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should i buy this

posted 18 years ago by owenlift22
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i am a film lover and i found this movie while looking up something for Resevoir Dogs which is one of my top 5 favorites, i am also a steve mcqueen fan and absolutley love the movie Bullitt and i was wondering weither or not to buy this. i have seen it online, cheap and was going to buy it but i have never seen it. can anyone give me advice on buying it or if it is any good

thanks alot

"If they hadn't done what I told them not to do, they'd still be alive." - Mr Blonde, Reservoir Dogs

[–] commodoresx64 18 years ago

Hello,

Just saw the film. I enjoyed it, but's not a typical McQueen film. I would purchase it if you're a bank robbery fan. It's based on a true story and for the most part, the premise is believable. Some of the actual customers and cops are people in the film. I found a copy a dollar store for a buck. (DVD)

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[–] TheHonorable_DrakeSpade 18 years ago

I got it for like 6 dollars on amazon or something. I got it because I'm a Mcqueen fan, and a robbery movie fan. If you liked Resevoir Dogs, I suppose you'd kinda like this.

The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.

[–] owenlift22 17 years ago

i totally forgot i posted this thing, but thanx for the info from everyone, and yes i did end up getting it in a set of tree movies about bank robbery, i did in fact enjoy it alot.

[–] KutWrite 7 years ago

Yeah, but this is MUCH slower than Reservoir Dogs.

It was the late 50s.

[–] Prairiedawn24 17 years ago

i actually work for the bank where this happened, which is kind of fun. of course it was much before my time. i see that you already did buy it. that's good. congrats!

[–] keepfan 17 years ago

If you like THE GREAT ST. LOUIS BANK ROBBERY and RESEVOIR DOGS be sure to check out KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL with Lee Van Cleef.

[–] Psychosonic 17 years ago

I second that.

[–] raymondleggs 14 years ago

Get the digiview verson (slimcase) it has the best transfer, the VINA DVD is good too but a bit on the pale side.

[–] jguz58 8 years ago

It's available on YouTube, I just finished watching it. Good early McQueen movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMb4PjwGH-0

Thanks for the tip about KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL; it's out there too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqlS4TUYBu4

[–] KutWrite 7 years ago

I see you got it.

Allow me to recommend a few others along the lines of Noir caper:

Asphalt Jungle (John Huston directed)

The Killing (Kubrick)

Straight Time (early Theresa Russell and Dustin Hoffman)

The Killers (either the Burt Lancaster or Lee Marvin version)

Point Blank (modern Noir with Lee Marvin) (I count some color films as Noir)

Thief (James Caan - Michael Mann)

Charlie Varrick (Walter Matthau as action lead!)

Heat (deNiro and Pacino)