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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Helluva Ride,
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This review is from: To Live And Die In La [DVD] (DVD)
I saw this film when it first came out and just HAD to own it as soon as it was available.Willem Dafoe and William L Petersen respectively play a flamboyant but tough counterfeiter and an utterly determined Secret Service agent out to bust him for murdering his partner on the eve of his retirement. Neither will make any compromises. In my humble opinion this film depicts the meeting of an unstoppable force and an immoveable object. I will not reveal the plot of this magnificent film because I do not want to spoil it for anyone coming to it anew. William Friedkin (French Connection, The Exorcist) directs a well paced script and look out for a Nicolas Roeg (Performance) moment - Willem Dafoe and a certain kiss. There's a helluva car chase that pushed the envelope hard, in terms of having real stuntmen in real cars and no CG in dem days. John Turturro (Secret Window) portrays a fall guy who would rather die than "rat" on his boss despite knowing that the man has him on his "hit" list. There's a real edgy feeling of danger through this film spurred on by an amazing soundtrack featuring Wang Chung. The VHS version was deleted some years ago and the DVD release has been a long time coming. This DVD has a modest price tag but is not modest entertainment. Two words, "BUY IT".
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
This is NOT the special edition!,
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This review is from: To Live And Die In La [DVD] (DVD)
I've waited a long time for this film to be released on DVD. Waited. And waited. AND waited. I've watched it so many times on crappy vhs that the film has already run its course for me by this belated release. Fans of the film will be treated to a very pleasing re-master and sound.What they won't be pleased about is that this is not the special edition released in R1. Why does MGM keep doing this, it's infuriating. Alright, so I've got the R1 SE, but that's hardly the point. R2 is the better format. It was all on one disk so why are you doing this bare bones release, MGM? IT DRIVES YOU MAD! There is some mad driving in this film. Buy it. 5 star film. 3 star DVD.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Does this Version.......?,
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This review is from: To Live And Die In La [DVD] (DVD)
Come complete with the 2 different endings?
The USA release has. Great Movie, Very cool soundtrack, 80's music ok...what do you expect from an 80's movie..... Miami Vice-ish music..... This will keep you gripped till the end, whether it has the 2 endings or only 1. Special effects/stunts done by real people. At this price you can't go wrong.
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