Film Noir Classic Collection, Vol. 4 (Act of Violence / Mystery Street / Crime Wave / Decoy / Illegal / The Big Steal / They Live By Night / Side Street / Where Danger Lives / Tension)

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Ex-World War II pilot Frank Enley (Van Heflin) is a respected contractor and family man. Then his troubled, gimp-legged bombardier (Robert Ryan) shows up with a gun and a score to settle. Perhaps neither man is what he seems to be as director Fred Zinnemann (The Day of the Jackal) guides a searing Act of Violence, "the first postwar noir to take a challenging look at the ethics of men in combat" (Eddie Muller, Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir). Murder lives on Mystery Street. John Sturges (The Great Escape) directs a revealing-for-the-era procedural about a Boston cop (Ricardo Montalban) solving a whodunit with the help of a Harvard forsensic expert (Bruce Bennett). Welcome to CSI Noir.

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VOL 4 IS GREAT.......2007-09-13

FABULOUS FIL NOIR CLASSIC COLLECTION VOLUME 4 IS JUST AS GOOD AS THE 1ST 3 RELEASED. YOU LOVE FILM NOIR, YOU WILL OWN THIS GUARANTEED

Film Noir Classic Collection.......2007-09-12

This collection was purchased as a gift for my son.
He says it's a great collection!

Film Noir Heaven.......2007-09-08

The Warner film noir box sets are some of the best deals going -- great collections of great films in great transfers with often great commentaries. If you're a film noir addict you'll go nuts over these reasonably priced sets -- if you're not you'll quickly become one. All four sets are stupendous entertainment bargains.

A MUST FOR NOIR FANS.......2007-09-03

Ten classic film noir all come with informative commentaries. No need to say more. Another decent film noir boxset presented by WB Home Video.

Excellent Collection.......2007-09-03

Wonderful film noir movies. Insightful and, on occasions, hilarious commentaries and you get 'Crime Wave', 'Decoy' and 'They Drive By Night' as well -The Perfect package. I hope there is a 5th set soon and 'Detour', the film noir classic, features on it.

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Playful Comedy
Delightful comedy!
How To Steal a Million
Still a classy caper after all these years
How to Steal a Million

How to Steal a Million
Starring: Audrey Hepburn , Peter O'Toole , Eli Wallach , Hugh Griffith , and Charles Boyer
Director: William Wyler
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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ASIN: B0002B15YM
Release Date: 2004-12-07

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Audrey Hepburn was never more sleek and glamorous than in this delightful romantic caper costarring Peter O'Toole and directed by William Wyler. She's the chic daughter of a renowned art collector and covert forger (the always eccentric Hugh Griffith) who's deposited his best work, a famous statue, in a Paris museum. Trouble is, technology can now detect such forgery, so Hepburn plots to steal the statue with the help of O'Toole, an amateur thief and covert inspector. Of course, neither of them knows the whole truth about the other. They make an utterly charming couple, with O'Toole stealing the show in an uncharacteristically lighthearted turn. --Bill Desowitz

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The daughter (Audrey Hepburn) of a wealthy Frenchman (Hugh Griffith) who creates counterfeit art learns her father is in danger of being exposed as a crook. She decides to steal the family's forged Cellini sculpture from a museum before experts can examine it and enlists a society burglar (Peter O'Toole) to help her.

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Playful Comedy.......2007-09-10

Audrey Hepburn attempts to protect her lovable art forging father (Hugh Griffith) by teaming up with Peter O'Toole to steal back a piece of art that is sure to give away her father if the two of them don't recover it in time. This is a fun film.

Delightful comedy!.......2007-09-06

One of Audrey's unheralded movies, this delightful comedy also stars the blue-eyed Peter O'Toole! Worth to be watched over and over again!

How To Steal a Million.......2007-08-27

Great movie! Audrey Hepburn and Peter O'Toole do their usual fantastic job! Worth seeing repeatedly!

Still a classy caper after all these years.......2007-08-07

This classy caper has stood the test of time. The dialogue is still witty, the plot is clever, the Givenchy clothes are still stylish, the Jaguar XKE is a modern masterpiece, the first-rate actors turn in first-rate performances, and not a single explosion, car chase or murder. A gem.

How to Steal a Million.......2007-07-22

Audrey Hepburn stars in this funny Romantic Comedy. You will fall in love with her as she tries to help her Papa get out of the mess that he's put himself in. Peter O'Toole comes along to help her but their's a twist in his motives. It makes for a very funny and entertaining movie with a sound track that fits perfectly with Miss Hepburn's personality.

Illegal / The Big Steal (Film Noir Double Feature)

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wothwhile double feature

Illegal / The Big Steal (Film Noir Double Feature)
Starring: Edward G. Robinson , Robert Mitchum , and Jane Greer
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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ASIN: B000PKG7CK
Release Date: 2007-07-31

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wothwhile double feature.......2007-08-10

I bought this recently released double feature mostly for "The Big Steal", so I'll start with that. Just a fun fast-moving film, dominated by the reluctant unfolding romantic duo of Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer, but with a fine supporting cast, headed by William Bendix. While Bob is chasing Jane(so to speak), the long car chase through mostly rural Mexico adds to the feeling of exotic fun. The commentary version, featuring Richard Jewell, is well worth listening to. We learn this film underwent considerable revision during production because of multiple censor board problems, thus explaining some of the lapses in plot continuity. Thus, it ended up a chase thriller-scewball comedy combo rather than the film noire it apparently was supposed to be(I'm glad). During production, Mitchum spent a short stretch in jail in connecion with his drug possession charge. Apparently, it was hoped the judge would not sentence Mitchum to jail time during shooting. Howard Hughes was forced to cast Jane Greer as the female lead despite his desire to end her career for spiteful reasons. No other potential female lead approached would risk her career to play opposite Mitchum after his much publicized drug bust. As it turned out, the movie-going public immediately forgave Mitchum, perhaps because it seemed to fit his typical screen persona as a devil-may-care rebel. The sizzling on-screen chemistry between Mitchum and Greer demonstrated in a prior film sizzled again in this one, as far as the censor board would allow it.
I'm not much into Eddie Robinson films, except for his mesmerizing performance in "The Sea Wolf". However, I found "Illegal" to be moderately entertaining, if sometimes bewildering, with too many convenient coincidences. Don't expect any big overt romances, although Eddie clearly has feelings for Nina Foch's character. Robinson plays
a pretentious lawyer, bent on winning every case, no matter how low he has to stoop to get the job done. Obviously, he has a severe Napoleon complex. After sending an innocent man to the electric chair, as a prosecuting attorney, he decides to become a defense attorney. In most cases dramatized, he knows the defendant is guilty, but sometimes resorts to unbelievable courtroom theatrics to convince the judge or jury otherwise. In other cases, he weasels a victory from questional legal or arm twisting tactics. He is a marked man in his last and personally most important case, when he is sure the accused is innocent...Jayne Mansfield appears in her first film role, with limited screen time. It's nice to see her portrayed as freshly naive and musically talented, before her conversion into a vulgar MM-mimic sex siren....The commentary version, featuring Nina Foch, the female lead, is worth going through, especially for a glimpse of the limitations of the filming technology of the times.
Both DVD transfers are of excellent quality and the special features are a plus. These two films are also now available in a 10 film package for 3X the price.

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Heartbreakingly Anachronistic
pretty balanced: he admits to arrogance and buffoonery, but inspired change
Steal This Book; Woodstock Nation - It all comes to life!
Very Good Film
"for what its worth".............a vintage perspective...and a fine movie

Steal This Movie!
Starring: Vincent D'Onofrio , Janeane Garofalo , Jeanne Tripplehorn , Kevin Pollak , and Donal Logue
Director: Robert Greenwald
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ASIN: B000055WFW
Release Date: 2001-01-23

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A unique journey into the life of activist & radical Abbie Hoffman (Vincent D'Onofrio), as he battles for social justice and journeys thru the maze of music and politics that defined the late sixties and early seventies.

Features:

Production Commentary Tracks

Cast, Crew & Subject Interviews

Bobby Seale Interview

Pig For President Spots

Deleted Scenes

Production Artwork

Scene Access

Interactive Menus

Storyboard Comparisons

Trailer

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Running Time 107 Min

Format: DVD MOVIE

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Vincent D'Onofrio is one of our most aggressively commanding actors, and he makes a good choice to impersonate Yippie activist Abbie Hoffman. All loping, shambly charm and occasional frenzied explosiveness, D'Onofrio's Hoffman is close enough to the real thing that, just like the Yippies themselves, he appears magnetic and forceful to the already converted, but a fraudulent, egomaniacal hambone to everyone else. (Even those unimpressed by D'Onofrio's indulgences can only admire the simmering commitment Janeane Garofalo brings to the role of his wife Anita.) Which is more than you can say for Robert Greenwald's unfocused hagiography, which should manage to pull off the rare feat of displeasing anyone no matter what their opinions of Hoffman. Racing through the years with the greatest-hits flippancy toward a life unfortunately all too familiar from movie bios (see Abbie try to levitate the Pentagon! Nominate a pig for President! Battle loneliness and depression while on the run from the cops!), Steal this Movie plays more like a lecture than a happening. Even the most obvious points are hammered home with the type of bone-headed didacticism that does more to grate on an audience than win it over. Lest we miss a thing, there are occasional voice-overs by a badly impersonated Nixon and J. Edgar Hoover to explain exactly what's going on. The film plays with all manner of actual footage and FBI surveillance photography, but the mix of styles is more chaos than anarchy; the boxy, amateurish camera work drains all possible giddiness from even the most rapturously absurd of Hoffman's pranks. Straining with clumsy urgency to capture the tenor of its subject, Steal This Movie gets the self-righteousness down but misses out on the passion, and the liberating spark of play. --Bruce Reid

Customer Reviews:

Heartbreakingly Anachronistic.......2007-09-08

This movie, released in 2000, is so much a product of its time that it's heartbreaking to watch it now. Onscreen Vincent D'Onofrio, as Abbie Hoffman, talks about changing the perception of protesters from troublemakers, as the government had sought to portray them, to patriots and heroes bent on sacrificing their freedom and even their very lives to protect America from corrupt politicians. In the bonus features, the cast and crew and surviving real life characters talk about how much Abbie accomplished in turning America around, even saying at one point that "there could never be another Viet Nam."

Ah, the sweet folly of pre-9/11. Little did they know how little permanent change had really been accomplished. They could scarcely imagine how thoroughly their legacies would be sullied and how ascendant would be their enemies. The cast appears smug in their interviews, seen from the perspective of today, because they thought they had won the war.

But they didn't.

pretty balanced: he admits to arrogance and buffoonery, but inspired change.......2007-07-02

This got me to re-think Abbie, whom I saw more as a provcateur than a politician of substance (in stark contrast to many of the activists in SDS, imho). What I remember most about him is Steal This Book, which is the perfect form of anarchy for affluent adolescents (us) in the suburbs (see the chapter "monkey warfare" for a guide to some of our misdeeds). I barely recalled that he was one of the Chicago 7.

He appeared far more self-aware in this film than I would have given him credit for, and it is clear that he actually did stand for some things, such as using the tools of the media to promote democracy and get out of Vietnam. In this fine film, you get to view his entire career, from the civil rights works he did, which I didn't know about, to his swan song as a local activist. It is a bit glib on his manic depression and its treatment, I found, but that also rounded out his portrait without creating an idol. The acting is genuinely excellent and the evocation of the time synches with my memory of the 60s: it was a great time to be an adolescent, I mean, what better thing to do than ditch high school as a protest? While much of it seems so callow today, it really is the last time America was interesting politically: as Abbie says, we stopped a war and had fun. Of course, the 1968 Chicago convention, which my parents took me to see, was a turning point in American politics, as the middle class were disgusted by the Dems, which added to the GOP's momentum as a result of civil rights alienating the South's democratic party. That is not really analysed in the film, but then, it is not intended as poli-sci I suppose.

Warmly recommended. It is a wonderful slice of history.

Steal This Book; Woodstock Nation - It all comes to life!.......2006-11-23

It seems a long time ago ... the 60s do. I grew up then, protested the War then, and did quite a few things then that seem a bit silly to me now. Today, as we are wont to say, 9/11 has changed everything. This old "hippie," though I look more or less the same, is now undeniably, and proudly even, a conservative in most every way.

Watching this film made me realize that it wasn't really all that silly. I admired Abbie Hoffman then; I admire him still today. He is not today's "liberal." There was no agenda. It was all heart.

We miss you, Abbie. This wonderful time-capsule of a film made that all too clear. Left me with a tear in both eyes, and a lump in my throat. Vincent D'Onofrio is perfect!

Steal the book; now steal the movie!

Very Good Film.......2006-08-04

Steal This Movie invites a new generation to appreciate the contribution of Abbie Hoffman to recent history. All of the performances are memorable, but Vincent D'Onofrio in particular nails his portrayal of the multi-faceted Hoffman. This is a very good film.

"for what its worth".............a vintage perspective...and a fine movie.......2006-03-10

paranoia strikes deep...and it was real......along the way i read about abbie and his cohorts in the papers and watched on t.v. and later read the books....including the surprisingly wonderful "letters from the underground," and now i've seen this special movie of a time and a man mostly misunderstood by the artful dissemination of misinformation.....i can't imagine this story being better portrayed as a tinsel town product...great casting and production...great feel for the times and the dynamics of abbie and anita....excellent use of actual footage and recreations....for some i might suggest watching the interviews with the cast and actual subjects in the movie...especially tom hayden and anita hoffman....before watching the movie..maybe not though...i watched the interviews last and they made a very good movie a very special event.......watch this movie and it will steal your attention and rally your emotions

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Steal The Sky
iraqi topgun pilot
Great movie
Exciting sound track music with the Yanni touch.
Very good fast film

Steal the Sky
Starring: Mariel Hemingway , Ben Cross , Sasson Gabai , Nicolas Surovy , and Ronald Guttman
Director: John D. Hancock
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ASIN: B000GAKDOC
Release Date: 2006-07-25

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Based on the true story of an American born Israeli spy sent to coerce an Iraqi pilot into hijacking a Soviet jet for Israeli defense research. Which intervention will prove more deadly - their love, or the Iraqi air force? Heart-stopping action builds to an explosive climax.

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Steal The Sky.......2007-07-10

It's worth watching just for the scores in the movie alone and the fact it's based on a true story. Action/romance will keep you interested from start to end.

iraqi topgun pilot.......2006-08-09

this is based on true story about an iraqi pilot who defect to israel flying on a mig15 combat plane way back in 1966, because of this the israeli military was able to study the wickness of the mig15 which contribute to their victory in the six day war in june 1967, the aerial dogfight scene in this movie is really good.

Great movie.......2003-01-03

It is a very entertaining movie. It is very fast paced, and you will never be bored watching it.

Exciting sound track music with the Yanni touch........2002-08-29

One probably would expect Yanni to emphasize the romantic aspect of a movie more than the action and suspense elements, but that's not the case here at all. Much is said in the music. Much of it has an ominous counterpoint to it which helps keep a viewer entranced.

Especially good here is the "Stealing the Jet" sequence. However, the entire soundtrack is good listening. The bonus track, the Beatles' "Nowhere Man" played by an Arabic ensemble during a Baghdad party scene does hit an odd note. But this is good movie scoring.

Very good fast film.......2000-11-09

This is a very fine film with great music. Good acting although a bit dated. Very provocative retelling of a true story of a woman spy who seduces an Arab pilot to get him to fly new technology into Israel. Very interesting piece if Israeli and middle East history. Fast paced.

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Stealing things...and hearts

Steal Me
Starring: Danny Alexander , Hunter Parrish , Cara Seymour , John Terry , and Justin O'Hair
Director: Melissa Painter
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ASIN: B000LC4Y5O
Release Date: 2007-06-19

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Chasing his wayward mother to Montana, fifteen year old Jake finds the picture perfect Tucker family instead who photoshop him into their lives, despite his questionable past. Too bad Jake cannot stop himself from stealing, being seduced by the sexy next-door neighbor, courting the mother of the house, encouraging the son in his first love affair, and leading the neighborhood boys in an ever-escalating series of pranks. A drama about stealing radios, cars, and hearts.

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Stealing things...and hearts.......2007-09-08

STEAL ME is one of those little independent films that lacked the budget for advertising and got lost in the theaters until the DVD rolled out. Now it is available and is one of those happy choices for an evening's entertainment that is satisfyingly on more levels than just another coming of age story. Written and directed by Melissa Painter the film has the feeling of extemporaneous creation, so frank and un-pushed are the lines and the story: the fact that it is so beautifully set in the poetic atmosphere of Montana by an unnamed cinematographer takes the film into the realm of professional quality.

Jake (Danny Alexander) is a 16-year-old homeless kid, a street criminal who steals things for the high the experience provides, hopping trains to Montana to meet up with his irresponsible hooker mother whom he never finds. What Jake does encounter as he is stealing a car radio is Tucker (Hunter Parrish) who alters his outrage to feelings of pity for the homeless hungry Jake. Tucker takes him home - a barn and house and ranch and family look that is what Jake has always longer for - and Tucker's father (John Terry) and mother (Cara Seymour) and little sister Cindy (Chelsea Carlson) gradually absorb the mysterious stranger into their home. Jake is given a room in the barn, food, and companionship and eventually a job at the father's train yard company. Jake resists stealing things, encounters Grace (Toby Poser) the next door neighbor who is an unmarried mother and seduces Jake, and Jake meets Tucker's ideal girl Lily Rose (Paz de la Huerta) and encourages Tucker to enter into a physical romance. Tucker introduces Jake to his high school friends, young lads who are fascinated with Jake's knowledge of breaking into cars, hot-wiring autos, and explaining how homes are easy targets for theft. As the story rolls along Jake and Tucker and Lily Rose form a tender relationship, and we gradually discover that most women Jake meets find him not only lovable but also desirable. But Jake's past modus operandi begins to surface and his motives are questioned and in a few surprising turns things turn out against him. Jake is left to continue looking for the mother who has never really 'existed' for him.

Painter knows how to deliver her story with beautiful settings, fine interaction among the characters, and a keen sense on the meaning of family and its importance in becoming an adult. The scenes are at times fragmented with strange kaleidoscopic editing techniques, and unfortunately the dialog is very often inaudible: a qualified sound editor could have altered this critical error and mixed the soundtrack to diminish the music for the sake of hearing the words. But the final feeling of this little film is one of honesty in intention and in production and allows a rather unknown cast to demonstrate some fine ensemble acting. It is a film worth viewing. Grady Harp, September 07

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Big Flaws But Watchable
PRETTY GOOD ACTION MOVIE!!
'steal' me
Lights..Camera...Some Action!!
Stephen Dorff in This 'XXX' Type Action: Slight But Amusing

Steal
Starring: Stephen Dorff , Natasha Henstridge , Bruce Payne , Steven Berkoff , and Clé Bennett
Director: Gérard Pirès
Manufacturer: Miramax
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ASIN: B000765IRW
Release Date: 2005-04-05

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Miramax Home Entertainment presents STEAL, the electrifying crime thriller starring Stephen Dorff ("Cold Creek Manor," "Blade") and sexy Natasha Henstridge ("The Whole Ten Yards," "Species"). Slim (Dorff) is a charismatic thief leading a notorious team of adrenaline junkies who utilize their extreme sports skills to escape capture. Under pressure from the mob and a crooked cop who wants a piece of the action, they set out on one final set of high-risk heists that could net them a fortune. But what Slim doesn't know is that his beautiful new girlfriend (Henstridge) is a detective whose job is to bring down his gang. Loaded with high-octane stunts, STEAL is an extreme movie thriller that shouldn't be missed. Also known as "Riders."

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Big Flaws But Watchable.......2006-08-02

I won't waste time going over the things other reviewers have shared about the film. I'm a woman so I don't care too much for chase films. I am a HUGE Stephen Dorff fan and you probably have to be that or a guy to like this, LOL! Steal is an okay film. It could be much better in several areas:

The plot was decent but there is a such thing as being too flashy and having too much unneeded action. I think Steal goes way too far with the special effects. I would have rather seen trained stunt skaters do their thing then all the unneccessary computer stunts.

The relationship between Slim (Dorff) and Karen( Henstridge) was laughable. They had chemistry but the story was too short to actually follow through with a decent romance. I think the audience was cheated with this part of the film. I would have rather seen a more drawn out romance than to see all of that wasted action. You could never tell how Slim and Karen really felt about each other because their characters showed no real emotion towards the romance. You can't tell if they are really in love or just out to get one over on each other.

Hendstridge's Karen seemed to be only after sex which was totally unrealistic for any police woman who seemed to only want to nail these thieves in the first place. She does however nail Slim in the steamroom (no pun intended ) in the most pitiful wannabe sex scene I have ever seen. At this point I was wondering if she was a cop or prostitute. Her actions made no sense and were disrespectful to the character's true motive. The film's writer should have ditched the romance between Slim and Karen because it didn't lead to anything. ESPECIALLY when Slim already had a girlfriend. Slim and Karen falling for each other even just for sex was way too unbelievable to me. Also I couldn't buy anyone in Slim's crew as smart I am sorry. I mean Slim is supposed to be a mastermind at robbing places yet he can't figure out that Karen is a cop on his tail even though she pops up everywhere he goes? Films need to stop dumbing down the men and adding more suspense! Dorff did okay but the fact is that you didn't know what the heck these characters were really like! The film gave no background information to go on at all about the people. It just started and ended about as fast as it began, leaving the audience as clueless as when the movie started.

The dialogue was laughable at times. When Karen's sexist superior says, " You're a determined little vixen aren't you? " I was like, " What? " This didn't even fit and was one of MANY dumb and embarrassing dialogue moves. Karen wasn't realistic as a police woman at all. What policewoman sleeps with the crook she's investigating AND puts up with the slimy remarks of some Lieutenant? On one hand Karen acted like she was so tough yet she let the men in this film run all over her. I would have enjoyed a tougher and more realistic detective. Natasha was good in the role but the writing messed up her ability to do anything to bring Karen out. Plus they only showed Karen about six times in the film! And Natasha is supposed to be one of the lead stars?!!!!

I think we all agree that the length was the worst about this film. I mean, 84 minutes? You couldn't think of anything else to add in here? They should have focused on better relationships and let us get to know the characters without all the hoopla they threw in for kicks.

Okay it may look like I am blasting this film but I am not. It's OKAY especially for Stephen Dorff. Maybe Steal is his way to making decent movies again. He's had a hard four or five years but Steal was ten times better than any film he's made since 2000.

If you like people chasing after each other in the same old hyped up heist plot with some other cliche' elements(that I won't mention so that I don't spoil it for folks who haven't seen it yet) then you will love this. But I wouldn't pay the regular price for it. I got it for $5.00 in Amazon's used section. If I had paid the regular price I would have been sitting with my head in the toilet right now. Steal is worth at least one look if you can overlook it's many flaws or if you're completely obsessed with Stephen Dorff like me.

PRETTY GOOD ACTION MOVIE!!.......2006-07-18

I'M NOT MUCH ON ACTION FILMS, BUT THIS ONE WAS PRETTY GOOD!!
THE PLOT WAS COOL AND THE ACTING WAS PRETTY GENERIC...BUT THE MOVIE IS NOT TOO BAD!!
THIS WAS AN OKAY ACTION MOVIE WITH A PREMISE THAT COULD BE A REALY 'GREAT' MOVIE WITH A BIGGER BUDGET AND BETTER ACTORS!!

'steal' me.......2006-03-22

i thought 'steal' was a good movie. one of stephen dorff's best.of course,being a BIG dorff fan,i love him in ALMOST everything i've seen him in.Stephen Dorff can STEAL me any time !!!!

Lights..Camera...Some Action!!.......2005-05-15

This movie had some high hopes for me...it was good, but not great. The film opens with action right from the get go, so you think you are in for a real treat!! Dialogue between the actors in this film is pretty good, chemistry is definately there between all three main characters. Problem is...yes it is a movie, but some of the action sequences are very unbelievable!!
Good shoot-em' up kind of movie, but if you are looking for better substance and more believablity, look to Assault on Precicnt 13...

Stephen Dorff in This 'XXX' Type Action: Slight But Amusing.......2005-02-08

Not a great action, but still slick and entertaining in its own way enough, the titles 'Steal' (aka 'Riders') tell you all. It's about the charming (so they think) young boys and girls who steal, or rob, and who can ride, or do some extreme sports while running away. Picture to yourself 'XXX' without Vin and Samuel, and you will get a close image of this French film shot in Montreal, Canada.

The stars are, Stephen Dorff (as the leader of the thieves), Natasha Henstridge (as the detective who fell for him), Bruce Payne (as the boss in the police force), Steven Berkoff with a terrible wig, who plays the role of 'Surtayne,' a preacher in a small chapel who is actually a greedy crook. That means, he is doing it again, I mean, very ridiculously hammy performance. You either leave it, or enjoy it. And the director Gerard Pires is from France, the one behind the camera of the original 'TAXI,' a huge hit in France, which spawned two sequels and a Hollywood remake.

The plot is non-existent like 'XXX.' Well, that's about the four young thieves led by Dorff who is so charming that during the bank robbery the girls can look at him adoringly even at gunpoint. And when they run away form the police, they don't run -- they roller skate in the street, like ninjas.

But someone knows their identity, and that someone starts to threaten them. To make things more complicated, another guy knows the truths, too, so the young nice-looking leader Slim (it's Dorff's character) and his friends have to think of the way to get out of the difficulty.

MY ADVICE: Don't think while watching. The dialogues are often silly, the situations impossible. Acting? Forget about it. All I can say about the film is it's far, far better than watching 'Fear Dot Com' or 'SFW,' both of which did great harm to Stephen Dorff's career. And as to Ms. Henstrige, who is as beautiful as ever, and Payne as typecast as ever, you can easily imagine what they would do in this film. In short, nothing new.

THE BEST PART is its stunts. As in the original Frnech 'TAXI,' the director gives us well-choreographed action scenes with stylish photography. It's certainly a rare thing for us to watch a huge truck keep on running completely lopsided to the right. Kudos to the first-rate stunt crew.

'Steal' (or 'Riders') is exactly the film you enjoy watching, drinking beer and eating popcorn. You will spend the amusing 85 minutes, and that's all. But that's not a bad experience after all.

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Andy Garica shines...a true heartleft picture
Steal My Heart
Buyer Advice Yes its Widescreen
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Mean Andy, Nice Andy

Steal Big, Steal Little
Starring: Andy Garcia , Alan Arkin , Rachel Ticotin , Joe Pantoliano , and Holland Taylor
Director: Andrew Davis
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ASIN: B00021R7DU
Release Date: 2004-06-01

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As has become rapidly apparent over the course of his career, a little bit of Andy Garcia goes a long way. Though he can rise to good material, his taste generally is poor, as this lumpy comedy proves. More to the point, without good material, Garcia is revealed for what he is: a pretty-boy actor with only minimal talent and a slightly cross-eyed smile. So the idea of Garcia playing identical twins--one good, one evil--offers twice as much to despair of. The good twin is a social activist, who wants to utilize the sprawling ranch left to him by his late mother as a haven for oppressed migrant workers. The bad twin wants to steal the land and develop it with luxury condominiums. With four writers credited to Steal Big, Steal Little, it's no wonder the whole thing is a mishmash. Director Andrew Davis segued into this from The Fugitive (and the awful Chain Reaction) and showed that his action sense did him little good when trying to handle limp social-commentary comedy. Only Alan Arkin, old pro that he is, emerges unscathed. --Marshall Fine

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Andy Garica shines...a true heartleft picture.......2006-09-03

This film is one of the greats. Andy Garcia is just terrific. It has all the sensibilitys that more films need.. The cast is superb and Alan Arkin especially shines as is right on in his role of Lou.
God Bless you Andy!
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Steal My Heart.......2005-09-13

Andy Garcia put on a great performance, I am not a big fan but he captured my attention in this film with a interesting story.It was a very intriging film believe it or not but then again Ally Walker was in it and I am a huge fan!!

Buyer Advice Yes its Widescreen.......2005-07-02

All though the back of the package shows this film to be in the 4.3 fitted tv format you will be surprised to find that it is letterboxed and widescreen in the full theater format preserving its theatrical screen format version. Widescreen lovers enjoy.

Lemon tree very pretty, and lemon flower very sweet...........2005-06-20

As I was browsing through the HBO offerings last Friday night I saw the unusual pairing of Alan Arkin and Andy Garcia. I missed the crucial first fifteen minutes, and was a bit confused, but that's not really a bad thing in this movie. After the plot sort of began to make sense to me, Joey Pants showed up as Ruben's (the good, kind, warm hearted brother) attorney. That clinched it. Even though a new storyline or plot twist was thrown in every few minutes like adding more chilés for salsa, with Andy Garcia, (who is much, much more than a man with a love for hats)* Alan Arkin, Andy Garcia, Joe Pantoliano and David Ogden Stiers, I was laughing (or crying) every moment.
There are definite hold your breath moments about what's going to happen next; and the scenery is pretty darn good, too.
It reminded me at first of a James Cagney movie, 'Never Steal Anything Small', which has a similar title, but other than the leads being lovable and charming, the movies are not really the same.
This is also a long movie, the running time is 2 hours and 15 minutes, but it never dragged, and was never boring. It was kind of like if Billy Jack and Caine from Kung Fu were really identical twins and Billy Jack decided he wanted more money and power and to sell all their land.
As another reviewer said, it is acted lovingly by everyone in the cast, which makes it even more endearing.
It gets a four star from Casablanca, and only misses five because of some of the things at the big party.
Watch it, watch it twice...make some guacamole, buy something good to drink, and just enjoy it.

Mean Andy, Nice Andy.......2005-04-24

This is not your typical evil twin movie, although on the surface it might seem so. Twin brothers are raised by a rich woman who adopts them. When she dies, the evil twin wants to make money off the land, while the good twin wants to share the land and all the wealth with everybody. It's not the funniest movie but I did enjoy the lightheartedness of it. The few scenes where the twins are shown together are some of the most convincing digitized twin scenes I've ever seen.

Flaws: It was a little unfocused and longer than it needed to be, but I liked the loving spirit that most of the people in this movie had. And who doesn't love a movie with a happy ending?

From what I've read about Andy Garcia, the good twin is very similar in his generous, caring nature but Andy is probably better in his money management skills. This is not Andy's best work (although his acting was superb) but nonetheless a "must have" in your Andy Garcia collection. Alan Arkin was lovable as the Andy's friend who tries to steer him in the right direction. Rachel Ticotin also does a respectable job as the wife who at first is reluctant to get back together with her husband.

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Director: Jules Jordan
Manufacturer: Jules Jordan Productions
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The Scenes That Made Them Stars!! The Battle of the Century!!

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Studio Classics - That's Entertainment
A good collection of movies from 1937-1969
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Studio Classics Collection Boxed Set
Starring: Audrey Hepburn , Tyrone Power , Bette Davis , Maureen O'Hara , and Walter Pidgeon
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ASIN: B000MCH7G6
Release Date: 2007-03-01

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This 40-Disc Collection includes some of the best in classic film, including 15 films nominated by the Academy of Arts and Sciences for Best Picture of the Year. This is a must-have in any classic film lover's library.

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A sticky bundle.......2007-08-14

This is a great value for some very good films indeed (about $6 per film at Amazon's discount). However, as one of the other reviewers noted, this is a bundle, not a proper collection. That means that all 40 films are separately wrapped with Fox's infuriating security stickers that do not come off cleanly. After spending an hour removing the stickers, you can expect to find DVD cases sticking together because of all the adhesive residue. Tacky in both the literal and figurative senses!

Otherwise a great deal (especially when you consider that most if not all titles include an audio commentary and other special features.)

Studio Classics - That's Entertainment.......2007-07-04

No - Studio Classics are not the great musicals of MGM, but it is a group of great movies from Hollywood. All but four of the movies are Oscar winners in a major category and four best picture winners. You need to like the black and white movies of the late 30's into the 40's and the All-Star color classics of the 50's. Not certain I'd call this a "collection," since it is a pretty eclectic group of movies, but a treasure chest of viewing pleasure for those that can watch a great movie again and again. Bring on the popcorn!

A good collection of movies from 1937-1969.......2007-01-27

The previous reviewer asked an excellent question - Why part with all of that money if you don't even know what films are included? So, I looked it up and here's the list:

In Old Chicago (1937), Nominated Best Picture, won Best Supporting Actress
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938), Nominated for Best Picture
The Rains Came (1939), Stars Myrna Loy in an OK sentimental disaster film.

The Grapes of Wrath (1940), Nominated Best Picture, in AFI top 100 Films.
The Mark of Zorro (1940), Stars Tyrone Power in title role.
How Green Was My Valley (1941), Won Best Picture
The Black Swan (1942), Tyrone Power & Maureen O'Hara in a pirate film.
Orchestra Wives (1942), Stars Glenn Miller and his band.
The Ox-Bow Incident(1943), Nominated for Best Picture starring Henry Fonda.
The Song of Bernadette (1943), Nominated for Best Picture, won Best Actress.
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944), Gregory Peck nominated for Best Actor
Leave Her to Heaven (1945), Melodrama with Cornell Wilde & Gene Tierney
Anna and the King of Siam (1946), Rex Harrison in non-musical version of "The King and I".
My Darling Clementine (1946), John Ford, who actually knew Wyatt Earp, directs Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp.
The Razor's Edge (1946), nominated for Best Picture.
Gentleman's Agreement (1947), - Won best picture, direction, supporting actress (Celeste Holm).
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), Gene Tierney as a widow plus Rex Harrison as the ghost she falls in love with.
The Snake Pit (1948), Nominated for best picture, stars Olivia DeHaviland as a mental patient.
A Letter to Three Wives (1949), nominated for Best Picture. 1 of 3 husbands has left his wife - but which one?

All About Eve (1950), Won Best Picture, helped revive Bette Davis' career
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), A terrific early sci-fi film
Titanic (1953), stars Clifton Webb and Barbara Stanwyck as a feuding couple aboard the doomed ship.
Three Coins in the Fountain (1954), Nominated best picture
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955), Nominated best picture
Anastasia (1956), Ingrid Bergman won Best Actress as the amnesiac heiress to the Russian throne.
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956), Gregory Peck as a businessman trying to balance his career and home life.
An Affair to Remember (1957), Cary Grant & Deborah Kerr in a great romance
Desk Set (1957), One of Tracy & Hepburn's better films.
The Three Faces of Eve (1957), Best Actress award for Joanne Woodward as a woman with three personalities.
Peyton Place (1957),classic melodrama and Nominated Best Picture
The River's Edge (1957, An OK Western/film noir combo.
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958),stars Ingrid Bergman as a missionary in China.
The Best of Everything (1959), 1950's view of the world of secretaries. Joan Crawford as an evil boss.
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959), Nominated Best Picture, won 3 others.

Return to Peyton Place (1961), a mediocre sequel to the original.
Zorba the Greek (1964), Nominated Best Picture, stars Anthony Quinn.
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964), Bette Davis in a great bizarre tale.
How to Steal a Million (1966), classic 60's comedy with Peter O'Toole & Audrey Hepburn.
Two for the Road (1967), Nominated for best screenplay, great love story told in flashbacks.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), Best Actress for Maggie Smith as a schoolteacher with unconventional ideas.

All in all, this is a good collection of 40 critically acclaimed and award-winning films from the years 1937-1969 that continue to be popular. They encompass all genres, and I count only two real clunkers among them - "Return to Peyton Place" and "The Rains Came". There are a lot of Academy Award winners among them - and I'm not talking just Best Song or Best Cinematography either. I counted 15 nominations for best picture, and a few actually won the top award. With the price heavily discounted as it is, it works out to six dollars per classic movie, which is a pretty good deal.

My impression is that this is just a DVD bundle, not a collector's edition of any kind. Thus I would not anticipate any extras other than those that are already on the included individual DVD's containing the movies themselves.

What is this?.......2007-01-20

You would think for five hundred and fifty five dollars there would at least be a list of the movies included!!

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