Let's discuss how awful this movie was
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Matthew_Diamond — 13 years ago(July 21, 2012 10:35 AM)
Yeah, wasn't ironic, though?
Dennis Farina was a Chicago police officer in real life. John Santucci was a professional thief, and from what I understand he loaned many of the tools used in the movie. Santucci ended up back in prison after the movie was shot.
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Gladman — 19 years ago(September 03, 2006 10:54 AM)
The movie was terribleit started off ok, I like Jimmy C it started drifting into a bad TV movie of the week.
I rented it because of that dolt Frotto on the Stern channelhe said it was what the mafia was really like.
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Casey73 — 19 years ago(September 24, 2006 11:57 PM)
Listening to a film opinion by anyone associated to do with Stern is like having a preschooler tutor you in quantum mechanics. If you thought Thief was terrible, watch a Seagal flick other than Above The Law (not that it's much better) then, having gained an idea of what is a terrible film, leave Thief to those who can appreciate a well-done crime film on a small scale.
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MonsterOfTheMiramichi — 19 years ago(September 25, 2006 02:50 AM)
This thread is absolute beep Thief is without a doubt one of the best crime movies ever made, the soundtrack and visuals are outstanding, and James Caan and Robert Prosky give brilliant performances. And one of the previous posters got it right, the ending is very good. its sad, because he has to give up on his wife and child in order for them to be safe, but its also great because he goes and wastes all of those despicable mob beep No one can slate this film.
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marlin-21 — 19 years ago(November 21, 2006 01:34 AM)
Petersen was the young guy with the baseball bat ? who bears down on Caan when he is arguing with Weld in the bar. Caan flashes the .45 he has in his waistband and Petersen heads for the tall trees !
I don't like Weld at all and I dislike but admire Caan ( it is easy to see why he didn't work for a long time since he had the reputation of being difficult.
Nevertheless, it is a bloody good movie although Prosky's use, in a 1981 movie, of the worst obscene name of the female organ, takes one's breath away.
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Crimpo2 — 19 years ago(November 16, 2006 11:33 AM)
Its a movie with Mighty Joe Young and his band in it - how can that be bad! Oh and Jimmy Caan and Robert Prosky doing some mighty fine work. To tell you the truth - the first time I saw Heat I thought it was over-long but still good and it reminded me of Thief. Saw it again the other night and bar the rest of the sound-track (see above) it holds up very well IMHO.
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holloholloway — 19 years ago(November 16, 2006 03:21 PM)
Leo: Look. I said beep look at 'im! Look at what happened to ya friend 'cause you gotta go against the way the things go down. You treat what I try to do for you like beep You don't wanna work for me, what's wrong with you? And then, you carry a piece, in my house! You one of those burned-out demolished wackos in the joint? You're scary, because you don't give a beep But don't come onto me now with your jailhouse beep 'cause you are not that guy, dont'chu get it, you prick? You got a home, car, businesses, family, n' I own the paper on ya whole beep life. I'll put ya beep wife on the street to be beep in the ass by beep and Puerto Ricans. Ya kids mine because I bought 'it. You got 'im on loan, he is leased, you are renting him. I'll whack out ya whole family. People'll be eatin' 'em in their lunch tomorrow in their Wimpyburgers and not know it. You get paid what I say. You do what I say, I run you, there is no discussion. I want, you work, until you are burned-out, you are busted, or you're dead . . . you get it? You got responsibilities - tighten up n' do it. Clean this mess up, get 'im outta here. Back to work, Frank
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tsaints1115 — 19 years ago(December 01, 2006 10:47 AM)
I have always liked this film,especially from being from the Chicago area. Alot of the complaints,music,Manns directing,forget to take into acount this is a 25 year old movie. Like an artists early work it evolves into ones later work. Comparing it to Heat one can see how he took what he learned from experiance and aplied it. There is alot of reality in this film such as the chroming plant. I have built street rods since I was a kid and did tons of business with a chrome plant on the west side of Chicago. It was run by one of the nicest old guys I ever met,a least he was cool to me. Long story short I later found out he was one of the biggest mob guys in town,which would explain the numerous times I saw hand guns around the joint. I once joked with him about them bieng used for protection against the rats. He replied "you`d be suprised how big they can get."