Gone in 60 Seconds

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Summary: A Revamped, Pretty Version of the Original
Review: Let's face it... this movie is one of those box-office hits of the month. While this movie is surely popular with sports car enthusiasts nation wide, there is relatively no real drama anywhere in the film. This was a definitive characteristic of the original "Gone in 60 Seconds," only the car chase in it was much more entertaining... and much longer. And although there is not one single dynamic character in the entire film... that's not really the point, is it?

The point is that with a big enough budget, some big-name actors, and action producer Capo Jerry B., people are going to be entertained. There are actually some exciting car chases, as well as some interesting cop and robber interaction. However, the plot driven narative makes for plenty of tongue in cheek moments, albeit taken with a grain of salt.

At the end of the day, "Gone In 60 Seconds" might keep your attention long enough to realize that you should have just watched "The Rock," Jerry B. and Nic Cage's action packed masterpiece. Nevertheless... this film is not bad. The movie is fun, and the cars really do make your mouth water; I was definitely convinced by Eleanor, as well as her little red button.

In the end, there is one huge problem with the film... the Lamborghini Diablo has minimal screen time... come on people!!! I know they had the car rented long enough to give it some decent screen time and maybe a car chase or two... but nooooooo; just Nic stealing the car and driving away, and that is it. It's such a crying shame. If you want get a good look at a Diablo, as well as see one in action, watch "Bedazzled."

I only recommend buying this movie under three different circumstances. One: in one of those cheap two packs... Two: used at a dirt cheap price... Three: the next time it appears in a Sunday newspaper ad or on Amazon.com for less than 10 dollars.


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Summary: 60 Seconds is easy on the eyes
Review: Although it is a remake of a 70's cult classic,it has been cleaned up quite a bit from its gritty counterpart.This is another typical Hollywood re-write,and you are given all the bells and whistles to go along with.It has the most obnoxiousl,beautiful,unobtainable cars that most of us will never own,let alone get to drive,but that is more or less what this film is about..the title says it all of course.The film itself is ok,it did'nt get too hokey.Nicholas Cage still has that funny,quirky sense of humor he brings to the screen for films like this,makes me reminess about his older comdeies like Raising Arizona and Honeymoon in Vegas.Of course, Angelina Jolie is always easy on the eyes...more so than most of the cars.

All in all,it is a fun movie to watch,but not one to get you to watch over and over.The final chase seen was cool,I do enjoy a good car chase and some fancy driving.My one complaint is the "evil bad guy" in the film "The Carpenter". I found him as a character&actor...enormously annoying.He was like an English trained Shakesperian Actor who was Over Acting...like he was trying to upstage Nicolas Cage or something?Its a good thing he had very little screen time,because he would have killed the film if I had to listen to his annoying accent&trying to act like a tuff guy,which was'nt the least bit believable.All in all,like I said..it is a fun film to watch,if not for the cars,fun chase scenes&other little funny parts...see it for the pretty people.I watch it now&then when it is on t.v,and on a borring night,its not a bad thing to bide your time on.

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Summary: It doesn't get any sillier....
Review: What in concept seems to be a good movie, eventually turns out to be a bad investment. Nicholas Cage is Memphis Raynes, a man renowned all over the region as the best car-jacker ever. Only now, he is retired from his criminal past and has a legitimate garage business. When his sorry-for-a-brother gets involved with a car smuggler who vows to kill him, Memphis must save him by agreeing to jack 50 rare top class cars in a very short span of time. If he fails to deliver all the cars in pristine condition within the stipulated time, his brother would eventually die (I wish he would).

This premise is enough to describe this total hash of a movie. Memphis gathers his old team of ex-cons and together they set out on this ridiculous journey. I call it ridiculous because the way the movie was made is cheezy and with production values like this, a B-rated movie has greater dignity. At no point in the movie can you relate to the characters in anyway whatsoever. Angelina Jolie is just a bundle of looks, but has absolutely no role in the movie, save for a kiss!. The humour is dry and out of context most of the time as is the timing of some sequences. What bothers me is that in these type of movies, the protagonists never fear for the worst i.e they dont worry somebody might die and they show a sense of coolness which is misplaced. Robert Duvall as Cage's mentor is a saving grace who manages to bring some shine into an otherwise lacklustre plot. In a movie where all the guys are supposedly cool criminals, the director tries to show sentimental brotherly love b/w two protagonists, but ends up bringing you a good anaesthetic. The rest of the actors need not be mentioned. There aren't any 'actors' except the cop.

The only reason this movie might deserve a 2 star is for its cars. Some are beautiful, but most of the movie is dark in picture, thus casting a gloomy picture on everything. The scene where Cage 'talks' to a car is rather funny. (Funny as in, crazy !). Dominic Sena, who gave us Swordfish, was probably in a bad mood when he created this one. Only the last car chase is pretty memorable, if not for the car, which Sena did not create !.

Overall, avoid it if you can. It is not the same as the cult classic of the same name that was released in 1974. If you really want to see a good car chase movie that is both authentic and jaw-dropping, watch Ronin or Vanishing Point. Both are uber classics any enthusiast shouldn't miss. Only if you are out of options and dont have anything else to watch, then watch Gone in 60 Seconds......for just 60 sceonds!.

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Summary: no fast and furious but still decent
Review: This is the movie before Fast and the Furious where we first saw all these sweet cars. You can tell most of the reviewers have seen Fast and Furious so they are comparing this movie to that which it is not. It does have its stupid humor to it but what action movie doesn't once in a while? Everyone already explained the plot so i'm not going to put you through that, what i will say is that it is definately one to check out. Not as good as Fast and the Furious since that movie wrecked any greatness we could expect from this movie (sorry but yes, it makes gone in 60 seconds sub par). Get a copy for your collection and if you find it cheap enough, you'll feel good that you didn't spend that much :)

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Summary: THE TITLE SAYS IT ALL
Review: GONE IN 60 SECONDS is just that...60 seconds after it's over, you'll forget it probably. The last car chase/rescue scene, however, is pure dynamite, with some exciting car driving and tension when Cage goes after Eccleston. However, getting there isn't quite as exciting. Director Dominic Sana (Swordfish) keeps things rather lethargic early on, and wastes the talents of Angelina Jolie and Robert Duvall in thankless roles. Nicolas Cage gives his sincere, stoney eyed macho performance, and actors like Scott Caan, Delroy Lindo, Timothy Olyphant and Giovanni Ribisi do well, but this film doesn't rely so much on character development as the cars. Nice vintage cars, too! A purely adrenaline/testosterone film, and not one of the best, but the ending is worth the wait!

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Summary: Rubbish
Review: This is just one of those predictable dumbed down action movies that leaves you wondering why you just spent 2 hours watching it. The only good thing about this movie is Angelina Jolie is in it. If you are a big Angelina fan you may as well buy it if you see if for real cheap (like 5.99) because there are a healthy amount of extras including interviews with Angelina.
But this is just a seen 1 seen em all type movie. I find Nicolas Cage REALLY annoying in this movie although I am a fan of his but I prefer him in dramas and not cheesey action flicks like this.
The plot is ok on paper but the dialogue/script is really poor and you just know exactly how this movie will pan out and how it will end....so predictable. The cops were really annoying, especially the young detective...he tried ever so hard to be the cocky/funny type cop that can sometimes be interesting but like everything else in this movie it just fell flat.
Vinnie Jones' character was the only mildly interesting character in this film and he doesn't even speak!!! He used to be a soccer player here in England, he was a really dirty, aggressive player so its no wonder he plays a lot of bad guys in his movies.
If you like cheesey, flat, predictable action flicks then this is right up your street, some of the car chases are pretty cool but its not quite as thrilling watching these in your bedroom as a pose to a cinema is it? I recommend saving your money & buying Leon instead now there is a great movie.