Killing Emmett Young

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Powerful and nuanced performances.......2007-05-10

Tried this Unbox download because it was cheap. Came away deeply impressed with the quality of performances from the entire cast. The directing was superb. Simply great.

If you've seen Seven!!.......2007-04-20

Oh dear. It was so obvious from the outset that this film wanted to be Seven and the director wanted to be David Fincher. Look at the similarities in the lighting, Scott Wolf's attire(Brad Pitt in Seven), the mid-movie chase(same as Seven). Everything in fact. Need I say more. If I've got you thinking, watch these movies back to back. Enough said. 0.5 out of ten!!!

Skip It.......2006-10-25

Good actors pick up their paychecks in a weakly scripted cop show. Plot elements are familiar to anyone who owns a TV. No suspense, zero surprises. Most viewers will find that they are better detectives than the characters on screen.

Solid Rescue From The Bargain Bin.......2006-05-02

I'd seen the last quarter of this on HBO one night, and found it compelling. I'd never been able to locate it until by chance I happened across it in a 3.99 sale bin at a record shop. It's well worth the time, and is a lot different from the average run of the mill slasher flick starring Ashley Judd.

The casting is especially solid, especially Scott Wolf, who pulls off a lot of emotions and dark thought with his eyes. The opening scene where he learns his diagnosis is by far one of the most memorable scenes I have seen in a film within the last few years. Tim Roth turns in another one of his excellent villain roles, playing with a ruthless iciness that is both unnerving and oddly fascinating. Gabriel Byrne, of course, can do no wrong, and here continues to show his incredible range with his time on screen.

The plot line is interesting, feels vastly fresh in comparison to a lot of the thrillers out there, and never kept my attention from wavering.

The only question one might ask at the end of this: Why didn't this make the top ten list upon release?

Another shamefully underlooked little treasure, well worth the time.

DARK LITTLE SURPRISE.......2005-01-08

This movie is in lots of bargain bins, and regretfully so. Filmed in 2002, KILLING EMMETT YOUNG is a very unusual, well acted little thriller with excellent performances. Scott Wolf (Party of Five) delivers a solid and convincing performance as the title character, who after being diagnosed with a painful terminal illness, decides to hire a hit man to kill him to spare him the agonizing death. Gabriel Byrne plays the sly ex-FBI agent who suggests this to Young, and Tim Roth is excellent as the ex-cop who becomes Emmett's hit man. Khandi Alexander plays Young's partner, a seemingly cold fish who has a heart buried under a tough exterior. The movie has a serial killer subplot that is important to Young to solve before his demise. The plot shifts however when the lab results reveal something quite different than a terminal diagnosis.
Director Keith Snyder keeps the pace interesting and you're wondering just who the serial killer might be.
The ending is a little anti-climactic and the serial killer storyline's resolution is a little disappointing, but this movie is a very good one, and deserved more exposure.

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"15 Frightful Horror Films ... Bela Lugosi ... Passport Video"
Mysterious Mr. Wong
A Lot of Fun
Not Bela's Best!
One of the Best of the "Bad" films.

The Mysterious Mr. Wong
Starring: Bela Lugosi , Wallace Ford , Arline Judge , E. Alyn Warren , and Lotus Long
Director: William Nigh
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Release Date: 2000-07-25

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"15 Frightful Horror Films ... Bela Lugosi ... Passport Video".......2006-10-15

Passport Video presents "The Bela Lugosi Box - 15 Frightful Films" (1942) --- (Dolby digitally remastered) --- Béla Lugosi was the stage name of actor Béla Ferenc Dezs Blaskó (October 20, 1882 - August 16, 1956) --- Lugosi was born in Lugos, Hungary, at the time part of Austria-Hungary (now Lugoj, Romania), the youngest of four children of a baker --- best known for his portrayal of "Dracula" in the American Broadway stage production, and subsequent film, of Bram Stoker's classic vampire story.

Late in his life, he again received star billing in movies when filmmaker Edward D. Wood, Jr., a fan of Lugosi, found him living in obscurity and near-poverty and offered him roles in his films, such as "GLEN OR GLENDA?" (1953) (in which his role made no more sense than the rest of the movie) and as a Dr. Frankenstein-like mad scientist in "BRIDE OF THE MONSTER" (1955), during post-production of the latter, Lugosi entered treatment for his addiction, and the premier of the film was ostensibly intended to help pay for his treatment expenses. The extras on an early DVD release of "PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE" (1959) include an impromptu interview with Lugosi upon his exit from the treatment center, which provide some rare personal insights into the man --- this was one of Lugosi's most infamous roles was released after he was dead. Ed Wood (Director) features footage of Lugosi interspersed with a double --- Wood had taken a few minutes of silent footage of Lugosi, in his Dracula cape, for a planned vampire picture but was unable to find financing for the project --- Wood later conceived of Plan 9, Wood wrote the script to incorporate the Lugosi footage and hired his wife's chiropractor to double for Lugosi in additional shots --- notice however the "double" is thinner than Lugosi, and covers the lower half of his face with his cape in every shot --- Leonard Maltin (Famous Film Critic) was quoted - "Lugosi died during production, and it shows."

Lugosi died of a heart attack on August 16, 1956 while lying in bed in his Los Angeles home. He was 73 --- Bela Lugosi was buried wearing one of the many capes from the Dracula stageplay, as per the request of his son and fifth wife, in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California --- Contrary to popular belief, Lugosi never requested to be buried in his famous cloak; Bela Lugosi, Jr. has confirmed on numerous occasions that he and his mother, Lillian, arrived at their decision independently.

BIOS:
1. Bela Lugosi (aka: Béla Ferenc Dezsõ Blaskó)
Date of birth: 20 October 1882 - Lugos, Austria-Hungary. [now Lugoj, Romania]
Date of death: 16 August 1956 - Los Angeles, California
2. Edward D. Wood Jr. (Director, Writer and Producer)
Date of birth: 10 October 1924 - Poughkeepsie, New York
Date of death: 10 December 1978 - North Hollywood, California

This collection of "The Bela Lugosi Box - 15 Frightful Films" (1942) --- still has the magic that we remember from those bygone years --- but as long as we have the labels and networks who play and show these wonderful films of yesteryear, they will never be forgotten ... Plus the half-hour tribute "100 Years of Horror: Bela Lugosi", hosted by Christopher Lee --- and a great job by Passport Video for this release --- looking forward to more of the same from the '20s and '50s vintage...order your copy now from Amazon or Passport Video, stay tuned once again for more remarkable films from the vaults of classic television and Hollywood during the Golden Era of Entertaiment.

Total Time: 1034 mins on DVD ~ Passport Video #5260 ~ (9/05/2006)

Mysterious Mr. Wong.......2006-08-31

If you like 1930s mystery films with a "Chinatown" theme,
this IS FOR YOU! Dark Chinatown street scenes,lurking Chinamen, hidden underground rooms and passageways add to the
flavor of this vintage mysterious and sometimes hilarious film in
search valuable ancient coins. Lugosi is the star here as the evil Mr.Wong in a duel role with his hidden torture chamber under the streets of Chinatown. Great sets, costumes and good one-liners by other members of the cast add to the addictive charm of this overlooked classic Lugosi. The video quality is excellent considering the age of the film...love the DVD cover art as well! DON'T MISS THIS ONE!!!! ...GREAT PRICE TOO!

A Lot of Fun.......2006-02-17

Bela Lugosi changes genres in 1934's "The Mysterious Mr. Wong"; a detective mystery set in LA's Chinatown. As Li See he is the low profile owner of a herb shop patronized for comic relief by a stereotypical Irish cop. But he is secretly the title character who will stop at nothing to gather all twelve of the Coins of Confucius. Once he has all twelve he will have special powers in Keelat (a Chinese province) from where he apparently can inflict his evil on a wider scale.

All these coins have found there way to 1930's LA for some reason and Wong's minions spend the first part of the movie murdering assorted Chinese characters to gain possession of each coin. You quickly learn which guys are his minions because they are the only ones in the movie who wear "Billy Jack" style flat brim hats.

Newspaper reporter Jason Barton (Wallace Ford) begins to investigate the murders, both alone and in the company of his paper's cute and plucky switchboard operator Peg (Arline Judge). Judge becomes one of the earliest scream queens as talking pictures had only been around a few years. The chemistry and banter between Ford and Judge is the best thing about "The Mysterious Mr. Wong". It is the equal of Gable and Colbert in "It Happened One Night" but unfortunately their scenes together are not the central focus of the story.

Wong has a beautiful niece (played by Lotus Long) who periodically appears in short scenes of no actual consequence to the plot. She is in a constant state of great distress about her uncle's evil activities and it is implied that Wong kills her after she leads Barton and Peg to him.

The movie never explains why Wong regards this as a bad thing because it appears to be exactly what he wanted her to do. But this is an illustration of many logic problems in the screenplay, which are best ignored. Just enjoy the great dialogue despite the flaws in storyline logic. Some stuff essential to the plot was probably trimmed to reduce the running time. Barton and Peg are given one of the coins by a disembodied hand while they are having dinner in a Chinese restaurant. Viewers have to fill in a lot of missing action to connect this improbable coincidence with earlier events.

The Hollywood racist and ethnic stereotypes abound, my favorite is a Chinese university professor who heads up the Department of Orientology.

Lugosi is sinister in a nice self-parodying way, with an accent that is more vaguely foreign than Chinese. His Mr. Wong is entirely unrelated to Boris Karloff's later detective series of the same name.

If you enjoy early cinema this one is highly recommended. The suspense won't keep you on the edge of your seat but the Ford and Judge interplay is timeless

Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child.

Not Bela's Best!.......2003-12-11

We are told in the prologue that Confucius, on his death-bed, handed out 12 coins to twelve friends. Apparently, if any one man gets a hold of all of these coins together, he will be the supreme ruler of the Chinese province of Keelat. Bela Lugosi plays plays Fu Wong, a sinister Chinaman with a heavy Hungarian accent, who will stop at nothing to get his hands on the coins. Wallace Ford is a wise-cracking reporter on his trail of murder and torture. It all boils down to a crock of creaky,B-grade nonsense. Really! If you like this sort of thing, the cheap Alpha DVD has a reasonable VHS quality picture on it but the sound is a bit woolly and gets worse towards the end. I lost interest about half-way through but if it's your bag.... Go for it!

One of the Best of the "Bad" films........2002-10-25

This is one of the best of the cheap "Chinatown" mysteries. A real classic. The more you watch it, the more it grows on you.
DVD picture quality is pretty good, the sound is OK, but what can your expect from Monogram pictures. Buy it!

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Powerful and nuanced performances
If you've seen Seven!!
Skip It
Solid Rescue From The Bargain Bin
DARK LITTLE SURPRISE

Killing Emmett Young [Region 2]

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Powerful and nuanced performances.......2007-05-10

Tried this Unbox download because it was cheap. Came away deeply impressed with the quality of performances from the entire cast. The directing was superb. Simply great.

If you've seen Seven!!.......2007-04-20

Skip It.......2006-10-25

Solid Rescue From The Bargain Bin.......2006-05-02

DARK LITTLE SURPRISE.......2005-01-08

Average customer rating:

Powerful and nuanced performances
If you've seen Seven!!
Skip It
Solid Rescue From The Bargain Bin
DARK LITTLE SURPRISE

Killing Emmett Young [Region 2]

ProductGroup: DVD
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Customer Reviews:

Powerful and nuanced performances.......2007-05-10

Tried this Unbox download because it was cheap. Came away deeply impressed with the quality of performances from the entire cast. The directing was superb. Simply great.

If you've seen Seven!!.......2007-04-20

Skip It.......2006-10-25

Solid Rescue From The Bargain Bin.......2006-05-02

DARK LITTLE SURPRISE.......2005-01-08

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