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French director Luc Besson broke the commercial taboo against female-driven action movies with Nikita, his seminal, seductively slick film about a violent street punk (Anne Parillaud) trained to become a smooth, stylish assassin. Though it amounts, in the end, to little more than disposable pop, the film has a cohesiveness in style and tone--akin to the early James Bond films--that gives it a sense of integrity. Parillaud is compelling both as a wild child and chic-but-lethal pro (trained in good manners by none other than Jeanne Moreau). Tchéky Karyo is also good as the cop mentor who develops feelings for her. --Tom Keogh
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play.
After being convicted of killing a cop, street-tough Nikita must choose between her own execution or training with a top-secret government agency to become an assassin. Given a new identity, new skills, and a new life by her mentor Bob (Tcheky Karyo), Nikita becomes "Josephine," a seductive, sophisticated knockout who's also a brutally efficient killing machine.
Luc Besson's Nikita is the stylish, high-voltage thriller that revolutionized the action genre with a sexy, gun-wielding woman as its main character. Starring Jean Reno, Jean-Hughes Anglade, Jeanne Moreau and Anne Parillaud in the title role (winning her a 1991 Best Actress Cesar Award), Nikita achieved cult status worldwide,… more » inspiring an American remake and a hit U.S. television series.
Powered by some of the most adrenaline-pumping action scenes ever filmed, Nikita redefined femme fatale for a new generation.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
This is my favourite film of all time from Luc Besson my favourite director.
Nikita is a bit of an accident waiting to happen. A drug addict she kills someone is a drug store raid gone wrong. This sets the tone of the first half of the film, gritty, harsh and full of polar extremes. It's difficult to to get attached to her character or feel anything for her. One minute she is falling in love and the next she is killing an embassador.
There's a great scene where Leon the 'cleaner' turns up and this is testemant to Bessons skill and he created a whole movie out of this 5 minute appearance.
A lot of people will be put off by the subtitles but worry not, this is a simple and energetic film with very little dialogue. Perhaps this is why I like it so much as Besson leaves you to fill in the blanks and portrays the film through emotion and action.
I won't spoil the ending but this is one of the very few films which makes me cry, such is the emotion as the film reaches its climax. Absolutely awesome, well worth a refresh on blu-ray, especially as the DVD version I had was pretty basic with just the movie on it.
Nikita is a bit of an accident waiting to happen. A drug addict she kills someone is a drug store raid gone wrong. This sets the tone of the first half of the film, gritty, harsh and full of polar extremes. It's difficult to to get attached to her character or feel anything for her. One minute she is falling in love and the next she is killing an embassador.
There's a great scene where Leon the 'cleaner' turns up and this is testemant to Bessons skill and he created a whole movie out of this 5 minute appearance.
A lot of people will be put off by the subtitles but worry not, this is a simple and energetic film with very little dialogue. Perhaps this is why I like it so much as Besson leaves you to fill in the blanks and portrays the film through emotion and action.
I won't spoil the ending but this is one of the very few films which makes me cry, such is the emotion as the film reaches its climax. Absolutely awesome, well worth a refresh on blu-ray, especially as the DVD version I had was pretty basic with just the movie on it.
45 of 51 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I've loved Luc Besson's Nikita since the first time I saw it - even with the abysmal American dubbing. The second time I saw it, I was lucky, and caught the original language version - still visually stunning, but so much better without shonky dubbing.
The DVD is more of the same - Nikita is a beautiful film, absolutely fantastic. The storyline is well, there, and the rest of it is just pure entertainment.
But be warned, the DVD is the shonky dubbed version. It's still a good film - but try to keep an eye open for a subtitled one if possible.
24 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This film certainly gives subtitled films a good rep. I remember watching this film on TV a few years back and it has stuck in my mind ever since. The plotline is so fascinating and it keeps hold of you the whole way through. The acting from all cast members is outstanding. Hollywood tried doing a copy of it with 'Assassin' and totally destroyed it. V. good film, watch it
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one of Besson's best films. -- A new kind of lethal weapon...
(THE FILM)
After being convicted of killing a cop, street-tough Nikita must choose between her own execution or training with a top-secret government agency to become an... Read more
After being convicted of killing a cop, street-tough Nikita must choose between her own execution or training with a top-secret government agency to become an... Read more
Published 28 days ago by S. F. husseiny
Nikita
Saw film in cinema and welcomed opportunity to obtain dvd. Regarded as cult film over years and deservedly so. Sort of film the French do well. Read more
Published 1 month ago by wallersboy
one of the best films ever made - so many spin offs but the original...
great film - desert island movie for sure. Luc Besson is a genius - love him. Assassins don't get cuter than this.
Published 3 months ago by paddy888
Bourne before Bourne
I watched this film for the first time recently after having had it in my head since I saw the trailer when the film first came out about 20 years ago. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Michael Badu
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Great film but the American release has a english dub ,also a 5.1 dts sound track my vertion is 2.0 . Read more
Published 5 months ago by fussy
You died Saturday at 5 p.m ... confirmed suicide after a tranquilizer...
Let me be clear at the very start. I love this film. However, you have to remember that Luc Besson has his strengths and weaknesses. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Crookedmouth
Awesome film, great value buy...
Fantastic film. Listed as art house in Oz, too expensive to own-thanks to amazon I can add another luc besson classic to the library!
Published 6 months ago by Whiterhino
Stylish, Sleek, Captivating, French Thriller.
First time i saw this film on tv, many years ago it had me repeating scenes in my mind. So i watched it again and it still impresses me with it's style and flow. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Ryan S.Cord
French films
Another wonderful early Luc Besson film, much copied in the US. It is weird, violent and slightly daft. Highly Recommended.
Published 8 months ago by J. F. Pye
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After inspiring a Hollywood remake and two American TV series, Luc Besson's French original remains the most stylish of the three and strangely feels the most modern, despite the... Read more
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