I've been waiting for this to come out on blu-ray (along with "Heat") since the blu-ray format was rolled out. If you own the dvd version, buy this and donate the dvd to a friend without blu-ray. Some transfers to blu-ray aren't worth the cost to upgrade from dvd, but this one sure is.
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All time great
Added 3/13/2010
One of my all-time-favorite movies - maybe the best movie ever made. Visually delicious, very entertaining storyline and action packed chases (at the airport, under L.A. multi-level intersections/highways and even a terrorist plot to kill the president) all in the life of secret service agent Richard Chance. Sexually a very liberal view of L.A.: Girls leave guys for other girls, government agents date strip bar workers for sex and information (in exchange for parole). One scene you think the counterfeiter is about to kiss another guy. At another angle it's a woman but I'm still left to wonder because she looks much different than in the first shot.
I had this on VHS, then DVD and now Blu-ray. The blu-ray experience was the best yet, since I was too young to see this in theatre when it was released in 1980's. I'm just waiting to buy a HD projector to view this blu-ray to achieve a movie-theater experience. I was very pleased with the HD resolution and I've read that it's very close to 35mm theatre copy in quality and resolution.
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to live and die in l.a.
Added 3/4/2010
if only all your movies were the clear. great great great. thank you very much
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Still one of my favorites twenty five years later!
Added 2/23/2010
I was twelve years old when this film came out in 1985.Since then it has remained one of my favorite movies.I originally had the Wang Chung soundtrack on LP and scratched it up so much I had to buy another one.Eventually got it on cd and now mp3.I am very happy to see so many others out there that have not forgotten this gem from the 80's.As most have said,this movie is the most underrated movie of the 80's.It's passed the test of time with flying colors.
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Don't waste your money like me...
Added 2/21/2010
Ok, all movies are SOMEWHAT unrealistic or they wouldn't be movies. Having said that, this movie SUCKS. I bought it as a blind-buy because I grew up in the 80's and people raved about it. There's holes in the plot I could drive a bus thru. There worst of which is a secret-service agent(what, no FBI, local cops?) going after criminals. Uh, shouldn't he be protecting some politician or something. I don't have time to list the MANY others. The acting is average at best, and the dialogue is downright atrocious at points("Listen-up amigo!")! On a side note you can tell it's an 80's flick cuz the women aren't perfect.
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I've been waiting for this to come out on blu-ray (along with "Heat") since the blu-ray format was rolled out. If you own the dvd version, buy this and donate the dvd to a friend without blu-ray. Some transfers to blu-ray aren't worth the cost to upgrade from dvd, but this one sure is.
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All time great
Added 3/13/2010
One of my all-time-favorite movies - maybe the best movie ever made. Visually delicious, very entertaining storyline and action packed chases (at the airport, under L.A. multi-level intersections/highways and even a terrorist plot to kill the president) all in the life of secret service agent Richard Chance. Sexually a very liberal view of L.A.: Girls leave guys for other girls, government agents date strip bar workers for sex and information (in exchange for parole). One scene you think the counterfeiter is about to kiss another guy. At another angle it's a woman but I'm still left to wonder because she looks much different than in the first shot.
I had this on VHS, then DVD and now Blu-ray. The blu-ray experience was the best yet, since I was too young to see this in theatre when it was released in 1980's. I'm just waiting to buy a HD projector to view this blu-ray to achieve a movie-theater experience. I was very pleased with the HD resolution and I've read that it's very close to 35mm theatre copy in quality and resolution.
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to live and die in l.a.
Added 3/4/2010
if only all your movies were the clear. great great great. thank you very much
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