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Summary: No lie--it's a guy movie, but...
Review: If you appreciate/love/adore fast, sleek cars, grab this DVD and enjoy! I must admit, I wasn't all that hyped about seeing this movie (not a big fan of Cage), but because a friend knew I loved fast cars, well...How much of a movie can you make about car theft? Not a lot, but who cares? That's not the point--the whole idea is to drool and cough over these gorgeous sets of wheels. Angelina Jolie doesn't play a major role, and even though we know that Sway and Memphis were once involved, there's 0% romance between them now. No biggie because she's in the film for 2 reasons (I think): give the guys a pretty woman to look at along with the cars, and for the ladies who watch this who love cars like I do, she's a character to identify with. The supporting cast members do a good job in being just that--support. They're important in that they help boost cars and not much more. The whole story exists on one premise alone, and that's Memphis' love for his brother Kip. Memphis re-enters the life to save Kip's life, and since the task of stealing 50 cars in 48 hours is a daunting one, he needs help from some old friends. I really liked the other members of the crew and wish some of them had had more camera time and lines... How's the sound on this DVD? NOTHING SHORT OF AMAZING! I can't imagine trying to watch this movie any other way--it must've been incredible in a theater. Sound so good, you swear the cars are racing by you in the room! WHOA. Nothing like hearing a nitrous car in surround sound... Saddest part of the movie? The way the Shelby looks at the end--that ticked me off/made me cry. If you're in this for a heavy story, you will be incredibly disappointed. If you're in this for the cars, prepare to love it. After you finish watching this, it's no suprise that you'll want to get in your own car and see how fast you can make it go!
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Summary: Standard Bruckheimer production with perks.
Review: As "Gone in Sixty Seconds" begins to unfold, it gives you one of two different options: you can either scrutinize its inane sense of logic, disinteresting plot, and lack of intriguing character development. Or, you can do what I did, and just sit back and enjoy the ride. And what a ride it is. True, all of the above statements threaten to bog the movie down, but director Dominic Sena, teaming up with pyrotechnic-master Bruckheimer, fills the screen with some very high-speed action that is more intense than most might give it credit for. Simplicity is all the rage in the story, which centers around Memphis Raines (Nicholas Cage), a former car theft professional whose brother Kip (Giovanni Ribisi) is the latest target of a mobster who hired him to boost expensive cars. After a heist that went sour, he's out to kill Kip, but agrees to walk if Memphis can deliver 50 cars of various makes and models to him in three days. So, like any devoted and loving brother would do, he rounds up his former gang of car thieves and makes plans to boost the vehicles one night before the scheduled shipment. That's all you really need to know, except for a few side stories involving a romantic past between Memphis and the lusty Sway (Angelina Jolie). The entire plot is predictable, beginning to end, reason being that since the movie is rated PG-13, we automatically know two things: a) nothing overtly violent will be taking place, and b) due to this lack of violence, nothing very shocking is going to be taking place. But for the most part, the movie pays off with a lightweight amount of good-natured action setups that accomplish what they promise. There's the various escapes from the bumbling cops (including two detectives who appear to have come straight from a bad TV cop show), many of which provide us with some very intense chases as cars swerve in and out of traffic, dodge garbage trucks, crash into other cars, etc. Sena crowns this off with a very effective, if somewhat cheesy, finale in which Raines steals the car he could never control, and takes it for the ride we all dream of taking. Thrown into the mix is a cast that appears to be having so much fun with the material that I almost felt left out when trying to pick the movie apart. Cage is back in the bad-boy form we have come to love him for, and is interaction with the delectable Jolie provide some very witty one-liners and even some awkward chemistry. Among the cast are Robert Duvall as a shady mechanic, and Ribisi in one of his less-appealing roles, but everyone seems to have high spirits, which helps the movie keep up a pretense of fun. I'm not usually a sucker for schlocky thrills, but "Gone in Sixty Seconds" had me laughing and watching in all the right places. The title is a pretty good summation of its own plot, and though I found the film to be completely mindless, there's enough good, raunchy humor and more-than-mediocre action sequences to make up for its lack of intriguing story.
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Summary: Great chase scenes- cheesy otherwise
Review: Nick Cage is pretty good in this film- the car chase scenes are wild and fun- the rest of the storyline gets kind of schmaltzy and is really predictable.Good action flick when you need to zone out- if you want something with more substance- go back some years and watch Dirty Harry!
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Summary: Maybe a three star movie, but still...
Review: A waste of great talent is probably the most honest thing I can say about this flick.
Jolie is Academy Award material and she hardly does anything in this movie. Gage is a master, this movie was a waste of what he's capable of doing, but I guess he's a good draw. I actually saw this at the theater when it came out and a second time recently. There are cool cars and some cool chase scenes, so it's not that it isn't entertaining, it's just that I was expecting a lot more.
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Summary: An unusual action-movie with an unusual actor
Review: First of all please excuse my english, it's not very good. I give the film five stars because: 1. this film is not an usual action-film, where only cars are crashed and impossible stunts are shown. The stunts seem to be possible (except maybe the one where he "flies" over the cars). That Nic plays manny of the stunts himself makes the movie seem more realistic. You see he's driving really fast and he's not really sure that he'll have no accident. He doesn't look like "Hey I'm the best. An accident? What's that?", he looks like "Oh my God, what I'm doing here? Will I be living after that?". That gives the movie a good touch. 2. this actor is really worth to be seen. 3. there is only much of good humor in it. Like the scene with Angelina Jolie, where they are sitting in the car, kissing and talking about cars, but meaning themselves. 4. of the sound of Eleanor - the 67 Shelby Mustang GT 500 and the emotional relationship between "her" and Memphis (Nic Cage). I wasn't sure what men like about cars, but after this movie I understand it. 5. because you feel that Nic is enjoying to play Memphis driving this fast cars, and that makes the movie again more realistic. So one reason for each star, I've given the movie. One last sentence: The movie is worth to be seen, good story, good action and good actors!
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Summary: 100 MPH Fun
Review: Terrific fast-paced car-chase movie with a good soundtrack and memorable characters. Nicolas Cage plays a reformed car thief (Memphis Raines) who gets sucked back in to do one last job to save his brother Kip (Giovanni Ribisi). Memphis, and his band of former "boosters" plus the next generation of boosters (Kip's friends) must steal 50 classic and exotic cars before a 72 hour deadline is up. They decide to do it in one night, because by the time "the heat is on to you, your ship has already sailed." This movie is filled with great visuals of some pretty cool cars, and solid performances by Cage, Angelina Jolie, and Robert Duvall. The final chase is something that hasn't been seen since Steve McQueen's "Bullitt," and the scene in which Cage cases a Ferrari dealership is one that I continue to play over and over to hear one line: "You would not be a self-indulgent wiener, sir. You'd be a connoisseur." The DVD's extra features consisted of the usual stuff: Theater trailers, teasers, interviews with cast and crew, music videos, etc. What truly would have been cool would have been a section that gives 2 or 3 paragraphs on each of the 50 cars that were on the list to steal. It would have been great to see a single photo, plus a little piece on the car's brand new cost, current value, racing history, etc. Maybe there were licensing issues or something...
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Summary: The Red Headed Stepchild of the Critics of 2000 Entertains!!
Review: Dominic Sena's (Kalifornia) Gone in 60 Seconds is pulse pounding, adrenaline erupting, star saturated, pun laced, kinetically explosive, vividly captured, exhilaratingly breathtaking, and undeniably fun romp of chase movie that delivers all the goods in a timely fashion and with evident expertise in style to spare. Starring a first class cast including Nicholas Cage (Randall "Memphis" Raines), Angelina Jolie (Sara "Sway" Wayland), Robert Duvall (Otto Halliwell), Giovanni Ribisi (Kip Raines), Delroy Lindo (Detective Roland Castlebeck), and Will Patton (Atley Jackson), the film abounds with highly visible acting confidence that permits the film to leave comprehensive character development for an emphasis on an outstanding visceral experience that leaves one uninterested in the characters motivations or predispositions. Gone in 60 Seconds manipulates its star power like finely warn marbles being confidently thrown in the fray confident that they will fall safely in the zone. Despite consistently sharp and savage criticism by the bulk of film critics about the film's lack of breadth, shallow characters, underwritten relationships, and obvious methods of storytelling, Gone in 60 Seconds was never meant to be an Academy Award winning ensemble piece of the sorrows of thievery on a family. It was solely intended by Producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Top Gun, Armageddon) to be a very engaging popcorn movie that people would want to see again and again, and he succeeded smashingly. Despite what you might hear from the reviews, Gone in 60 Seconds is a notably delightful chase film that was meant to experience not to inanely analyze. Enjoy the ride, and don't take it too seriously. As for the DVD edition of the film, Gone in 60 Seconds includes a fabulous anamorphic wide screen presentation, a Jerry Bruckheimer commentary track, making of documentaries, theatrical trailer, and much much more. A Must-see for any die hard action fan.
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Summary: GREAT CAR FILM!
Review: "Gone in 60 Seconds" exists for one purpose: to show off some of the hottest cars in existence. The storyline is kind of hokey, but the cars more than make up for it, especially the GT 500. The car chase at the end is one of the best ever filmed! All the actors (Especially Robert Duvall, who can never give a bad performance) do fine in their roles. All in all, "Gone in 60 Seconds" is a one @#*& of a ride! Also, don't miss Christopher Eccleston (plays the villain, Raymond Vincent Calitri, in this film) this January, when he resurrects one of the greatest characters of all time, the Doctor, in BBC's new "Doctor Who" series. BBC plans to send it to American TV stations as well. Movie Grade: B+
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Summary: Weird
Review: Every character in "Gone in 60 Seconds" was quirky, and this made for uncomfortable interactions, especially between Nicholas Cage and Angela Jolie. This demand that the characters be so distinct may account for the bad acting by the cast in general but most notably by the talented Jolie, Cage, and Robert Duvall. This being said, the plot is clever and original and the car chase scenes are brilliant, especially Cage's final run. I like this movie and watch it fairly often, but it is still a lot of mindless entertainment for the masses. So have fun watching.
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Summary: Editing killed this movie
Review: Simple story lines are not a problem.If they are handled well ie:KillBillvol.1, a film with a simple story line can be very entertaining. (This film apparently did entertain a majority of the people who saw it, judging by the reviews here.)But a director, an editor,and actors must back it up. Well, one out of three aint gonna get it. The actors do their part,and what a great cast. But direction and editing (esp.editing) kill this film for me.
Let me give the biggest and most continuous example:
scene: carchase ie; one car chasing another thru downtown L.A.traffic. One of these cars is a Shelby Cobra, one of the coolest muscle cars of all time. Here is what we see,
close-up of Nicholas Cages eyes
front wheel turning left
hands on the stering wheel
peoples heads turning as a blur goes by
.03 sec shot of the Shelby sliding into turn
more close ups of actors behind the windshields
Anybody see whats missing here, hello, the cars inthe CAR chase. Some earlier reviewer said this was the best car chase movie since "Bullitt",let me recommend a little aussie film called "MAD MAX". Even "Smokey and the Bandit" has better car scenes. I could go on but I'v made my point.
The action is so horribly clipped,cut,and blurred that I didnt care.
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