The Grifters.....review?
12-10-01, 09:14 AM
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"The Grifters" has a beautiful widescreen transfer with no real extras other than actor bios. I'm not a big extras person, so I don't mind at all. It has a talking menu, which is kind of creepy in a way, because it'll pipe up when you least expect it to.
As far as the story is concerned, it's a great crime film with excellent performances from all three actors. There's also a million old school charcater actors in the film, like Henry Jones and Pat Hingle.
As far as the story is concerned, it's a great crime film with excellent performances from all three actors. There's also a million old school charcater actors in the film, like Henry Jones and Pat Hingle.
12-10-01, 02:33 PM
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Thank you so much sir. This is one of my favorite Scorsese flicks but I was not sure about the quality of the disk itself(well....since it is from HBO).
Off I go to buy it.
Off I go to buy it.
12-10-01, 07:16 PM
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Originally posted by audrey
This is one of my favorites too. But . . . Um . . . just for accuracy it was directed by Stephen Frears. Scoresse might have been a producer, though.
This is one of my favorites too. But . . . Um . . . just for accuracy it was directed by Stephen Frears. Scoresse might have been a producer, though.
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12-11-01, 01:20 AM
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Yep, he produced the movie. I consider it his work though....for some reason I could tell that he was involved.
Anyway...I should have been more precise in my statement.
Your review however is highly appreciated.
Thank's.
Anyway...I should have been more precise in my statement.
Your review however is highly appreciated.
Thank's.
12-11-01, 07:08 AM
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"...I consider it his work though..."
? ? ?
...ahh... umm... personally (of course!) I think that Stephen Frears (My Beautiful Laundrette / Dangerous Liaisons / High Fidelity) is quite capable of standing on his own two legs, thank you... notwithstanding whoever produces one of his movies...
...but, perhaps, I did not get your drift?...
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...ahh... umm... personally (of course!) I think that Stephen Frears (My Beautiful Laundrette / Dangerous Liaisons / High Fidelity) is quite capable of standing on his own two legs, thank you... notwithstanding whoever produces one of his movies...
...but, perhaps, I did not get your drift?...
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12-11-01, 09:02 AM
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If anybody noticed, that's Scorcese doing the narrative voice-over at the beginning of the picture. Next time you watch the picture, check it out. It's very brief, but that's him talking.
12-11-01, 12:03 PM
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One of my all-time favorite movies! Great transfer.
12-17-01, 11:59 PM
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Never paid any attention to Annette Bening until I saw The Grifters. Whew, I don't blame Beatty for settling down, the lucky (and probably tired) horndog.
Bening is a delight as the femme fatale, and seems to be channeling my film noir goddess Gloria Grahame - the physical resemblance is striking. One of the best neo-noirs, just jump in, watch the sparks fly and have a few oranges.
Bening is a delight as the femme fatale, and seems to be channeling my film noir goddess Gloria Grahame - the physical resemblance is striking. One of the best neo-noirs, just jump in, watch the sparks fly and have a few oranges.
12-19-01, 11:33 AM
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Originally posted by Hendrik
"...I consider it his work though..."
? ? ?
...ahh... umm... personally (of course!) I think that Stephen Frears (My Beautiful Laundrette / Dangerous Liaisons / High Fidelity) is quite capable of standing on his own two legs, thank you... notwithstanding whoever produces one of his movies...
...but, perhaps, I did not get your drift?...
. . . . . .
"...I consider it his work though..."
? ? ?
...ahh... umm... personally (of course!) I think that Stephen Frears (My Beautiful Laundrette / Dangerous Liaisons / High Fidelity) is quite capable of standing on his own two legs, thank you... notwithstanding whoever produces one of his movies...
...but, perhaps, I did not get your drift?...
. . .
. . .
12-22-01, 05:54 PM
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Personally, I think The Grifters is one of the best films of the '90s. It's a superb, yet unknown, film noir. The DVD has a decent non-anamorphic widescreen transfer and a good 5.1 soundtrack. It might be OOP, though.
