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The Assassin [VHS] [1993]

VHS ~ Bridget Fonda
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Bridget Fonda, Gabriel Byrne, Harvey Keitel, Dermot Mulroney, Anne Bancroft
  • Directors: John Badham
  • Format: Dolby, PAL, Surround Sound
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • VHS Release Date: 18 Nov 1996
  • Run Time: 104 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CO01
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 10,118 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

This is one of those Hollywood remakes of a European hit in which one can visualize a committee of studio executives sitting around and saying, "Okay, we know what made the original film unique and different and fun. How can we make that same movie and do exactly the opposite?" For-hire director John Badham (Saturday Night Fever) took La Femme Nikita, Luc Besson's undeniably sexy, original, and kitschy French film about a female assassin, and translated it into The Assassin, a calculating, mechanistic American thriller with no distinctive style. Bridget Fonda gamely plays the willowy street punk who becomes a high-society killer, but once that provocative irony is in place, the movie is pretty much a series of by-the-numbers action set pieces. Until, that is, Dermot Mulroney shows up as a love interest; but even that twist can't save this film. You're much better off with the original, subtitles and all. The DVD release has optional full-screen and widescreen presentations, production notes, theatrical trailer, optional French and Spanish soundtracks, and optional English, French, and Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

Synopsis

In a grim future America, Maggie (Bridget Fonda), a beautiful young street punk, is about to be executed for killing a cop during a robbery, and is given the choice between death and becoming a government assassin. She accepts the latter and is trained in all manner of martial (and feminine) arts. She ably carries out her deadly assignments, and is groomed to become a powerful killer. Maggie is given a new identity and is sent to Venice, California, where she begins her new life as the seductive Claudia. But she assumes the role a little too well, ditching her image as amoral murderess and falling in love with a photographer (Dermot Mulroney). Now she wants out, but the government isn't about to let her go without a fight. Director John Badham's remake of French director Luc Besson's LA FEMME NIKITA is a stylish and thrilling adaptation, featuring a solid performance from Bridget Fonda.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A good effort, but a hard act to follow, 5 Nov 2002
This review is from: The Assassin [1993] [DVD] (DVD)
Although you can't deny that La Femme Nikita is a truly remarkable piece of cinema which allows you to see past the subtitles and enjoy the action, The Assassin does a good job in a tribute kind of way.

Unfortunately it will always be known as a remake of a classic original, but with Bridget Fonda and Gabriel Byrne you are guaranteed a fun popcorn movie.

I appreciated it anyway.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Another Blu Ray Hall-of-Shamer..., 1 Dec 2009
By Mark Barry at Revival Records, West End (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Assassin [Blu-ray] [1993] (Blu-ray)
When you plop the BLU RAY for "Assassin" into your player, you're greeted with an FBI warning followed by its American title - "Point Of No Return".
This is of course the US disc de-chipped (or whatever the Hell it is they do) so that it can play on Euro machines.

But that's not what's depressing. It's the laziness of it...

If ever a disc was a textbook example of how NOT to present BLU RAY, then this is it. The print is awful almost the whole way through. There's blocking everywhere, blurriness and clearly no attempt to restore the film. Depressingly this release on BLU RAY only accentuates how badly filmed it was in the first place - in short its worse on this format than it was on DVD. It's not as bad as the BR versions of "The French Connection" and "2010" (see reviews), but it's close. There are no extras either. Personally, I've always liked the movie, but I wanted a better copy of it - and this is NOT it.

This shoddy release only reconfirms the worst fears of movie fans - film companies are throwing any amount of crap at the BLU RAY wall at the moment to bolster up the sales numbers - and it's being done without any care being given to the release.

Even if you're a lover of the movie, hire it first before you buy - 20 minutes in and you'll be too disappointed to reach for the credit card...

"The Assassin/Point of No Return" on BLU RAY is a very real reason as to why Amazon reviews exist.

One to avoid I'm afraid.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars top film, 17 July 2009
By S. Broadbent "cyberspaceexpress" (Exeter, Devon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Assassin [Blu-ray] [1993] (Blu-ray)
This is both a great film and a high quality transfer.
If you have not see this film you are in for a treat and the blu-ray just adds to the overall experience.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Film
This has always been one of my favourite films, if you have not seen it I would recommend it, for the price, what have you to loose. great value.
Published 1 month ago by Peter S Roberts

3.0 out of 5 stars Remake Of A French Classic
I actually saw this before I saw 1990's Nikita [Blu-ray], and back then, I had no idea Luc Besson has anything to do with it, but watching it now after 16 years, I really think... Read more
Published 5 months ago by DL Productions UK

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome film, great buy!
I've always loved this film and am pleased I've finally bought it; great price, great delivery, great buy!
Published 7 months ago by Ms. S. L. Skull

4.0 out of 5 stars Bridget Fonda excels in an extremely violent role.
Nina (Bridget Fonda), brutalised, ill educated and drugged out of her mind shoots a policeman in a failed store robbery and is sentenced to death. Read more
Published 12 months ago by pointone

5.0 out of 5 stars Bridget beats you to the punch
If you want a gritty film thats has a good storyline and fabulously acted parts then this is the one for you. Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2006 by Jackie Coupe

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Nikita
I saw Nikita before I saw this movie. It, unlike most Hollywood re-makes, manages to capture the style and feel of the original. Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2005 by S. A. C. Brunson

4.0 out of 5 stars The Assassin is a great film.
The Assassin is one of my favourite films,I saw La Femme Nikita first and I much prefered the American remake, this was mainly because I felt the relationship between Maggie and... Read more
Published on 31 Oct 2003 by jazmania96

4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing. Bridget Fonda's best film ever!
Bridget goes from junky to princess in the story of a girl recruited to kill anonymously. The idea is she does her job and is then terminated, but she gets away and tries to... Read more
Published on 5 April 2000

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