"Aye, Aye" I'm Alastair, 18 from Fife. I'm a 2nd year student studying a degree in Busines...
"Aye, Aye" I'm Alastair, 18 from Fife. I'm a 2nd year student studying a degree in Business Information Technology (try saying that when your drunk!) in Edinburgh.
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This film is a true rarity, it combines a crime thriller with equal measures of action and drama. At nearly three hours long, Heat is not a film for impatient viewers, instead it qualifies as an epic. Written and directed by Michael Mann (Miami Vice, The Last Of The Mohicans, Manhunter, The Insider) Heat is more than a 'Los Angeles Crime Saga' it's an epic masterpiece and probably the greatest film of the 90's.
Heat is an intelligent character driven crime drama, which pits an obsessed homicide detective against an elusive criminal. These main protagonists are played by Al Pacino and Robert De Niro - the first film in which these two actors, arguably the two greatest actors of their generation, appear on film together. The tense screenplay and depth of the characters results in some of the most memorable scenes ever to grace the big screen.
From the opening armoured truck attack to the running fire fight sequence right through to the final scene, Heat will keep you gripped, it's a film which requires more from the viewer than just to sit and watch.
The ending is superb, nothing short of a work of genius and is wrapped up with the Moby's 'God moving over the face of the waters' which completes a stimulating soundtrack.
The DVD itself offers nothing besides the film, which is a shame however it is a very good transition to DVD: picture playback is very sharp and the Dolby Digital soundtrack has to be heard to be believed. Be prepared to pay a premium over the VHS version, the DVD film is far superior.
A first rate cast, an intelligent and stylish screen play and intense action scenes makes Heat unmissable.
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Production Year: 2002 - Action/Adventure - Director: Vincenzo Natali - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Lucy Liu, David Hewlett, Anne Marie Scheffler, Joseph Scoren, Matthew Sharp, Jeremy Northam
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you've covered everything i could say about the film...it truly is one of the greatest films made. i hadn't decided on whether or not to buy it on DVD (due to the lack of extras), but i see now it doesn't matter a great deal. an enjoyable read, which convinces me it's worth buying after all.
p.s. check out l.a.takedown (michael mann's original "heat"), which is also available on dvd...no extras, but one for the die hard movie collector
Advantages: Perfect Casting, Story, Action, directing - the list goes on forever! Disadvantages: None what so ever - although at present, there are no DVD extras.
EMOO02 09.09.2004 ·
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