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the ultimate vigilante film
Meet Paul Kersey,(Charles Bronson)mild mannered architect and
liberal.Kersey Believes that the criminals are merely a product of
being underprivileged and deserve some slack.spoiler
ahead***However,Kersey's views change one day,when his wife is brutally
murdered and his daughter is raped by three thugs.his daughter has been
so traumatized,she...
Publié le Sep 24 2007 par falcon
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Missed Concept
Death Wish was a great book that challenged people to think about crime and vengeance, and put vigilantism under a powerful microscope. At times, you are on Paul's side, especially at first, when you've experienced with him the horror and violence that befell his family. We walk through the utter darkness of his mind, as he decides to do the unthinkable, and become a...
Publié le Janv. 21 2003 par Grady Mephisto
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the ultimate vigilante film, Sep 24 2007
Meet Paul Kersey,(Charles Bronson)mild mannered architect and
liberal.Kersey Believes that the criminals are merely a product of
being underprivileged and deserve some slack.spoiler
ahead***However,Kersey's views change one day,when his wife is brutally
murdered and his daughter is raped by three thugs.his daughter has been
so traumatized,she is nearly catatonic.Kersey then decides to fight
back against the criminals.he becomes a one man wrecking crew,killing
muggers rapists and others.as a result of his efforts,street crime
dramatically decreases,and people begin to feel more safe.naturally the
police dept can't have that,a vigilante going around blowing away the
human waste,lower crime rate or not.never mind the fact that the police
have been completely ineffective in curbing crime.in fact,their efforts
have actually resulted in crime increasing.this movie illustrates the
helplessness the average woman/man feels in the face of crime.it also
shows the ineffectiveness of the legal system.,"Death
Wish" was very controversial when it came out in 1974,due to its
graphic violence and language.i still actually find it hard to watch in
some scenes.i wouldn't call it an entertaining film,but it was
definitely an important film,the way it brought home the reality of
crime and its effects.based on its importance as a film,i'd have to
give it 5/5
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Your Typical Evening On A Saturday!, Jui 30 2004
GREAT ACTING BY CHARLES BROSNAN! ENJOYABLE TO WATCH. REALLY GREAT CINEMATIC PIECE!
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carbolic acid, Mai 25 2004
This is the original in the Death Wish series,and its still the best.Paul Kersey(Bronson)is devastated after his wife and daughter are raped and killed,he goes on a killing rampage of revenge.As he dispatches each thug with his own brand of justice,we cheer their deaths from Kersey`s trusty 32 caliber revolver.This film is a favorite of vigilante justice supporters.
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CONTROVERSY IS GOOD., Avril 25 2004
I don't remember too many films from the 1970's the earned an entire OP/ED page in the N.Y. Times, but this urban classic did. Controversy proved to be good box office and Bronson became a superstar as Paul Kersey. DEATH WISH is a taunt thriller that sparked more than one water cooler discussion in 1974. Michael Winner worked this one into a poster child for street justice and inspired more than a few real life imitators (the ad campaign boasted: "Paul Kersey is going to kill 3 muggers tonight: One for his murdered wife, one for his raped daughter and one for you!"). What was more unfortunate is that DEATH WISH became a parody of itself with 4 awful sequels. Forgot the rest, cheer for Bronson here everytime he caps a bad guy.
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get this one, Fév 19 2004
Par Un client
Death Wish is a winner. Add this to your DVD library today.
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Brings new meaning to the words,"necessary force.", Fév 19 2004
I love seeing works of both fiction and non fiction where the content is presented in as blunt a form as possible, and I think this is the case with Death Wish. Although some may accuse this film's makers of exploiting peoples' fear of criminals I think that the director was simply trying to be realistic, this way the viewer can get an idea of what it is like to be a victim of violent crime, be it yourself or a family member. Also, I'm sure that there are things happening in real life that are far worse that what has been shown in this film, but that's a different issue. This is why the rape scene, brutal as it may have been, was a necessity to set this film apart as a realistic action/vigilante film.Another interesting thing about Death Wish is that the protagonist does not seem like a person who would be an vigilante, he's a middle aged man who is, dare I say, gentle. But when rape and murder hit his family he does not know what to do, especially when the police do not seem able to help at all. And so after receiving a pistol from a newly made cowboy type friend in the Southwest he begins to walk the streets awaiting the latest mugger attack so that he can properly undertake the capping of their behinds. This is one of the unique features of the first Death Wish compared to its sequels, Paul Kersey does not know who he is hunting, and so he simply caps whosoever should try to mug him. But in the sequels he knows exactly who he is searching for. I also liked the action in this movie. It seemed to me that what Paul Kersey lacked in physical finesse he made up for in marksmanship. I particularly liked the scene where the two men follow him into the tunnel from the café and he has to fend off two men with knives at close range with a pistol. Even the slightest wrong move on the part of Kersey would have meant his doom. Death Wish is a film of relief for those who have completely lost their patience with crime waves. It doesn't show muggers and rapists as victims of society, but as people who are able to exist freely in it. The film is correct in showing that so many of these criminals can do whatever they want and walk freely; statistically, only one out of every sixteen rapists will ever spend a day in jail. But it does fail statistically, as more sexual assaults are perpetrated on young women by people they know rather than by strangers, but that too is another issue.
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Bronson's most famous movie role., Fév 1 2004
Although Charles Bronson has appeared in a fistful of genuine classic movies (The Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven, Once Upon A Time in the West, and The Dirty Dozen) it is this urban crime/revenge thriller that is most often associated with him. Paul Kersey is a New York based 'bleeding heart liberal' architect that has his life destroyed when a trio of thugs (one played by future star Jeff Goldblum) assault his wife and daughter. His wife dies and his daughter slowly sinks into a catatonic state. Kersey's rage grows and, after acquiring a pistol during a business trip to Arizona, he begins killing muggers while wading through the crime choked streets of New York. Director Michael Winner handles the material in as blunt a fashion as possible, presenting Kersey as a heroic Everyman doing what anyone would want to do under similar circumstances. Yet it is all salvaged by a wonderfully nuanced performance by Charles Bronson. At the time of its release, critics complained that the blue collar looking actor was terribly miscast as an upper class white collar victim turned victimizer. Yet the actor handles it well, by the film's end he has become the character and was thus permanantly type cast in the public's mind as the vigilante that cleaned up New York (although he would not play the actual role again until a series of lurid sequels made almost ten years later). While Death Wish is an essential for Charles Bronson fans (I cannot think of one who wouldn't want to have a copy), the actual subject matter was better handled in the Clint Eastwood thriller Dirty Harry (1971) and its 1973 vigilante themed sequel, Magnum Force.
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classic, Janv. 30 2004
What can I say about this excellent film? It's a classic. This is the best Death Wish, although I also enjoyed it each time Bronson returned as Paul Kersey, and should be viewed by all. There's just something about Bronson in this role that makes for compelling viewing. Excellent direction and soundtrack. Even after all these years, Death Wish still remains a powerful film.
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first Death Wish, Déc 28 2003
I have heard that "Death Wish" is a western set in contemperary New York City. It is not. It is very rooted in urban gang war fare and it's victoms. Charles Bronson plays an everyman (well, that may be streaching it bit) who's wife is killed and daughter is raped. He then completely loses it and starts a vigilante war through the allys and subways aginst punks and thugs all over NYC. I noticed that there is not a specific bad guy, and I think there was a reason for that. Crime is not localized, it is a real social problem. This is certainly the best of the "Death Wish" series. The other movies were silly and way too Dirty Harryish; this one seems almost plausable. Charles Bronson really shot to stardom in this movie, as the guy anyone wants to be.
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"The Vigilante Killer", Déc 14 2003
I recently saw "Death Wish" this year and instantly became one of my favorite films. The ageless Charles Bronson potrays a New York everyman whose wife and daughter are brutally attacked by scumbag intruders. The result has his wife dead and his daughter so distraught she has to be instutionized. Bronson's social mannerisms has turned into inner rage. He is given a handgun by an employee in Arizona and roams the scummy streets of NY. Bronson goes on a murder spree against muggers who try to piss him off. The police nickname the murderer the "vigilante killer." I like the realism of Bronson's character. He's not a psychotic killer, just an ordinary man that's pissed off at the world. He feels remorse at first (throwing up after his first killing) but can't stop from killing people. The cops soon catch up to him but not after several slayings. Bronson gives a excellent performance who's like "dirty harry" ina way. I haven't seen the endless sequels, but i heard there not so good.
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