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Summary: I'm quankin'.
Review: (Kwankin, maybe?) This movie is electric. Especially Stamp. Terrence Stamp gives the best performance of the year. He alone is worth the rent (Christ, the scene where he pays the guys in the warehouse a second visit is worth the rent, classic). He's flawlessly entertaining. This film also had the best editing. Amazing how Soderbergh spliced so many scenes together with dialogue from various scenes in the movie going back and forth, and it all made perfect sense. I especially loved how throughout the movie, you assume the shot of him on the plane is from his ride to America, but then you find that it's him on the plane home, recollecting his vacation (hope I'm not ruining this for anyone). This film reminded me a great deal of John Boorman's Point Blank. Both are films about men on missions of revenge, thinking of nothing else. Both had some hilariously violent scenes. Both were nearly overlooked completely. And like Point Blank, to understand the ending, you're going to have to figure out what's going through our heroes head.
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Summary: Not much of a thriller, more of a psychological trip
Review: Well presented non linear film. There are flashbacks and foreshadows cleverily placed. Terrance Stamp gives a take no prisoners performance. Not so much a thriller, but it does have its moments. There is not much action, but it holds strong. An entertaining experience.
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Summary: This movie was horrible.
Review: Gee, let's see the same flashback scene 20 times! It is nice to see that Peter Fonda's acting is as bad as ever. The last scenes were OK, but the build up was an hour of tedium.
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Summary: Bow down and worship the greatness of this film...
Review: The Limey is, quite simply, one of the best movies of last year and possibly one of the best of the revenge noir genre. Terence Stamp and Peter Fonda are mighty gods throwing lightning bolts of nostalgia and regret in a maelstrom of non-linear editing so severe it'll make your eyes water with joy. Movies like this exist to restore your faith in the cinematic process as a whole. The Limey is a big slice of cheesecake to wash down the horrible choking slime of movies like "Payback" Also worth acquiring due to the commentaries, the first being a prolonged, amusing and mixed up argument between soderbergh (god) and lem dobbs (satan) and the second being everyone else. It is quite simply a masterpiece. To ignore it is to turn your back on manna from heaven.
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Summary: My name's WILSON...
Review: As much as I like Steven Soderbergh, most of his movies have some sort of flaw that keeps them from being true classics, but not The Limey. It is perfection. I wasn't very familiar with Terrance Stamp before, but now I am a believer (I want to see Poor Cow especially, but it is tough to find in the States). Peter Fonda does an ironic take on his Easy Rider hippie image. Imagine if Captain America had lived, sold out, and enjoyed bursting young peoples bubbles about the sixties ("it was only 66 and early 67"), and you have Terry Valentine. The other actors were convincing, making the most of small roles, especially Barry Newman as Avery, Valentine's mean spirited bodyguard. The aethetic aspects of The Limey are also very impressive. The editing is great and the cinematography is totally unique. Terrific soundtrack, too. One of the best movies of the year, and the best revenge movie since the days of Point Blank and Get Carter.
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Summary: Another Soderbergh Classic
Review: The Limey is Steven Soderbergh's anticipated follow-up to 1998's Out of Sight. The two films have some of the same elements, but The Limey is the better one. In every one of its scenes there is a distinct coloring that blends together with visual style to create great cinematography. Terence Stamp is perfect for the role of Wilson, a father avenging his daughter, Jenny's death. He truly stares like no one else. Peter Fonda is also pretty good as Terry Valentine, Jenny's boyfriend at the time she was killed. This one deserved so much more critical praise than it got.
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Summary: Brilliant!
Review: I had read mixed reviews of The Limey and could not figure out the reason. Once I viewed the film on DVD it became clear exactly why some were put off by this simple tale of revenge. From the beginning the plot and the visuals are very jumpy and non-linear. As the film progresses, everything become linear and very clear. This device is used to express the confusion and blind rage of a father which transforms into sadness with a feeling of closure. As usual Soderbergh creates a visually dazzling film with rock-solid actors. One can see a progression from "The Underneath" to "Out of Sight" to "The Limey". The genre of film noir in broad daylight seems to be uniquely his. I recommend this to the art-house crowd more than I would people looking for a straight actioneer.
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Summary: Innovative thriller
Review: The Limey is definitely a Soderburg film. His editing technique creates a world where time is never certain and the passage of time is never made aware to the audience. With overlapping dialogue, mismatched onto a scene of someone else somewhere else, or conversations taking place over several different locations the film creates mystery and suspense from start to finish. Certainly a joy to watch this film ball up into a tight knot and finally unravel at the very end.
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Summary: Three's a charm
Review: This follow up to (Out of Sight) is Actually the third of what I like to call The Soderberg Triology.This film along with (The Underneath) and(Out of Sight) Prove that Soderberg has no equal in this genre. The Limey is a smart thriller with two brilliant performances at it's core. Terrence Stamp was unjustly overlooked during the Oscar nominations.Brilliant I say. The Disc is of the highest quality.The Commentary is very insightful and quite entertaining. If you like This Genre this is the disc for you.
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Summary: A Very Cool Disc
Review: Steven Soderbergh and Lem Dobbs have created a very cool movie. While the film jumps around in time and space, the film is never confusing. My one complaint is the commentary tracks on the DVD. The first (by Soderbergh and Dobbs) is styled just like the movie. While this was cool at first, it got old after while. I guess that I am old fashioned when it comes to my DVD commentary tracks, I just want a plain old track that tells me about the making of the movie. My other complaint is on the second commentary track Peter Fonda starts a story that never gets finished (the one about the email from Terence Stamp). However, these complaints are minor compaired to how much I liked the movie. Terence Stamp is the epitome of cool, while Peter Fonda is a very creepy villian. I give this film my highest recomendation.
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