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14,203 | [
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14,204 | [
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] | 172 | 203 | well, i may be bias as i grew up watching a VHS copy of this film that is now ready to snap and have just spent the last couple of hours tracking down a DVD copy as a birthday pressie for my Dad. The film is so harmless and inoffensive it suits all ages.... much better than anything Disney ever made in my opinion (and ... | 1 |
14,205 | [
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14,206 | [
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14,207 | [
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14,208 | [
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14,210 | [
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14,211 | [
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14,213 | [
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14,214 | [
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14,216 | [
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14,217 | [
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14,219 | [
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14,220 | [
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14,221 | [
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14,222 | [
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14,223 | [
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14,224 | [
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14,225 | [
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14,226 | [
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14,227 | [
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14,228 | [
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14,229 | [
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14,230 | [
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14,231 | [
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14,232 | [
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14,233 | [
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14,234 | [
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14,235 | [
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14,236 | [
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14,237 | [
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14,238 | [
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14,239 | [
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14,240 | [
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14,241 | [
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14,243 | [
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14,245 | [
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14,247 | [
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14,249 | [
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14,253 | [
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14,254 | [
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14,255 | [
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14,257 | [
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14,258 | [
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14,259 | [
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14,261 | [
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14,262 | [
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14,264 | [
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14,267 | [
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14,269 | [
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14,271 | [
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14,272 | [
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14,276 | [
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14,277 | [
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14,279 | [
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] | 701 | 867 | Or vice-versa.<br /><br />This is a French film noir directed by an American film maker (Jules Dassin) who had to leave the country because of being blacklisted by Hollywood thanks to HUAC. The premise of the story is rather familiar--one last jewel heist for Tony le Stephanois and his buds--and so is the ending with e... | 1 |
14,281 | [
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] | 153 | 195 | The minutiae of what's involved in carrying out a robbery is what makes this one of the best of all heist movies. Then there's the robbery itself, a wordless, thirty minute nail-biter that has never been surpassed, followed by what is probably the cinema's most pronounced example of dishonor among thieves as things beg... | 1 |
14,282 | [
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] | 175 | 205 | This film is a work of pure class from start to finish, for a moment forget the famous 28 minute no dialog heist, forget that it's set in Paris and forget it's Noir. The film itself, the premise and the execution make this a pure gold experience.. it's sharp intelligent and thought through in great detail, just like th... | 1 |
14,283 | [
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] | 528 | 674 | If the caper genre owes a lot to Walter Huston, it also has a debt of gratitude to Jules Dassin, a man that was ahead of his times and who suffered a lot because of his blacklisting when Edward Dmytryk accused him of being a Communist. The end of his American career would have meant the end of Mr. Dassin, but moving to... | 1 |
14,284 | [
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] | 296 | 369 | As far as I am concerned, this film noir had two totally different things going for it as opposed to the film noirs I am used to viewing: 1 - the setting is Paris, France; 2 - there is 28-minute scene with no dialog.<br /><br />Both make this movie a bit unique, at least to English-speaking film noir fans. Actually, an... | 1 |
14,285 | [
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] | 177 | 203 | Du rififi chez les hommes is a brilliant film which studies criminal minds and allows viewers to have a better understanding of criminals who are fundamentally not different from ordinary folks like us.What director Jules Dassin shows is that criminal do have families and they care a lot for them.That is why they adher... | 1 |
14,286 | [
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] | 632 | 856 | A recent re-issue of the French crime film (original title 'Du Rififi Chez les Hommes'), with its famous 20-minute silent jewel heist sequence, now comes in the US in a gorgeous new print from The Criterion Collection with improved subtitles and some extras. Jules Dassin was an American (born Julius Dassin in Middletow... | 1 |
14,287 | [
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] | 416 | 533 | After seeing NAKED CITY and NIGHT AND THE CITY (which is still my favorite Dassin) I was more than excited to watch his "Masterpiece" (O-Word Criterion) RIFIFI.<br /><br />Now i am a little bit disappointed about the story.<br /><br />So I have at least these five questions in my mind:<br /><br />1. In the final Countd... | 1 |
14,288 | [
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] | 99 | 124 | In order to pull off a job like this caper in Rififi (e.g. The Score and its opines), one has to have nerves of steel. This one apparently demands and commands it. Jules Dassin is the master.<br /><br />I was on the edge of my seat throughout. It deserves to be better known, even though it was not at the time of its re... | 1 |
14,289 | [
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] | 181 | 241 | I heard they were going to remake this French classic in 2007, and I see it is in development for 2011. This will be a shame, as Hollywood kicked writer/director Jules Dassin out because of the infamous blacklist. They should not have the right to remake any of his films.<br /><br />I love "caper" films and "film noir,... | 1 |
14,290 | [
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] | 136 | 157 | The fact that after 50 years, it is still a highly watchable movie, says a lot about it. It is more intelligent and interesting than almost all recent movies of the same genre you can find, and has a certain endearing feeling of innocence to it. I am not a big fan of this type of movies, but I could watch the whole thi... | 1 |
14,291 | [
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] | 422 | 513 | I have been wanting to see this since my French teacher recommend it to me over forty years ago. Perhaps the long wait was worth it, since the Criterion Collection DVD restoration is impressive.<br /><br />In its outline this movie follows the time-worn script: a quartet of men diligently plot a difficult heist of a ba... | 1 |
14,292 | [
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] | 127 | 152 | This is an excellent documentary about a story I hadn't heard about before. The first solo, non-stop sailing race around the world took place in 1968-69 and involved a handful of racers. It's a truly fascinating story about man vs. nature and man vs. himself. The story focuses on Donald Crowhurst, the tragic figure in ... | 1 |
14,293 | [
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] | 87 | 107 | well-made documentary about a sailing race, sanity and the loss of both.<br /><br />i remembered reading Sir Francis Chichester's account of his trip around the world when i was in high school as i watched this film. what an adventure that was. <br /><br />deep water tells an equally fascinating story. <br /><br />it t... | 1 |
14,294 | [
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] | 110 | 124 | I saw this movie on TV and loved it! I am a real disaster film fan, and this one was great. The cast was made of some really interesting people. Connie Selleca is always great. And William Devane is in a league of his own. He can play both comedy and thriller in the same movie like few others can. The story line is gre... | 1 |
14,295 | [
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] | 544 | 699 | This is definitely one of the ultimate cult classics, and is a must see for all psychotronic fans. Why? It has everything a great 70s exploitation film should have. Over-the-top dialog, bad acting, enthusiasm, sex, sleaze, political incorrectness, violence, and many other elements of a good cult classic are included. I... | 1 |
14,296 | [
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] | 91 | 129 | What a trip down memory lane.<br /><br />Do not look for great acting, believable plot lines, or anything resembling a quality movie.<br /><br />This is pure blaxploitation at it's finest. Outrageous outfits, unrepeatable dialog, objectification of women, and the sleaziest cops you can imagine.<br /><br />This vanity p... | 1 |
14,297 | [
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] | 157 | 215 | Dolelemite (1975) is a cult classic. Starring Rudy Ray Moore as the pimp superhero out to wrong rights whilst challenging the MAN along the way. He has two enemies, that no good Willie Green and the sleazy mayor. Watch Dolemite kick, punch, slap and pimp his way across the screen. What's the man's name? DOLEMITE!<br />... | 1 |
14,298 | [
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] | 326 | 422 | Dolemite is, for me, an object of my deepest affection. It's got everything: a gang of karate-fighting prostitutes, Dolemite punching his fist through Willie Green's (director Martin) stomach, high pumps and 100 gallon dalmation-print hats. Moore's unique comedy raps, actually toasts, are close to the roots of hip hop.... | 1 |
14,299 | [
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] | 131 | 166 | Being a bit of a connoisseur of garbage, I have stumbled across this little treasure. Action, romance, crooked cops, violence. Its all here and not a single one has been pulled of right. I was in love immediately. Then, a funny thing happened about the second time around. I became addicted. I thought it was going to be... | 1 |
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