Good post, Greg. I wanna go back too. :o(
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mike426-1 — 11 years ago(July 03, 2014 02:18 AM)
A great post greg-goremykin. You have a way with words
This movie is one of my all time favorites because:- the amazing music - one of the best soundtracks ever (no seriously)
- the cartoon like presentation (Vivid colors, sharp editing and dissolves)
- the 50's vehicles (Huge fan of old vehicles)
- the mysterious locations (dark and gritty - worn down battery is great!)
- the love story (guess I'm a romantic(I am!))
- the final confrontation is an instant classic (nail hammers??? WOW!!)
and I'm sure there are many more reasons .
I can't remember if I saw this in theaters or not but I was blown away by it. Recently I bought the bluray with the improved picture and audio. This was like watching it almost for the first time again mostly because the soundtrack really came to its right in HD but also the sharper image. There is a great documentary on this disc that runs for approx. 1h20min and it dissects the movie so all aspects are addressed by Walter Hill and others. This movie meant a lot to Michael Par and he got moved while talking about the kissing in the rain scene. Nice to see such a "tough guy" rolling a tear
This docu was a real treat for a fan like me. I saw it a couple of weeks ago and I think I will rewatch both the movie and the docu again this weekend with a nice beer in my hand
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This movie also made me love the Rockabilly way of life. I just can't get enough of it.
One of my fav. quotes from SOF:
When Tom Cody is shopping for guns in the chop shop:
Seller: ".had to part with this in a card game a while back and REAL unhappy about it too since it's all custom stuff" ha ha ha I can listen to that over and over .
- A great line!