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Title: Best Assassination movies Post by: lester1/2jr on April 17, 2010, 04:02:13 PM http://interact.stltoday.com/blogzone/yakkin-with-the-sherpa/top-10-movies/2010/04/best-hit-man-movies/
most of these are good movies type movies so I put this here Title: Re: Best Assassination movies Post by: The Burgomaster on April 17, 2010, 04:33:27 PM My favorite assasination movie is DAY OF THE JACKAL. Too bad THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH and EXECUTIVE ACTION didn't make the list.
Title: Re: Best Assassination movies Post by: Rev. Powell on April 17, 2010, 04:39:52 PM My favorite assasination movie is DAY OF THE JACKAL. I agree, as far as a "pure" assassination movie goes. I like THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE a lot too, but to me it's more of a "paranoia" movie. Title: Re: Best Assassination movies Post by: Flick James on April 19, 2010, 11:35:03 AM Agreed with the list for the most part. Glad to see "In the Line of Fire" in there, I was going to be upset if it wasn't. The whole dynamic between Eastwood's and Malcovich's characters was extremely well developed. Agree with you on Manchurian Candidate, Rev., but still felt it belonged on the list.
JFK is okay if you watch it with the understanding that it's virtually a work of fiction that's based on the crackpot consipracy theories of Jim Garrison. Title: Re: Best Assassination movies Post by: Rev. Powell on April 19, 2010, 12:39:14 PM Agree with you on Manchurian Candidate, Rev., but still felt it belonged on the list. Oh yeah, it definitely belongs on the list. There aren't too many movies with a straight "assassination" theme, but there are a surprising amount of good ones, aren't there? Title: Re: Best Assassination movies Post by: The Burgomaster on April 19, 2010, 04:02:02 PM Will I be shunned if I mention DAY OF THE DOLPHIN?
Title: Re: Best Assassination movies Post by: Ed, Ego and Superego on April 20, 2010, 03:51:27 PM I'ma Luc Besson fan...La Femme Nikita (aka Nikita) and The Professional (aka Leon).
-Ed Title: Re: Best Assassination movies Post by: JaseSF on April 20, 2010, 05:56:44 PM Suddenly (1954) deserves a mention IMO.
Title: Re: Best Assassination movies Post by: Raffine on April 20, 2010, 07:16:06 PM I'm still waiting for the ultimate William McKinley assassination movie.
Title: Re: Best Assassination movies Post by: Allhallowsday on April 20, 2010, 10:05:48 PM Nobody ever mentions WINTER KILLS (1979).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nKcniFK4eo Title: Re: Best Assassination movies Post by: lester1/2jr on April 21, 2010, 09:16:37 AM jase- it got one
Title: Re: Best Assassination movies Post by: Trevor on April 21, 2010, 09:28:49 AM There is of course the Charles Bronson film Assassination where the First Lady's life is under threat. In this film, the First Lady is referred to as "One Mama". :buggedout:
Title: Re: Best Assassination movies Post by: The Burgomaster on April 21, 2010, 09:39:25 AM Nobody ever mentions WINTER KILLS (1979). [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nKcniFK4eo[/url] I bought this DVD a few years ago. I couldn't really get into it. Maybe I need a repeat viewing. Title: Re: Best Assassination movies Post by: The Burgomaster on April 21, 2010, 09:40:04 AM There is of course the Charles Bronson film Assassination where the First Lady's life is under threat. In this film, the First Lady is referred to as "One Mama". :buggedout: Oooh . . . a dreadful movie. Title: Re: Best Assassination movies Post by: Trevor on April 22, 2010, 03:27:08 AM There's also the Peter Collinson movie Tigers Don't Cry aka Target of An Assassin and more aka titles than I have underpants. :buggedout:
John Phillip Law plays the assassin who tries and fails to kill an African president ~ not a bad film for a government sponsored one. :smile: And this is a very nice poster: (http://5g8.net/uploader/12719253950539_lamortdunsalopard.jpg) Title: Re: Best Assassination movies Post by: oxode on April 26, 2010, 05:09:07 PM Le samouraļ (1967 D.: Jean-Pierre Melville)?
No Country for Old Men (2007 D.:Ethan Coen) ? |