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[The Panda]

Number 77

Heat (1995)

32 Points (13 Votes, Avg Score 51.2308)

 

"I say what I mean, and I do what I say."

 

Top 5 Placements: 1 Placement

Top 10 Placements: 1 Placement

Changes in Ranking Over Time: 2014 (Not Ranked), 2013 (89, +12), 2012 (Not Ranked)

Tomatometer: 86%

Box Office: 67.44m (131.73m Adjusted)

Most Notable Awards Recognition: Nominated for 2 Saturn Awards

IMDb Synopsis: Hunters and their prey--Neil and his professional criminal crew hunt to score big money targets (banks, vaults, armored cars) and are, in turn, hunted by Lt. Vincent Hanna and his team of cops in the Robbery/Homicide police division. A botched job puts Hanna onto their trail while they regroup and try to put together one last big 'retirement' score. Neil and Vincent are similar in many ways, including their troubled personal lives. At a crucial moment in his life, Neil disobeys the dictum taught to him long ago by his criminal mentor--'Never have anything in your life that you can't walk out on in thirty seconds flat, if you spot the heat coming around the corner'--as he falls in love. Thus the stage is set for the suspenseful ending....

Critic Opinion: "“Heat” isn’t merely a great crime film about men and women whose deeds are all they have at the ends of their days, or lives, despite their words’ argument to the contrary. Ominous, operatic, often emulated but never equaled, this is go-for-broke, GOAT-level filmmaking — not only upending expectations but exceeding them with unanticipated success in its elegant, exciting examination of existential and emotional entropy." - Nick Rogers

User Opinion: "Easily one of the best films ever made. None of the cast has been better since. And the robbery/shootout is in the pantheon of action scenes. And great score." - DAR

Personal Comment: Heat marks the 5th film on our countdown from the 90s and it also marks another movie that I haven't actually seen or even know much about for whatever reason (which makes it hard to talk about, as I don't have much perspective on its significance to make a comment on).  Given that this is a Michael Mann film starring both Pacino and De Niro, it is something that I feel I should be much more well-versed with than I am currently.  I will say though, while this movie does seem to have gotten a fair bit of love after its release, it doesn't seem like it made its impact when it was actually first released, but then again that's an off-hand and not very confident statement by me.

 

 

 

[RobinHood26]

HEATTTTTTTT

[baumer]

HEAT

 

 

[baumer]

Heat is definitely a film I have grown to appreciate much much much more over the years.

 

I also wrote a piece on it concerning the restaurant scene with DeNiro and Pacino as being the best restaurant scene of all time

 

 

The brilliance of this scene is the simplicity of it. It of course helps that it had two of film’s all time greats, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, meeting for the first time on screen together. The sequence is aided by Michael Mann directing most of the scene using a simple over the shoulder two-shot. It’s one of the techniques you learn in the first day of film school. And yet it works for a litany of reasons. It’s written with a beginning a middle and an end and it crescendos in the right spot. The acting by the smooth and suave De Niro is deliciously juxtaposed against Pacino’s slightly high strung, but very much perfectionist character. But ultimately it’s just two “regular guys” having a conversation over some coffee in a diner. And yet it’s riveting, tense, pulse-pounding and ultimately perfect.

[Daxtreme]

What the hell is Heat? 

 

Whelp, guess it's time to add one movie to my to-watch list

 

Also, I love Alien and Aliens both equally. Bring it on

[narniadis]

30 minutes ago, Telemachos said:

 

 

 

Hey! At least I have seen Alien Aliens and Alien 3 are on my netflix que along with a lot of other films that I am constantly adding to.

[narniadis]

YESSSSS - Heat is fantastic

[The Panda]

Number 76

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

32 Points (13 Votes, Avg Score 43.8462)

 

"I've got a lot of fond memories of that dog."

 

Top 10 Placements: 2 Top 10 Placements

Changes in Rankings Over Time: 2014 (77, +1), 2013 (86, +10), 2012 (78, +2)

Tomatometer: 88%

Box Office: 197.17m (423.99m Adjusted)

Most Notable Awards Recognition: Won 1 Oscar

IMDb Synopsis: Indiana Jones, famed adventurer and archaeologist acquires a diary that holds clues and a map with no names to find the mysterious Holy Grail- which was sent from his father, Dr. Henry Jones, in Italy. Upon hearing from a private collector, Walter Donavan, that the mission for the Holy Grail went astray with the disappearance of his father, Indiana Jones and museum curator Marcus Brody venture to Italy in search of Indy's father. However, upon retrieving Dr. Henry Jones in Nazi territory, the rescue mission turns into a race to find the Holy Grail before the Nazis do- who plan to use it for complete world domination for their super-race. With the diary as a vital key and the map with no names as a guide, Indiana Jones once again finds himself in another death defying adventure of pure excitement.

Critic Opinion: "The Temple of Doom saw the Indiana Jones series lurch off the rails a little, but all was restored with this third movie. The masterstroke here was the introduction of Sean Connery as Indy's crotchety dad, and the snappy by-play between him and Harrison Ford adds a wonderful new twist to the adventure. The quest this time is for the Holy Grail, no less, and finds Jones reunited with old chums, such as Marcus Brody (played by Denholm Elliott), and old enemies, namely the Nazis. As usual, the action is on an epic scale and delivered with breathless enthusiasm and much panache by director Steven Spielberg. There's also a neat sequence at the beginning with River Phoenix as the young Indy that sheds light on such things as our hero's fear of snakes and that scar on his chin." - John Ferguson

User Opinion: "The greatest third installment of a series everWritten December 28th, 1999Thanks to the Godfather and Rocky movies, sequels became a part of our vernacular in the 70's. If there was a sequel before these two franchises, I can't remember them. And since sequels have meant pretty much big bucks at the box office, many times they are pale imitations to the original. To name a few movie franchises that have now gone on to do at least three films, you have the Rocky's, Godfather, Halloween, Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, Aliens, Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, Jaws, Star Wars, Batman, Rambo, Superman, Scream, Child's Play, Psycho, Texas Chainsaw Massacre. These are just a few of the film franchises that have gone on to do at least three films. And I can guarantee you that no film series can boast that their third offering is almost as good as their first. It just doesn't happen. It is hard to duplicate the energy and originality of the first one that came out. But the Indy movies are different. First of all they are created by two of the best in the business and they star one of the greatest actors to ever live. And what you get when you have two creative genius behind the scenes is a series that tries so hard to please and a series that doesn't rehash the story that made the first one work. You get a story that furthers the trials and tribulations of the hero Indiana Jones, and you get a film that keeps giving you insights into his life. In the first, we meet Indiana Jones, the daring archeologist that risks life and limb to recover artifacts for his museum. You also meet Marion Ravenwood, a long lost love, Marcus Brody, his mentor and boss and Sola, one of best friends from Cairo and Belloq ( or according to Sola, Bellosh ). Temple of Doom takes us back in time and introduces us to Short Round. And finally we have Last Crusade. Here we meet Indiana Jones as a teenager. We are introduced to the folklore that is Indiana Jones. We see how his fear of snakes started, how he was introduced to his bullwhip and his fedora and even how he got that famous scar on his chin. And in the casting coup of the century, we meet his dad played by Sean Connery. We are also treated to some familiar faces as Brody and Sola return. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is the best second sequel ever made. This could have been the beginning to a series if we didn't already know about Raiders of the Lost Ark. It is that much fun and so filled with richness.The only complaint that I have about this film is what they did with Marcus Brody. In Raiders, he tells Indy that if he were five years younger he would have gone after the Ark himself. He was a warrior and one who probably went on many adventures in the style that Indy did. But in this one they forgot all about that adventurous side to him and instead they went for comic relief at his expense. Any true Indy fan will tell you that he should have been able to handle himself when he bumped into Sola. He should have been everything that Indy told Ilsa and Donovan that he was when they found out that Brody had the map. But aside from this small discrepency, the film is flawless and one of the most entertaining films ever made. And even though the talent involved here dictates that it should be perfect, keep in mind that making a sequel is never easy. You now have devoted fans that are going to judge you with every written word, every swing of the whip and every new character introduced. Last Crusade succeeds where most others fail and that is perhaps because the makers and star of this film ( Steven, George, Frank and Harrison ) care about Indiana Jones. They want him to be the same as he was in Raiders and Temple. I saw this film 12 times at the theatre when it came out. I was fortunate enough to know an usher at The London Mews back in 1989 and he let me stay for the second and third showing of the day ( and night ) free of charge. This was a time when movies were events, they were and still are larger than life to me. I get excited when I see a good one and I get anxious when a movie like this comes out. I sincerely hope they get around to making a fourth one because as excited as I was to see Star Wars Episode 1, that excitement will pale in comparison to when I am sitting in the theater one day and I am waiting to see the new Tom Hanks movie ( whatever that may be at the time ) and that John Williams music invades the speakers and tells me that there is a new Indy movie that is going to be released on Victoria Day Weekend ( here in Canada that is). I will count the days down until it comes out. The Indy movies are what movies are all about. They are a micorcosm of entertainment and as close to a religious experience, filmwise, as you can come. Raiders was a great beginning, Temple furthered the story wonderfully and Crusade summed it up beautifully. My life is richer because Indiana Jones is a part of it, and I know I am not the only one that feels that way." - baumer

Personal Comment: There are few things in this world that make me giddier and more excited than Indiana Jones, and so it's no surprise that I am ecstatic to reveal number 76 as the second best and near pitch perfect Indiana Jones movie.  Spielberg makes his return here with The Last Crusade and it's without a doubt not the last time we'll see Spielberg grace this list, or Harrison Ford for that matter.  This movie also marks 7th 80s film to make the list, putting the 1980s back on top as the decade with the most movies to make our countdown.  The Last Crusade is a prime example of a modern blockbuster, it has great action, wit, a charismatic lead, a charming tone, a great extension to the score of the original by the great Williams, and the mastermind of blockbusters behind the directors helm.  It's also nice to see the film rise in the rankings from every previous list.

 

 

 

[The Futurist]

Where are the VGs ?

 

 

 

[DAJK]

WHIPLASH!!!!!

[Dementeleus]

30 minutes ago, Daxtreme said:

What the hell is Heat? 

 

It's the movie that inspired TDK.  

 

(Michael Mann crime action/drama, showing a team of mastermind criminals at the top of their game, being taken on by a team of cops. De Niro leads the crooks, Pacino leads the police. About a billion other well-known actors fill out the cast, from

Val Kilmer and Ashley Judd to Jon Voight and Natalie Portman. It also has one of the best action shootouts ever put on film.)  

[narniadis]

Indy 3 is awesome can't count the times I have watched it since childhood.

[The Futurist]

2 minutes ago, Telemachos said:

 

It's the movie that inspired TDK.  

 

(Michael Mann crime action/drama, showing a team of mastermind criminals at the top of their game, being taken on by a team of cops. De Niro leads the crooks, Pacino leads the police. About a billion other well-known actors fill out the cast, from

Val Kilmer and Ashley Judd to Jon Voight and Natalie Portman. It also has one of the best action shootouts ever put on film.)  

 

That Ketchup bottle tho.

 

 

[grey ghost]

2 hours ago, Truckasaurus said:

T1 > T2.

 

Look at this edge lord, hipster.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[grey ghost]

1 hour ago, Baumer said:

 

It's one of the best characters ever created, imo.  And Paxton is one of my top five actors of all time.

 

This post makes me want to watch Weird Science and True Lies.

[Truckasaurus]

Heat and The Last Crusade 

[grey ghost]

6 minutes ago, narniadis said:

Indy 3 is awesome can't count the times I have watched it since childhood.

 

They should rewrite the bible to include the third act of Last Crusade.

 

It reasonates better than any Jesus movie I remember.

[Blankments]

Good on Whiplash showing up. It was on my list, and I'm happy my review was used for more than just Civil War haha

[Dark 33Legend of the Sith]

HEAT!!

 

It is my personal quintessential crime drama. Everyone at the top of their game. The MOOD of the film is perfect.

 

 

[The Stingray]

@ Aliens, Terminator and Heat (they were all in my top 50)