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| CATEGORY: | Video |
| DIRECTOR: | Sam Peckinpah |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 19 December, 1975 |
| MANUFACTURER: | MGM (Video & DVD) |
| MPAA RATING: | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Action / Adventure, Feature Film Action Adventure, Feature Film-action/Adventure, Movie |
| MEDIA: | VHS Tape |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 027616130433 |
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Customer Reviews of Killer Elite
Caan and Duval, Uzi's and Ninja's! I watched this movie a long time ago when I was much younger and it immediately became one of my favorites. First the movie was directed by Sam Peckinpah who's style I always liked. Second it stared two really powerful actors of the time in James Caan and Robert Duval. And lastly it had a LOT of action. It is a highly intelligent movie and several steps up from anytthing that you will ever see that has Ninja's in it. The movie revolves around a company of mercenaries that are hired by corporate interest or the government to do certain jobs. The movie story really takes off when two friends are torn apart by betrayal and then the movie becomes a story of revenge and obsession. <
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>I have heard several people review this movie in a bad light when it first came out. But I must say that I enjoyed it back in the early 80's when I first saw it and I have watched it several times over and over since. Each time I still find the movie to be fun and interesting and the acting to be top notch.
Not a complete waste of time , but do not expect too much
It is always sad when , for whatever reason , someone who has a strong reputation releases material with their name still attached , but without the former quality .
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>That is the best description of this movie . It feels like scenes are missing .
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>I encourage you to seek out and watch Sam Peckinpah's earlier , better films . The two lead actors are not shown to best advantage - I am a James Caan fan , but didn't feel much was asked of him in the film .
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>Rent it if you want to see all of Sam's films .
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>I have traded my copy . I won't miss it .
Boom then Bust
It was almost unfathomable to me that this film would be a bust but I was indeed disappointed. Having been a connoisseur of Pekinpah cinema for years, I found this DVD, drastically reduced, for sale and thought it was worth a shot. The opening few credits, iconic to Pekinpah fans, has the inter-cutting between man and animal, but here we have non-diegetic ambient noise of children playing in a schoolyard while a bomb is being planted. Fantastic suspense. Then, when the perps, Caan and Duval, travel to their next mission, Duval drops the bomb on Cann that his date last night had an STD, found only by snooping through her purse while Cann was being intimate with her. The ensuing laughter is fantastic, and is clearly paid homage to in Brian Depalma's Dressed to Kill, at the short-lived expense of Angle Dickenson. The problem with The Killer Elite is that after the opening credits, the film falls flat. Even Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia has stronger production value, a bold call for anyone who knows what I'm talking about. I use Pekinpah's credits as supplementary lecture material, but once they are finished, turn The Killer Elite off.