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Nikita [DVD] [1990]

DVD ~ Anne Parillaud
4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Anne Parillaud, Marc Duret, Patrick Fontana, Alain Lathière, Laura Chéron
  • Directors: Luc Besson
  • Writers: Luc Besson
  • Producers: Luc Besson, Claude Besson, Mario Cecchi Gori, Patrice Ledoux, Vittorio Cecchi Gori
  • Format: PAL, Widescreen
  • Language French, Italian
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 31 Mar 2003
  • Run Time: 112 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000087I27
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,423 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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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

Special Features
2.35 Wide Screen
DVD 5
French
Region 2
Dolby Digital Stereo French


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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, 30 Jan 2001
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This review is from: Nikita [VHS] [1990] (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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32 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic - but beware, 16 Dec 2003
By Lyle "D4D" (Norfolk, UK) - See all my reviews
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.

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The original and still the best, 27 Jun 2006
A gritty, violent but also romantic and very sexy film. Luc Besson's work is brilliant and been copied a number of times (Black cat, the assasin, La Femme Nikita TV Series) but this is head shoulders above those. Anne Parillaud is sizzling as the title character while the supporting cast is great, Jean Reno, Tceky Karyo, Jeanne Moreau all give stellar performances. Besson's direction and writing is first class, especially the action scenes while the romantic storylines bring the film to another level. Definately worth the money unlike the many remakes (especially the assassin which is nearly scene for scene)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Visually exciting and thematically captivating film that blends action with drama.
Nikita (Anne Parillaud) is a teenage delinquent, street punk and heroin abuser, who - as a means of securing another fix - participates in the robbery of a pharmacy owned by the... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Jonathan James Romley

5.0 out of 5 stars an unforgettable film that oozes quality
I thought this film was a great film for these reasons:it has the sexiest and most stylish assassin I have seen on film in my life,and it was directed and edited to perfection. Read more
Published 19 months ago by dan the fan

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes, but............
This is a great movie, well made, well acted and streets ahead of the American remake with Bridget Fonda, continents ahead of the awful TV series. Read more
Published on 18 May 2007 by pfvll

5.0 out of 5 stars Luc Besson excels in the story of a female assassin
"Nikita" gave rise to both a big budget Hollywood movie starring the ever-fetching Bridget Fonda (Point of No Return) and a television series starring Peta Wilson. Read more
Published on 17 May 2007 by Jay

5.0 out of 5 stars Great film!
Wonderful piece of Cinema by Luc Besson (5th element fame). It's French, and best seen subtitled as the dubbing is a little plastic to say the least. Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2005 by harrythehatchet

5.0 out of 5 stars Luc Assasinates The Critics Again
Luc Besson is starting to cause a stir in the French cinema world, his last 3 films, Le Denier Combat; Subway and The Big Blue were all big hits internationally, something which... Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2004 by DL Productions UK

5.0 out of 5 stars The best thriller of all times!
I think this movie is surely the best thriller made by Luc Besson. The story is very original, yet still plausible and all the characters are very well played. Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2003 by Sebo

5.0 out of 5 stars Luc Besson's masterpiece
There are films Noir, and there are thrillers. But Luc Besson gives us possibly the greatest film of all of these in "Nikita", the original film which later spawned a US clone... Read more
Published on 18 Sep 2003 by Mikeyr101

5.0 out of 5 stars nikita
There are no similarities with this and the weak u/s version The Assasin . Besson doesnt need a happy ending,you are left to make your own mind up,He is the master of the genre... Read more
Published on 27 Jul 2003 by Mr. A. W. Line

5.0 out of 5 stars a classic
Luc Besson is better know in the English speaking world for his later work: Leon (1994), Joan of Arc and the fifth element. Read more
Published on 11 Jun 2003 by Kurt Decoene

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