies: when 'Big' Ed Mustapha (Albert Popwell), the black leader, is arrested to boost the Mayor's prestige, Harry actually resigns this time and continues his pursuit of the revolutionaries as a loner... His female aide risks her own job to he1p him and eventually they chase a prime suspect through the seamy 'massage parlor' underworld of the city and kill a leading gang member, who has disguised, herself as a nun... And discovering that the Mayor is being held captive on Alcatraz Island, they make for an abandoned fortress for the final shootout...

The film is a step backwards in style and content from the previous two... Harry seems to have reverted to his first incarnation: 'What kind of a department are we running when we're more concerned with the rights of the criminals than of the people we're supposed to be protecting?' and displays unusual brutality in roughing up a man who feigns heart attacks instead of paying his restaurant bills...

Advertised as the 'dirtiest Harry of them all,' it is also the weakest... Without the experience of Siegel or Milius to help him, Eastwood took a gamble on James Fargo, his assistant director on some of his previous films and the result was competent action but a noticeable lack of depth and subtlety...

enforcer.......2006-04-01

IN THE BOOK THE ENFORCER THE MAIN CHARACTER JACK BURRBAGE LIVES IN SOUTH BEND INDIANA HE IS ABOUT 12 HE STARTS HIS CRIMINAL LIFE STEALING HUB CAPS IN THE SOUTH BEND AREA AND SELLING THEM TO AND OLD MAN.

LATER ON IN THE BOOK JACK MARRIES CAROLIN AND THEY ARE HAPPY TILL JACK STARTS TO USE DRUGS AND STARTED HIS NEW JOB AS AN ENFORCER AN ENFORCER IS SIMMALARE TO A MOBB BOSS.
JACK AND CAROLIN HAVE FIGHTS HE BECOMES AN ENFORCER PIMP BANK ROBBER AND A KILLER.
EVERY BODY FEARD HIM EXCEPT FOR THE POLICE WHEN JACK WENT TO JAIL HE HADE A HEROIN ADDICTIION AND THE GAURDS WOULD GIVE HIM FAKE HEROIN TO HELP WITH HIS ADDICTION.

Dirty Harry (III) passes the macho test and delivers, but falls short of three other Dirty Harry films by a hair.......2006-03-28

Dirty Harry Callahan is back for round three
and does better than Sudden Impact, The Rook-
ie, Tightrope and the Gauntlet. Female partner
Tyne Daley takes a bit of time to get used to
but puts out a career best performance! Take
that 'Judging Amy'! Callahan is at his best
in conference room with idiot feminist eval-
uator, who is forcing him to get Woman partner.
Bradford Dillman is a stale as ever and poor
'Fatso' gets offed! Great ending and best photo-
graphy of any Dirty Harry film. Solid effort.

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Wish I still had my Mustang
Sweet film, Good Transfer
Bullitt = Bad
Bullitt (HD DVD)
Wonderful experience.

Bullitt [HD DVD]
Starring: John Aprea , Jacqueline Bisset , Joanna Cassidy , Al Checco , and Norman Fell
Director: Peter Yates
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ASIN: B000MTPAHW
Release Date: 2007-02-27

Description

His new assignment seems routine: protecting a star witness for an important trial. But before the night is out, the witness lies dying and cool, no-nonsense Detective Frank Bullitt (Steve McQueen) won't rest until the shooters and the kingpin pulling their strings are nailed. From opening shot to closing shootout, Bullitt crackles with authenticity: San Francisco locations, crisp dialogue and to-the-letter police, hospital and morgue procedures. An Oscar winner for Best Film Editing (1968), this razor-edged thriller features one of cinema history's most memorable car chases. Buckle up and brace for unbeatable action.

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Wish I still had my Mustang.......2007-06-14

I watched this in the theater when it came out many years ago. I had forgotten much of the story but not the car chase... Glad to have the high def added to my collection.

Sweet film, Good Transfer.......2007-06-01

I've always been a fan of Steve Mcqueen, him and Paul newman when i was growing up. I'm 23 now and i couldnt be happier that they put this film out on HD DVD. Its not the greatest transfer but for it being as old as it is, its pretty freakin sweet man. I also purchased the Getaway too and that was pretty cool stuff as well. Anyway if you love this film and Steve Mcqueen buy this movie on HD.

Bullitt = Bad.......2007-05-16

Not to offend anyone who liked this film, but I simply couldn't find anything inherently good about it. Except for the car chase, but then again, couldn't the two villains have had some sort of dialog! For the entire car chase the two don't utter a word! Unbelievable.

Bad script and wooden acting = bad movie.

The movie came out in '68, one year after I was born and I had always heard great things about the chase scene, but to me this alone doesn't warrant purchasing this film. Sorry.

Should have bought the SD-DVD! I should add that the transfer was pretty good.

Bullitt (HD DVD).......2007-05-07

Being this was my favorite chase scene of all time, the HD version was excellent !

Wonderful experience........2007-03-30

HD gives old movies a new lease of life. A must buy for movie buffs.

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Cobra muerde!
This is where the law stops....and I start !
A Cop above The Law
Eating pizza with scissors. The Cobra style.
Psycho?

Cobra
Starring: Sylvester Stallone , Brigitte Nielsen , Reni Santoni , Andrew Robinson , and Brian Thompson
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ASIN: 6304779607
Release Date: 2004-06-01

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In the opening scene of this thoroughly mindless action flick, a psycho holds a group of terrified hostages in a grocery store, and yells to renegade cop Marion Cobretti (Sylvester Stallone) that he's going to blow the place to kingdom come. "Go ahead," says the cop nicknamed "Cobra," presumably because he's tightly coiled and strikes with deadly force. "I don't shop here." And so it goes with this brutal and for the most part disgusting Stallone showcase, in which Sly's then wife, Brigitte Nielsen, provides bad acting and ample cleavage as a fashion model (what else?) who's the only witness against a crazed cult of serial killers. Cobra likes to kill first and leave the questions to his disgruntled superiors, who call on the maverick lawman when all other options have failed. This movie does have a modest following, and for what it's worth, a few of the action sequences are disjointedly exciting. --Jeff Shannon

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Sylveter Stallone creates another electrifying American hero in the Rocky/Rambo mold: Cobretti the cop, a fearless dispenser of justice out to stop a gang of serial killers. Year: 1986

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Cobra muerde!.......2007-04-11

"Cobra" es una pelicula de acción para el lucimiento de Stallone, como una especie de rambo urbano.Si bien la trama es sencilla, la pelicula avanza a punta de balazos, y en eso cumple bien.Despues de tanta secuelas como "Rocky Balboa", "John Rambo" y...¿ se animará para Cobra 2? Por mientras, ve esta para pasar un buen rato.

This is where the law stops....and I start !.......2006-11-23

Sly, after having single-handedly defeated the Soviet Union in Rocky IV, is back as tough, no-nonsense but relatively ironic LA police officer Marion "Cobra" Cobretti.
Cobra is up against a gang of assassins known as the "New World", whose major activities are axe-clanging, riding motorbikes and killing random victims (apparently an equal opportunity gang, as there are asians and women among the victims).
The initial supermarket scene is memorable, as we learn that Cobra prefers to "put away psychos" (read: shoot multiple times) rather than dealing with them.
More importantly, as the gang sets its sights on hapless Nielsen (a fashion model), Cobra turns into a lean killing machine that despises sociological analysis of crime ie "tell it to the judge...we put them away and they let them out".
Compared to Cobra, even Bush could pass as rabidly left-wing.
In the end he is able to single handedly kill all gang members and even get the girl as a bonus.
Overall a low body count, compensated by an intense performance by Sly, some interesting weapons, memorable lines (see review title, plus Cobra's views on society and justice) and an unforgettable ending among California's orange orchards.
An interesting addition to a DVD collection, especially indicated for Sly connoisseurs.

A Cop above The Law.......2006-11-10

Sly is the ultimate cop in this movie. He goes above and beyond his call of duty to protect the innocent. Even when his superiors tell him to chill out and how they want the job done. He ignores them and does things his way. And thats the only way. Especially when it comes to dealing with low life criminals.

Eating pizza with scissors. The Cobra style. .......2006-06-13

This movie is so bad that you have to love it, from the opening scene in the super market, to the motorcycle/car chase at the end of the movie. This movie has got it all. Sly is the archetype of a stale, tough on the outside, warm on the inside hero. The one liners are sick. For instance when the super market is threatened to be blown to pieces Sly says, "Go ahead, I don't shop here."

As for Brigitte Nielsen, what a wonderful little (or tall) actress she is. I especially like the part in the parking garage, where she is fighting for her life. I found it all so believable. I really think she should have gotten an Oscar in 1986 for this movie. Why not? Judi Dench received an academy award for Shakespeare in Love and she was only in it for five minutes. Here we have eighty-seven minutes of sheer genius.

Last but not least, I love the Bounty Hunter from the X-Files as the lead villain. What a wonderful job he did, because he had to really work outside his acting realm to be in this film. I also loved the Bounty Hunter's minions, all very upset blue-collar workers who wanted to be loved. So they joined a serial killer cult!! I love this movie! I love the Zombie Squad! I love the 80's music in this movie! Why can't Cobra just come over my house and have some Famous Amos cookies with me?!

Psycho?.......2006-06-07

A "get what you pay for" Dirty Harry clone in which Sly tosses out a few too many tough guy one-liners, basically. Perhaps I'm over-analyzing the thing, but watch closely as buttoned-down Andrew Robinson, best known for his "Scorpio" serial sniper in Clint's original vigilante cop hit referenced above, has a moment when, after being accosted by Sly's Cobretti, snarls, "HE'S the psycho!!" A clever intentional line? who knows? lol

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Norris' Best Film
Chuck's best flick
"They Call You 'Stainless Steel' On The Street."
chuck at his butt-kicking best
While the justice delays, someone has to make the dirty job!

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Release Date: 2000-11-21

Description

From the director of The Fugitive comes a riveting, turbo-charged crime thriller starring international action star Chuck Norris ("Walker, Texas Ranger"). Exploding with heart-stopping chases and lethal martial arts confrontations, it's a "daring" (Washington Post) and "suspenseful" (Boxoffice) adventure that pits an honest cop against two vicious crime lordsand his own department. Eddie Cusack (Norris) is a Chicago detective who plays by his own rulesa dangerous habit, especially when he breaks the force's "code of silence" to blow the lid off a deadly police cover-up. Now an outcast, he receives little help from his embittered fellow officers when he's hurled into a blistering battle against rival drug kingpins. But Cusack is a one-man army, waging war on the criminals with his razor-sharp wits, lighting-fast karate moves and a special surprise: "Prowler," a remote-controlled, rocket-equipped tank!

Customer Reviews:

Norris' Best Film.......2006-11-19

Code of Silence is by far Chuck Norris' best film. Not only is it great by the standards of his martial arts action films, but is actually a cut above many action pictures.

Norris plays a Chicago cop who finds himself caught between a turf war between the Mafia and a Colombian drug cartel. His standing on the force suffers at the same time because he testifies against two cops who are involved in a bad shooting. The Code of Silence ends up being double-pronged - one side being the Mafia's Code of Silence, and the other being the police force's Code of Silence against bad behavior by their own.

Directed by Andrew Davis, who also directed Above The Law, Under Siege and The Fugitive, Code of Silence has great action sequences and a great villain in Henry Silva. This is Norris' finest film. Nothing he has done before or since has been anywhere near as good.

Chuck's best flick.......2006-10-04

This is Chuck Norris at his best...Being a B-level action hero(after such A-level icons as Charles Bronson Clint Eastwood,and Slyvester Stallone)most of the Norris output was commonplace,with Karate and Kung-Fu taking up a lot of the on-screen action