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Millionaire businessman Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen) is also a high-stakes thief; his latest caper is an elaborate heist at a Boston bank. Why does he do it? For the same reason he flies gliders, bets on golf strokes and races dune buggies: he needs the thrill to feel alive. Insurance investigator Vicky Anderson (Faye Dunaway) gets her own thrills by busting crooks, and she's got Crown in her cross hairs. Naturally, these two will get it on, because they have a lot in common: they're not people, they're walking clothes racks. (McQueen looks like he'd rather be in jeans than Crown's natty three-piece suits.) The Thomas Crown Affair is a catalogue of 60s conventions, from its clipped editing style to its photographic trickery (the inventive Haskell Wexler behind the camera) to its mod design. You can almost sense director Norman Jewison deciding to "tell his story visually," like those newfangled European films; this would explain the long passages of Michel Legrand's lounge jazz ladled over endless montages of the pretty Dunaway and McQueen at play. (The opening-credits song, "Windmills of Your Mind," won an Oscar.) It's like a "What Kind of Man Reads Playboy?" ad come to life, and much more interesting as a cultural snapshot than a piece of storytelling. --Robert Horton
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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Before the new version of Thomas Crown was released I thought I ought to see how it should have been, so I bought this. What a gem of a movie - did you know the original bank heist sceen was filmed with only five actors - everyone else there were members of the public who actually thought it was real ! This shows sixties cult filming at it's highest, well shot and excellent editing make this a film to own for all the right reasons.
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By Zella
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A wonderful performance. I loved first watching it 20 years ago. McQueen's charisma is unbeatable. They should never have bothered with the Brosnan remake.
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All the kudos usually goes to Bullit, released the same year, yet with this movie, McQueen, the King of Cool, comes of age as an actor, at the height of his power as the No.1 Box office Hollywood star. Commonly regarded by critics as a triumph of style over substance, Jewison crafted a movie for the age and drew from McQueen the kind of performance of which few thought him capable. True, Dunaway's outfits (and Burke's hats) do cement the movie pretty firmly into its time period but anyone coming new to this movie who wasn't around at the time it was made has ample compensation in the luminosity of the stars, the fabulous jazz inspired Michel Legrand soundtrack, a gem of a performance from Jack Weston, as Erwin, and the famous chess game scene.
Through the filter of McQueen's performance in the movie, picturing Brosnan as Crown in the recent remake is even more ludicrous than trying to picture Alec Baldwin as Doc McCoy: watch out for the scene in which Crown sets the 'ball rolling' by phoning up the members of the 'gang' he's hired to carry out the heist and then reflect on the observational skills of his detractors. His acting in this movie was matched only by that of his performances later in Papillon and the Getaway. Ultimately, the movie has stood the test of time and will continue to be watched long after DVDs of the Brosnan remake are gathering dust, deservedly, on the shelves of charity shops up and down the country.
Through the filter of McQueen's performance in the movie, picturing Brosnan as Crown in the recent remake is even more ludicrous than trying to picture Alec Baldwin as Doc McCoy: watch out for the scene in which Crown sets the 'ball rolling' by phoning up the members of the 'gang' he's hired to carry out the heist and then reflect on the observational skills of his detractors. His acting in this movie was matched only by that of his performances later in Papillon and the Getaway. Ultimately, the movie has stood the test of time and will continue to be watched long after DVDs of the Brosnan remake are gathering dust, deservedly, on the shelves of charity shops up and down the country.
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Why remake it?
I think we should be thankful that American films like 'The Thomas Crown Affair' (also 'Bullitt', 'The Swimmer', 'The Graduate' and 'Rosemary's Baby') were filmed in such a... Read more
Published 1 month ago by ranger
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Great
Well priced & speedy delivery. A product that i wouldn't hesitate in reccommending. It was a gift for somebody and they loved it!
Published 3 months ago by Dunny
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Love it, excellent movie
Iconic classic film, thoroughly recommend it to others. What else can I say, watch it for yourself. thank you. david
Published 3 months ago by david morrison
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My Favourite Film
A film that exudes class, the cinematography, the settings and clothes to die for.
But that is just my personal opion
But that is just my personal opion
Published 3 months ago by Mrs. Lorraine A. Smith
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Thomas Crown Affair - the 2 films
I watched the recent version of the film (2009) and enjoyed it. I wanted to compare the 1968 original film with it and thoroughly enjoyed it. Read more
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Published 5 months ago by JR Household
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Good Viewing
I find this film one of Steve McQueens best. I thoroughly enjoyed it and the quality is excellent. I know they have made a remake of this film I never saw it but I am sure it does... Read more
Published 5 months ago by dunner
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Print Disappointing, But Fine Film
I watched this on DVD on an HD tv recently for the first time in some years and I was shocked and disappointed at the quality of the print and the sound. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Copnovelist
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It's still cool
Steve McQueen plays the cool guy who knows what he likes and gets it. Very 60s, and if you have never seen the original but only the excellent remake, then retro-viewing starts... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Dave - Aberdeen
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great acting and chemistry by McQueen & Dunaway..make this in to a...
Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen) is a lone wolf in chic clothing. He's a Boston tycoon, who masterminds a daring bank job, even though he doesn't need the money. Read more
Published 13 months ago by S. F. husseiny
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