or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
More Buying Choices
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Sorry, this item is not available in
Image not available for
Colour:
Image not available

 

Last Man Standing [DVD] [1996]

Bruce Willis , Bruce Dern , Walter Hill    Suitable for 18 years and over   DVD
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
Price: £13.95 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
Only 1 left in stock.
Sold by Jasuli and Fulfilled by Amazon. Gift-wrap available.
Want delivery by Tuesday, 28 May? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details
Learn about LOVEFiLM
Amazon’s film and TV subscription service with unlimited access to thousands of titles to watch instantly, many in HD at no extra cost. Go to LOVEFiLM for title availability. Enjoy a 30-day free trial and watch across many devices including the Kindle Fire. Learn more at LOVEFiLM.com

Frequently Bought Together

Last Man Standing [DVD] [1996] + Hudson Hawk [DVD]
Price For Both: £17.90

Buy the selected items together
  • Hudson Hawk [DVD] £3.95

What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?


Product details

  • Actors: Bruce Willis, Bruce Dern, William Sanderson, Christopher Walken, David Patrick Kelly
  • Directors: Walter Hill
  • Writers: Walter Hill, Akira Kurosawa, Ryûzô Kikushima
  • Producers: Arthur M. Sarkissian, Michael De Luca, Paula Heller, Ralph S. Singleton
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English, Spanish
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Ev
  • DVD Release Date: 26 July 1999
  • Run Time: 123 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004D362
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 10,810 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

Reviews

From Amazon.co.uk

Best known for making movies about men and violence, director Walter Hill scored a misfire with this ambitious but ultimately dreary remake of Akira Kurosawa's samurai classic Yojimbo. The story's essentially the same but the setting has been switched to a dusty, almost ghostly Texas town in the 1930s, where two rival Chicago gangs are locked in an uneasy truce. Bruce Willis plays the lone drifter who allies himself with both gangs to his own advantage, working both sides against each other according to his own hidden agenda. The violence escalates to a bloody climax, of course, with Christopher Walken, David Patrick Kelly and Michael Imperioli as trigger-happy lieutenants in a lonely, desolate war. Fans of gangster movies will want to see this, and, if nothing else, Hill has brought his polished style to a vaguely mythic story. It's far from being a classic, however, and although its action is at times masterfully choreographed, the movie's humourless attitude is unexpectedly oppressive. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

Product Description

Stranger in town John Smith (Bruce Willis) becomes caught up in the gang warfare that already exists between bosses Doyle and Strozzi. Smith works first for one gang, then the other, as he becomes smitten by Doyle's woman Felina. Only barman Joe Monday seems to be on Smith's side. Hollywood action director Walter Hill pays homage to Italian auteur Sergio Leone with this spaghetti western pastiche.

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought


Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Bruce doing what he does best! 7 Jan 2010
By Steve.J
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Don't expect too many surprises here - you are thinking of buying a Bruce Willis film after all!
As usual, he is pretty good value for money in this prohibition era gangster story, set in a dusty Texas town. Based upon the classic samurai movie, Yojimbo by Akira Kurosawa (and copied in the Clint Eastwood film - A Fistful of Dollars), Willis plays an 'on the run' mobster, who accidentally walks straight into a gang war and proceeds to play one side off against the other.
Be prepared for plenty of gunfire, violence and Willis taking his customary beating (only to spring back as tough as ever). His interaction with the two female characters of the story helps to broaden the story a little bit.

I know this film is not a classic, but is good value for money entertainment on DVD. Don't try to compare it with Yojimbo or A Fistful of Dollars, just enjoy the movie for what it is - a good gangster film with Bruce giving yet another steady performance.
Was this review helpful to you?
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Hill, Willis et al. were standing on the shoulders of giants when they made this movie and as such were on a hiding to nothing from the outset. They must have been well aware that there would be an army of critics waiting to pan their efforts regardless. But a good story is worth telling and re-telling over again and so full marks to them for even attempting this movie.

The trick to a successful re-make is to add something to the original. (and this is an official re-make, both Ryuzo Kikushima and Akira Kurosawa get a credit in this film, something which is missing in Sergio Leone's which led to Kurosawa launching a plagiarism suit against him.) For my money Hill succeeds with this brief on several fronts.

There are several small but significant characters and plot devices which separate Hill's movie from Kurosawa's and Leone's. For example Willis's laconic voice over adds depth to the character and explores his motivations, the added character of Strozzi's moll reveals a softer center to John Smith as does Willis' attempts to blend a sense of humour into the role. Another added character is the Texas Ranger, wonderfully played by Ken Jenkins, who is upset over the death of the Border Patrol officer. He warns that he can tolerate one gang in Jericho, but not two and if more than one remains in Jericho in ten days time, he will bring a squad of Rangers into Jericho and wipe out both gangs, effectively putting Smith on a tight time limit.

On the technical front Hill's film-noirish cinematography and lighting are first rate and the brooding sense of menace he creates is echoed in Ry Cooder's disturbing electronic, blues-style main theme. (Cooder did a similar job on another of Hill's films, Southern Comfort) The action is frequent and bloody, very much in the style of Sam Peckinpah including slow motion sequences which adds real weight and gravitas to the proceedings, unlike the Bang Bang, youre dead! comic book violence of a "Fist full of dollars". Another stylistic influence is Hong Kong cinema, notably John Woo with Smith's twin 45s blazing a bloody path across the screen. The film's production values are far superior to either of the previous film's as evidenced by Willis himself, a huge star at the time who is supported by a strong cast including Bruce Dern and Chrstopher Walken. David Patrick Kelly is dangerously psychotic as Doyle and in some respects reprises his role in another of Walter Hill's films, The Warriors ("Warriors, come out to play!") He actually believes he is doing Felina a favour by keeping her captive, "she only had one dress before meeting me".

Of course the film has its faults, there are very few films which posses non. For example Christopher Walken's character, Hickey is built up in his absence throughout the first third of the film as being the ultimate bad guy, however when he does actually appear he is a little tame. In fact he even tells Willis's character, Smith, not to believe all the bad things he has been hearing about him. Perhaps he is the anti-villain to Smith's anti-hero.

All in all it's a film which is definitely worth seeing, even if you are unfamiliar with either of the two previous versions of the story. Kurosawa's original was inspired by Dashiell Hammett's "Red Harvest", which was set in a small 1920s US town beset by corrupt politicians, police and warring criminal gangs. Its ironic then that the story has returned home via feudal Japan and an Italian western shot in Spain. As it has been 14 years since "Last man standing" I wonder if it's time for another remake.......

If you've heard this story before, don't stop me, because I'd like to hear it again.
Groucho Marx
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Good old Bad old Days 14 May 2012
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Ok, So this won't be everyone's cup of tea but if you like ridiculous action and not much in the way of long winded unnecessary chat by the actors then this is for you. Bruce maybe a little over the top in - says little, kills a lot mode but if you leave your brain at the door and enjoy it for the hick town in the middle of nowhere, all guns blazing, corny one-liners (typical Bruce Willis actually) bad guys get their comeuppance that it is, then you'll like it. Not too hard on the grey matter and you don't have to think too deeply about the meaning of the film or even how Brucie came to be there or why - to enjoy it. Think of it as a 1920's version of the first Die Hard movie and you're half way there.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?   Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars A good movie.
A lot of action, this is a remake from a western with Clint Eastwood. Bruce Willis is good in this character.
Published 24 days ago by Damien
5.0 out of 5 stars Bruce Willis Doing What He Does Best!
I watched this film again recently, and although it is quite old now, it is still very viewable. Bruce Willis in his heyday, doing what he always does best! Read more
Published 2 months ago by Philip Elkins
5.0 out of 5 stars Last man Standing.
I bought this for my son as Christmas present and watched it together, and we both thought it was an excellent action packed movie. Read more
Published 4 months ago by patricia
5.0 out of 5 stars Last man standing
Starring the King of action movies Bruce Willis . It's probably the best of the lot in my view non stop action and a great plot too . Read more
Published 5 months ago by G. Armstrong
1.0 out of 5 stars Utter, unadulterated ****
Five or ten minutes in it was so obvious where this film was going. And at about ten minutes in it was confirmed when Mr. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Billy The Baker
5.0 out of 5 stars if i kill u its gonna hurt bang bang
i must admit iam a big bruce willis fan and i put this film up there with die hard and the last boyscout as one of his best films (also one of his least seen). Read more
Published 10 months ago by the don
5.0 out of 5 stars Intense
Bruce Willis is always good and is always the badass, i've never seen him in a western film before so i was pretty keen on watching this, i wasn't dissapointed, it was extremely... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Mr. C. J. Davies
4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!
This is a very good film if your an action fanatic.Bruce Willis pulls off an excellent performance in this remake of Yojimbo and A Fistful Of Dollars. Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2011 by J. G. Murphy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great film
easier and cheaper than going to the shop to buy it. oh ye the film is great as well.
Thank you Amazon
Published on 11 Nov 2010 by terry
4.0 out of 5 stars Bruce Gets a Beating - Again!
I have followed Bruce Willis's career for over 34 years now and, despite what some people think, he does actually have a good repertoire. Read more
Published on 3 Jan 2010 by Dr Who
Search Customer Reviews
Only search this product's reviews

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   
Related forums


Listmania!


Look for similar items by category


Feedback


Jasuli Privacy Statement Jasuli Delivery Information Jasuli Returns & Exchanges