One of Martin Scorcese's most recent vehicles, 'Bringing Out the Dead' never really made much of an impact on it's original cinema release. Applauded by many critics for it's refreshing approach to one of the directors favourite subjects, attitudes towards death, it didn't really captivate ... Read review
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Bringing Out The DeadAcademy Award winner Nicolas Cage (Best Actor, Leaving Las Vegas - ... more
1995, Snake Eyes, Face/Off) stars with Patricia Arquette (Stigmata, True Romance) in an extraordinary stunning, darkly comedic thriller from legendary director Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas) and renowned screenwriter Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull).A burned-out New York City paramedic working the graveyard shift in Hell's Kitchen, Frank Pierce (Cage), is haunted by visions of the people he was unable to save. Over three typically chaotic nights with three different partners - Larry (John Goodman - TV's Roseanne, Fallen, Born Yesterday), Marcus (Ving Rhames - Mission: Impossible, Con Air) and Walls (Tom Sizemore - Saving Private Ryan, Heat) - Frank's desperate search for redemption only drives him closer to madness. A boldly uncompromising mixture of caustic humour and adrenaline-fueled intensity - you don't want to miss this widely acclaimed masterpiece of modern filmmaking.Snake EyesAn explosive, highly entertaining action thriller, Snake Eyes teams hot, Academy Award winning actor Nicholas Cage (Best Actor 1995 - Leaving Las Vegas, Face/Off,) with big-screen favourite Gary Sinise (Ransom, Apollo 13). Cage is an Atlantic City cop who, along with an arena full of spectators at a championship prize-fight, is eyewitness to a political assassination. Determined to quickly solve the crime, he immediately launches an intensive investigation... then learns that a search for answers will only uncover yet more questions in an ever-widening web of conspiracy, intrigue and danger. Master director Brian De Palma (Mission: Impossible, The Untouchables) has combined riveting mystery with heart-stopping excitement to create a suspense-filled hit.
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Snake Eyes teams Nicolas Cage with Gary Sinise; Cage is an Atlantic City cop who along with an arena full of spectators at a championship prize-fight is eyewitness to a political assassination! Determined to quickly solve the crime he immediately launches an intensive investigation... then learns that a search for answers will only uncover yet more questions in an ever-widening web of conspiracy intrigue and danger! Bringing Out The Dead (Dir. Martin Scorsese 1999): Nicholas Cage plays EMS paramedic Frank Pierce. It is the early 1990's and New York has not yet undergone its renaissance of recent years. Surrounded by the injured and the dying Frank is dwelling in an urban night-world crumbling under the accumulated weight of too many years of saving and losing lives. The film follows Frank over the course of fifty-six hours in his life - two days and three nights on the job - as he reaches the very brink of spiritual collapse and redemption.
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head-to-head in Face Off... the ultimate cat and mouse thriller directed by the world's most acclaimed action film director, John Woo (Mission Impossible 2). To avenge the senseless murder of his son, FBI agent Sean Archer undergoes radical new surgery allowing him to switch faces with the comatose terrorist Castor Troy and assume his identity. But when Castor awakes and assumes Sean's identity, the real Sean is thrust into an unimaginable nightmare, fighting not only for his life but also those of his wife and daughter. Brilliant performances and mind-numbing visual effects make Face-Off the explosive action thriller you've got to see to believe.BRINGING OUT THE DEADAcademy Award winner Nicolas Cage stars with Patricia Arquette in an extraordinary stunning, darkly comedic thriller from legendary director Martin Scorsese and renowned screenwriter Paul Schrader. A burned-out New york City paramedic working the graveyard shift in Hell's Kitchen, Frank Pierce, is haunted by visions of the people he was unable to save. Over three typically chaotic nights with three different partners - Larry, Marcus and Walls - Frank's desperate search for redemption only drives him closer to madness. A boldly uncompromising mixture of caustic humour and adrenaline-fueled intensity - you don't want to miss this widely acclaimed masterpiece of modern filmmaking.SNAKE EYESAn explosive, highly entertaining action thriller, Snake Eyes teams hot, Academy Award winning actor Nicolas Cage with big-screen favourite Gary Sinise. Cage is an Atlantic City cop, along with an arena full of spectators at a championship prize-fight, is eye-witness to a political assassination. Determined to quickly solve the crime, he immediately launches an intensive investigation ... then learns that a search for answers will only uncover yet more questions in an ever-widening web of conspiracy, intrigue and danger. Master director Brian De Palma has combined riveting mystery with heart-stopping excitement to create a suspense-filled hit.
Face Off (Dir. John Woo 1997): Oscar-winning superstar Nicolas Cage and screen icon John ... more
Travolta battle head to head in 'Face/Off' the ultimate cat and mouse thriller directed by the world's most acclaimed action film director John Woo. To avenge the senseless murder of his son FBI agent Sean Archer undergoes a radical new surgery allowing him to switch faces with the comatose terrorist Castor Troy and assumes Sean's identity the real Sean is thrust into an unimaginable nightmare fighting not only for his life but also those of his wife and daughter! Brilliant performances and mind-numbing visual effects make Face/Off the explosive stylish action thriller you've got to see to believe! Snake Eyes (Dir. Brian De Palma 1998): An explosive highly entertaining action thriller Snake Eyes teams Nicolas Cage with big-screen favourite Gary Sinise. Cage is an Atlantic City cop who along with an arena full of spectators at a championship prize-fight is eyewitness to a political assassination! Determined to quickly solve the crime he immediately launches an intensive investigation... then learns that a search for answers will only uncover yet more questions in an ever-widening web of conspiracy intrigue and danger! Bringing Out The Dead (Dir. Martin Scorsese 1999): Nicholas Cage plays EMS paramedic Frank Pierce. It is the early 1990's and New York has not yet undergone its renaissance of recent years. Surrounded by the injured and the dying Frank is dwelling in an urban night-world crumbling under the accumulated weight of too many years of saving and losing lives. The film follows Frank over the course of fifty-six hours in his life - two days and three nights on the job - as he reaches the very brink of spiritual collapse and redemption.
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Production Year: 2002 - Thriller - Director: Bharat Nalluri, Rob Bailey, Andy Wilson - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Matthew MacFadyen, Keeley Hawes, David Oyelowo, Peter Firth, Jenny Agutter, Lisa Faulkner
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Advantages: modern film, classic cinematography Disadvantages: not for all out action fans.
...it comes to sleaze. Bringing Out the Dead is probably more explicit in its portrayal of the drugs, violence and prostitution which are unavoidable for Frank Pearce in his line of work. Despite this you never feel that the sleaze is there for the sake of it, as with 'Taxi Driver' it is an integral tool in setting the tone and direction of the movie.
Structurally the film works very well. It is principally marked by three distinct sections, ... ...with Arquette break these up nicely, as do the scenes where Scorcese himself pops up as the harrased 'Captain Barney', the stereotypical New Yorker who feels that everyone is 'bustin' his balls'.
The soundtrack also serves to up the adrenalin throughout, featuring everything from moody jazz through REM, with a little bit of classic British punk in between.
John Goodman is the first we see riding the 'mean streets' with ... more
One of Martin Scorcese's most recent vehicles, 'Bringing Out the Dead' never really made much of an impact on it's original cinema release. Applauded by many critics for it's refreshing approach to one of the directors favourite subjects, attitudes towards death, it didn't really captivate a large scale of the mainstream audience. Whether it was a little too high-brow, or people just didn't have the patience to sit through it I don't know, but I certainly feel that a potential classic has been overlooked.
Nicholas Cage stars as Frank Pearce, a New York ambulance driver who feels haunted by the ghosts of patients he has lost. Struggling to come to terms with the confusion and contradiction around him, Pearce is played convincingly by Cage, in a role that thankfully allows him to show his true acting capabilities after turkeys like 'Con Air'. Patricia Arquette plays a young woman whose father is critically ill in the ER, although to be honest, while she is perfectly competent her role is not that beefy or demanding. The real show stealers, however, are Ving Rhames and John Goodman who star as Cage's co drivers.
Scorceses's fascination with mortality is the key theme, and the way in which these are presented are similar to some of his other efforts. Cages narrative is reminiscent of Sheen in 'Apocolypse Now'. Everything he says seems to be the result of a great amount of introspection, and certainly no words are wasted. While the narrative does not solely provide the backbone of the film, it certainly provides some great insight. Another easy comparison to draw is with the earlier 'Taxi Driver'. In both the main action is squarely set in the 'mean streets' of New York, with no holds barred when it comes to sleaze. Bringing Out the Dead is probably more explicit in its portrayal of the drugs, violence and prostitution which are unavoidable for Frank Pearce in his line of work. Despite this you never feel that the sleaze is there for the sake of it, as with 'Taxi Driver' it is an integral tool in setting the tone and direction of the movie.
Structurally the film works very well. It is principally marked by three distinct sections, where Pearce interacts with his three co-drivers. The scenes with Arquette break these up nicely, as do the scenes where Scorcese himself pops up as the harrased 'Captain Barney', the stereotypical New Yorker who feels that everyone is 'bustin' his balls'. The soundtrack also serves to up the adrenalin throughout, featuring everything from moody jazz through REM, with a little bit of classic British punk in between.
John Goodman is the first we see riding the 'mean streets' with Cage. He convincingly plays a character, who like most of the drivers we see seems to be dependent on a mixture of alcohol, cigarettes and coffee to make it through the horrors of his job. Like the others, he also seems to be living on the edge, but displays the dark humour which is prevalent throughout. Reluctant to do the dirty work (you can smell Mr. Oh through the screen), he sees his way out as becoming a captain and finding himself a nice quiet patrol in the sticks. Unlike Pearce, he doesn't seem to wrestle with the deep moral and emotional issues that the job throws up, but he doesn't come across as cold or brutally detached.
It is Ving Rhames who seems to have all the great lines. His character, Marcus Young, provides a great counterpoint for Cage's Pearce. A bible bashing, hard drinking man who doesn't mince his words, he seems the most comfortable in his job. A more pragmatic approach and the belief in God lacking in Pearce are the traits that carry him through his late night shifts. The club scene where he comes across like an Evangelical preacher is one of the funniest moments, I won't give too much away but look out for I.B. Bangin'! Marcus believes that Pearce should be able to let go of the patients he has lost, in particular a girl called Rose, but his remonstrations fall on flat ears when a double casarean leaves him with a healthy boy, and Pearce with a stillborn child. Unlike many of the films bystanders, he seems to be the most emotionally involved with his work, but his faith in god and sense of humour stop him from dwelling on those he loses. Scorcese leaves it unclear about whether this is the right approach towards death, but it certainly seems to work for Marcus.
Although some of the scenes are quite brutal in their portrayal of violence, there is some excellent cinematography throughout. Even when Pearce trys drugs which relaxed Arquette, he has horrible hallucinations, and the ghosts which haunt him seem even more real. This, and the scene on the rooftop are notable, as are the passages where Pearce thinks he can hear Arquette's father asking to be 'mercy-killed'. If anything those Pearce seeks reassurance in only provide him with more internal conflict. He says that "saving a life is the best drug in the world", but then on reflection he talks about the excuses and passing of the buck that accompany a death. He previously saw himself as a 'grief mop'. It didn't matter if the patient lived or died because at least people saw him there, saw him trying, but now after a year when every patient seems to die on him he just wants something good to happen.
Nothing good does seem to happen, though, and Pearce uses increasingly deperate measures to cope. While there is a comic element to him jacking up with adrenalin or deperate for a drink, it highlights the difficulty he has in facing up to the contradictions around him. While everyone else at the hospital appears to have some sort of copeing mechanism, Pearce is unable to face anymore. Despite this he is unable to run away, as he feels that only some sort of attonement can make up for the patients he has lost.
There are several succesful motifs which the film employs. The hospital, with it's chaotic mix of all sorts who can't afford private medical insurance is like the streets of New York in minitaure, with the staff somehow remaining calm in the storm. The seedy side of life is prevalent, and is counterbalanced by the preaching nun who is captured during the film extolling the moral virtues that are patently lacking around her. The conflict which Pearce has regarding Arquette's father reflects the wider issues which he has problems coming to terms with.
All in all, a great, if somewhat understated film. Like many classics it explores a difficult subject in an imaginative way, without ever trying to force a right or wrong upon the viewer. Some great humour is present throughout, and stops the film becoming too serious. Listen out for some of the dispatch messages, with beauties such as "reports of an elderly lady abducted by her cat" and "a lady who seems to be hearing celebrity voices". The casting is excellent, and many of the supporting cast shine. As well as Scorcese's cameo, look out for Janice from C4's 'Sopranos'. It probably didn't get the success it deserved, but I am sure that given time more people will become convinced that this could be a classic.
Copyright M.Baker 2001
ps. I have just got 'Get Carter' on DVD, so expect an op on this classic soon.
Advantages: Err... pass Disadvantages: Dull, no plot, slow, boring
Faced with a list of ntl’s front-row movies last night I scanned through for something good. All the good ones appear to have been seen so I started looking at “tier 2” movies. I checked out their ratings on the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.org) for some clues. Astonishingly “Bringing out the Dead” scored a healthy 7/10. So I chose that. Big mistake.
This is one of the worst films I have ever seen. I’m not ... ...No, I’m talking about an incredibly long, tedious, slow, boring film, with no plot. There really is no plot as such. No beginning, middle or end. Just Nicholas Cage looking liked death-warmed-up in various stages. He isn’t bad in the role but he does seem to be an actor in the Lloyd Bridges mould. He will do ANY film for money. You only have to look at his film list to spot some other turkeys. (60 sec’s etc). The film is about Mr ...
marc_ely 11.03.2001
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Advantages: Cage's acting, good soundtrack Disadvantages: No plot, poor script
Nicholas Cage films are always good, he is an excellent actor that appears in excellent films. However, although Cage's acting in the movie is great, there is no plot.
The movie centres on a weekend in New York and follows Cage around in his paramedic duties. That is it, there is a lose plot around a heart attack victim, a loony, a drunk and a drugs gang, but not enough to involve you. The movie does portray the dark side to New York well and the ... ...needed a plot to bring it to life.
It is dark, depressing and had potential, but a loose plot and little real "people" interest meant that a good idea became a totally unabsorbing film, that even Cage could not rescue. In fact the best thing about the movie is its soundtrack. ...
KingHerrod 16.07.2000
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Advantages: Very entertaining film Disadvantages: Not everyone will enjoy it.
...through New York are excellent. Bringing out the Dead is a very gritty and disturbing portrayal of the dark side of New York yet there is humour in the story. Admittedly it's a very dark humour but it's there. There is not a conventional plot line as such and a film like this really needs a good ending to finish it off. Fortunately the ending finishes off the film nicely with a surprisingly upbeat ending. The DVD has a fascinating 10-minute featurette, ... ...that it's based on true-life stories that happened to the writer of the novel that the film was based on Joe Connelly. Bringing out the Dead isn't going to appeal to everyone. If you’re a fan of films slightly off the beaten track then you will enjoy this. ...
buddy_holly 03.04.2001
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Advantages: New perspective on paramedic work Disadvantages: You lose interest in it soon
Bringing out the Dead is the kind of film that you would only want to watch once. And although I can't say that Bringing Out the Dead is one of Scorcese's best films, the film still presents an interesting perspective on Paramedics and the work that they do. The main reason why I was interested in watching the movie in the first place was because of the fact that Nicolas Cage was in it, and he's not such a bad actor. The other reason was because ... ...his reputation of being a great director and all, and he really is. But the movie itself just isn't interesting. It's as though you're watching a documentary about a paramedic's job and the problems that they encounter, both physically and mentally as well. The film's plot, if you can call it a plot, was basically following the life of a paramedic for a few days, documenting what how he feels about the patients that "he loses" and how the job is ...
CatFood 19.12.2000
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Sorry,
I like Cage and Scorsese but this film was awful. The story just seemed to drag on, it was like having to watch dry paint dry even further. My girlfriend and I switched over to The News halfway, had a good laugh and then went back to the misery of the film. I saw the black-comedy elements a couple of times but not enough to save the film. John Goodman was good. He tried to lighten the heavy load but Cage's character just kept dragging it ...
soupspoon 26.07.2000
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Advantages: A brilliant adaptation of a brilliant book Disadvantages: May give some people nightmares (how true could some of this be?)
/crew interviews or a how the film was made but it is a 2-disc set just for the film so it would have been a 3 disc set. Maybe one day the powers that be will bringout a 3 disc special edition for die-hard fans like me!
I will leave you with the subtitle on the cover of the DVD itself. "A deadly virus. A frantic cover-up. A handful of survivors. The ultimate battle between good and evil."
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Frank Pierce, a paramedic, is haunted by visions of people he was unable to save. Over three nights with different working partners we witness Frank's search for redemption which only pushes him further towards madness...
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"...Tremendous visual imagination....Takes some surprising turns..." -- 4 out of 5 stars (Premiere, p.100, 01/06/2000)
"...[Cage] gives a blazing, implosive performance..." (Rolling Stone, p.146, 11/11/1999)
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Martin Scorsese exhilaratingly adapts Joe Connelly's novel about Frank (Nicolas Cage), a paramedic working among the filth and mental desolation of New York City's Hell's Kitchen in the early 1990s. Lately he has been haunted by the visions of a beautiful 18-year-old girl whom he was unable to resuscitate. Soon after, another image begins to torment him, that of Mary (Patricia Arquette), a recovering drug addict who enters Frank's life when he attempts to save her father. His spiral into even further confusion is paralleled with his three driving partners: Larry (a boisterous John Goodman), whose advice to Frank is not to think about all the death and violence; Marcus (a scene-stealing Ving Rhames), a religious fanatic who uses his medical skills as propaganda for the Lord; and Walls (a maniacal Tom Sizemore), a loose cannon who has no sensible grounding whatsoever. In order to escape the madness that is consuming him, Frank asks, unsuccessfully, to be fired. He must ride out the nightmare, trying to redeem the lives of Rose, Mary, and himself in the process. Scorsese uses his camera to capture Frank's wavering mental state with tilted angles and fast-speed photography. In portraying the tormented Frank, Cage dives wholeheartedly into character, delivering another fiery performance.
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