Wayne and his mining partner strike it rich when they find a vein of gold but tragedy ensues when one of them is murdered and Wayne finds himself as the accused.
Riders Of Destiny:James Kincade manages the area's water supply and is forcing the ... more
ranchers to sign a contract to secure expensive water rates. Sandy Saunders a Government Agent, plots against Kincade to overthrow the contract and impress Fay DentonSagebrush TrailAfter being wrongfully imprisoned for murder, Brent escapes and flees west to join a gang of outlaws. He soon discovers his new friend, Jones, committed the murder he was previously accused of. Wayne seeks to clear his name and combat Jones' interests in the pretty shop girl.The Lucky TexanJerry Mason and Jake Benson are betrayed when they trustingly hand in their gold to a local assayer in town. The assay officials follow Benson back to the mine, shoot him and blame Mason for the killing. At Mason's trial Bensons appears, to provide a surprise for the culprits.
Blue Steel:John Wayne teams up with local sheriff to bring to justice some crooked ... more
ranchers.When Sheriff Jake sees a man at the safe and then finds the payroll gone, he trails him. Just as he is about to arrest him, the man saves his life. Still suspicious, he joins up with the man and later they learn that Melgrove, the towns leading citizen, is trying to take over the area's ranches by having his gang stop all incoming supply wagons. With the ranchers about to sell to Melgrove, the two newcomers say they will bring in provisions.The Lucky Texan:Wayne is arrested for supposedly shooting his partner, but his supposedly dead partner has a few surprises in store. Jerry Mason (Wayne ) a young Texan, and Jake Benson (Hayes), an old rancher, become partners and strike it rich with a gold mine. When miners Mason and Benson turn in their gold at the assay office, the assay officials trail Benson back to the mine and shoot him. Mason is then arrested for the murder. But the supposedly dead Benson survived and now plans a surprise for the culprits at Mason's trial. They then find their lives complicated by bad guys and a woman.
Production Year: 1976 - Westerns - Director: Irvin Kershner - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Gale Sondergaard, Geoffrey Lewis, William Lucking, Jorge Luke, Richard Harris
Advantages: Fast paced, funny and engaging Disadvantages: Occasionally film-schooly in its execution
's a talented actor but has a tendency to accept roles that defang him and this is yet another.
Joshua Ralph's original score and plays against type for this kind of movie, sticking with a largely classical style. The film opens with a suite of harp and brooding strings that sets the scene and ramps up the tension with rising drums, reedy flutes, tense cellos and pounding rhythms. There are flourishes of harpsichord and strident deep brass while archetypal private eye sax motifs occasionally appear. There is a smattering of playful flutes that add a lighter tone, offset by reverberating chimes and piano as ends are tied. The soundtrack also adds to the retro feel of the movie with old-style soul and a rendition of "Kansas City Shuffle" that closes out proceedings.
"Lucky Number Slevin" is one of those thrillers that have more twists than ...
Advantages: Pretty actors, nice songs, nice scenery Disadvantages: Mithun Chakraborty was not good!
reach into the screen and slap him hard! Which is a shame cos I really used to rate this guy when I was younger, even had a crush on him when I was a teenager, LOL.
There are various scenes where the dialogue is in Russian but there are no subtitles for these scenes, so it's left to your imagination as to what was said. There's also a long period when the 2 leads are hiding out in a graveyard, which drags on a bit. The best bit about the graveyard scenes was when Adi finds out Lucky's name when he starts ranting about if ever anyone had a name which didn't suit their luck it's her. Quite a funny scene there to watch!
WHERE TO GET IT
You can pick up the DVD for Lucky for £12.95 from audiorec.co.uk or from Amazon for £11.97 or try getting a copy from your usual DVD rental source. I'd also try ebay for a used copy for a mere few ...
Advantages: Interesting story, nicely paced, Lucy Liu Disadvantages: Have to concentrate
In the same way that Guy Ritchie is credited for re-inventing the British crime thriller in this country with 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' (1998) people like Tarantino with 'Reservoir Dogs' (1992) and Brian Singer in 'The Usual Suspects' (1995) did the same for the American genre. These films became the new film noir for the MTV generation. A distinctive style which brought together fast cutting, evocative music combined with a lot of dark humour developed and 'Lucky Number Slevin' is the latest exponent of this sub genre.
Slevin is a young man recently unemployed and split up from his girlfriend who now finds himself in the need of somewhere to stay. Accepting an offer from an old friend to stay in his apartment he soon finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. Unwittingly he becomes involved in a long running feud ...
Jerry and Jake are betrayed when they hand in their gold to a local assayer but the 'officials' follow them back to the mine...
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
CINEMA CLUB; SONY DADC
Release date
11/08/2003
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
CCD 9733
Barcode
5014138297336
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound
Dolby Digital Mono
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital Mono English
DVD Description
Wayne and his mining partner strike it rich when they find a vein of gold but tragedy ensues when one of them is murdered and Wayne finds himself as the accused.
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