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Movie Reviews of Payback
Movie Review: Masterful action crime thriller
Summary: 5 Stars
Mel Gibson is superb in this compelling, riveting action crime thriller that is darkly humorous and holds its fair share of shocks. Mel Gibson plays the role of Porter who is mean, ruthless and dangerous. When Porter's wife and partner gun him down in cold blood after a heist, making off with all the money, he is seemingly left for dead. Porter is desperate for revenge and will stop at nothing to see he gets what he wants. Created by Brian Helgeland, Payback is a superb, hard-hitting and atmospheric movie that boasts some excellent supporting performances which includes Gregg Henry as Val, Maria Bello as Rosie and David Paymer as Stegman. Director, Brian Helgeland carries this ice-cold film off with style, displaying razor-sharp intelligence and lethal doses of sardonic wit. Mel Gibson is also in one of his very finest roles and still proves irresistable and manages to evoke subtle hints of a more two-dimensonal character which carries the film more convincingly than you'd expect. A highly under-rated masterpiece!
Movie Review: The Studio got it right
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this movie after the disappointment of watching Payback Straight Up: The Director's Cut. Now, seeing the words "director's cut" one is generally inclined to believe there are added in deleted scenes and maybe a slightly tweaked story line from what was shown in theaters. Not so. It turns out that the "director's cut" was the original version of the movie. The original was dark, evil, and maliciously violent. My biggest disappointment was that Porter(the protagonist) didn't die in it, I hated him so much. The studio agreed, so much so they completely changed the tone of the film, creating a stupendous movie. The studio cut contained the "missing scenes" and revamped story line. Yes, the studio had to reshoot the ending. Yes, they had to add in characters. Yes, they had to change dialogue and modify scenes. But it was well worth it. The movie maintained it's action heritage, and became light hearted. Dare I say fun. This version is one of the best revenge action movies of all time.Movie Review: An explosion!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Set in the dark world of drug runners, prostitutes, thieves, and mercenaries. In the middle of a job, Mel Gibson is double crossed by his partner, shot in the back by his wife, robbed, and left for dead. When he returns he let's loose the devil on a quest to regain his honor and his money. This movie is vibrantly new since the hero is no longer forced into doing heroic deeds like every other hero in Hollywood, but merely does what will get him to his goal. In fact, none of the characters have been made by the cookie cutter we so commonly see in Hollywood. This movie is a wild ride of unpredictable twists and turns, that hit you right out of the black. But best of all, the pace; this movie jumps from action scene to action scene in one long heart beat, but still brings in the rage and passion of the characters that drive you and the action to the final explosion.
What are you waiting for? Buy it!
Movie Review: Way Better Than The Orignel
Summary: 5 Stars
Mel Gibson is great in this hard hitting graphicly violent crime drama. This one is way better than the orignel starring Lee marvin which was not good at all it was not faithful to the novel and to the charcter. The new version however is well adaptated and very well done the script and direction and style is great and works very well with the story. But some people wont like this movie they will think the violence goes no where and the charcters and acting are not good. But you half to look at the film like the director wants you to see it is you where left for dead wouldent you go after the people who did it to you. You are not suppose to like the charcters they are all evil its time to route for the bad guy. This film contains extremely graphic ultraviolence,strong language,graphic drug use,and some strong sexuality.The violence is some of the most graphic ever filmed this film is for no one under 17.Movie Review: Director Got It Right The First Time
Summary: 5 Stars
There are two versions of this film, the original, and the newly-released 'Director's Cut.' If you saw this movie before, in the theatre or on cable, and want it for your own, DO NOT BUY the Director's Cut. The plot is completely different, ends abruptly, and does not create the Porter character that was in the original. Kris Kristofferson, the boxing match, the kid in the limo, the toes, the blown-up apartment...none of that's in it. Here, the money arrives at a subway station in a back-pack, and Porter has a shoot-out with a twenty-something chick that had the voice of Kathleen Turner on an earlier phone call with Devane's character, when Porter 'meets' with him. That meeting is where it really runs off the rails.
Best Buy has pulled the original, not even listed in their stock anymore. Get the good version before all that's left is the second, anemic, 'Director's Cut' version.