Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 06/02/2009 Run time: 232 minutes Rating: RWilliam Friedkin briefly revived his faltering career with this sleek, bleak thriller of a pair of secret service agents on the trail of a counterfeiter. William L. Peterson is the hotshot protégé of a career agent killed by the ruthless, almost feral counterfeiting genius Willem Dafoe (Platoon). Now Petersen, teamed with the smart but still green John Pankow (TV’s Mad About You), is ready to twist arms, lean on criminals, steal, and even murder to exact his revenge. The harrowing chase through the streets of Los Angeles that climaxes on the freeway at rush hour, where Friedkin’s brilliant twist sends them heading the wrong way, careening through a sea of cars coming straight at them, is still one of the most breathtaking car chases ever filmed. Friedkin’s edgy crime thriller, stylishly shot in steely blues against hazy red and orange skies by Robby Muller (Paris, Texas), paints a very thin line between the good guys and the bad guys, and Wang Chung’s techno soundtrack sets the proper mood–jumpy and alienated. It’s a cynical and very brutal look into the world of law enforcement (adapted by Friedkin and former Secret Service man Gerald Petievich from his novel) and a cold portrayal of the power games between cops and feds, and cops and informants. John Turturro, Dean Stockwell, and Robert Downey Sr. are featured in supporting roles. –Sean Axmaker
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March 16, 2008
#1
its typical of American Media to typecast muslims as they do in the opening scene as terrorists.
history of American Terrorism:
1. Native Indians
2. Black Slaves
3. Creation of Banana Republics in Latin America
4. American Mining interests in Africa, East Timor
5. Double Standardism (a term i call Americanism) when dealing with countries like Saudi Arabia etc…
the list goes on…
March 16, 2008
#2
I read quite a bit about this action movie especially the car chase. It was said that this car chase was one of the greatest in movie history (including Bullitt). It was unavailable anywhere and I found a used copy at a flea market. This flick is terrible! The car chase is terrible too. How can you have an exciting car chase with boxy 80′s cars? I love action movies but this one is weird. I guess that is why they call it To Live And Die In L.A. That explains it all.
March 16, 2008
#3
YOU TALK ABOUT HYPE. THIS ROUGE DEA COP WHO’S OUT FOR JUSTICE BECAUSE HIS PATNER IS KILLED.WHAT DID HE DO THAT WAS SO OVER THE TOP?????? ACTION, YEA MAYBE IF YOU TURN THE TV OFF AND LISTEN TO WANG CHUNG. OK MOVIE YEA AT BEST TOO LONG, NO ACTION AND THE BEST CAR CHASE MAYBE OF ALL TIME, PLEASE THIS WAS MADE IN 1985. I KEPT WAITING FOR SOMETHING IN THE CHASE TO BE ABOVE AND BEYOND. NOT. NOW KIDDIES THIS IS ONLY MY OPION. I LIKE DEAD BANG ALOT, I LIKE XXX AREAL LOT, I THINK CRIMSON TIDE KICKS RED OCTOBERS ASS. SO I’M NO EXPERT,LIKE SOME OF THESE CLOWNS. WORST MOVIE IN THE WORLD OR BEST MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN. PLEASE. IF IT’S THE BEST THAN THERE CAN’T BE ANOTHER BEST OR WORST. IF IT ENTERTAINS YOU WHO CARES ABOUT TEC STUFF. THIS MOVIE WAS SLOW AND I WAS WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN. IT NEVER DID. DONE GONE PEACE!
March 16, 2008
#4
The car chase and the cops are about as good as a good ole Keystone Cops comedy.This sure as hell isn’t no LA Confidential.
March 16, 2008
#5
The lethal weapon films are better cop movies, and the matrix reloaded as a much better car chase(even though this one inspired it alittle, like to going the opposite way on the freeway). Its basically your typical cop movie, this one has pretty lame action, bad acting, no special plot, and no comedy or drama, another flaw is it is borderline porno, there is alot of sex and nudity, totally uneccesary, i hope the french connection proves better when i see it. Since it has nothing special to offer i give it a 2 out of a 10 since it inspired the matrix reloaded’s car chase(which is the best one ever) and the ending was an unexpected shock but still pretty lamorama because it was totally underplayed.