The Italian Job
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Actor: Benny Hill, Michael Caine, Noel Coward, Raf Vallone, Tony BeckleyBrand: CAINE,MICHAEL
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 99 minutes
Published: 2003-10-01
DVD Release Date: 2003-10-07
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Paramount
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- Used - Like New
Movie Reviews of The Italian Job
Movie Review: Jeremy Clarksole does a Top Gear Top Guy type review!,
Summary: 5 Stars
Well this is just a classic and we all know it gets 5 stars from the off. Yes it's another Top Gear Guy review from me, Jezza Clarksole.
This is probably the quintessentially most English, gangster, car based, film of all time. The pathetic attempt to remake it in America was as successful as Colonel Gadaffi appearing at a `Save the Children' fundraiser. But just knowing that is a five star, petrol head heaven flick is not enough.
You know what I needed? A Top Gear, third rate, type challenge. So, back to the trusty barmaid of the `Dog and Strumpet', Easy Lil for some help. She knows I have an extensive collection of executive relief toys and literature; so she suggested I invite Richard Hammond-Organ over and we then have to go through as many `Rhythm Magazines', as humanly possible whilst watching the film. For every publication we managed to get through a star would be knocked off for this Brit classic. I chose `Pumpin' August 2003 and Richard had `Busty Nuns -Vol 2'. The race was on!
There is a surprisingly large amount of plot for a car film, but that was the way things were done in the sixties. But it is good plot, there is Lawrence Olivier-Bowen, playing a classy crook. The ever chirpy cockney wide boy, Michael Caned , and a virtual smorgasbord of British talent - 60's style.
We all know the minis are the star of this, but there are quite a few other classics. The Jaguar E-Type, voted by some blokes, as the most perfect production car of all time. And by the time the beautiful example gets trashed by the nasty Mafiosi in this I haven't made it past the editorial of `Pumpin', so far so good. Can't say the same for Mr Hammond-Organ though.
Some plot about robbing a load of gold, during a football match whilst the Italian cops `Les Corruptos' race around aimlessly in a Keystone cops fashion that we just love.
Our plucky Brits due to superior intellect and a well placed mistrust for all things foreign; manage to handicap the entire traffic lights system of some Italian place and the chase is on.
This is when it comes into its own, and I must say I nearly did too, after they have purloined the gold, they load it into the Mini Coopers and they are off. The entire city of Rome or Milan or wherever is choc full of stationary Fiat 500s. These are the original ones named after the size of their feeble 500cc engine, not the fashonista 500's we have today, being all retro chic on every high street. Being good Italians, they all play cards, eat pizza and practice horse beheading.
While all that is going on there is the best car chase, possibly ever. With il Coppers giving chase in their thoroughly unreliable Alfa Romeos, the Minis take us on a tour of where ever including tunnel racing, roof shenanigans and loads of proper crashing.
The music is great and just perfect as prog rock had yet to be invented, so really as good as it was going to get. Like all good things it ends all too soon (like `Pumpin' actually) as we see the boys getting away with it, or do they? Well if you are one of the twenty three people on the planet who has not seen this master piece, then you will have to geta copy of the film. The rest of us know what happens as we are played out to `The Self Preservation Society'....marvellous.
Now what about the sofa test? Well I was still stuck (quite literally) on page 4, Mr Hammond-Organ however, had managed to get right through his `gentleman's diversion'. Which gives us a bit of a dilemma, does this mean 4.5 stars? That would of course sully the reputation of my favourite, non porn film. Or de we cheat and totally disregard his paltry libidinous efforts?
We cheat! And on that pizza covered bombshell - goodnight!
Summary of The Italian Job
No Description Available.Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: G
Release Date: 29-DEC-2004
Media Type: DVD
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