I like crime films -- Oceans 11, The Thomas Crown Affair, Heist, etc. My question is not which crime film is the best -- The Sting would win hands-down -- but what was the most ingeneous crime in cinematic history?
Groucho
07-14-03, 08:52 PM
The heist at the beginning of Quick Change (also Hold-Up, another film based on the same novel).
victant
07-14-03, 11:38 PM
In addition to the ones mentioned above, the beginning of The Italian Job (2003). I never did see the original.
DonnachaOne
07-15-03, 01:09 AM
The original The Italian Job.
Not only the heist itself, but all the planning...
"You were only supposed to blow the bloody DOORS off!"
The Bus
07-15-03, 06:20 AM
I'll vote against Vinny and Sol's attempted heist of Brick Top's bookie establishment.
"It won't open, because it's a security door!"
From Snatch., of course.
ToddSm66
07-15-03, 09:20 AM
I vote for Topkapi by Jules Dassin.
Geofferson
07-15-03, 09:32 AM
Topkapi, The Italian Job (original) and The Hot Rock had my favorite heists.
Come to think of it, the movie, Heist, was pretty ingenious as well.
Hiro11
07-15-03, 09:33 AM
Rififi (but it didn't work)...
Daytrip
07-15-03, 09:38 AM
Thomas Crown Affair(the new one) and Usual Suspects..........though Usual Suspects wasn't exactly the best heist ever. but Thomas Crown Affair was good:
he stole it AND put it back
Supreme Sean
07-15-03, 10:25 AM
Heat
Thief
Heist
LBPound
07-15-03, 10:50 AM
Paper Moon - that Ryan O'Neal fooled 'em into buying bibles!
Daytrip
07-15-03, 10:52 AM
Originally posted by LBPound
Paper Moon - that Ryan O'Neal fooled 'em into buying bibles!
such trechery
Spooky
07-15-03, 11:08 AM
What was the most ingeneous crime in cinematic history?
Getting us to chalk up $7 for STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENCACE.
Kal-El
07-15-03, 12:00 PM
Yeah, when I think about it, Thomas Crown was cool.
Numanoid
07-15-03, 12:20 PM
Woody Allen's Small Time Crooks. :D
But seriously...the bank job in Sexy Beast was tres cool.
Charlie Goose
07-15-03, 03:56 PM
Not a heist but still a crime, John Malkovich's major planning to assassinate the president in In the Line of Fire.
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