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"Bullitt" features Steve McQueen and the unforgettable car chase scene. Now available as a two-disc special edition, it includes over 5 hours of special features, including 2 new documentaries. In "The Getaway," McQueen teams up with Ali McGraw in a supreme action thriller directed by Sam Peckinpah. Steve McQueen brings his cool fire to the title role of "The Cincinnati Kid," one of the best poker movies of all time. "In Papillon," McQueen teams up with Dustin Hoffman to escape from prison on Devil's Island. In "Tom Horn," McQueen performs exciting recreation of Horn's latter-day career in a turn-of-the-century West where gentler ways supplanted the law of the gun. Steve McQueen stars in his first big-budget film "Never So Few" with Frank Sinatra.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Jessup's novel becomes screen legend
Feb 1 2004
Format:VHS Tape
Originally set in St. Louis in Jessup's novel and transferred by the screenwriters (wisely) to more sporting New Orleans, this production of The Cincinnati Kid scores big with any fan of card play. The cast is an assembly of veteran actors centered around the number one box office draw at the time, Steve McQueen. You could say that Edward G. Robinson and Karl Malden co-star due to the importance of their roles throughout the movie, but make no mistake, McQueen was the reason people went to see this picture.(and no doubt Ann Margaret) I'll leave the description of the plot to other reviewers who have done well here and tell you that McQueen was extremely concerned during the making of this production that Edward G. Robinson was taking over the picture! His presence on screen is "unmatched" and I say that with a twinkle in the eye because of a scene where Robinson speaks to McQueen holding a lit matchstick that is held so long you can't understand why he was not burned. It is a powerful scene and was one of the reasons McQueen raised a fuss about his amount of time in the picture. The film is serious about five card stud poker as a professional gambling game and has sub-plots that had nothing to do with the original novel.Malden's performance as 'The Shooter' is excellent but you get that "Streets of San Francisco" feeling as you watch him. Joan Blondell seems to reprise her role as Zelda in "Nightmare Alley" however the "Southerness" of this film is a strong point. The only other film to match the atmosphere was "Hard Times" with Charles Bronson. If you are looking for an entertaining, different locale film about an era far removed from today's pace this is a great movie to get. One of the best films about gaming and gambling ever made!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Mr Cool impresses...
July 13 2011
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Yul Brynner once said that Steve McQueen could act with the back of his head. Very understated,
but compelling. Cincinnati Kid is a big-stakes poker classic featuring McQueen, Karl Malden and
Edward G Robinson, conceived long before the Internet gave birth to marathon matches.
The Getaway is more violent than I recall - I had only seen pieces in the past. Sally Struthers as a
married, but conniving, tramp is quite disturbing. Papillon, historical non-fiction, is well done but
not pleasant material. Based on the book of the same name, it tells of a tough character exiled to French
prison isles of South America, and his efforts to escape. Dustin Hoffman chips in a typical 'method-acting'
performance.
Bullitt is a classic detective story, featuring the first great car chase of the genre, not duplicated
till French Connection a few years later. Robert Vaughan is annoying as a scheming politician.
The film is more violent than you may recall. McQueen is understated, but firm for his principles. Catch his
penetrating glance at himself in the mirror at the conclusion. Large.
The DVD provides great value, even if you only have interest in 2 of the offerings.
but compelling. Cincinnati Kid is a big-stakes poker classic featuring McQueen, Karl Malden and
Edward G Robinson, conceived long before the Internet gave birth to marathon matches.
The Getaway is more violent than I recall - I had only seen pieces in the past. Sally Struthers as a
married, but conniving, tramp is quite disturbing. Papillon, historical non-fiction, is well done but
not pleasant material. Based on the book of the same name, it tells of a tough character exiled to French
prison isles of South America, and his efforts to escape. Dustin Hoffman chips in a typical 'method-acting'
performance.
Bullitt is a classic detective story, featuring the first great car chase of the genre, not duplicated
till French Connection a few years later. Robert Vaughan is annoying as a scheming politician.
The film is more violent than you may recall. McQueen is understated, but firm for his principles. Catch his
penetrating glance at himself in the mirror at the conclusion. Large.
The DVD provides great value, even if you only have interest in 2 of the offerings.
Great poker game film is a hidden gem
May 31 2004
Format:VHS Tape
This film has great headliners and suspense that builds up to a riveting, marathon poker game and climax that leaves the Cincinnati Kid and old pro Lancey Howard drained at the finish as well as the many onlookers in that hotel room who witness the grand showdown. Steve McQueen and Edward G. Robinson are great adversaries who spar, feint, thrust and circle, feeling each other out in a realistic drama worthy of a great heavyweight championship match. Karl Malden is the pathetic Shooter whose ethics, such as they are, are part of the film's plot. Rip Torn also weighs in with fine work as a New Orleans gentleman with a keen interest in the big game. Sexy Ann-Margret is a siren with a past who takes great delight in tormenting husband Shooter and Tuesday Weld is pretty as the marriage-minded girlfriend of the Cincinnati Kid.
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Don't waste your gambling money on this stinker
There is a reason this film (and I use that term loosely) has not been released on DVD.. I am a huge Steve McQeen fan, but this is a terrible movie... Poor Ann-Margaret.. Read more
Published on Jun 9 2004 by ray webb
Unpolished to Perfection
Classic performances by Steve McQueen, Karl Malden and Edward G. Robinson, along with an impressive supporting cast, lend character and depth to a deceptively straight forward... Read more
Published on Oct 21 2003 by klp
Great McQueen vehicle
Director Sam Peckinpah prepared this production and was set to begin filming it when he had one of his famous fallings-out with a studio, and Norman Jewison had to pull it out of... Read more
Published on April 16 2003
Now, THAT'S poker!!
A fantastic psychological adventure, complete with struggles over pride and morals. This was a truly magnificent and entertaining movie...even if you're not into poker! Read more
Published on Sep 26 2002 by R. Jackson
QUITE INTERESTING.
The Cincinnati kid was (Steve McQueen,) and he was labeled as the best poker player. His aim was to prove it to an older and more experienced poker player;(Edward G. Robinson. Read more
Published on Aug 18 2002 by Evelyn O. Simon
The Kid: Should Have Seen It Coming
THE CINCINNATI KID is a movie about one of the most basic drives in human beings: the drive to be number one. There are not many films that deal with this. Read more
Published on Jun 26 2002 by Martin Asiner
awesome
Cincinati kid has a lot of great lines in it that you probably use for ever.
5 star movie because the movie seems so real. Read more
Published on Dec 7 2001 by Max Weinberg
Check and Bet!!
Eddie Robinson and Joan Blondell are reunited again in this Jewison film about the big card game. Go to most Steve McQueen films and note that as the star of these films .. Read more
Published on Mar 22 2001 by charles pope
The Cincinnati Kid
A very good movie; McQueen at his best with a great supporting cast. A great ending with McQueen and Edward G. Robinson playing their roles flawlessly. Read more
Published on July 3 2000
The Cincinnati Kid
One of my all time favorites...Steve McQueen is great in the title role of a man who wants to be the best and the only way he can do it is to beat the best... Read more
Published on Feb 18 2000 by Leonard Hecht
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