Let's discuss how awful this movie was
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Thief
parkermj — 22 years ago(March 19, 2004 07:53 PM)
I can't believe I wasted $7 on this POS DVD. Maybe I shouldn't trust the IMDB ratings anymore. This was a disjointed disaster of a movie with terrible, inane dialogue and laughable direction (surprising considering how good Heat and Last of the Mohicans were from Michael Mann).
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glipglaparama — 21 years ago(April 12, 2004 11:03 PM)
I think you could say that heat was a pedantic over the top crime opera. I liked it but I also liked Thief, a bunch. To tell you the truth I like Thief a lot more than Heat. Ya know, I like Ali a lot more than both of em. But really, I do think that Thief gives a good cynical look at crime life and its demands. You should check out "The Friends of Eddy Coile" (not sure if right spelling.) Its got Robert Mitchum and jeeze, talk about honor among thieves, does not exist.
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parkermj — 21 years ago(May 23, 2004 11:39 PM)
I think the film editing bothered me the most about Thief (in hindsight a couple months after my original post). The script wasn't too bad, but the editing was just way too choppy. I can see where he was going with this movie, but I didn't think he pulled it off (e.g. the scene where he tells his wife to leave him and gives her $400k - just not believable).
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MyDarkStar — 12 years ago(April 09, 2013 06:46 AM)
The scene where he kicks his wife out and tells her it's over is just plain stupid. No way would anybody (especially a calculated criminal) just tell his wife to leave and hand her $400k with absolutely no explanation whatsoever. Why would he not tell her it was for her own good ? Sending his wife off to care for their child all alone without giving her any explanation just makes no sense at all. It only makes the poor lady wonder what the hell she could have possibly did wrong for the rest of her life. Terrible scene.
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meguroutsubo — 9 years ago(October 07, 2016 10:43 PM)
The scene where he kicks his wife out and tells her it's over is just plain stupid. No way would anybody
(especially a calculated criminal)
just tell his wife to leave and hand her $400k with absolutely no explanation whatsoever.
I thought that was a sad and heartbreaking scene; he couldn't tell her anything about Leo, or she might've talked and Leo would've found her. (Don't forget, we didn't know if Caan was going to be successful in killing Leo. Maybe Leo would've won.)
It only makes the poor lady wonder what the hell she could have possibly did wrong for the rest of her life.
Terrible scene.
That's the dramatic irony inherent in the situation.
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LornaKieran — 21 years ago(November 11, 2004 03:38 PM)
Parker, im sorry but you're wrong & too harsh in slating this forgotten masterpiece. This is as cool as they come, Caan is as mean as they come & the direction is spot on, oozing style. The neon lit city, the cars, its all totally cool & the clothes, well, slick as beep "SLICK".
The script is quality, in one particular scene the main villain makes a threat to Caan which i cant repeat, so evil it shocked me.
Everything about this movie is stylish, including the action scenes. Im not usually a fan of slo-mo shoot outs, but Maans unique skills as a director never disappoints me. A slow motion shot of Caan blowing a guys head off to the sounds of "Tangerine Dream", yeah, this movie is almost too cool! -
red_cloak — 21 years ago(November 27, 2004 11:03 AM)
thief is still mann's best film, and looks like it always will be. It only gets better with age.
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joegranby — 19 years ago(July 04, 2006 11:27 AM)
Let's discuss how awful this movie was. Er.. let's not. Obviously you don't watch, or can't tell a pretty good crime film if it slapped you in the face. If anything, it's the rather easy to follow plot that draws you in. Unlike many of Michael Mann's later films that seem to drag on and on, yet are still very good. Plus, the music is very good and gives a great atmosphere to the robbery scenes. The opening 10 mins is very well directed and sets you up for what these guys are into. It's also a film I enjoy watching from time to time. As I get older, It's looking better each time I see it. Definitely one of James Caan's better films from his eighties period. As for let's all say how bad it was, I don't think you know films at all. If you came out with a post like this, I guess it's not a film for everyone.
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maverick-media — 19 years ago(July 18, 2006 03:11 AM)
Well I cant see anything wrong with the movie, nothing that I could imagine why someone would call it awful. I think Thief and heat are excellent movies; I wouldnt go into comparing the two side by side. Its fine that someone doesnt like this movie, where would we be if everyone agreed on everything?
Its interesting that the op didnt elaborate much as to why he thinks this movie is awful other than the film editing bothering him, inane dialogue and laughable direction. Personally I think thats bollocks.
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