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Kip Raines (Giovanni Ribisi) is a cocky young car thief working with a crew to steal 50 cars for a very bad man whose nickname is "The Carpenter." Being young and cocky, Kip messes up, so it's up to his big brother, Randall "Memphis" Raines (Nicolas Cage), to come out of car thief retirement and save him. With a cast that includes Robert Duvall, Angelina Jolie, Delroy Lindo, Cage, and Ribisi, it would be easy to say this story wastes all their talents--which it does, but that's not the point. This is a Jerry Bruckheimer film. A good story and complex characters would only get in the way of the action scenes and slow the movie down. No, Gone in 60 Seconds (based on the cult 1974 film of the same name) is not about the stars as much as it's about cars. Fast cars. Rare cars. Wrecked cars. All cars. Too bad director Dominic Sena (Kalifornia) doesn't come across as more of a gearhead; he seems less interested in fast cars than fast cuts. But is this movie fun? Absolutely, and it's fun because it's so stupid. With pointless car chases and hackneyed dialogue in one of the most predictable plots of the year, Gone in 60 Seconds is a comic film that's not quite a parody of itself, but darn close. --Andy Spletzer
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5.0 out of 5 stars
best car chase scene period,
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This review is from: Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
Say what you want about the actors, the Shelby GT-500 is the best car chase scene EVER! This movie made all other car movies look silly, including F & F
3.0 out of 5 stars
My Spouses Gift 'Gone In 60 Seconds',
This review is from: Gone in 60 Seconds (DVD)
'Gone In 60 Seconds'I just received today,July 4,2011 by air mail from the United Kingdom;Even though I saw the movie in the theatre when it first came out;I REALLY bought this DVD for my spouse Robbie;who ADORES Nicolas Cage;I couldn't care less! Anyways the DVD is in great condition for a used DVD! The sender was prompt even though I ordered this DVD a month ago plus the Canadian mail strike which ended last Thursday,June 30,2011 posh69@live.ca
4.0 out of 5 stars
3 1/2-4 stars for this good action remake!,
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This review is from: Gone in 60 Seconds (Director's Cut) (DVD)
I always have to shudder when I see alot of big time modern talent immersing themselves into products that were originally sub standard to begin with.This is a remake of course of the same titled /74 film which was filled with unknowns and blazed a quick and merciful path into oblivion.I usually have to put my hand over my face and peek through my fingers when I watch these things,just in case.Well I must say this solid cast with Bruckheimer in control,actually surpassed the original and in fine fashion.Released in June/00,this film did good at the box office and got fairly good reviews to boot.
The film's story starts as the brother of the famous ex-car thief(gone legit)Memphis Raines(Cage),young Kipp(Giovani Ribisi),fouls up his part in a car heist operation.The man paying him is not too happy and is having him flattened into a pancake at a scrap yard when his big brtoher Memphis shows up to bail him out.They have 72 hours to get 50 cars to save his brother and fulfil an order but in reality it will all come down to 50 cars in just one night.Raines enlists the help of his old mentor Otto(Robert Duvall) and some of his other comrades from years gone by to pull the job off. Dogging the scheme are two cops Castlebeck(Delroy Lindo) and Drycoff(Tim Olyphant).Sometimes the two come very close to stopping the entire operation and in fact near the end it is just Raines against the duo in a spectacular chase over a blocked Golden Gate bridge.Raines escape in a /67 Shelby GT(the final car) has to be seen to be believed.However when Raines gets to his destination he is 12 minutes late and the boss rejects the car;his brother will die.A firefight ensues with the cops finally arriving to sort out the mess. Well acted throughout and the tense atmosphere well maintained when necessary,this film just breezes by.Ribisi does a good job as Cages recalcitrant brother,Duvall is a delight as Otto and kudos go to Delroy Lindo for his spot on portrayal of the ever-intense Detective Castlebeck.The stunt work,like alot of Bruckheimers pictures,is excellent.I couldn't help noticing that for those who saw the original that some of the background music had been changed for this directors cut edition.The one pivotal song however,Low Rider by War,was thankfully kept in.The newer music however I found doesn't detract from the movie at all but just gives it a slightly different feel. Technically speaking this movie has been transferred well and is in a 2:35:1 a/r.Special features include:Three featurettes on the movie,the actors and its stunts,a look at the chase sequences,action scenes put to music,a music video by Cult,the trailer and a convo with Bruckheimer. All in all a recommended movie for a weekend curled up in front of the set with a bowl of popcorn.
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