The Film Heat is the newer and much better version of a little unknown called LA Takedown. Its basic plot is of a cops and robbers theme but don't let this put you off as the quality of acting is unsurpassed in this genre film. The film is huge, not only in terms of size, weighing in at a mighty two and a half hours but also in terms of the heavy weight actors used. From the mighty Robert DeNiro to Al Pacino playing the lead characters with support performences from Ashley Judd and Val Kilmer this is a stonking film. Right from the outset this film grabs your attention with high power heist through to a full scale gun battle in downtown L.A. to a very tense ending. All through the film you find yourself siding with both the good guys and the bad guys and never knowing what is going to happen next. However the DVD of this film is not as good as expected. As is normally the case with these type of films i.e. over a certain age there are no extra features or special scene access above and beyond selecting your scene and selecting the subtitles. Very poor. This kind of disk is the reason DVD, whilst popular may have trouble. Why pay extra for the DVD if it holds nothing extra that the cheaper video will provide. Above and beyond this though the film is outstanding and i suggest to anyone who hasn't seen it and has some spare cash go and get it but don't worry too much about the DVD version its nothing special compared to the likes of Cruel intentions, The Matrix and of course the 2 disk Gladiator spectacular. Joshua69
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