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Summary: "Everything today is thoroughly ..........."
Review: Dull, tired, bored ...... want a change?This one's beyond "Stepford Wives" [err Husbands] and in some ways reminds of the current "A.I." [There's a lot of perspiration in this movie]. A mega-middle-age crises promps our stagnant suburban banker here to want "out". Director John Frankernheimer way is ahead of his time. The movie has that Kubrick/Orson Wells [The Trial] look and pulls us along piece by piece : Great distorted black and white cinematography enhanced by a superb soundtrack. A tour de force for metamorphised ROCK HUDSON - one of the best, and most daring performances of his career. As the transfigured new man [the previous incarnation reluctantly shed] his new found freedom in Sunny Southern California [where else would you find a colony of immortals?] is way ahead of its time. Of special note is the music, sets [vast offices populated by gray beings], the apt [and very sinister] meat preparation plant, and the infinite politeness of the staff! Gruelling surgery [plastic] sequences [the rest of the reconstruction is left to the imagination] An unusual vision of hope yesterday, and today. It's close to its continantal cousins [Resnais "Last year at Marienbad" also Bergman's "Hour of the Wolf]. Even another telling of "Dorian Gray" for that matter. It is Frankerheimer["Manchurian Candidate]" who triumps with this movie, and Mr. Hudson's prophetic performance that lasts. Worthy for full DVD restoration - a must for the servious collector, quite ageless. Similar? The "Passenger" Antonioni.
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Summary: SIMPLY BRILLIANT!
Review: It's a shame that very few people have seen this movie. I don't understand how a film with so much impact manages to slip into obscurity. I first saw this movie when I was very young, and was completly terrified by it's ending. Today, it still has the same effect. Rock Hudson should be known for this role above all else. I was lucky to acquire the rare widescreened version on Laserdisc. It needs to be released on DVD so that it could get the attention it deserves. This is a truly frightening and shocking film.
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Summary: Unbelievable!
Review: I just finished watching "Seconds" on AMC and immediately went online to find it on DVD. I cannot figure out why this film has managed to stay off of every single critic's top 5 list! All I can say is you must purchase this film now and have it shipped next day air. "Seconds" is a film that could have been made last year and still be cutting edge. Cinemetographically, it is an obvious influence for Darren Aronofsky (Pi). Rock Hudson's performance was absolutely phenomenal. The plot is gripping. I COULD NOT turn off this film. Although I am reluctant to ever place such lofty praise on a film, I simply cannot say enough good things about "Seconds". I agree with a fellow reviewer: it is definately a SIN that this film is not on DVD and it is equally as bad that Criterion Collection has not picked this film up. WHY? WHY? WHY?
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Summary: a rock hudson you will never forget!!!!!
Review: This is one hell of a movie! You won't believe the incredibly intense performance that Rock Hudson gives. He deserved an Academy Award for this film. The ending will leave you stunned and horrified for days...............I can't recommend this film enough. It's a SIN that it is not on dvd.
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Summary: Clever, funny and very dark.
Review: I first saw this on a local PBS station in Dallas in the early seventies. Frankenheimer was using cameras and editing techniques in 1966 in ways that were at least 25 years ahead of their time. As effectively scary as the movie is, it's infused with some really terrific, subtle humor. It's essentially an extraordinarily dark comedy with thick black & white film atmosphere. Little visuals, like party guests firmly holding down Hudson's panicky character in a bedroom all with their wristwatched left hands. Brilliantly written and photographed, it's filled with a great many satisfying scenes that can be savored for their well-crafted intentional absurdities and details.
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Summary: masterpiece
Review: The stunning story of a man who sold his soul. Black and white. Hand held camera work. The price one might pay for wishing for something more than he can handle. Brillient writing. Outstanding editing. Great acting. Fantastic story line. Gripping. Erotic. Provocative. Exactly what a quality film should be. Frakenheimer is masterful!
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Summary: A different kind of horror film that haunts long after.
Review: So you're unhappy with your life? Get a different life, someone elses perhaps. An unhappy man in middle age crisis becomes entangled with a secretive service that exchanges his appearance so he can become Rock Hudson. Then things go bad and the horror begins. Very scary, the identity changing service plays for keeps if you don't like your new self. This story has a bad habit of popping into my thoughts at odd times. The more I think about it the more horrific it becomes.
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Summary: HUDSONS BEST WORK
Review: Excellent Movie. Worth seeing over and over. One of the most under-rated films ever produced.
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Summary: Completely fascinating and absorbing
Review: "Seconds" explores the fearful underside of middle-aged angst as a kind of grown-up "Twilight Zone" episode. John Randolph, a fine character actor who has never been better than in "Seconds," plays a "successful" banker who's drawn to a mysterious company that gives him a second chance at life, with a brand-new identity. Everything goes downhill for the "reborn," played by Rock Hudson in the performance of his career. Everyone in the supporting cast--Frances Reid, Wesley Addy, Jeff Corey, Keigh Deigh (Wo Fat to you "Hawaii 5-0" fans) and Will Geer--plays to perfection. The B&W photography by James Wong Howe is offbeat and memorable, with creative use of fish-eye; and Frankenheimer directs with courage and conviction. A one-of-a-kind triumph.
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Summary: A completely disturbing portrait of middle age loss.
Review: "There is an unturned key inside everybody." So says one of this amazing films' souless and mournful characters. I saw this film right before viewing Kubricks Eyes Wide Shut and the two films share immense similarities. Using the guise of science fiction, Director Frankenheimer and Cinematograper James Wong Howe along with actors Rock Hudson and John Randolph work to create a terrifying and heartbreaking portrait of life lost. This is not an uplifting film in the slightest, of course that is like saying the same thing about King Lear. Classic American character actor Will Geer is the ultimate in gentile evil as the mephestopholian CEO of a mysterious company that gives middle aged men new identities. One cannot ever go home again is one of the many profound messages this film slams home. Devistating and disturbing. Don't miss this!
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