Im looking for spoilers. I tried watching this but after the old guy in the apartment and his old friend and BORING SON, why do I care to finish this? I see these great reviews but I couldn't get into this "action" film.
Can anyone sell me why I should finish this?
If you're looking for mindless action with Charlie Bronson on auto-pilot then watch any of his Cannon output from the 80's.
This is a bit of a character study between two sociopaths with some action in it (much towards the last half).
To me the best bits come in the first 45 minutes (the hippie girl commiting suicide in front of an uncaring Bronson is the highlight for me).
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It's an existentialist crime drama.
Arthur Bishop says it out loud when Steve asks him why he does it and Arthur says it's not about the money -- "It has to do with standing outside of it all...on your own."
Arthur then rants to Steve over the next several days in various locations his philosophy about murdering, all of it rooted in Existentialism.
see the "remake"; which was made *exactly* for people like you. really.
I'm so tired of "film fans" that need hyper buzz-editing and an overload of violence to get them off. and when faced with nuance, subtlety, and honest-to-god character development, they actually turn a great film off before the half-way point. next you will tell us that you, as a rule, never watch B&W films. sigh.
You need the Jason Statham deathfest currently doing the rounds. I think that will grab your attention, they used slower drugs in the 70`s and maybe it just isnt fast enough for you.
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Just another example that today's generation doesn't have a clue in regards to what makes a quality film. The OP shouldn't worry tho as there will be plenty of Hollywood garbage coming down the pipes to keep such people happy including the new remake of The Mechanic.
It's not about any generation. The worst kind of moviegoer is the one that refuses to acknowledge quality outside their generation. Saying that today's generation has no clue is no better than refusing to watch B&W movies, either way, you can't seem to judge a movie on its own merit.
Both the original and the remake of The Mechanic are good, simply for different reasons (though, I'd definitely favor the original, a bit too much wrong with the remake).
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shareIt depends on what you are looking for i suppose.This movie is unusual in many respects.I haven`t seen this for a while,but i don`t think there is any dialogue for about 20 minutes.Charles Bronson gives a great performance,who would mess with this man?Jan Michael Vincent should have be a bigger star but later personal problems,certainly once Airwolf was cancelled made this impossible.I did watch the remake recently and this was more action packed but i prefer the original.
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Genuine tough Caucasians who were young in the 70's ran the streets,as I did
You are programmed to think of Caucasians living in the suburbs in fear.
The worm is turning pal.One more riot and bang.
I had very fond memories of this movie from watching it in the 70's and 80's on TV.
So I just bought the recent blu ray release and watched it...and I have to say this has dated badly.
What seemed clever and innovative back then (the opening assassination sequence for example) look rather quaint now.
And Bronson's quiet, lone, mean and moody killer/assassin character, of which he played many in his career, seems very old fashioned and clichéd now, and very much a thing of its time. And lets face it Bronson never really stretched himself as an actor, and was pretty much the same persona in every movie.
Of course it's not really the fault of the movie itself, the format has been copied ad nauseum since then, far too many macho heroes have come and gone since those days.
In fact I struggle to think of any Bronson movie I would consider a classic, and stands the test of time. I think they were all pretty much products of their era.
What seemed clever and innovative back then (the opening assassination sequence for example) look rather quaint now.
In fact I struggle to think of any Bronson movie I would consider a classic, and stands the test of time. I think they were all pretty much products of their era.