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Summary: Can't go wrong, all ages, timeless
Review: Okay, I rate movies by what they are aiming to do; THE HOT ROCK aims to entertain, make you smile, and lend a sense of camaraderie while rooting for crooks. With that in mind, only Cyclops on Visine couldn't rate this anything other than a clear summer night sky. I've watched this film app. eight times, even showed it to my urban HS basketball team I coach a few years ago, and they loved it. Without revealing any plot lines, this classic rhymer remains with me to this day: Afghanistan banastand. The most famous password since the Marx Bros fiddled around with "swordfish." Just go get this and then wonder how you never seen it before.
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Summary: Fun 70's Movie!! A Cooler Than Cool Flick!!
Review: Robert Redford and George Segal team up in this fun 70's movie as New York City Diamond thieves.Also Zero Mostel does a superb job portraying a criminally crooked lawyer with a cool musical score from the reknowned Quincy Jones.It's a cooler than cool flick comparable to Robert Redfords other film"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid!!
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Summary: A Classic Favorite!!
Review: The Hot Rock is a favorite movie of mine that brings back warm memories of my childhood. I loved this movie especially the scene when Dortmunder confronts Murch about not knowing how to fly the helicopter and Murch starts flipping switches, gets it started and takes off. My brothers and I used Murch's line "flip this here, hit this one, this one and this one, then double it over, hit your battery, then your starter and come on baby, come baby--Ha-ha-ha!" all the time when growing up and building cars. It is a classic film set in NYC that all will enjoy and one that goes down as my all time favorite. My mother (A big Robert Redford fan) would always let me know when it was coming on TV so I could watch it again and again. She said I reminded here of Murch as I could fix or drive anything mechanical and get any engine to start. She recently brought me the DVD for my 40th birthday and I watch it at least once a month. Redford and his enjoyable cast are funny and very entertaining. It's a great heist film and one that makes you want them to get away with the jewel. Other great scenes in the film I liked: When "Chicken" pretended to throw Greenberg down the elevator shaft and Abe gets busted for lying about the stone, and when Redford coolly strolls into the back on his last attempt at the diamond. There is also some great close up shots of the World Trade Center while it was under construction. You can actually see thru the building on a fly by. In a day when many movies are packed with violence and harsh language, this film will bring all whom watch it back to a time when great films were made that could stand on their own without brutality and curse words every other line. This movie is a classic and I would recommend it to all viewers. I would also love to see (and be involved in any way possible) a remake of this film set here in New Orleans!!!
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Summary: The Hot Rock..A Warm Comedy Caper.
Review: THE HOT ROCK IS a forgotten comedy gem starring the enigmatic Robert Redford proving he can do light comedy when given the right vehicle. Fans should look for another forgotten gem he did early in his career (No, not BAREFOOT IN THE PARK), SITUATION HOPELESS, BUT NOT SERIOUS... a WWII comedy starring Redford with Mike ("Mannix")Conners and the great Sir Alec (Obi Wan Kenobi)Guinness. THE HOT ROCK is a light caper film about four jewel thieves, lead by Redford, out to heist a rare diamond in Manhatten. The film is mostly a series of hilarious failed attempts to steal the diamond with some twists and turns, and double crossings. One funny scene is when they use a helicopter to land on one of the New York city building rooftops and they end up on the wrong rooftop because from above, everything looks the same. Good ensemble casting with George Segal (tv's JUST SHOOT ME), Ron Leibman (NORMA REA), Paul Sand, Zero Mostel (THE PRODUCERS). The script has good comedic banter (mostly between Redford and Segal), and the New York City locations are a plus. Overall, one of Redford's forgotten comedy films that ranks up there with SNEAKERS. Note: One interesting (if not sad) part of the film is during the helicopter sequence, is that they fly by the World Trade Center still under construction (the movie was filmed back in 1972).
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Summary: An enjoyable heist film
Review: The movie is a witty combination of crime and comedy, but because of the outrageous and speedy plot the characters tend to get lost in all the twists and turns. Not that the picture is bad, it's quite enjoyable in fact, but it could have been so much better if the script was even stronger. One thing that I loved is that it didn't waste time with any useless expositions. It just dove straight in knowing those things are unimportant in a lightweight picture like this, because the audience can figure out the motivations of these simple but interesting characters without filmmaker's help. Letting the audience fill in the blanks is both efficient and smart, and modern popcorn films can learn a thing or two from this lean presentation. The other thing I loved are the actors, who share outstanding chemistry together on screen and the film works in large part because of their performances. Yeah it's made in the 70s but it doesn't feel dated at all, in fact it's quite refreshing without the baggage of modern imitations. So check this out if you are out of stuff to watch at your rental shop.
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