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Summary: cant say enough good things about this movie
Review: first off let me start out by saying that this movie is so much better than the original was, and there arent many movies that i can say that about.. I have probably seen this movie about 25 times, and everytime i pass it on tv, i have to stop and watch it again.... Nicholas cage is great in the movie... and the action parts with the cars are awesome... I love the relationship between memphis and sway.... and sphinx is a really cool character also...the one and only thing that i do have that i didnt like about it was the part when he jumps over all the cars on the bridge.... the cgi didnt look too good, but other than that the movie is excellent.... and the car chase at the end with elenor wasnt as boring as the car chase in the original..... the soundtrack is also a plus to this.... you should also check out the dvd.... its got some really cool extra stuff on it....
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Summary: A slow chase movie is possible
Review: THE STORY: Kip Ranes has become what his brother Memphis (Cage) was: a car thief. As he messes up a boost he is caputerd by his employee Calitri. If he doesn't steal 50 cars in 72 hours for him, he has to die. So Kip has to get help from brother Memphis to do the impossible task that will save his life.THE CAST: Academy Award Winners Nicolas, Cage, Robert DuVall and Angelina Jolie are joined by a supporting cast including Giovanni Ribisi, Timothy Olyphant, Will Patton and Delroy Lindo. These names make a lot of moviegoers happy. But unfortunately they all waste their talent, trying to give dimension to their cardboard characters and almost all of them fail. Except for Delroy Lindo whose Detective Kasselbeck is the most likable characters off them all, even though he is pursuing our "hero" Nicolas Cage. Somehow I wanted him to get Memphis and that sure as hell wasn't the intention. But Cages character is so flat that he can wave his hands around all he wants, he is just not really likeable and the love to his brother is unconvincing and unemotional so I didn't really cared for those two. Angelina Jolie does what he needs to do: Trying to look sexy and tough with stupid hairdo. But she's only trying. THE SCRIPT: The script by Scott "Con Air" Rosenberg seems to me like it was written in a short time under a lot of pressure. I can't come up with another reason which justifies this script without insulting him. One of the major problems, and there are many of them, is that the "funny" lines are anything but funny and the way the black people are portrayed is really clichéd and annoying. Also the script does a big build up, so that you anticipate a great showdown but it never really comes... DIRECTING: Dominic Sena does have an eye for beautiful lighting and that's about everything I think is worth mentioning here. The (few) action sequences are extremly bad edited and slow paced that you feel more like a spectator than a driver. The beautiful cars are shown too short and the transition between scenes often disrupts the rythm of the film and literally activates the breaks. Even the final car chase, which I was waiting for the whole boring 90 minutes is a major dissapointment because it lacks the most important thing: Speed... The climactic jump of Cages (CGI)Car is nothing more than laughable and unrealistic (which in this case, other than in a James Bond-type movie, hurts) THE DVD: Sound and picture quality are top notch and the extra features rather interesting. It shows how many efforts were made, which made me feel sad because the end result could have been much more ALL IN ALL: A slow moving, unfunny, unsuspensful film in my opinion where great actors have wasted their time and collected their money...
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Summary: A chick's perspective on this fabulous movie
Review: OKay, so this isn't the greatest movie ever made, but I gave it my 5 stars because I had SO MUCH FUN WATCHING IT! I first bought the VHS version, then when I bought a Playstation 2 for the hubby 2 Christmases ago, we ordered the DVD. Totally worth it, in my opinion, because I love cars, Angelina Jolie and there are lots of little moments in the movie that were goofy and fun. (ie, "TV Trivia", "Boosting cars or having sex?" and Donnie trying to teach a little Asian woman to drive - I can laugh about that one especially since I am Asian myself :p)
Plenty of memorable characters and a killer soundtrack, too. So if you're looking for a rush of mindless humor and displays of loyalty between friends and family, take an hour & a half out of your day and watch this. You'll enjoy it - Eleanor will be glad you did too. *wink*
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Summary: A chick's perspective on
Review: OKay, so this isn't the greatest movie ever made, but I gave it my 5 stars because I had SO MUCH FUN WATCHING IT! ...Totally worth it, in my opinion, because I love cars, Angelina Jolie and there are lots of little moments in the movie that were goofy and fun. (ie, "TV Trivia", "Boosting cars or having sex?" and Donnie trying to teach a little Asian woman to drive - I can laugh about that one especially since I am Asian myself :p)
Plenty of memorable characters and a killer soundtrack, too. So if you're looking for a rush of mindless humor and displays of loyalty between friends and family, take an hour & a half out of your day and watch this...
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Summary: This movie is great!!!
Review: Where can I start on saying how great this movie is.This movie is about a retired car thief(Nicholas Cage) that has to steal 50 carsin 4 days because his brother messed up the job. The cast plays a wonderful job. This movie is loaded with special features. I would recomend this movie to anyone who wants to feel good about themselves because that is what kind of movie this is.
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Summary: Seems like 60 years
Review: What an unbelievable waste of time.
Angelina Jolie has never looked uglier or acted as badly - if you call that acting at all.
Nicolas Cage and Robert Duvall are completely wasted. What were they thinking?
Delroy Lindo is the only one who seems to be having any fun, but he has too little screen time.
And what about that "villain"? I have never seen such a ridiculous character, and the actor just stinks.
The story is one hundred percent predictable form the first scene. And there is no direction in sight.
Run away from this one, folks.
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Summary: SPEED, SPEED AND MORE SPEED
Review: GONE IN 60 SECONDS IS AN EXHILIRATING MOVIE. THE SUSPENSE AND ACTION COMBINE INTO MAKING THIS AN EXCELLENT FILM. IT WAS WELL PRODUCED AND CASTED. I RECOMMEND THIS FILM TO ALL THE SPEED ENTHUSIASTS AND ANYBODY WHO LOVES CARS AND HIGH SPEED CHASES.
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Summary: I wish the movie was gone in 60 seconds
Review: Well another brainless action thriller. I just thought that the acting was terrible in this one. The one scene that stands out in my mind is Nicolas Cage whispering sweet nothings to one of the cars. I guess I have a problem with movies that are totally unrealistic, unless they go out of there way to profess that they are unrealistic. The Evil Kinevil car jump scene is one of these that defies logic. There is plenty of action, if that is your thing. However, if you are expecting a movie that will leave an impression on you, then you will be very disappointed.
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Summary: Surprisingly good, this movie made me a Nicholas Cage fan...
Review: ...and here's why! While Cage is, in my mind at least, fairly decent at romantic comedy (a genre I love), "Gone in 60 Seconds" proves that he can carry off action roles with a certain surpising panache. From the moment Cage's character flicks his collar "Fonz-style" in front of a full-length mirror and says (in his trademark low/long/quiet voice), "I'm a baaaaad man," you know you are in for some great moments. I'm usually not a fan of action flicks. So when a friend suggested I watch this, I was expecting the usual high-octane, blow-something-up-and-drive-away-at-eighty-MPH-laughing-your-head-off fare. But "Gone in 60 Seconds" is... well... a little different. Cage plays Randall "Memphis" Raines, a car thief gone straight, who is forced to return to his life of crime when his brother, Kip runs afoul of a local gang boss. Raines' choice is simple: Return to his old life for one last job, or watch his brother get squished to death in a car crusher. No-brainer right? The catch? The job looks impossible -- steal 50 rare classic luxury cars and drive them all onto a tanker, and do it before the ship sails in 72 hours! Forced to choose between certain death for the brother he gave up the passion of his life to protect, and doing the impossible Cage makes the Hollywood-obvious choice and accepts the challenge, enlisting the help of his brother's car-thief cronies, and his old crew (which include both Angelina Jolie and Robert Duvall). This movie, action aside, is essentially about the question, "To what lengths will you go for family?" And Cage, while expertly playing the cool, hard-bitten thief on the outside, manages to show us the warmth, and depth of dedication Memphis really holds for his brother. As such, "Gone in 60 Seconds" while being chock full of heart-pounding, demolition-derby thrills, is at the same time a very thought-provoking film. Although not recommended for the younger set (Parents, if you must let your 0-10 year-olds watch this DVD, do yourselves a favor: watch it with them, and skip track 21.) it is an extremely well-done film. To everyone disappointed with the quality of this film (and there have been many) I say, "Watch it again. You didn't look closely enough." So, does Memphis pull it off? You'll have to buy it and see.
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Summary: It's brainless, but it's a rush
Review: The good thing about "Gone In Sixty Seconds" is that with all the action going on, you won't remember that the leads in this movie - Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, and Robert Duvall - have at least three acting Oscars between them. At some point, you might realize that these great actors have absolutely nothing to do, but - hey! - it's another car chase, some hot car, gratuitous voyeur sex, or some rockin' tune to distract you. Like I said, that might be a good thing, especially when Duvall's character says a local crime lord is "tearing at the soft underbelly of our fair city." It's a long way from Tom Hagen or Colonel Kilgore, but Duvall is such a pro that he pulls it off, as do the rest of the leads. This is strictly a by-the-numbers action flick, but it's well executed, and it's first rate eye candy. In particular, the climactic car chase involving a '67 Shelby Mustang is a dandy, and Cage drives it pretty convincingly (he's a car buff in real life). There's no character development to speak of, the dialogue gets pretty hammy from time to time, and some of the action (particularly a scene where Cage & Co. steal cars from the police impound lot) is laughably implausible, but "Gone In Sixty Seconds" is indeed a good time, and worth a view or two.
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