Heat

lukin

Watched it on RTE2 last night even though I'd seen it at the cinema in '95 when it was first released, and probably at least once more since then. Excellent movie I must say,I'd forgotten how good it was.
Surely one of the greatest crime movies of all time.
I'm surprised there hasn't been a special edition DVD release of it.
Maybe in the New Year, since it will be the tenth anniversary.

Shrimp

I watched that a few weeks back, I t seemed good on the back of the dvd case, but that film just went on and on.. Lost interest half way through. I wouldn't recommend it as a must see. Dissapointing for me.

4/10

Waltons

I love it, great film t'is.
I loved Pacino's portrayal of the cop, and I'm gonna have to agree with Lukin in that it's one of the greatest crime movies of all time. I'd love to see a special edition!
MUST SEE!

lukin

I loved the way it used various locations in Los Angeles.
The director, Michael Mann also directed Collateral, (out a few months ago) and he used L.A. very well in that movie too.
The only flaw I can find in Heat is Pacino's tendency to over-act a times but I suppose he gets away with it,he is Pacino after all.

Shrimp

yeah.. i didn't like collateral as well, same reasons. went on and on.. just dont like that style of movie

steveland?

I loved Heat, one of my favourite movies.

I'm a huge fan of practically all the actors in it: Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro and Val Kilmer are three of my favourite actors.

Collateral was very good aswell. I liked the kinda low budget feel it had to it (like the handheld cameras and the like, even though it obviously cost MILLIONS to get Tom Cruise).

Heat was just very clever and the ending was just brilliant.

Tusky

Shrimp wrote:

yeah.. i didn't like collateral as well, same reasons. went on and on.. just dont like that style of movie

So what your saying is you dont like long movies ? hmm Collateral has a running time of 119 mins which is less then two hours. Maybe stick to The Fast and the Furious in future? nice and short :rolleyes:

-oRnein9-

It is a fairly good film but take away Pacino and DiNiro and it might seem mediocare, and I thought it was goin to end about an hour before it did it just kept draggin on.

lukin

Interesting to see Dennis Haysbert (President Palmer from "24") in a small role. He played a crook on parole who drove the van for the bank raid.
Ended up getting killed if I remember correctly.

Waltons

lukin wrote:

Interesting to see Dennis Haysbert (President Palmer from "24") in a small role. He played a crook on parole who drove the van for the bank raid.
Ended up getting killed if I remember correctly.

Indeed he did get killed. There was another guy from 24 in it as well actually, Xander Berkeley who played George Mason in 24 and Ralph in Heat(the guy having an affair with Pacino's wife).
Hank Azaria was also in it as the guy having an affair with Kilmer's wife, and he does a load of voices in The Simpsons.

On a seperate note, I really loved Collateral as well. I really like Michael Mann's films!

D!ve^Bomb!

have to admit,,, i've tried watching this film a few times but it never gets any better

Gryzor

must've watched Heat a dozen times over the years....brilliant movie

can never resist lashing up the volume for the street shootout scene....excellent stuff..

Dr. Loon

-oRnein9- wrote:

It is a fairly good film but take away Pacino and DiNiro and it might seem mediocare,

Bit of a non point really. Take Brando or Pacino out of The Godfather. Would it be the same? Take Pacino out of Scent Of A Woman. Take Nicholson out of The Shining or Batman. The whole point of a good film, is well cast actors portraying their characters in a realistic manner. Take Clint Eastwood out of the Spaghetti westerns or Dirty Harry series and they'd be crap.