Duel (Collector's Edition)
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Movie Reviews of Duel (Collector's Edition)
Movie Review: Perfect for the fan!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I enjoyed the special features of this DVD almost as much as I
enjoyed the movie. The movie is first rate, of course, with all
the little touches Spielberg provides, especially his uncanny
sense of audience involvement. But to hear Spielberg himself
explain exactly what he wanted from scene to scene and the ways
in which he played little tricks with film and sound to make his
audience even more uneasy with the story (which is pure suspense) made the movie come alive for me and deepened my
appreciation of it! Even Richard Matheson's description of the
story's inspiration and origin worked for me! We are all
familiar with the story that this is Steven Spielberg's first
movie, although made for television. But the director's own
statement is even stronger. Spielberg flatly states that "Duel"
was the movie that made him a star. Without "Duel," he notes,
he would not have had the opportunity to direct expanded TV movies and move on to the big screen. It is hard to imagine now, but Spielberg was a neophyte then, with strictly a small
time reputation. I'll state flatly now, that if you love "Duel," and even more if you love Spielberg, you will love
this DVD! What took them so long!!!!
Movie Review: 1971 classic
Summary: 5 Stars
this movie is both funny and thrilling at the same time. I always laugh everytime I watch this movie even the part when dennis weaver turns his radio back on and that early 70s funky country music starts playing. I think they should put this on dvd I bought jaws on dvd and on the directors comentary steven spielberg said that jaws was the sequel to duel but on water the elements are simliar.anyway duel is about a nerdy salesman david mann (dennis weaver) who is traveling across the state to a meeting driving in a new at the time plymouth valiant (NOT A DODGE DART)!!when all of the sudden he gets behind this oily old peterbilt tanker truck that looks like it hasn't been washed in about a year. so mann tries to pass the truck couple of times and the driver of the truck goes nuts and passes although it seems like a silly little game at first but soon it worsens the trucker who you never see tries to kill david mann or run off the road and through the movie its pretty much that but there are other elements through the movie that is funny so do yourself a faver and get this movie on vhs. PS you do catch glimpse of the driver of the truck watch closely as mann tries to pass the truck the second time look closely in the the cab you'll see him!!!Movie Review: A timeless classic that continues to deliver genuine thrills!
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the greatest thrillers of all time! Written by the legendary Richard Matheson (Twilight Zone, Legend of Hell House, Somewhere in Time) and directed by a young ("soon-to-be legendary") Steven Spielberg. Duel is a film that stands the test of time and delivers more geniune thrills than the majority of todays big budget, formula driven, action "flicks".
Elements of Duel have been copied, rehashed and borrowed ever since its debut in 1971. You can spot the influence of Duel in such films as "West World", "Terminator", "Breakdown", "The Hitcher", "Mad Max", and Spielbergs own "Jaws" just to name a few! But unlike many of the films that it inspired, Duel remains practically flawless 35 years later.
By highlighting the psychological aspects of the script and by shooting the entire film "on location" within a thirteen day period a certain timeless magic and a suspesful sense of urgency was captured on film. It's that sense of urgency that jumps off the screen, pulls you into the film, drops you onto a long stretch of desert highway and quickly traps you within the mind of a motorist named David Mann!
Duel is a timeless thriller and one of the best films ever directed by Steven Spielberg.
-JM
Movie Review: One on One
Summary: 5 Stars
Duel is one of the best psychological thrillers ever. It is a clear cut act of what might go through someones head when they are alone in a car. Once the Dennis Weavers character make a harmless move on the road he is plunged into a game on the road that is not as far fetched as you would think. Meaning no harm when he passes an eighteen wheeled tanker truck he has the truck retaliate on him by passing him back up and then the game is on. Stuck in a hot dessert and being the only two on the road most of the time is the best stage to show how men on the road can break down to a primal instinct of kill or be killed. The cat and mouse game turns back and forth so many time through out the film and the best thing of it all is that the truck driver is never reveled.
The way people act on the road when they are behind the wheel is different then the personality that they show everyone in normal situation. This could be the first case of road rage that has been shown to the world. It is a film that is so far ahead of it's time for most Americans did not hear about road rage until the late eighties or early nineties. The way Steven Spielberg told the story from just Dennis Weavers voice was a stroke of genius
Movie Review: Grabs You And Doesn't Let Go!
Summary: 5 Stars
This was originally a short story which attained prominence and (well deserved) which appeared in Playboy magazine in the late 1960's. Steven Speiberg's secretary noticed it and thought it would make a great film. From there, Speilberg began to take the story and make a film out of it.
The original author, Richard Matheson wrote quite a few short stories from the late 1940's through 1970. He wrote many of the 'Twilight Zone' stories, including 'Third Rock from the Sun', and 'Nightmare at 20,000 ft.' Yet, 'Duel' may be the one story he is most remembered for.
David Mann (Dennis Weaver) starts out on an ordinary workday to make an appointment in another city and very quickly encounters a truck driver with a big rig and a psychotic disposition. The rest of this movie is a non-stop thriller with lots of twists and turns (literally) and a dramatic conclusion.
The acting, filming, location, and direction is superb. There should be more movies like this. It is a timeless classic, that even though made in 1970, is as relevant and disturbing today as it was then. 'Duel' rivals anything Alfred Hitchcock ever did. Yes, it's that good. Get it-you won't be disappointed!