Out of the Past
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Movie Reviews of Out of the Past
Movie Review: "A dame with a rod is kinda like a fella with a knittin needle"
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm not gonna tell you the whole story of this movie, read the other reviews if you want that. What I will tell you is that this is flat out an excellant movie! Robert Mitchum is at his best here droopy eyes and all. Kirk Douglas is also suberb, The acting, directing and the story are all top notch. But the main reason to see this movie is for the dialog witch is some of the best! Several of the many one liners have been quoted as the titles of many of these reviews. Bottom line if your a fan of the "noir" genre or of Robert Mitchum, or just a fan of really good movies you must see "Out of the Past"! It does getb a little confusing towards the middle end but hey, nothing wrong with that it just gives you a reason to watch it again. Witch I think you will want to do!Movie Review: Great Film, Excellent DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
The film is top notch; so is the DVD transfer. The B+W image is solid and steady, generally with excellent detail, deep blacks, and crisp whites. This one looks great. Warners probably took a fresh print from the original RKO materials, which in this case must have come down to us in decent shape (the RKO library is problematic). Warner's hasn't sterilized the film by eliminating absolutely all grain and speckle, however. The minor artifacts that remain are probably on the negative--literally part of the film itself. Kudos to Warners for giving us so many great catalog films on DVD, and for taking the care to make films that are nearly old enough to collect Social Security look better today than they probably ever have before.
Stephen R. Pendleton
Movie Review: A definitive film-noir masterpiece becomes a dazzling DVD!
Summary: 5 Stars
If you want to define film-noir, OUT OF THE PAST has it all. Standout performances from Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas, magnificent direction by Jacques Tourneur, and a screenplay full of more twists than a super-pretzel.Warner Home Video has given this film an outstanding transfer, as good as, or even surpassing any presentation of a noir film on DVD hitherto.
Oh yes, the FILM has GRAIN. It was shot that way. It's supposed to look that way. Pay no attention to dweebs on these boards who don't understand that. This DVD is sure to please any true film fan who knows what they're supposed to be looking at, and OUT OF THE PAST has never looked better!
Movie Review: A Timeless Film Noir Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
For anyone who has interest in the Film Noir genre of film, this movie is the first one you should see. It is the classic Film Noir that many critics compare others to. It has all of the classic plot lines, the detective, the femme fatale, and the villian. This film actually has a more complex plot than many of the same type like The Big Sleep, The Maltese Falcon, and Chinatown; however, it is definitely one of the best.
I won't bore you with repeating the plot line; however, I must say that this is an essential Film Noir classic (and of American film in general).
Movie Review: Captivating film noir !
Summary: 5 Stars
The approach to noir genre was made by Tourneur around the feelings , the people and then the final consequences with the outer world . According to those feelings to break a rule or to cross the forbidden line is not the anticipated calculus of this action but it responds to further reasons . And somehow this is the essence of the Greek tragedy .
A gas station owner with a past will meet a desperate woman and decides to involve in troubled waters which will seal his destiny .
Scorching performance of Robert Mitchum.