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Old 07-14-03 | 08:52 PM
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Most Ingeneous Crime

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?
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The heist at the beginning of Quick Change (also Hold-Up, another film based on the same novel).
Old 07-14-03 | 11:38 PM
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In addition to the ones mentioned above, the beginning of The Italian Job (2003). I never did see the original.
Old 07-15-03 | 01:09 AM
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The original The Italian Job.

Not only the heist itself, but all the planning...

"You were only supposed to blow the bloody DOORS off!"
Old 07-15-03 | 06:20 AM
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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.
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I vote for Topkapi by Jules Dassin.
Old 07-15-03 | 09:32 AM
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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.
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Rififi (but it didn't work)...
Old 07-15-03 | 09:38 AM
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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:

Spoiler:
he stole it AND put it back
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Heat
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Heist
Old 07-15-03 | 10:50 AM
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Paper Moon - that Ryan O'Neal fooled 'em into buying bibles!
Old 07-15-03 | 10:52 AM
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Paper Moon - that Ryan O'Neal fooled 'em into buying bibles!
such trechery
Old 07-15-03 | 11:08 AM
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What was the most ingeneous crime in cinematic history?


Getting us to chalk up $7 for STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENCACE.
Old 07-15-03 | 12:00 PM
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Yeah, when I think about it, Thomas Crown was cool.
Old 07-15-03 | 12:20 PM
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Woody Allen's Small Time Crooks.

But seriously...the bank job in Sexy Beast was tres cool.
Old 07-15-03 | 03:56 PM
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Not a heist but still a crime, John Malkovich's major planning to assassinate the president in In the Line of Fire.

Honk!
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The greatest heist would have to be Bean. Those fools had no idea that it wasnt the real painting.

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