 | Death Wish
Buy new: $9.49 / Used from: $3.69 Before all the other vigilante movies there was the original, Death Wish. In this film Charles Bronson plays Paul Kersey, an architect whose wife & daughter are accosted by muggers. When the law is unable to bring Kerseys attackers to justice he does. This movie had controversy written all over it. Consequently Death Wish spawned 4 sequels & is probably one of Bronsons most memorable roles.
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 | Dirty Harry (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $6.19 Just like Death Wish, this movie set the standard for the rebel cop genre and Clint Eastwood. In this flick Clint plays Harry Callahan, a police officer who is sick and tired of all the loopholes in the legal system. These ambiguities become apparent when the Scorpio Killer becomes a real thorn in Callahans side.
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 | Taxi Driver (Collector's Edition)
Buy used from: $1.62 Is it a Grindhouse film, is it an exploitation film or is just an avant-garde film? Robert DeNiro displays excellent character development as Travis Bickle in this movie. What a wonderful vision of abnormal psychology that Martin Scorsese paints.
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 | ...And Justice For All
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $1.94 In this movie Al Pacino plays a lawyer with a sense of guilt. Many might state that the former notion is an oxymoron. Nevertheless, Pacino gives a wonderful performance as a lawyer looking to do the right thing. The last 15 minutes is worth the price of admission.
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 | Daughters of Darkness
Buy used from: $7.11 This might be the epitome of an artsy movie. There is a lot of symbolism, imagery, interesting special effects and curious directing in this movie. There are only 4 major characters, so the minimalism of individuals gives this movie an intimate vibe. I swear John Karlen looks like Luke Skywalker. When the credits roll & the hypnotic score begins to play, I still get chills.
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 | The Velvet Vampire
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $6.51 In this dreamy erotic-thriller, a married couple spends the weekend with a vampire in a desert. Now in this movie the traditional vampire rules are broken a bit, but it is still a fun ride. The woman who plays the vampire is absolutely beautiful. This movie is in the same vein, pun intended, as Daughters of Darkness but not as good.
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 | The Mechanic
Buy new: $11.49 / Used from: $6.79 In this movie, Charles Bronson plays a mechanic, yet he doesnt fix cars. A mechanic is a contracted killer and/or hit man. Charles Bronson gives a very gritty performance & is smooth & astute the entire picture. The elements of the existentialist are displayed rather nicely in this film.
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 | The Gauntlet
Buy new: $5.79 / Used from: $2.48 Clint, Clint plays another cop named Ben Shockley who is somewhat Dirty Harry-ish named in this crime drama. Shockleys mission is escort witness, a hooker, from Las Vegas to Phoenix. Sounds simple, but it isnt & the result is a roller coaster ride that ends with a bus & a billion bullets.
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 | Dawn of the Dead (Ultimate Edition)
Buy new: $37.49 / Used from: $12.00 What can I say? This film created the standard for zombie movies. George Romero is able to mix socialism, humor, gore, action, drama & horror all into one movie. It might be a little B by todays divining rod, but this is still a classic.
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 | Corvette Summer
Buy new: $5.79 / Used from: $9.10 I know that this movie is a bit campy & maybe not true Avant-garde, but it isnt your normal teenage comedy. I mean seeing Mark Hamill playing a teenager obsessed with find a corvette & Annie Potts as a wannabe hooker is priceless. This movie is not your average fair of the 1970s that is for sure.
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 | Mr Majestyk
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $5.52 Yet again another Charles Bronson film can you tell Im a fan? In this movie Mr. Majestyk (Bronson) just wants to grow & sell watermelons. Sadly, Mr. Majestyk gets indirectly involved with the Mob & now the Mob wont leave him alone. After watching this movie I will never look at a watermelon the same way again.
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 | I Spit On Your Grave (Millennium Edition)
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $29.98 This film is probably one of the most controversial films in cinema history. This is the story about the rape, abasement, revenge & redemption of Jennifer Hills. Some feel this movie is a twisted vision of perversion. While others feel this is a tale of atonement & a political statement of feminism. I personally feel this is avant-garde at its best & pushes the envelope.
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 | A Force of One
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $2.01 This movie probably is the catapult for what Chuck Norris is today. Chuck plays a karate champion that is aiding the police in finding drug dealers who are killing cops with martial art techniques. I didnt say it was award winning, but a different type of film, with lots of roundhouse kicks.
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 | Play Misty for Me
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $5.93 Before Fatal Attraction, there was this movie. In this movie Clint Eastwood plays a DJ who messes around with the wrong girl. When Clint ends the fling, that is when the histrionics begin. This movie is very original & the first flick Clint ever directed.
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 | Manhattan
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $7.50 In this film, shot in black & white, Woody touches on love, infidelity, philosophy, humor & of course satire. This movie was shot with such beauty & really touches the human spirit. This movie is a wonderful piece of cinema.
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 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $24.49 / Used from: $6.11 This is a pretty well known film & an Academy Award winner. Nevertheless, this is a wonderful character study in psychology. Jack Nicholson is amazing in this movie. A very tense movie with some humor sprinkled throughout. This is a fine example when Avant-garde meets Hollywood.
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