Im 45 minutes in and BORED
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coex — 15 years ago(February 22, 2011 07:12 PM)
see the "remake"; which was made exactly for people like you. really.
I'm so tired of "film fans" that need hyper buzz-editing and an overload of violence to get them off. and when faced with nuance, subtlety, and honest-to-god character development, they actually turn a great film off before the half-way point. next you will tell us that you, as a rule, never watch B&W films. sigh. -
gotmyorangecrush — 15 years ago(March 14, 2011 03:45 AM)
Just another example that today's generation doesn't have a clue in regards to what makes a quality film. The OP shouldn't worry tho as there will be plenty of Hollywood garbage coming down the pipes to keep such people happy including the new remake of The Mechanic.
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silver-wraith — 14 years ago(May 20, 2011 06:09 PM)
It's not about any generation. The worst kind of moviegoer is the one that refuses to acknowledge quality outside their generation. Saying that today's generation has no clue is no better than refusing to watch B&W movies, either way, you can't seem to judge a movie on its own merit.
Both the original and the remake of The Mechanic are good, simply for different reasons (though, I'd definitely favor the original, a bit too much wrong with the remake). -
svengali64 — 12 years ago(April 14, 2013 03:32 PM)
It depends on what you are looking for i suppose.This movie is unusual in many respects.I haven
t seen this for a while,but i dont think there is any dialogue for about 20 minutes.Charles Bronson gives a great performance,who would mess with this man?Jan Michael Vincent should have be a bigger star but later personal problems,certainly once Airwolf was cancelled made this impossible.I did watch the remake recently and this was more action packed but i prefer the original. -
bear022013-909-645034 — 11 years ago(May 07, 2014 01:42 PM)
Genuine tough Caucasians who were young in the 70's ran the streets,as I did
You are programmed to think of Caucasians living in the suburbs in fear.
The worm is turning pal.One more riot and bang. -
morley962 — 11 years ago(June 16, 2014 12:57 AM)
I had very fond memories of this movie from watching it in the 70's and 80's on TV.
So I just bought the recent blu ray release and watched itand I have to say this has dated badly.
What seemed clever and innovative back then (the opening assassination sequence for example) look rather quaint now.
And Bronson's quiet, lone, mean and moody killer/assassin character, of which he played many in his career, seems very old fashioned and clichd now, and very much a thing of its time. And lets face it Bronson never really stretched himself as an actor, and was pretty much the same persona in every movie.
Of course it's not really the fault of the movie itself, the format has been copied ad nauseum since then, far too many macho heroes have come and gone since those days.
In fact I struggle to think of any Bronson movie I would consider a classic, and stands the test of time. I think they were all pretty much products of their era. -
Robbmonster — 9 years ago(September 13, 2016 05:47 AM)
What seemed clever and innovative back then (the opening assassination sequence for example) look rather quaint now.
Which doesn't change the fact it WAS 'clever and innovative' back in the 70's. That the things the film presents have become cliche should be regarded as a compliment to the film, not a knock against it.
You're right about Bronson, though - never a guy who had to much in the way of range.
In fact I struggle to think of any Bronson movie I would consider a classic, and stands the test of time. I think they were all pretty much products of their era.
I suggest you see Once Upon a Time in the West and prepare to have your life changed. And the Great Escape, and the Dirty Dozen, and the Magnificent Seven
Oh, pretty much every film ever made is a 'product of its era', and if it's not, it's a product of a bygone era.
Never defend crap with 'It's just a movie'
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Badlands1 — 10 years ago(November 17, 2015 06:38 AM)
I found it a little boring up until JMV house party scene, maybe 30mins in, then it totally sucked me in, and I loved it.. If you don't find the mansion hit scene, or yacht hit scene thrilling, then you are dense.
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CromeRose — 9 years ago(December 31, 2016 02:52 AM)
I agree. The OP totally has a point. This movie is boring and I blame Michael Winner. His rich-boy pretentiousness really sticks out in this one and he's trying to be too artsy-fartsy "look what a creative director I am" with all those ridiculous zoom-ins that are right out of episodic television establishing shots and the silly shots in a mirror and through a light bulb. Only Michael Winner can make Charles Bronson boring, and he managed it nicely in this. It has nothing to do with this being a "movie of the 70s" - just watch Mr. Majestyk or other 70s action like Dirty Harry - they aren't boring and there's plenty of character development in them.