Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on May 25th, 2003
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Gary Cooper, unusually cast as an atomic scientist, is sent to Europe by the OSS to rescuescientists being forced to cooperate with the Nazi atom bomb project. During his mission, hehooks up with the Italian resistance, falling in love with the feisty Lilli Palmer. Though Langoriginally shot his 1946 thriller with more emphasis on the dangers of atomic power, WarnerBros. re-edited the flick, and most of that theme is now lost, reducing the nuclear angle to a mereHitchcockian McGuff...n: a device to get the chase rolling, and nothing more. The middle sectionof the film is too leisurely for its own good too. On the other hand, there are some verystriking sequences as well (such as the sudden execution of one of the scientists), and thesemoments are worthy of the master.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on May 6th, 2003
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on May 6th, 2003
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on May 2nd, 2003
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 25th, 2003
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Chow Yun-Fat is Godfrey (not “Jeff” as the case has him, though “Godfrey” is, to NorthAmerican ears, an odd name for an action hero), tough-as-nails leader of a group of friends inThailand. Godfrey’s weak cousin gets them involved in a heist masterminded by the Judge(Simon Yam), who leads a gang as flamboyant as they are nuts. Godfrey is betrayed and left fordead, but comes back a year later for revenge. Directed by Ringo Lam, Full Contact doesn’tachieve the heights of John Woo’s b...st work, lacking the impossible-to-top action blow-out ofHard-Boiled or the utter delirium of Bullet in the Head. There are, however, plenty of nifty set-pieces, especially towards the end.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on April 21st, 2003
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on April 15th, 2003
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on February 28th, 2003
posted by Marc Atonna
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on February 28th, 2003
posted by Marc Atonna
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on February 23rd, 2003
Like most folks, I grew up on the Charlie Brown TV specials. What kid hasn’t looked forward to seeing “The Great Pumpkin”? Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown was made more recently then the more notable Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Halloween episodes. The whole Peanuts gang is there and so is most of the charm. The idea just isn’t as compelling; it comes off rather forced. Still, it’s always fun to visit the world of Charles Schultz.
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