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Excellent casting and a great script!

Advantages: Strong cast, good atmospheres and themes.
Disadvantages: Unrealistic.

...commentary on the urban lifestyle, Falling Down stars Michael Douglas as the disgruntled antihero William Foster, who can no longer cope with society and begins to take matters into his own hands. Stuck in a traffic jam on a hot day in LA, the protagonist (Douglas) steps out of his car, declaring to the irate drivers behind; "I'm going home!" He then embarks on a journey to visit his estranged wife and young daughter who is celebrating her birthday. ...
...William. Much of Falling Down's merit comes from the way in which it begins to give the viewer the impression that the film will be light-hearted, by William's almost comical appearance at the beginning of the film, wearing a short-sleeved tucked-in white shirt and tie, while smashing up a convenience store with a baseball bat. The film becomes increasingly deep, as Douglas becomes something of a bad guy, much to his own horror. This party of the ...

Mutalisk 23.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Falling Down (DVD)

Racing for more than the win

Advantages: Good storyline, good acting, some good race scenes
Disadvantages: Dated

When Colt Trickle asks for a drive in a stock car he shocks business man Tim Daland and the team car builder Harry Hogge as he has never driven one before, he has only ever watched it on the TV. He does an amazing lap which beats all of the previous racers times. Colt is given the opportunity of joining the racing team with Harry building him his own car. Colt starts his racing career with a spectacular win and soon he is ranking high amongst the ...
...and Rowdy soon find they have to compete with each other on the track to get the win but this leads to disastrous consequences as there is a massive crash and both Colt and Rowdy are left fighting for their lives. Both do recover but Colt is having trouble getting back on form. Will Colt be able to regain his confidence and nerve to allow him to go on and win the one race he dreams of, the Winston Cup at the Daytona 500 and just how far will the ...

sewbizzie 11.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Days Of Thunder (DVD)

A thoughtful look at the end of the world

Advantages: Concentrates more on plot then special effects
Disadvantages: A little meandering at times

...if a little silly Armageddon. Deep Impact, although a disaster movie, is different to these two films by concentrating more on the relationships between different characters then on the disaster itself. Directed by Mimi Leder, what I liked best about Deep Impact is the way it engages with its key characters so that we actually care about what happens to them, in comparison to something like The Day After Tomorrow where the characterisation is pretty ...
...disaster films such as Armageddon, Deep Impact is for me a better film because it takes a thoughtful look at the possibility of mass extinction rather then rushing straight in with special effects. Armageddon is an action film through and through, whereas Deep Impact is much deeper then that, looking at the human emotions and relationships which come together in the face of disaster. There are three main storylines which the film concerns itself ...

bigmike33 23.10.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Deep Impact (DVD)

BULLITT STEVE MCQUEEN DVD (1968)

Advantages: THE VERY BEST CAR CHASE SEEN ON EARTH
Disadvantages: THE GREEN BEETLE

Bullitt is the film, the Mustang for me is the show, when you talk about Car Chase's theres only one that really stands out for me yes I Know about Ronin, The Italian Job, French Connection, Taxi ect, all had great in car moments but Steve Mcqueen in a Mustang 68'gt on the streets of San Francisco in the 60's chasing the baddies is for me complete and utter octane. Steve Mcqueen plays Frank Bullitt who is a detective protecting a witness for a seedy ...
...Duvall everything looks right. Bullitt did win an Oscar but sadly not for the Car chase action but for best Film Editing which brings me back to the Great Chase, if you have watched it i.e the chase scene as much as me (probably over 500 times and wearing out VHS's and DVD players) you will notice a green VW Beetle Steve passes several times. Now if that films won an Oscar for best Editing (the green VW beetle) surely theres been a mistake just look ...

donovan74 28.08.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Bullitt (DVD)

Faster Than a Speeding Bullet (Ehh...Bullitt)

Advantages: A solid late 1960's movie. That totally incredible car chase sequence
Disadvantages: Very poor storyline. Now a little dated.

...12-minute long car chase when Bullitt pursues two of the aforementioned mobsters around the streets of San Francisco in his highly tuned Ford Mustang. The bad guys are driving a Dodge Charger, by the way, and so with two legendary American "muscle" cars pitting themselves against each other neither are short of horsepower! Watching a repeat of the movie recently on Sky Movies, I was taken just how dated this car chase has now become with the passage ...
...the car chase scene in Bullitt is truly remarkable. What's also interesting is that this car chase could never be filmed today. Warner brothers got permission from the Mayor of San Francisco to use the actual city streets, something that wouldn't even be contemplated in today's safety conscious society. And no insurance company would ever be prepared to carry the horrendous financial risk of insuring the actors, the cars, and the public during the ...

the_mad_cabbie 06.02.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Bullitt (Special Edition) (DVD)