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Payback [1999] [DVD]

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Payback [1999] [DVD]
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Payback [1999] [DVD] 4.0 out of 5 stars (21)
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Payback: Straight Up - The Director's Cut [DVD] [2006] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] 2.8 out of 5 stars (4)
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  • Actors: Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, David Paymer, Bill Duke
  • Directors: Brian Helgeland, John Myhre
  • Writers: Brian Helgeland, Donald E. Westlake, Terry Hayes
  • Producers: Bruce Davey, Stephen McEveety
  • Format: Anamorphic, Full Screen, PAL
  • Subtitles: English, Romanian, Arabic, Bulgarian
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: 20 Sep 1999
  • Run Time: 97 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CZEH
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 10,267 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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If it weren't for the fact that John Boorman's Point Blank was already a definitive take on Richard Stark's novel The Hunter (reissued under the title Payback), Payback would be a well-above-average 90s action movie. The original toughness is diluted: Mel Gibson's Porter, replacing Lee Marvin's Walker and Stark's Parker, comes on like a hardnut but turns into a softie when he hooks up with call-girl Maria Bello (and he even likes dogs). Double-crossed and wounded after shifty Gregg Henry dupes Porter's wife (Deborah Kara Unger) into betraying him, Porter sets out to get back the $70,000 share of a heist that he feels he is owed. Because Henry has used the money to buy his way into "the Outfit", he has to deal not only with the squirming scumbag but a hierarchy of corporate mobsters (William Devane, James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson) for whom it would be bad business practice to hand over even the trivial sum. Director-writer Brian Helgeland gives it a steely-blue look and gets good performances all round (with room for Lucy Liu as an amusing dominatrix) while constructing a story in which everything fits. But it's just a good thriller, since the masterpiece potential has already been staked out. --Kim Newman


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DVD Special Features

Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Interview Clips with M. Gibson, M. Bello, L. Liu, J. Coburn
Language in Dolby Digital 5.1: English
Subtitles: English/Arabic/Bulgarian/English for the hearing impaired

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars a very enjoyable gangster flick, 5 Sep 2006
Think Lock stock crossed with Lethal weapon 4. payback is a stylish, comic gangster noir. as you may (hopefully) have gathered from the title payback is a film about Mel gibson, a gangster screwed over by two accomplises (one of them happening to be his junkie mrs) and well...not really exacting vengance but trying to reclaim the 70.000 dollars that was his share of the money that was taken from him. this film is not serious but very stylish and enjoyable.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Mel at his best, 11 Oct 2000
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This review is from: Payback [VHS] [1999] (VHS Tape)
I thought this movie was brilliant. Mel is a world weary bad boy who just wants his just desserts - no more , no less. My favourite line was when the dominatrix told him she had a few minutes to spare. Mel looked totally disinterested and said 'Go boil an egg'. Great!
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful and perverse experience!, 13 Feb 2003
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Payback is a gritty, intense and slow-paced action movie. Mel Gibson plays Porter, a guy who will stop at nothing for his payback. The plot just seemed to get better and better with more twists as the movie progressed. Mel Gibson is great as the ruthless Porter, but equally worthy of mention are William Devane's performance as Carter, the crime boss, and Lucy Liu as a dominatrix. Incredible as the acting may be, the action scenes are very well done. The movie is of a very old style. Blue tint throughout the film with a classic soundtrack. You really have to be in the mood for this one. Overall, Payback is a very good movie, enjoyable and well worth watching.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Rubbish presentation
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4.0 out of 5 stars See the director's cut
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4.0 out of 5 stars get ready to root for the bad guy
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5.0 out of 5 stars Man you are mean!
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1.0 out of 5 stars I can't stand this film!
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