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San Francisco has been the setting of a lot of exciting movie car chases over the years, but this 1968 police thriller is still the one to beat when it comes to high-octane action on the steep hills of the city by the Bay. The outstanding car chase earned an Oscar for best editing, but the rest of the movie is pretty good, too. Bullitt is a perfect star vehicle for cool guy Steve McQueen, who stars as a tenacious detective (is there any other kind?) determined to track down the killers of the star witness in an important trial. Director Peter Yates (Breaking Away) approached the story with an emphasis on absolute authenticity, using a variety of San Francisco locations. Jacqueline Bisset and Robert Duvall appear in early roles, and Robert Vaughn plays the criminal kingpin who pulls the deadly strings of the tightly wound plot. --Jeff Shannon
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51 of 51 people found the following review helpful
By Chris Mac
Format:Blu-ray
Okay, lets talk about the difference between grain....and sharpness. The Blu ray transfer of this film is pin sharp,thats because the focus puller and camera man on the original film crew did a very good job and got everything in perfect focus!! The Blu Ray transfer does exemplify the characteristics of the film stock used in 1968....remember this is a film shot entirely on location in an almost semi/documentary style using film stock suited to low light levels and with a minimum use of suplementary lighting, by nature the film stock can be slightly grainy in places but that is no accident and can be considered a creative choice by the director to convey the gritty on the spot realism required. Actually in many ways this film set a trend, not just because of the car chase but the visual style and realistic/ urgent nature of the camera work spawned a slew of gritty action thrillers, (see French Connection/Blu Ray). There is no point in trying to compare the visual quality of a Blu Ray film like "Bullit" to a Blu Ray Bond film, for one thing the visual styles are so disparate as to be incomparable, Bond films present a saturated hyper reality, a high gloss to go with the high fantasy, "Bullitt" is a gritty cop thriller, it doesn't need cleaned up or made glossy like a modern film, watch it as it was intended to be, this Blu ray is good, its sharp, its clear, its grainy in places, its how it should be. I have the DVD and the Blu Ray is far superior...enjoy.
30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
There have been some pretty tough reviews concerning the picture quality of this blu ray. (I assume everyone knows the movie itself is great). I have to suggest that a direct comparison between the dvd and the blu ray shows what a massive improvement has been made. It's never going to "pop" off the screen the way some modern films do...... but the original footage was never capable of doing that. This blu ray is as good as Bullitt will ever look and it is a very big improvement over the dvd.
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
By S J Buck
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Format:DVD
This film demonstrates to contemporary Hollywood just how to make a superb thriller without having an explosion every 5 minutes. You know its a classic from the opening shot. Lalo Schifrin's insistent theme kicks in over the credits and the rollercoaster ride starts.
McQueen is marvellous as a Frank Bullitt a no-nonsense, and somewhat rebellious detective who is having no truck with authority. Robert Vaughn, who I've always liked, but never really rated as an actor, is excellent here as Walter Charmers (who is anything but charming!). The scenes between him and McQueen are riveting. Theres the famous car chase of course, which is great, but watching it again recently, the thing that struck me was the completely realistic Hospital scenes. Its all very clinical if you'll excuse the pun.
On disc 1:
There is a commentary by the directory Peter Hyams and a trailer.
On Disc 2:
Documentary 1 'The Cutting Edge: The Magic Of Movie Editing' narrated by Kathy Bates
Documentary 2 'Steve McQueen: The Essence Of Cool' a film about McQueen.
3 'Bullitt: Steve McQueen's Commitment To Reality'.
Of the extras the commentary is probably the best bit, but the film itself is reason alone to buy these discs.
McQueen is marvellous as a Frank Bullitt a no-nonsense, and somewhat rebellious detective who is having no truck with authority. Robert Vaughn, who I've always liked, but never really rated as an actor, is excellent here as Walter Charmers (who is anything but charming!). The scenes between him and McQueen are riveting. Theres the famous car chase of course, which is great, but watching it again recently, the thing that struck me was the completely realistic Hospital scenes. Its all very clinical if you'll excuse the pun.
On disc 1:
There is a commentary by the directory Peter Hyams and a trailer.
On Disc 2:
Documentary 1 'The Cutting Edge: The Magic Of Movie Editing' narrated by Kathy Bates
Documentary 2 'Steve McQueen: The Essence Of Cool' a film about McQueen.
3 'Bullitt: Steve McQueen's Commitment To Reality'.
Of the extras the commentary is probably the best bit, but the film itself is reason alone to buy these discs.
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classic!
always wanted to own this classic movie!
always remembered the famous car chase scene..one day i,ll go over for a holiday!
always remembered the famous car chase scene..one day i,ll go over for a holiday!
Published 12 days ago by marco
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la creme de la creme films
all these films are terrific and would recommend them to anyone who likes action without computer generated make believe stuff
Published 14 days ago by omar el haddaoui
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what did i think?
a legend of an actor, a great film , classic (all in my opinion) great car chases, great cars, I loved it very much.
Published 1 month ago by Mr. Mark Clawson
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an all time great
i ordered this for some family members who for some reason had never heard of the film or Steve McQueen. Read more
Published 1 month ago by R. L. Ricketts
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Pleased with the item I brought it came within a great time as well as great price very happy once again
Published 1 month ago by p young
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Cool move & one of the best car chases you will see.
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Every petrolhead should watch this movie, just for the car chase, the noise from the Mustang as it accelerates away makes the hairs stand... Read more
Every petrolhead should watch this movie, just for the car chase, the noise from the Mustang as it accelerates away makes the hairs stand... Read more
Published 2 months ago by I. Hazlehurst
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bullitt
he's back the ice cool king to be honest the storyline in this is not brilliant but everyone waits for that car chase and as usual mcqueen does most of his own driving,wouldn't be... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Lor
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Classic cool.
What can you say about this great movie,from the style of Bullit to the soundtrack,everything is top class.An enjoyable directors commentary.
Published 2 months ago by R J P
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Hold On!
A bit dated, but good to see the landmarks of San Francisco especially the car chase. Perhaps over due for a re-make?
Published 3 months ago by stephen leader
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hark to the past
Bought as one of those "must see before it's too late" films. Surprisingly, not too dated and worth seeing for Steve McQueen alone.
Published 4 months ago by Susan
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