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To Live And Die In LA (Special Edition) [Import]

William Petersen , Willem Dafoe , William Friedkin    R (Restricted)   DVD
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Living And Dying Again July 19 2004
Format:DVD
Director William Friedkin, the man who brought us The French Connection and The Exorcist, fell into a bit of a slump after those box office successes. To Live And Die In L.A. was the shot in the arm he needed. And while the movie is not perfect, it's still very good, and worth your time.

When a notorious, highly sophisticated counterfeiter murders his partner, Secret Service agent Richard Chance (William Petersen) launches a furious vendetta to capture the man responsible. But master counterfeiter Rick Masters (Willem Dafoe) is always just one step ahead of Chance. Clashing with one bureaucratic road block after another, Chance is forced to break the rules in order to obtain enough cash for a sting operation, in the hope of bringing Masters down. The risks he takes soon spiral out of control though, leading to a wave of violence with moral reprecussions, taking Chance down to a morally ambiguous road from which there may be no return.

One of the things that makes To Live And Die In L.A. work is the fact that the hero isn't exactly a saint. In fact, he can be as "dastardly", as the villian of the film, doing things that are just as awful. Petersen goes to those darker places and gives a great perfomance. Based on Gerald Petievich's novel, the script, written by Friedkin and Petievich, allows for plenty of drama and action. As director and the "father" of the modern car chase, Friedkin almost tops the one he crafted for the aforementioned film, The French Connection...Almost.

For its DVD debut, MGM has put together a nice special edition, complete with some fine extras. The talky audio commentary from Friedkin is a good...but I wonder if it wouldn't have turned out better if Petersen sat in for it as well? The 30 minute documentary,"Counterfeit World: The Making of To Live and Die in L.A." is a nice retropective--some info from the commentary is repeated here though. There's also a deleted scene and the very controversial alternate ending, that caused a stir at the time in '85, for all to see in a featurette. A photo gallery and the theatrical trailer top off the bonus material.

As I said at the outset, To Live And Die In L.A., is well worth a look, for both fans and newcomers alike.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome! Feb 25 2013
By Zman
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Great sound track with Wang Chung, well acted fast moving story line...what is not to like!? I especially got a kick out of the alternate ending Bonus feature at the end....and very glad they didn't use it instead!
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5.0 out of 5 stars YAY May 8 2004
Format:DVD
I actually bought my dvd back in January, and it was a case of me walking by telling my friends about this movie (which they had never heard of) and lo and behold, there it was!!! I saw this movie probably a year after it came out and was VERY EXCITED to see it finally released on DVD (i could never find the VHS version anywhere anymore).
This has got to be one of my favorite movies of all time ( i have been a William Petersen fan since this movie and Manhunter) and the soundtrack score just adds to it! I do plan on ordering the soundtrack very soon! This is one of those movies that if you have seen it, you have a great appreciation for it. Too bad it didn't get the respect it deserved for it's time, but for those who do remember it and love it, continue to enjoy it!! I know I will!
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2.0 out of 5 stars to be bored to tears on my couch
i just don't see what all the fuss is about.many people have said this
a great movie,and a good friend of mine raved about it. Read more
Published on Feb 26 2008 by falcon
4.0 out of 5 stars Another great Friedkin movie
This is one of William Friedkins best movies in fact one his last good ones before he started going down in the 90s(though I liked Bug). Read more
Published on Feb 5 2008 by Terence Tan Co
1.0 out of 5 stars DVD Edition leaves out too much of the original! Beware!
Having seen the movie To Live And Die In L.A. many times on VHS, I was very anxious to own a copy on DVD. Clearly the picture and sound quality have been improved. Read more
Published on May 20 2004 by Mason W. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars To Live and Die . . . .
One of the reviewers wrote about "To Live and Die in LA" along the lines of 'if you get it, you get it and if you don't, you don't.' That's it in a nutshell. Read more
Published on April 11 2004 by Larry Scantlebury
1.0 out of 5 stars A Movie So Bad That It's Terrible
In this film, you can clearly see William Peterson's how do you do for over three seconds, and that's definitely more William Peterson than I needed to see. Read more
Published on April 3 2004 by Keith Whitener
5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic
Just ordered my DVD. Can't wait. I've burned up my VHS over the years and this upgrade has been a long time coming. Those who "get" this movie just get it. Read more
Published on April 1 2004 by Charles Mason
5.0 out of 5 stars Cops R Cops
This is the premiere example of how police officers, regardless of what level, be it municipal, state or federal, bond and build relationships that may be all that they have to... Read more
Published on Feb 28 2004 by H Y Seo
5.0 out of 5 stars About time!!!
A movie that was well overdue for remastering and re-release, TLADIL was one of the best movies of it's day. Read more
Published on Feb 20 2004 by J. Collins
1.0 out of 5 stars stereotyping muslims in the opening scene
its typical of American Media to typecast muslims as they do in the opening scene as terrorists.

history of American Terrorism:
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Published on Feb 16 2004 by Moiz Biviji
5.0 out of 5 stars Best car chase, EVER
I know, the classic is the Mustang vs Charger in Bullitt, but this one is very good. Awesome driving and music when the deal goes bad under the bridge. That Impala sounds good!
Published on Feb 6 2004
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