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The Panic in Needle Park,
This review is from: The Panic in Needle Park (DVD)
The movie was very inspiring regarding an addiction issue. Since I work in this field,the movie was well made and documented. The story line was excellent regarding addiction. The acting was outstanding by Al Pacino. It was a love story combined with an addiction issue.I highly recommend this movie to see. Rated 10/10.
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Loved 'Panic in Needle Park' when I saw it in a movie theatre,
By Annie-Jessie "1stbluecat" (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Panic in Needle Park (DVD)
The characters played true, and their motives advance the plot. Desperation to obtain heroin both binds and separates two lovers played by Al Pacino and Kitty Wynn. The contemporary viewer of this movie might note that it was made in 1971 before AIDS and crack houses came on the scene, but the focus on addiction, relationships and the police manipulation of drug users still rings true today.
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4.4 out of 5 stars (30 customer reviews) 17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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Still one of the Best,
By Charles E. Lewis "movie addict" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Panic in Needle Park (DVD)
I hadn't seen this flick since it's original release. I've been waiting a looonnng time for it to come out on DVD. In my opinion it is STILL the most realistic, gritty, depressing, and believeable portrayal of the lifestyle of heroin junkies ever put on film. I worked in law enforcement and had an up-front and personal view of the kinds of people this movie was about. The only truer depiction would have to be an on the scene filmed documentary. They rarely make movies as good as this one these days.
20 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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Compulsory For Anbody Thinking of Using,
By David Baldwin - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Panic in Needle Park (DVD)
I was a little taken aback by the film's "PG" rating. Drug use is treated frankly, there's some strong language and fleeting nudity. But then I thought why shouldn't young people of a certain age see this film. They are the most vulnerable in being ensnared into the drug culture and maybe they should heed the film's cautionary message. I also found the timing of this film's release, 1971, interesting because it comes at a time when the drug culture was in full bloom and we were only a few years removed from "Easy Rider". The selling point is, of course, Al Pacino who is nothing short of amazing as the small-time thief who goes from pecking to full-blown addiction. I thought this was more Kitty Winn's picture, though. Her character could be anybody's daughter who for reason's unknown takes up a serious drug habit. The film is essentially a love story between Pacino and Winn's characters. I couldn't decide whether the love between the two brought a little light to their dismal straits or that they were enabling each other into a worse addiction. For obvious reasons the film's message is timeless because, unfortunately, we don't live in a perfect world. Pacino and director Jerry Schatzberg would later collaborate on another seventies gem, "Scarecrow", that is well worth checking out.
20 of 25 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Get This Movie!,
By tacks31 - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Panic in Needle Park (DVD)
This film is a classic that is long overdue on DVD. Al Pacino makes a stunning debut. This is an intense drama whose gritty and accurate reflection of drug addiction will not easily be forgotten. Pacino's portrayal so impressed Francis Ford Coppola that he cast the new actor in The Godfather.
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