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Year: 1972
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Plot: In Sam Peckinpah's version of Walter Hill's script, from Jim Thompson's novel, an ex-con and his wife go on the lam after a Texas bank heist. Denied parole after four well-behaved years, Doc McCoy (Steve McQueen) sends his wife Carol (Ali MacGraw) to dirty politician Jack Benyon (Ben Johnson) to get him out of prison. Carol secures Doc's freedom, on the condition that he does one more bank job for Benyon. Doc and his accomplices Rudy (Al Lettieri) and Jackson (Bo Hopkins) get the cash, but Doc soon discovers how Rudy intends to keep it all for himself and how Carol convinced Benyon to get him sprung. While Rudy hijacks a veterinarian and his wife (Sally Struthers) to take him to get Doc in El Paso, Doc and Carol make their own embattled way south with the money, threatening to desert each other before reaching a trash dump rapprochement after a harrowing garbage truck episode. All sides converge in El Paso for a shootout, but trust a happily married old-timer (Slim Pickens) to help Doc and Carol have a future. With violence shot in his trademark balletic style, Peckinpah does not hide the damage that Doc can do, whether to a cop car or an enemy. Still, as in such other morally relative outlaw movies as Bonnie and Clyde (1967) and Peckinpah's western The Wild Bunch (1969), Doc may be a criminal and killer when necessary, but his and Carol's loyalty to each other elevates them above their crooked milieu. With its non-traditional traditional couple played by the then hot (and notoriously adulterous) stars McQueen and MacGraw, The Getaway was a substantial hit. It was lackadaisically remade with Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger in 1994. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
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]]>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:31:01 GMTThe Getaway1972Sam PeckinpahIn <a href="/players/P___105940/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Sam Peckinpah</a>'s version of <a href="/players/P____94395/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Walter Hill</a>'s script, from <a href="/players/P___175901/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jim Thompson</a>'s novel, an ex-con and his wife go on the lam after a Texas bank heist. Denied parole after four well-behaved years, Doc McCoy (<a href="/players/P____48038/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Steve McQueen</a>) sends his wife Carol (<a href="/players/P____44193/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Ali MacGraw</a>) to dirty politician Jack Benyon (<a href="/players/P____35776/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Ben Johnson</a>) to get him out of prison. Carol secures Doc's freedom, on the condition that he does one more bank job for Benyon. Doc and his accomplices Rudy (<a href="/players/P____42033/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Al Lettieri</a>) and Jackson (<a href="/players/P___199564/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Bo Hopkins</a>) get the cash, but Doc soon discovers how Rudy intends to keep it all for himself and how Carol convinced Benyon to get him sprung. While Rudy hijacks a veterinarian and his wife (<a href="/players/P____68776/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Sally Struthers</a>) to take him to get Doc in El Paso, Doc and Carol make their own embattled way south with the money, threatening to desert each other before reaching a trash dump rapprochement after a harrowing garbage truck episode. All sides converge in El Paso for a shootout, but trust a happily married old-timer (<a href="/players/P____56691/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Slim Pickens</a>) to help Doc and Carol have a future. With violence shot in his trademark balletic style, Peckinpah does not hide the damage that Doc can do, whether to a cop car or an enemy. Still, as in such other morally relative outlaw movies as <a href=/films/4050/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Bonnie and Clyde</a> (1967) and Peckinpah's western <a href=/films/38324/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>The Wild Bunch</a> (1969), Doc may be a criminal and killer when necessary, but his and Carol's loyalty to each other elevates them above their crooked milieu. With its non-traditional traditional couple played by the then hot (and notoriously adulterous) stars McQueen and MacGraw, The Getaway was a substantial hit. It was lackadaisically remade with <a href="/players/P_____3515/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Alec Baldwin</a> and <a href="/players/P_____4427/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Kim Basinger</a> in 1994. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide6Taggedy Taggged (6-10)10273http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u28075ble5b.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/The_Getaway/13210/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/atacta/archive/2008/11/28/37719.aspx Post By: atacta
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Post Date: 11/28/2008 4:03:14 PM
Body: I liked the sort of atmospheric prison sequences near the beginning, and really enjoyed Sally Struthers in that odd little role. Ali McGraw really drags the movie down in every scene she's in. I enjoyed the colorful set of crooks. However, the shoot out at the end was surprisingly dull as was the Slim Pickens' finale.I have seen better 70's crime fare.
]]>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:03:14 GMTatactaatacta Blog11/28/2008 4:03:14 PMI liked the sort of atmospheric prison sequences near the beginning, and really enjoyed Sally Struthers in that odd little role. Ali McGraw really drags the movie down in every scene she's in. I enjoyed the colorful set of crooks. However, the shoot out at the end was surprisingly dull as was the Slim Pickens' finale.I have seen better 70's crime fare. http://www.spout.com/blogs/dibot/archive/2008/10/2/35832.aspx Post By: dibot
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Post Date: 10/2/2008 1:30:21 PM
Body: Righteous Kill reunites two acting greats, Al Pacino ("Ocean's Thirteen") and Robert De Niro ("Stardust"). I was intrigued enough to get to the theater, but really the film is just a glorified made-for-TV cop drama. It's very predictable. Neither De Niro or Pacino really bring anything new to their roles of cops tracking a serial killer who is probably one of their own. I did enjoy seeing De Niro play the more angry role. Just wait for this to come on cable.With funnywomen Tina Fey ("30 Rock") and Amy Poehler ("Saturday Night Live") in the leads, Baby Mama should have been a big basket of funny. But, alas, it was not. Fey wants a baby, but is unable to conceive, so she hires Poehler to be her surrogate. Poehler is white-trash. Fey is upscale business. I guess writer/director Michael McCullers ("Thunderbirds," Baby Mama is his directorial debut) thought hijinks would ensue. However, the only funny bits were Poehler peeing in the sink and everything involving the doorman, Romany Malco ("The Love Guru"), who I couldn't get enough of. Also, Fey and love interest Greg Kinnear ("Ghost Town") have zero chemistry. Just skip it.The Getaway stars the ever cool Steve McQueen ("The Hunter") as a thief just released from jail. His wife, Ali MacGraw ("Glam"), has to do some shady stuff to get him an early release, and McQueen must pull off a heist for the corrupt warden once he's on the outside. The film is directed by Sam Peckinpah ("The Osterman Weekend") so there's loads of violence, slow motion and female issues. It also takes it's time getting where it's going. But McQueen is awesome, the shots are amazing. It's worth the time.Jules and Jim is a famous French movie from director Francios Truffaut ("Confidentially Yours"). Jules and Jim are great friends who fall for the same woman. Then there's lots of voiceover and ridiculous philosophizing. The girl will do anything to get attention and the men will put up with her shenanigans. I didn't really care for it. I couldn't get behind any of the characters. In fact, most of the time they made me really mad. And this distracted me from any other goodness the film may hold. Maybe I was in the wrong mood, but I didn't get why this is so great.Usually, with my love of bad horror movies, I can find something good to say about them, but I'm at a loss with Return to House on Haunted Hill. Even the ghosts weren't very creepy. Someone was drawn and quartered, so that was kind of neat. But bad acting, dialogue and plot just wiped that all out.
]]>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:30:21 GMTdibotdibot Blog10/2/2008 1:30:21 PMRighteous Kill reunites two acting greats, Al Pacino ("Ocean's Thirteen") and Robert De Niro ("Stardust"). I was intrigued enough to get to the theater, but really the film is just a glorified made-for-TV cop drama. It's very predictable. Neither De Niro or Pacino really bring anything new to their roles of cops tracking a serial killer who is probably one of their own. I did enjoy seeing De Niro play the more angry role. Just wait for this to come on cable.With funnywomen Tina Fey ("30 Rock") and Amy Poehler ("Saturday Night Live") in the leads, Baby Mama should have been a big basket of funny. But, alas, it was not. Fey wants a baby, but is unable to conceive, so she hires Poehler to be her surrogate. Poehler is white-trash. Fey is upscale business. I guess writer/director Michael McCullers ("Thunderbirds," Baby Mama is his directorial debut) thought hijinks would ensue. However, the only funny bits were Poehler peeing in the sink and everything involving the doorman, Romany Malco ("The Love Guru"), who I couldn't get enough of. Also, Fey and love interest Greg Kinnear ("Ghost Town") have zero chemistry. Just skip it.The Getaway stars the ever cool Steve McQueen ("The Hunter") as a thief just released from jail. His wife, Ali MacGraw ("Glam"), has to do some shady stuff to get him an early release, and McQueen must pull off a heist for the corrupt warden once he's on the outside. The film is directed by Sam Peckinpah ("The Osterman Weekend") so there's loads of violence, slow motion and female issues. It also takes it's time getting where it's going. But McQueen is awesome, the shots are amazing. It's worth the time.Jules and Jim is a famous French movie from director Francios Truffaut ("Confidentially Yours"). Jules and Jim are great friends who fall for the same woman. Then there's lots of voiceover and ridiculous philosophizing. The girl will do anything to get attention and the men will put up with her shenanigans. I didn't really care for it. I couldn't get behind any of the characters. In fact, most of the time they made me really mad. And this distracted me from any other goodness the film may hold. Maybe I was in the wrong mood, but I didn't get why this is so great.Usually, with my love of bad horror movies, I can find something good to say about them, but I'm at a loss with Return to House on Haunted Hill. Even the ghosts weren't very creepy. Someone was drawn and quartered, so that was kind of neat. But bad acting, dialogue and plot just wiped that all out. http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmgaming/Re_A_new_pack_of_RESERVOIR_DOGS_1992/563/33376/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: SkyPilot
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Post Date: 8/1/2008 9:26:54 AM
Body: Cammmalot's recast has gathered a cult following! It is pretty rad, so I wanted to make it really visible. RESERVOIR *STRAW* DOGS As much as I love this movie it's fascinating to ponder what would have happened if the script had fallen into Sam Peckinpah's lap circa '69-'74 Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) Kris has enough of that fatherly/mentor vibe to have pulled this off. I would love to hear his version of the let's go get a taco speech. The Getaway (1972) Junior Bonner (1972) Now this would have been something to see. I think this would have been a cross between Bullit & Junior Bonner. How would he have done the commode story? Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) This would have been fantastic. "Are you gonna bark all day little doggie...or are you gonna bite." The Wild Bunch (1969) Of all the Peckinpah ensemble this one's the no brainer. Right out of the wild bunch and into the wearhouse. He just grabbed the diamonds and split!? I'm right about that, that's your story? The Wild Bunch (1969) Okay, this one's a different vibe. Holden would still explore all the angles but in a much less manic way. Those discussions would involve a whole new layer of tension. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) ...And the vibe change continues....at first this choice seemed a bit odd but I really think Robards would have come at it in a much different , yet powerful manner. I can totally hear his voice and inflection on the "So you guys like to fool around and tell jokes" speech. The Getaway (1972) This is probably my favorite choice. Just think of Slim's supply pack speech in Strangelove and now picture him saying, "Now let me tell you all what Like a Virgins about." Convoy (1978) So Bunker is a fantastic in the know cameo..so I just connected look and demeanor.....and I'd put Seymour in any movie! Major Dundee (1965) Yes, yes, YES! I so want to hear heston say "..and if your the 12th caller you'll win 2 tickets to the monster truck extraveganza being held tonight at the carson fairgrounds featuring Big Daddy Don Bodean's truck "The Bohemiath" The 12th caller wins on the station where the 70's survived KBILLY....It's made of PEOPLE! Straw Dogs (1971) Marathon Man (1976) What can I say.....When in Rome. Actually it would be fascinating to hear Hoffman's voice scream, "He cut off my 'effin ear man!" Cam Other honorable mentions: theunemployedshortstop, who like Cammmalot turned the film into a western as gritty as a spittoon full of chaw. And jdamer83 for another great B-movie noir cast that Tarantino probably wrote in his journal at some time as a wishlist.
]]>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:26:54 GMTSkyPilotFilmgaming8/1/2008 9:26:54 AM Cammmalot's recast has gathered a cult following! It is pretty rad, so I wanted to make it really visible. RESERVOIR *STRAW* DOGS As much as I love this movie it's fascinating to ponder what would have happened if the script had fallen into Sam Peckinpah's lap circa '69-'74 Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) Kris has enough of that fatherly/mentor vibe to have pulled this off. I would love to hear his version of the let's go get a taco speech. The Getaway (1972) Junior Bonner (1972) Now this would have been something to see. I think this would have been a cross between Bullit &amp; Junior Bonner. How would he have done the commode story? Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) This would have been fantastic. "Are you gonna bark all day little doggie...or are you gonna bite." The Wild Bunch (1969) Of all the Peckinpah ensemble this one's the no brainer. Right out of the wild bunch and into the wearhouse. He just grabbed the diamonds and split!? I'm right about that, that's your story? The Wild Bunch (1969) Okay, this one's a different vibe. Holden would still explore all the angles but in a much less manic way. Those discussions would involve a whole new layer of tension. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) ...And the vibe change continues....at first this choice seemed a bit odd but I really think Robards would have come at it in a much different , yet powerful manner. I can totally hear his voice and inflection on the "So you guys like to fool around and tell jokes" speech. The Getaway (1972) This is probably my favorite choice. Just think of Slim's supply pack speech in Strangelove and now picture him saying, "Now let me tell you all what Like a Virgins about." Convoy (1978) So Bunker is a fantastic in the know cameo..so I just connected look and demeanor.....and I'd put Seymour in any movie! Major Dundee (1965) Yes, yes, YES! I so want to hear heston say "..and if your the 12th caller you'll win 2 tickets to the monster truck extraveganza being held tonight at the carson fairgrounds featuring Big Daddy Don Bodean's truck "The Bohemiath" The 12th caller wins on the station where the 70's survived KBILLY....It's made of PEOPLE! Straw Dogs (1971) Marathon Man (1976) What can I say.....When in Rome. Actually it would be fascinating to hear Hoffman's voice scream, "He cut off my 'effin ear man!" Cam Other honorable mentions: theunemployedshortstop, who like Cammmalot turned the film into a western as gritty as a spittoon full of chaw. And jdamer83 for another great B-movie noir cast that Tarantino probably wrote in his journal at some time as a wishlist. http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_July_21_Road_Trip/625/32899/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: unclefestering
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Post Date: 7/22/2008 1:18:11 PM
Body: [quote user="leeroy711"] I'm not sure how, but so far Planes, Trains and Automobiles has slipped through the cracks thus far. There's really no excuse. [/quote] Fantastic! I was trying to think of the Steve Martin movie that should have gone on this list, but came up with his disappointing Out of Towners remake. Speaking of Steves... Steve McQueen's The Getaway is a great road movie.
]]>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:18:11 GMTunclefesteringWeekly Theme7/22/2008 1:18:11 PM[quote user="leeroy711"] I'm not sure how, but so far Planes, Trains and Automobiles has slipped through the cracks thus far. There's really no excuse. [/quote] Fantastic! I was trying to think of the Steve Martin movie that should have gone on this list, but came up with his disappointing Out of Towners remake. Speaking of Steves... Steve McQueen's The Getaway is a great road movie. http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmgaming/RESERVOIR_STRAW_DOGS/563/32756/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Cammmalot
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Post Date: 7/19/2008 7:22:06 AM
Body: As much as I love this movie it's fascinating to ponder what would have happened if the script had fallen into Sam Peckinpah's lap circa '69-'74 Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) Kris has enough of that fatherly/mentor vibe to have pulled this off. I would love to hear his version of the let's go get a taco speech. The Getaway (1972) Junior Bonner (1972) Now this would have been something to see. I think this would have been a cross between Bullit & Junior Bonner. How would he have done the commode story? Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) This would have been fantastic. "Are you gonna bark all day little doggie...or are you gonna bite." The Wild Bunch (1969) Of all the Peckinpah ensemble this one's the no brainer. Right out of the wild bunch and into the wearhouse. He just grabbed the diamonds and split!? I'm right about that, that's your story? The Wild Bunch (1969) Okay, this one's a different vibe. Holden would still explore all the angles but in a much less manic way. Those discussions would involve a whole new layer of tension. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) ...And the vibe change continues....at first this choice seemed a bit odd but I really think Robards would have come at it in a much different , yet powerful manner. I can totally hear his voice and inflection on the "So you guys like to fool around and tell jokes" speech. The Getaway (1972) This is probably my favorite choice. Just think of Slim's supply pack speech in Strangelove and now picture him saying, "Now let me tell you all what Like a Virgins about." Convoy (1978) So Bunker is a fantastic in the know cameo..so I just connected look and demeanor.....and I'd put Seymour in any movie! Major Dundee (1965) Yes, yes, YES! I so want to hear heston say "..and if your the 12th caller you'll win 2 tickets to the monster truck extraveganza being held tonight at the carson fairgrounds featuring Big Daddy Don Bodean's truck "The Bohemiath" The 12th caller wins on the station where the 70's survived KBILLY....It's made of PEOPLE! Straw Dogs (1971) Marathon Man (1976) What can I say.....When in Rome. Actually it would be fascinating to hear Hoffman's voice scream, "He cut off my 'effin ear man!" Cam
]]>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:22:06 GMTCammmalotFilmgaming7/19/2008 7:22:06 AMAs much as I love this movie it's fascinating to ponder what would have happened if the script had fallen into Sam Peckinpah's lap circa '69-'74 Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) Kris has enough of that fatherly/mentor vibe to have pulled this off. I would love to hear his version of the let's go get a taco speech. The Getaway (1972) Junior Bonner (1972) Now this would have been something to see. I think this would have been a cross between Bullit &amp; Junior Bonner. How would he have done the commode story? Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) This would have been fantastic. "Are you gonna bark all day little doggie...or are you gonna bite." The Wild Bunch (1969) Of all the Peckinpah ensemble this one's the no brainer. Right out of the wild bunch and into the wearhouse. He just grabbed the diamonds and split!? I'm right about that, that's your story? The Wild Bunch (1969) Okay, this one's a different vibe. Holden would still explore all the angles but in a much less manic way. Those discussions would involve a whole new layer of tension. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) ...And the vibe change continues....at first this choice seemed a bit odd but I really think Robards would have come at it in a much different , yet powerful manner. I can totally hear his voice and inflection on the "So you guys like to fool around and tell jokes" speech. The Getaway (1972) This is probably my favorite choice. Just think of Slim's supply pack speech in Strangelove and now picture him saying, "Now let me tell you all what Like a Virgins about." Convoy (1978) So Bunker is a fantastic in the know cameo..so I just connected look and demeanor.....and I'd put Seymour in any movie! Major Dundee (1965) Yes, yes, YES! I so want to hear heston say "..and if your the 12th caller you'll win 2 tickets to the monster truck extraveganza being held tonight at the carson fairgrounds featuring Big Daddy Don Bodean's truck "The Bohemiath" The 12th caller wins on the station where the 70's survived KBILLY....It's made of PEOPLE! Straw Dogs (1971) Marathon Man (1976) What can I say.....When in Rome. Actually it would be fascinating to hear Hoffman's voice scream, "He cut off my 'effin ear man!" Cam http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Best_Heist_films_and_also_the_best_heist_films/190/24535/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Dr_Gor
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Post Date: 1/29/2008 8:39:47 PM
Body: With honorable mention to The Sting and The Getaway and Reservoir Dogs , which have already been discussed, I can come up with a list of top 5 'heist' films which have not yet been mentioned. 5. Midnight Run : ok - maybe not a 'heist-film' per se, but it IS about the immediate after-effects of a major 'white-collar' mob heist! Robert Deniro and Charles Grodin are both priceless in this great movie! Not to mention Dennis Farina in a stunning performance as 'the mob boss' ... ("I'll tell you what. You and that other moron better start getting more personally involved in your work or I'm gonna come down there and stab you in the heart with a fuckin' pencil." ... poetry, isn't it?) 4. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid : 'nuff said... I can't believe no one has mentioned this one yet. 3. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot : Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges. This movie rocks! 2. Charley Varrick : When Charley (Walter Watthau) and his 'gang' rob a small town New Mexico bank for some spending money, they are surprised by the size of their haul... nearly a million dollars! It turns out it is mob money and they want it back... watch for an outstanding performance by Joe Don Baker as the hired strong-arm who is sent to retrieve the money... 1. Kelly's Heroes : Not only one of the best 'heist' movies ever made but on of the best 'war' movies and one of the best MOVIES ever made! With an all-star cast and one of the best soundtracks featuring 'Burning Bridges' by The Mike Curb Congregation and 'All For The Love Of Sunshine' by Hank Williams Jr. ! And Donald Sutherland as a bearded, spaced-out hippie in World War II Europe! (Hippies hadn't even been invented yet!) This is one great movie that should be on everyone's list!
]]>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:39:47 GMTDr_GorTop 51/29/2008 8:39:47 PM With honorable mention to The Sting and The Getaway and Reservoir Dogs , which have already been discussed, I can come up with a list of top 5 &#39;heist&#39; films which have not yet been mentioned. 5. Midnight Run : ok - maybe not a &#39;heist-film&#39; per se, but it IS about the immediate after-effects of a major &#39;white-collar&#39; mob heist! Robert Deniro and Charles Grodin are both priceless in this great movie! Not to mention Dennis Farina in a stunning performance as &#39;the mob boss&#39; ... ("I&#39;ll tell you what. You and that other moron better start getting more personally involved in your work or I&#39;m gonna come down there and stab you in the heart with a fuckin&#39; pencil." ... poetry, isn&#39;t it?) 4. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid : &#39;nuff said... I can&#39;t believe no one has mentioned this one yet. 3. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot : Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges. This movie rocks! 2. Charley Varrick : When Charley (Walter Watthau) and his &#39;gang&#39; rob a small town New Mexico bank for some spending money, they are surprised by the size of their haul... nearly a million dollars! It turns out it is mob money and they want it back... watch for an outstanding performance by Joe Don Baker as the hired strong-arm who is sent to retrieve the money... 1. Kelly&#39;s Heroes : Not only one of the best &#39;heist&#39; movies ever made but on of the best &#39;war&#39; movies and one of the best MOVIES ever made! With an all-star cast and one of the best soundtracks featuring &#39;Burning Bridges&#39; by The Mike Curb Congregation and &#39;All For The Love Of Sunshine&#39; by Hank Williams Jr. ! And Donald Sutherland as a bearded, spaced-out hippie in World War II Europe! (Hippies hadn&#39;t even been invented yet!) This is one great movie that should be on everyone&#39;s list! http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Re_Re_Top_5_Heist_Films/190/24458/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Puhnner
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Post Date: 1/28/2008 2:41:16 PM
Body: ok, maybe these are not the best, but:Take the Money and Run ( I still laugh my ass off each time I see it, especially the scene where the teller and then everyone in the bank argues about what Woody's 'stick-up' note actually says )The Getaway ( although the book is much better ) The Master Touch with Kirk Douglas; surprisingly great, unintentionally hilarious, and with blinking light type 'state of the art' technology The LookoutPoint Blank
]]>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:41:16 GMTPuhnnerTop 51/28/2008 2:41:16 PMok, maybe these are not the best, but:Take the Money and Run ( I still laugh my ass off each time I see it, especially the scene where the teller and then everyone in the bank argues about what Woody&#39;s &#39;stick-up&#39; note actually says )The Getaway ( although the book is much better ) The Master Touch with Kirk Douglas; surprisingly great, unintentionally hilarious, and with blinking light type &#39;state of the art&#39; technology The LookoutPoint Blank http://www.spout.com/groups/The_Film_Library/They_Got_It_Right_somehow_but_not_the_book/512/22511/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Puhnner
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Post Date: 12/3/2007 2:57:25 PM
Body: Here are a few and I am not sure if this is the right discussion, but since I do not think that the film followed the book or was particularly faithfull, but nevertheless, I enjoyed the film; perhaps this should be a separate discussion threadSin CityA History of ViolenceRashomon ( this is not a book, but a story )The Big Sleep ( Bogart version )LA ConfidentialThe GetawayMoby DickBilly BuddThe Thin Red LineNo Country for Old MenMystic RiverChildren of Men ( a very different milieu, story framing, and ending; both endings are equally fitting for the respective piece)The Short Timers ( Full Metal Jacket )oh and of course:Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep ( Blade Runner )The Dexter Series ( however not a film, a television series )I would love to see 'Out' from the novel by Natsuo Kirino, but it does not seem to be availableI understand the disappointment with Breakfast of Champions, however even though I loved the book, especially the drawings, I really liked the film too.god, there are so many more, I have already posted on other discussions...many, many that I would love to see into films...I have not seen 'All the Pretty Horses' either but want to even though I view it as the weakest of the Cormac McCarthy Border Trilogy.I am also interested in seeing Gone Baby, Gone as for an abomination of a very good book with a much subtler and involved tale, Taking Lives....oh woe and ruination. I suspect that I am Legend will not fare well either after reading it ( I do love Last Man on Earth though )I have not seen it yet but, I expect little fromCharlie Wilson's War
]]>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:57:25 GMTPuhnnerThe Film Library12/3/2007 2:57:25 PMHere are a few and I am not sure if this is the right discussion, but since I do not think that the film followed the book or was particularly faithfull, but nevertheless, I enjoyed the film; perhaps this should be a separate discussion threadSin CityA History of ViolenceRashomon ( this is not a book, but a story )The Big Sleep ( Bogart version )LA ConfidentialThe GetawayMoby DickBilly BuddThe Thin Red LineNo Country for Old MenMystic RiverChildren of Men ( a very different milieu, story framing, and ending; both endings are equally fitting for the respective piece)The Short Timers ( Full Metal Jacket )oh and of course:Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep ( Blade Runner )The Dexter Series ( however not a film, a television series )I would love to see &#39;Out&#39; from the novel by Natsuo Kirino, but it does not seem to be availableI understand the disappointment with Breakfast of Champions, however even though I loved the book, especially the drawings, I really liked the film too.god, there are so many more, I have already posted on other discussions...many, many that I would love to see into films...I have not seen &#39;All the Pretty Horses&#39; either but want to even though I view it as the weakest of the Cormac McCarthy Border Trilogy.I am also interested in seeing Gone Baby, Gone as for an abomination of a very good book with a much subtler and involved tale, Taking Lives....oh woe and ruination. I suspect that I am Legend will not fare well either after reading it ( I do love Last Man on Earth though )I have not seen it yet but, I expect little fromCharlie Wilson&#39;s War http://www.spout.com/groups/CinLit/Re_What_book_would_you_like_to_see_made_into_a_mo/294/8070/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Puhnner
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Post Date: 5/3/2007 8:41:00 AM
Body: Cripes! You are right! It is already and I have it on my 'wish to see list'. How hilarious, but thank you, now it goes on Netflix.Thanks again.I would love to see anything that Jim Thompson did, that has not been made into a film. Population 1280 and The Killer Inside Me or the Getaway ( but with the great ending ). I know that all of these have been made already in one form or another, but still.from Wikihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Thompson_(writer)As noted above, two of Thompson's books were adapted as Hollywood motion pictures during his lifetime, but in the end, neither was true to Thompson's spirit.French director Bertrand Tavernier adapted Pop. 1280 for his 1981 film, Coup de Torchon, changing the setting from the American South to a French colony in West Africa of the 1930s. A Hell of a Woman was also adapted in French as Série noire (1979).A decade later (1989-1990), Hollywood resumed its interest in Thompson's writing. Three novels were adapted during that period: The Kill-Off; After Dark, My Sweet; and, notably, The Grifters, which garnered four Academy Award nominations.The Getaway was remade in 1994 with Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger in the lead roles, but the film retained the happy ending of the earlier film.In 1996, A Swell-Looking Babe was released as Hit Me, and 1997 saw the release of This World, Then the Fireworks from Thompson's short story of that name.Aside from shift in setting, Coup de Torchon was remarkably faithful to the plot and the spirit of the novel, and remains arguably the most authentic adaptation of any of Thompson's work. A close runner-up might be The Grifters, though Westlake's script arguably blunts the impact of the climax with a brief but very significant change in a character's motivation. I have not seen the Stacy Keach film was after The Killer inside Me although I doubt if Stacy could match his performance as the albino 'Bad Bob' ( not Dirty Bad Bob from New Mexico ) in the Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean...
]]>Thu, 03 May 2007 12:41:00 GMTPuhnnerCinLit5/3/2007 8:41:00 AMCripes! You are right! It is already and I have it on my &#39;wish to see list&#39;. How hilarious, but thank you, now it goes on Netflix.Thanks again.I would love to see anything that Jim Thompson did, that has not been made into a film. Population 1280 and The Killer Inside Me or the Getaway ( but with the great ending ). I know that all of these have been made already in one form or another, but still.from Wikihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Thompson_(writer)As noted above, two of Thompson&#39;s books were adapted as Hollywood motion pictures during his lifetime, but in the end, neither was true to Thompson&#39;s spirit.French director Bertrand Tavernier adapted Pop. 1280 for his 1981 film, Coup de Torchon, changing the setting from the American South to a French colony in West Africa of the 1930s. A Hell of a Woman was also adapted in French as S&eacute;rie noire (1979).A decade later (1989-1990), Hollywood resumed its interest in Thompson&#39;s writing. Three novels were adapted during that period: The Kill-Off; After Dark, My Sweet; and, notably, The Grifters, which garnered four Academy Award nominations.The Getaway was remade in 1994 with Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger in the lead roles, but the film retained the happy ending of the earlier film.In 1996, A Swell-Looking Babe was released as Hit Me, and 1997 saw the release of This World, Then the Fireworks from Thompson&#39;s short story of that name.Aside from shift in setting, Coup de Torchon was remarkably faithful to the plot and the spirit of the novel, and remains arguably the most authentic adaptation of any of Thompson&#39;s work. A close runner-up might be The Grifters, though Westlake&#39;s script arguably blunts the impact of the climax with a brief but very significant change in a character&#39;s motivation. I have not seen the Stacy Keach film was after The Killer inside Me although I doubt if Stacy could match his performance as the albino &#39;Bad Bob&#39; ( not Dirty Bad Bob from New Mexico ) in the Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean... http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/prison/MemberTagFilms.aspxprison
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