Running Time 112 Min
Format: DVD MOVIE
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Set in Harlem and New Orleans in 1955, this supernatural thriller stirred a brief controversy when released in 1987 because some scenes featuring Lisa Bonet (then a popular cast member of The Cosby Show) were considered too sexually explicit to be rated R. The edited material was restored for the unrated video release, and the movie now makes a fitting double bill with Fallen, with its similar plot about a sullen detective (Mickey Rourke) who is hired to find a missing person by a shady client with pointy fingernails named Louis Cyphre (Lucifer, get it?). Rourke's investigation leads him into an underworld of voodoo and forbidden desires, and as the mystery unfolds director Alan Parker fills every scene with conspicuous style and atmospheric excess, compelling critic Pauline Kael to observe that, "Parker simply doesn't have the gift of making evil seductive, and he edits like a flasher." And yet, this movie does cast a spell of its own (Roger Ebert's review was considerably more charitable), and the performances of Rourke, De Niro, Bonet, and Charlotte Rampling are well suited to the ominous mood. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews:
Now there are better vodoo movies like Skeleton Key.......2007-06-13
I bought this movie for two reasons. Robert de niro and its excellent reviews. But in the entire movie Robert de niro has only 3 or 4 appearances which was very disappointing. Beside that i think may be the movie was one of its kind back then, but now there are lot better vodoo movies than Angel Heart. Two stars for Mickey Rourke. He is awesome. Rent it but don't buy it.
Elevator Going Down.......2007-06-09
I saw this and thought it was one of the "style over substance" movies that were really beginning to emerge strongly back in the late 80s, though it was still fairly creepy. Nevertheless I've never really forgotten it, and was eager to see it again when I found it on DVD for $5.
It's 1955 [I TOTALLY did not remember it as taking place in the 50s] and Mickey Rourke is Harold Angel, low-rent private detective. He is hired by Robert DeNiro as Louis Cyphere to find a singer called Johnny Favorite. He has vanished, and DeNiro wants to know if he's still alive.
Already one can tell that this is a modern noir, what with the low-rent detective and all the shadows in the photography. Rourke finds that Favorite was checked out of the hospital he was supposedly in, and hunts down the doctor who was in charge. He interrogates him, then leaves for a while, and when he comes back the man is dead. So he begins to think that someone is following him, killing the people he talks to after he finds them. Upon hearing this, DeNiro ups the price to $5,000. Rourke's search leads him down to New Orleans, where he witnesses some creepy voodoo rituals and gets involved with the beautiful Lisa Bonet. Finally his search ends with a surprising revelation that really ruins his day.
If you've never seen it, that's all I can tell you. If you like spooky movies with lots of atmosphere [it's not really scary, just very creepy all the way through], you should definitely check this out. It has good performances, a fairly tight script, and a good twist at the end. Okay, bye!
SPOILERS > > >
Okay, now for the rest of us who have seen it... I was interested to see how this would hold up after all these years, and particularly after knowing what was coming. I'm pleased to say that--it does! In fact, it may have a little more power and poignancy, as if you DON'T know what's happening you have to look back on everything, and it seems to me that your real satisfaction comes from looking back on the movie afterward. If you do know what's coming, you can admire DeNiro's devilish [arr! arr!] sadism in making Harry hunt himself, and have a little more feeling for the clueless Harry as his blasé world weariness is slowly drained away and he begins to really panic over what's going on.
DeNiro was even better than I remembered [aside from looking HOT and exuding that whole `menacing mobster' thing that I like], especially after you know the story and realize that he is just toying with Harry from the start. His whole air of amused sadism and absolute still confidence really works. That said, in retrospect I think the movie kind of overdid the whole "I am Satan" thing with the extended shots of his pentagram ring and long fingernails and cane and throne and especially the "this egg represents the soul"...CHOMP scene. I can see how those things might seem evocative if you were just trying to piece this whole thing together, but even so I think it could have done with less of them. There's a note in the IMDb trivia that says DeNiro was doing an imitation of Martin Scorsese in his performance, but it doesn't say where that information came from. Anyway, good one Robert!
Mickey Rourke is also fine. He handles his role without a hitch, but I think a lot of the mileage he gets out of it is due to the script and plot. Lisa Bonet is also on hand, presented in a very sexual way from the very beginning, when she appears in a wet t-shirt with her nipples out to HERE. And Charlotte Rampling is very well deployed as an imperious fortune teller, which works, as she seems so otherworldly anyway.
One of the things I remember from watching it the first time is--well, Lavern Baker's recording of "Soul On Fire," which has become a staple of my record collection--but also the extensive shots of FANS. At first I thought that was just a somewhat arbitrary piece of atmosphere, but in retrospect I think the fans receive a loving close-up [as opposed to just being around, as they are throughout] when Harry loses consciousness and becomes the person who is killing all of his informants. I would have to watch it again to make sure--which I'm not going to do for a while--but look for that and see what you think. My first clue about that was the shot showing the fan reversing direction shortly before Mickey finds the dead doctor.
I watched this with my boyfriend, who had never seen it, and he figured out the twist about five minutes before it is officially revealed, which I think is perfect--you figure it out on your own, which is fun, just before it is revealed, so you don't have too long of knowing the secret while the movie thinks you're still in the dark, which is annoying.
Anyway, it's still good! If you're interested in seeing how well it's constructed and admiring the performances in a way you can't really when you don't know what's going on, I'd definitely recommend giving this one another look.
Why Put A Spoiler In The Amazon Synop?.......2007-05-04
Angel Heart is one of the best morphs of the picture genres of drama and horror on the market. Alan Parker does an excellent job with a film that is pure story telling, in the tradition of Polanski and Friedkin before him. Its a film that rivets you with excellent cinematography, acting, and clues big and small.
One of the major attractions to watching Angel Heart is following along with Mickey Rourke's Harry Angel in piecing together all the clues. This viewing attraction will most likely be amiss for new viewers because Amazon placed a major spoiler in the synop.
Why? Two thumbs down to Amazon for revealing "the ending" to a great story that would otherwise send chills down your spine.
One of the best horror movies..........2007-03-03
Angel Heart combines beautiful atmospheric cinematography, an unsettling soundtrack, and a well-crafted plot with great acting by Rourke and De Niro to create a real masterpiece of the horror genre. The use of the occult is very creepy and keeps the suspense building, without ever becoming cheesy or overblown as is the case with so many horror movies. De Niro projects a truly sinister presence, and the interplay between his character Louis Cyphre and Rourke's boyish Harold Angel is brilliant. Lisa Bonet adds a smouldering performance as a nubile young voodoo priestess, and has a particularly memorable scene with Rourke (fyi, the special edition dvd is the full, unrated cut of the film, despite being tagged in the description with an "R" rating). All in all, one of the best, and worth repeat viewings- do yourself a favor and add it to your collection!
Very Creepy.......2007-01-20
Here's a movie that combines suspense, creepiness, and violence. It's shortly after World War II. A New York detective goes in search of a missing person, on behalf of a mysterious client who claims that this person owes him a huge debt. The detective makes his way to New Orleans, visiting a world that is now mostly gone. Like Chinatown, this movie takes you to places that you never imagined at the beginning. The end is unforgettable. And the music is not only good, but enhances the peculiar, atmospheric quality of this strange film.
Average customer rating:
- Now there are better vodoo movies like Skeleton Key
- Elevator Going Down
- Why Put A Spoiler In The Amazon Synop?
- One of the best horror movies...
- Very Creepy
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Angel Heart
Starring:
Mickey Rourke ,
Robert De Niro ,
Lisa Bonet ,
Charlotte Rampling , and
Stocker Fontelieu
Director:
Alan Parker
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Jacob's Ladder
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-
Year of the Dragon
-
Blue Velvet (Special Edition)
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9 1/2 Weeks
ASIN: B00005N915
Release Date: 2002-03-26 |
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Set in Harlem and New Orleans in 1955, this supernatural thriller stirred a brief controversy when released in 1987 because some scenes featuring Lisa Bonet (then a popular cast member of The Cosby Show) were considered too sexually explicit to be rated R. The edited material was restored for the unrated video release, and the movie now makes a fitting double bill with Fallen, with its similar plot about a sullen detective (Mickey Rourke) who is hired to find a missing person by a shady client with pointy fingernails named Louis Cyphre (Lucifer, get it?). Rourke's investigation leads him into an underworld of voodoo and forbidden desires, and as the mystery unfolds director Alan Parker fills every scene with conspicuous style and atmospheric excess, compelling critic Pauline Kael to observe that, "Parker simply doesn't have the gift of making evil seductive, and he edits like a flasher." And yet, this movie does cast a spell of its own (Roger Ebert's review was considerably more charitable), and the performances of Rourke, De Niro, Bonet, and Charlotte Rampling are well suited to the ominous mood. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews:
Now there are better vodoo movies like Skeleton Key.......2007-06-13
I bought this movie for two reasons. Robert de niro and its excellent reviews. But in the entire movie Robert de niro has only 3 or 4 appearances which was very disappointing. Beside that i think may be the movie was one of its kind back then, but now there are lot better vodoo movies than Angel Heart. Two stars for Mickey Rourke. He is awesome. Rent it but don't buy it.
Elevator Going Down.......2007-06-09
I saw this and thought it was one of the "style over substance" movies that were really beginning to emerge strongly back in the late 80s, though it was still fairly creepy. Nevertheless I've never really forgotten it, and was eager to see it again when I found it on DVD for $5.
It's 1955 [I TOTALLY did not remember it as taking place in the 50s] and Mickey Rourke is Harold Angel, low-rent private detective. He is hired by Robert DeNiro as Louis Cyphere to find a singer called Johnny Favorite. He has vanished, and DeNiro wants to know if he's still alive.
Already one can tell that this is a modern noir, what with the low-rent detective and all the shadows in the photography. Rourke finds that Favorite was checked out of the hospital he was supposedly in, and hunts down the doctor who was in charge. He interrogates him, then leaves for a while, and when he comes back the man is dead. So he begins to think that someone is following him, killing the people he talks to after he finds them. Upon hearing this, DeNiro ups the price to $5,000. Rourke's search leads him down to New Orleans, where he witnesses some creepy voodoo rituals and gets involved with the beautiful Lisa Bonet. Finally his search ends with a surprising revelation that really ruins his day.
If you've never seen it, that's all I can tell you. If you like spooky movies with lots of atmosphere [it's not really scary, just very creepy all the way through], you should definitely check this out. It has good performances, a fairly tight script, and a good twist at the end. Okay, bye!
SPOILERS > > >
Okay, now for the rest of us who have seen it... I was interested to see how this would hold up after all these years, and particularly after knowing what was coming. I'm pleased to say that--it does! In fact, it may have a little more power and poignancy, as if you DON'T know what's happening you have to look back on everything, and it seems to me that your real satisfaction comes from looking back on the movie afterward. If you do know what's coming, you can admire DeNiro's devilish [arr! arr!] sadism in making Harry hunt himself, and have a little more feeling for the clueless Harry as his blasé world weariness is slowly drained away and he begins to really panic over what's going on.
DeNiro was even better than I remembered [aside from looking HOT and exuding that whole `menacing mobster' thing that I like], especially after you know the story and realize that he is just toying with Harry from the start. His whole air of amused sadism and absolute still confidence really works. That said, in retrospect I think the movie kind of overdid the whole "I am Satan" thing with the extended shots of his pentagram ring and long fingernails and cane and throne and especially the "this egg represents the soul"...CHOMP scene. I can see how those things might seem evocative if you were just trying to piece this whole thing together, but even so I think it could have done with less of them. There's a note in the IMDb trivia that says DeNiro was doing an imitation of Martin Scorsese in his performance, but it doesn't say where that information came from. Anyway, good one Robert!
Mickey Rourke is also fine. He handles his role without a hitch, but I think a lot of the mileage he gets out of it is due to the script and plot. Lisa Bonet is also on hand, presented in a very sexual way from the very beginning, when she appears in a wet t-shirt with her nipples out to HERE. And Charlotte Rampling is very well deployed as an imperious fortune teller, which works, as she seems so otherworldly anyway.
One of the things I remember from watching it the first time is--well, Lavern Baker's recording of "Soul On Fire," which has become a staple of my record collection--but also the extensive shots of FANS. At first I thought that was just a somewhat arbitrary piece of atmosphere, but in retrospect I think the fans receive a loving close-up [as opposed to just being around, as they are throughout] when Harry loses consciousness and becomes the person who is killing all of his informants. I would have to watch it again to make sure--which I'm not going to do for a while--but look for that and see what you think. My first clue about that was the shot showing the fan reversing direction shortly before Mickey finds the dead doctor.
I watched this with my boyfriend, who had never seen it, and he figured out the twist about five minutes before it is officially revealed, which I think is perfect--you figure it out on your own, which is fun, just before it is revealed, so you don't have too long of knowing the secret while the movie thinks you're still in the dark, which is annoying.
Anyway, it's still good! If you're interested in seeing how well it's constructed and admiring the performances in a way you can't really when you don't know what's going on, I'd definitely recommend giving this one another look.
Why Put A Spoiler In The Amazon Synop?.......2007-05-04
Angel Heart is one of the best morphs of the picture genres of drama and horror on the market. Alan Parker does an excellent job with a film that is pure story telling, in the tradition of Polanski and Friedkin before him. Its a film that rivets you with excellent cinematography, acting, and clues big and small.
One of the major attractions to watching Angel Heart is following along with Mickey Rourke's Harry Angel in piecing together all the clues. This viewing attraction will most likely be amiss for new viewers because Amazon placed a major spoiler in the synop.
Why? Two thumbs down to Amazon for revealing "the ending" to a great story that would otherwise send chills down your spine.
One of the best horror movies..........2007-03-03
Angel Heart combines beautiful atmospheric cinematography, an unsettling soundtrack, and a well-crafted plot with great acting by Rourke and De Niro to create a real masterpiece of the horror genre. The use of the occult is very creepy and keeps the suspense building, without ever becoming cheesy or overblown as is the case with so many horror movies. De Niro projects a truly sinister presence, and the interplay between his character Louis Cyphre and Rourke's boyish Harold Angel is brilliant. Lisa Bonet adds a smouldering performance as a nubile young voodoo priestess, and has a particularly memorable scene with Rourke (fyi, the special edition dvd is the full, unrated cut of the film, despite being tagged in the description with an "R" rating). All in all, one of the best, and worth repeat viewings- do yourself a favor and add it to your collection!
Very Creepy.......2007-01-20
Here's a movie that combines suspense, creepiness, and violence. It's shortly after World War II. A New York detective goes in search of a missing person, on behalf of a mysterious client who claims that this person owes him a huge debt. The detective makes his way to New Orleans, visiting a world that is now mostly gone. Like Chinatown, this movie takes you to places that you never imagined at the beginning. The end is unforgettable. And the music is not only good, but enhances the peculiar, atmospheric quality of this strange film.
Average customer rating:
- Now there are better vodoo movies like Skeleton Key
- Elevator Going Down
- Why Put A Spoiler In The Amazon Synop?
- One of the best horror movies...
- Very Creepy
|
Angel Heart
Starring:
Mickey Rourke ,
Robert De Niro ,
Lisa Bonet ,
Charlotte Rampling , and
Stocker Fontelieu
Director:
Alan Parker
Manufacturer: Live / Artisan
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
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Private Eyes
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Similar Items:
-
Jacob's Ladder
-
The Serpent And The Rainbow
-
Year of the Dragon
-
Blue Velvet (Special Edition)
-
9 1/2 Weeks
ASIN: 078401115X
Release Date: 2001-04-24 |
Amazon.com
Set in Harlem and New Orleans in 1955, this supernatural thriller stirred a brief controversy when released in 1987 because some scenes featuring Lisa Bonet (then a popular cast member of The Cosby Show) were considered too sexually explicit to be rated R. The edited material was restored for the unrated video release, and the movie now makes a fitting double bill with Fallen, with its similar plot about a sullen detective (Mickey Rourke) who is hired to find a missing person by a shady client with pointy fingernails named Louis Cyphre (Lucifer, get it?), played with subtle menace by Robert De Niro. Rourke's investigation leads him into an underworld of voodoo and forbidden desires, and as the mystery unfolds director Alan Parker fills every scene with conspicuous style and atmospheric excess, compelling critic Pauline Kael to observe that, "Parker simply doesn't have the gift of making evil seductive, and he edits like a flasher." And yet, this movie does cast a spell of its own (Roger Ebert's review was considerably more charitable), and the performances of Rourke, De Niro, Bonet, and Charlotte Rampling are well suited to the ominous mood. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews:
Now there are better vodoo movies like Skeleton Key.......2007-06-13
I bought this movie for two reasons. Robert de niro and its excellent reviews. But in the entire movie Robert de niro has only 3 or 4 appearances which was very disappointing. Beside that i think may be the movie was one of its kind back then, but now there are lot better vodoo movies than Angel Heart. Two stars for Mickey Rourke. He is awesome. Rent it but don't buy it.
Elevator Going Down.......2007-06-09
I saw this and thought it was one of the "style over substance" movies that were really beginning to emerge strongly back in the late 80s, though it was still fairly creepy. Nevertheless I've never really forgotten it, and was eager to see it again when I found it on DVD for $5.
It's 1955 [I TOTALLY did not remember it as taking place in the 50s] and Mickey Rourke is Harold Angel, low-rent private detective. He is hired by Robert DeNiro as Louis Cyphere to find a singer called Johnny Favorite. He has vanished, and DeNiro wants to know if he's still alive.
Already one can tell that this is a modern noir, what with the low-rent detective and all the shadows in the photography. Rourke finds that Favorite was checked out of the hospital he was supposedly in, and hunts down the doctor who was in charge. He interrogates him, then leaves for a while, and when he comes back the man is dead. So he begins to think that someone is following him, killing the people he talks to after he finds them. Upon hearing this, DeNiro ups the price to $5,000. Rourke's search leads him down to New Orleans, where he witnesses some creepy voodoo rituals and gets involved with the beautiful Lisa Bonet. Finally his search ends with a surprising revelation that really ruins his day.
If you've never seen it, that's all I can tell you. If you like spooky movies with lots of atmosphere [it's not really scary, just very creepy all the way through], you should definitely check this out. It has good performances, a fairly tight script, and a good twist at the end. Okay, bye!
SPOILERS > > >
Okay, now for the rest of us who have seen it... I was interested to see how this would hold up after all these years, and particularly after knowing what was coming. I'm pleased to say that--it does! In fact, it may have a little more power and poignancy, as if you DON'T know what's happening you have to look back on everything, and it seems to me that your real satisfaction comes from looking back on the movie afterward. If you do know what's coming, you can admire DeNiro's devilish [arr! arr!] sadism in making Harry hunt himself, and have a little more feeling for the clueless Harry as his blasé world weariness is slowly drained away and he begins to really panic over what's going on.
DeNiro was even better than I remembered [aside from looking HOT and exuding that whole `menacing mobster' thing that I like], especially after you know the story and realize that he is just toying with Harry from the start. His whole air of amused sadism and absolute still confidence really works. That said, in retrospect I think the movie kind of overdid the whole "I am Satan" thing with the extended shots of his pentagram ring and long fingernails and cane and throne and especially the "this egg represents the soul"...CHOMP scene. I can see how those things might seem evocative if you were just trying to piece this whole thing together, but even so I think it could have done with less of them. There's a note in the IMDb trivia that says DeNiro was doing an imitation of Martin Scorsese in his performance, but it doesn't say where that information came from. Anyway, good one Robert!
Mickey Rourke is also fine. He handles his role without a hitch, but I think a lot of the mileage he gets out of it is due to the script and plot. Lisa Bonet is also on hand, presented in a very sexual way from the very beginning, when she appears in a wet t-shirt with her nipples out to HERE. And Charlotte Rampling is very well deployed as an imperious fortune teller, which works, as she seems so otherworldly anyway.
One of the things I remember from watching it the first time is--well, Lavern Baker's recording of "Soul On Fire," which has become a staple of my record collection--but also the extensive shots of FANS. At first I thought that was just a somewhat arbitrary piece of atmosphere, but in retrospect I think the fans receive a loving close-up [as opposed to just being around, as they are throughout] when Harry loses consciousness and becomes the person who is killing all of his informants. I would have to watch it again to make sure--which I'm not going to do for a while--but look for that and see what you think. My first clue about that was the shot showing the fan reversing direction shortly before Mickey finds the dead doctor.
I watched this with my boyfriend, who had never seen it, and he figured out the twist about five minutes before it is officially revealed, which I think is perfect--you figure it out on your own, which is fun, just before it is revealed, so you don't have too long of knowing the secret while the movie thinks you're still in the dark, which is annoying.
Anyway, it's still good! If you're interested in seeing how well it's constructed and admiring the performances in a way you can't really when you don't know what's going on, I'd definitely recommend giving this one another look.
Why Put A Spoiler In The Amazon Synop?.......2007-05-04
Angel Heart is one of the best morphs of the picture genres of drama and horror on the market. Alan Parker does an excellent job with a film that is pure story telling, in the tradition of Polanski and Friedkin before him. Its a film that rivets you with excellent cinematography, acting, and clues big and small.
One of the major attractions to watching Angel Heart is following along with Mickey Rourke's Harry Angel in piecing together all the clues. This viewing attraction will most likely be amiss for new viewers because Amazon placed a major spoiler in the synop.
Why? Two thumbs down to Amazon for revealing "the ending" to a great story that would otherwise send chills down your spine.
One of the best horror movies..........2007-03-03
Angel Heart combines beautiful atmospheric cinematography, an unsettling soundtrack, and a well-crafted plot with great acting by Rourke and De Niro to create a real masterpiece of the horror genre. The use of the occult is very creepy and keeps the suspense building, without ever becoming cheesy or overblown as is the case with so many horror movies. De Niro projects a truly sinister presence, and the interplay between his character Louis Cyphre and Rourke's boyish Harold Angel is brilliant. Lisa Bonet adds a smouldering performance as a nubile young voodoo priestess, and has a particularly memorable scene with Rourke (fyi, the special edition dvd is the full, unrated cut of the film, despite being tagged in the description with an "R" rating). All in all, one of the best, and worth repeat viewings- do yourself a favor and add it to your collection!
Very Creepy.......2007-01-20
Here's a movie that combines suspense, creepiness, and violence. It's shortly after World War II. A New York detective goes in search of a missing person, on behalf of a mysterious client who claims that this person owes him a huge debt. The detective makes his way to New Orleans, visiting a world that is now mostly gone. Like Chinatown, this movie takes you to places that you never imagined at the beginning. The end is unforgettable. And the music is not only good, but enhances the peculiar, atmospheric quality of this strange film.
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Angel Heart
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MARIA'S LOVERS in Chinese.......2005-12-28
This is basically a remake of Andrei Konchalovsky's MARIA'S LOVERS, with Vivian Hsu in the Nastassja Kinski role. It's not as artful and is a bit more graphic than the original, but with the adorable Ms. Hsu doing her (frequently naked) thing, it's tough to judge it too harshly. Adjust your expectations accordingly.
Er.......2003-05-16
Just wanted to comment to the initial review saying that Vivian Hsu was cashing in on her stardom. Vivian actually made this BEFORE she got really popular. It's a good film if you like Vivian.
Cliche-ridden with bad acting.......2002-10-30
I just can't find anything positive to say about this film. It's one of those instances when a celeb (Vivian Hsu/Tsui/Whatever) is capitalizing on her stardom to make a soft-core flick. The editing is so bad it's almost funny. I think I've been Americanized/white-washed 'cause I can't make any sense out of this flick. It'd be one thing if it's an honest erotic/porn flick, but it's trying to tell an incoherent story about two people I couldn't care less about. Culture gap? Maybe. I hope so.
VIVIAN.......2002-05-28
Vivian is so blasted Cute! What else is there to say ..:-)
Pure Beauty.......2001-12-12
Vivan Hsu is outstanding and this movie proves it. Although I know some people have a problem with movies where they have to read the subtitles, this is one movie where it is worth it!
Beautiful locations,beautiful women and a wonderful plot!!!
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Angel Heart [Region 2]
Starring:
Mickey Rourke ,
Robert De Niro ,
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Stocker Fontelieu
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HE'S NO ANGEL..........2004-09-07
This is an intriguing, unusual, beautifully directed, highly atmospheric film that successfully crosses any number of genre: film noir, thriller, mystery, and horror. The plot is simple. In the mid nineteen fifties, a mysterious and slightly sinister business man, Louis Cypher (Robert De Niro), hires Brooklyn gumshoe, Harry Angel (Mickey Rourke), for a missing person case. Angel's investigation, for which he is being paid a princely sum for the time, takes him from Harlem to New Orleans, as he looks for a former crooner named Johnny Favorite, who sometime during the early nineteen forties apparently welched on a business deal with Louis Cypher and hasn't been heard from since.
What happens when Angel gets to New Orleans will be infused with voodoo rites, ritual murders and taboo sex. The Big Easy is hardly that for our erstwhile detective, as he becomes susceptible to a series of initially puzzling flashbacks. Moreover, it seems that everyone with whom he meets, who had a connection to our missing crooner, ends up being savagely murdered. When he meets with a tarot card reader (Charlotte Rampling), it is just the beginning of the end for our increasingly disheveled gumshoe. His introduction to the gorgeous Epiphany (Lisa Bonet), a seventeen year old voodoo queen, later leads to a coupling that is played with singularly wild abandon. Both of these women have a connection to our mysterious missing person, Johnny Favorite, who, it turns out, may have given the Devil a run for his money in the evil department.
Robert De Niro is sensational in the highly stylized, role of Louis Cypher. He imbues the role with just the right amount of sardonic humor and restrained menace so as to make the character memorable. De Niro leaves an indelible imprint on every scene in which he is in. Mickey Rourke, who is in nearly every scene in this film, shows that he has the ability to carry a movie, as he is simply terrific as the private detective who is slowly unraveling. As the film progresses, the toll that the investigation is taking on the tormented Angel is evident on his face. Angst ridden, bleary eyed, and disheveled, Angel is definitely involved in the biggest case of his life. As he gets closer to the truth of what happened to Johnny Favorite, the more his life seems to be spinning out of control. Rourke manages to convey all this, no easy task. The supporting cast is uniformly excellent and adds to the flavor of this delicious gumbo of a film, which is reminiscent of Goethe's Faust. Undoubtedly, this film is one of Alan Parker's best directorial efforts. Bravo!
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Heroes of the Heart
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Heroes of the Heart
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Release Date: 2005-03-29 |
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This Gold Award-winning film (Houston International Film Festival and the Chicago International Film Festival) tells the story of a community who struggles to survive after a flood wipes out their homes. Each finds themselves living a more primitive existence while trying to achieve their dreams and aspirations. Soon a visitation from an angel encourages the community to work together.
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Flicka / Where the Heart Is
Starring:
Tim McGraw ,
Maria Bello ,
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Michael Mayer (VI) , and
Matt Williams (II)
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Skin of Man, Heart of Beast
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Serge Riaboukine ,
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Release Date: 2004-02-17 |
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Hélène Angel's stunning feature-length debut presents an unsettling story of brutality and domestic violence. Claiming to have run off and joined the Foreign Legion, Coco (Bernard Blancan) returns home to the Southern Alps after a mysterious fifteen-year absence. Despite his strange and withdrawn appearance, brothers Francky (Serge Riaboukine) and Alex (Pascal Cervo) welcome him back with open arms. His two nieces, however, recognize something far more sinister in the hallow-eyed and rotten-toothed loner. Before long, their fears become a reality, as Coco's unstable and increasingly threatening presence awakens a legacy of savage aggression within the troubled family.
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Redlight Reloaded
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Devil Face Angel Heart (Ws Sub)
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