Rating: Summary: CHARLIE SHOULD HAVE STOPPED AT NUMBER 2 Review: having just watched this movie on TV the other night, and its upcoming release on DVD, prompted me to review this movie. And believe me it was not easy. On one hand, it's just a terrible movie.Terrible plot, worse performances, characters that have no depth whatsoever, bad dialog, over the top violence... the list goes on and on. But if you can go into it without remotely taking it seriously, it's not too bad. Bronson plays vigilante Paul Kersey, this time back in New York to take care of a friends affairs who was killed. The local police Captain knows full well who Kersey is, but rather than lock him up for his past crimes, he encourages him to go back to his vigilante ways, working for the police. Kersey stays at his friends apartment building which is in a New York neighborhood that looks like something out of the post-apocyliptic future. Buidling are bombed out, trash is all around, and a ruthless street gang, painted it up with different color crayons, rules the streets. Not much to guess here, Bronson is out to protect the neighborhoods residents and get the bad guys at all costs. The movie is mind-numbingly stupid. The last 20 minutes or so is an all out battle with Kersey leading the residents against hundreds of gang members. One resident is armed with only a homemade zip gun. At one point he proclaims he has to go back and get more ammo. Evidently he doesn't notice the dozens of bodies of gang members lying around still clutching assault rifles. Earlier on, Kersey not only mails away for a HUGE handgun, but also a rocket launcher!!! A freaking Rocket launcher...that Kersey picks up in a plain brown wrapper. Brilliant. The end has Bronson blowing away the gang leader with that very rocket launcher, right out of his apratment wall. The leaders girlfriend, down on the street screams!!! Evidently she knows that was HER boyfriend, even though theres not enough of him left to even sweep up. At that point, the gang just gives up. Ughhh. Hey, just think of this as a live action cartoon.
Rating: Summary: !!!!!!!! Review: I can't begin to tell you how much I enjoy this film each time I watch it! Very few films are this entertaining and very few films maintain their entertainment value over the years, Death Wish 3 remains an incredibly enjoyable film and never loses it's power to be tremendously entertaining with multiple viewings. I am filled with joy and laughter each time I watch it and Im so glad it's on DVD!
Rating: Summary: Paul Kersey rules Review: Bronson is back as Paul Kersey and there's plenty of bang for your buck in this flick! Death Wish 3 is one of the most entertaining action films EVER! Once you have seen it you'll never forget it or be the same! It's a comic book styled thrill ride that picks up speed as it goes and ends with a bang! The entire Death Wish series is a great deal of fun, but part 3 really rocks! All action fans with a sense of fun and humor should have this DVD in their collection. Buy it now!
Rating: Summary: "They killed the Giggler, man...THEY KILLED THE GIGGLER!" Review: This review's title doubles as the funniest line in this unintentional comic masterpiece (2nd Place would be, "Bulletproof a**hole...just like yours!") Everything about DW3 is ASTOUNDING in its terribleness...it's as if if every one who worked on this film held a contest to see who could do the worst job in their chosen field. The results are hysterical. You *must* see DW3! It succeeds where most comedies fail.
Rating: Summary: So good it damn well hurts Review: How can a man call himself a man and not like this gem? 1 entire hour of Ed Lauter and Charles Bronson shooting street thugs with no dialogue, building up to the greatest death scene ever. Remember, to kill the main street tough, the safest possible choice is a bazooka at point blank range. This deligthful piece of crap also includes the worst interrogation scene in history, where a glass of water is the only offer to try and strong arm Chucky B. This film is powerful enough to kill certain diseases. Buy it.
Rating: Summary: Amazing Review: Looks like this is FINALLY getting another DVD release, this classic should always be in print. This is probably Bronson's most ridiculous film, and yet it's perfect. Michael Winner once again directs the story of Paul Kersey, mild-mannered architect turned raging vigilante. Charles Bronson's stone face barely moves in this one as he returns to New York, finds his old war buddy dead, and is promptly arrested for the crime then recognized by the captain as the vigilante who 'disappeared' in 1974. Bronson is then hired BY the captain to clean up the hellhole Brooklyn neighborhood which is actually some ugly east London hole standing in. Bronson is nothing if not resourceful, quickly assembling an arsenal, including a gun that uses a 'big game cartridge', and even a rocket launcher (all throught the mail!) After shooting several punks with a gun made for shooting rhinos, Bronson's love interest in killed, sparking all out war. Whatever. I could talk about the story, but all you need to know is that this is the most ludicrous flick you've likely seen, a true 80s classic and emblamatic of a lost genre. A lot of people getting shot and falling off roofs, out of windows, and even being set on fire. Bronson has 'magic ammo' syndrome, the punks have terrible aim, and a neighborhood is saved by a psychopathic vigilante who we root for all the way.
Rating: Summary: For Bronson, this is the best Review: If you have to ask me to get the best vote for the best action films it's going to be Bronson and this is his best to the T. He's Paul Kersey, again! And what they can't stop on their own he'll help them with his way. He's got the guns and ammo and he has too because of the "new breed" out there which he of course meets (and meats too, when he gets them). He shoots the crooks to help not because he ahnd't to got to go but because he just started up again in this one when the police chief asked him. The cinematography is different and all the bad guys get fallen through windows or something. One even gets bazooked! THE BAD LEADER that is, Fraker. He's the worst of the bunch Bennet says so he gets bazooked... And the romantic side too. Bronson unfortunately has the problem of bad luck again, and this time it's with the pretty laty with the big glasses that you'll see at first in the jail... JIMMY PAGE, the same one from Led Zeppelin, did the music of this one so you know how that goes! Sometimes it sounds like a cougar roaring! And that's how Bronson does it.
Rating: Summary: Don't mess with Bronson's Korean war pal! Review: "This time it's war" is the slogan for Death Wish 4, but I think that would really apply to this one. When you hit the last twenty mintues or so of this film, it does turn to all out war! This has got to be the most blown-out-of-proportion sequel of all time next to the second Rambo film. Bronson's no longer prowling the streets and taking out punks here and there-This time he literally has an all out war with them! Coming back to NY, he finds his Korean war buddy murdered. This is the catalyst for another bloodbath, but he gets the green light when this "dude" talking cop tells(actually he threatens) Bronson to start up again. The neighborhood is completely overrun by gangs with reversed mohawks. In fact, this neighborhood makes south central LA look like Beverly Hills. But Bronson's in town now! Well, these schmucks should know by now that you don't mess with this man. Bronson goes toe to toe with the gang leader who likes to get "High! High! HIGH!", along with other assorted punks including Bill S. Preston-Esquire from Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. By the last act, the neighborhood turns into a war zone between punks and apartment residents. Considering the place looked like a war zone to begin with, the surrounding communities don't seem to take notice. This film is pretty outrageous. It's like a comic book or a video game put on film. It's wild. It also has one of the funniest scenes I have ever seen in a film: Bronson buys a junker car, then parks it in front of his apartment and waits for someone to mess with it. He 's invited to dinner at the neighbor's house, and while eating he hears someone messing with the car. He goes outside and blows away the two guys stripping the car, then just walks back in and sits down to dinner. That is the definitive Bronson moment. So, read all of the reviews here, especially the bad ones, then run out and watch this, pronto! People seem to hate this movie for the same reasons it's so entertaining. Come on, there wasn't supposed to be any kind of message to this film. This is 100% junk food entertainment and should be taken as such. The positive reviews "got it" if you know what I mean.
Rating: Summary: the third death wish is the best of all the series Review: Death Wish 3 is arguably the best of the series because of the incredible action sequences.In this third installment, Kersey arrives back in New York after in the first movie he is told to leave the city and never come back.He is there to visit a war buddy and when he finds him, the man tells him to take care of his things until he gets back. But Kersey's buddy dies and he is arrested for the murder, when in fact it was the street punks that did it.The police chief Ryker knows who he is and this time Kersey is working for the police. Kersey has a romance with the public defender but once again as in just about all the series, he loses his woman to the bad guys. Kersey orders a Wildey Magnum and mows down the enemy.One of the bad guys gets blown through a window by a rocket launcher near the end and it is a classic scene. Kersey shows the tenants where he is temporarily dwelling how to set traps.The punks lose teeth and step on nails. The leader of the street gang that Kersey goes up against is Fraker, convincingly played by Gavan O Herlihy. He is a villian you love to hate.
Rating: Summary: lots of guys falling off buildings Review: This is a very good movie. Charles Bronson is really good in this one. There are a lot of fight scenes. He shoots two guys who try to steal his car. Jimmy Page did a nice job with the music and the part where the cops headlights flash at the same time as you hear the piano is cool. Steve McQueen is not in this movie. There is an old man named Bennet who swears a lot so your mom might get mad if you watch this in front of company. Yul Brynner is not in this movie either, but The guy who played Bill in "Bill and Ted's excellent adventure" is. That makes the gang seem really California-ish, but this movie takes place in New York. There is also some drug content. There are a lot of guys falling off buildings in this movie.
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