Total Recall: Thank Goodness For Hit Men
Summary
This week, Timothy Olyphant stars in Hitman, the tale of a skilled contract killer who finds himself in the midst of deadly political intrigue. Here at RT, we thought it would be a good time to explore the dark, disreputable cinematic world of the gun-for-hire. Back to Article
This week, Timothy Olyphant stars in Hitman, the tale of a skilled contract killer who finds himself in the midst of deadly political intrigue. Here at RT, we thought it would be a good time to explore the dark, disreputable cinematic world of the gun-for-hire. Back to Article
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ZiGyStRdUsT writes: on Nov 23 2007 11:27 PM le samurai (forgive my spelling), it the best hitman movie imo (Reply to this) |
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Ruckas356 writes: on Nov 24 2007 05:01 AM the professional was damn good. Gary oldman is a great and underapreciated actor. (Reply to this) |
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IMAmoose24 writes: on Nov 24 2007 08:06 AM How have I not heard of this Leon movie? It looks right up my ally. Checking it out as soon as possible. (Reply to this) |
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Jhcrow writes: on Nov 24 2007 01:46 PM What Is The Name Of Both Of The Songs (Reply to this) |
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cyber.bruce writes: on Nov 24 2007 03:46 PM ??? (Reply to this) |
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HONORANDOFFER writes: on Nov 24 2007 03:51 PM In reply to this comment (#1302312) First song is by Portishead and the second by Radiohead. Old trailer using newish music. (Reply to this) |
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Jhcrow writes: on Nov 24 2007 07:14 PM In reply to this comment (#1302535) Thanx (Reply to this) |
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osiris3657 writes: on Nov 24 2007 10:34 PM What about hitwomen? I'm thinking of The Bride from the Kill Bill movies. Or Josh Hartnett's character in Lucky Number Slevin, or Jason Bourne...yes, Jason Bourne should be considered among the best movie hitmen. (Reply to this) |
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bamb0o-stick writes: on Nov 25 2007 04:25 AM In reply to this comment (#1303668) Jason Bourne was more of a government trained soldier than a hit man/assassin. These other characters like Leon, Jules and Vince were more like independent hit men. People went to them to do a job with money on the table or they worked for a mob boss. As my own personal favorite, I guess any hit man/assassin played by Chow Yun Fat is awesome in my book. (Reply to this) |
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Oblivioncry writes: on Nov 25 2007 07:01 AM Gary Oldman is amazing as is everyone else in this movie. Leon is in my personal top10 for sure (Reply to this) |
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Oblivioncry writes: on Nov 25 2007 07:02 AM the scene in which portman tries to kill her self is the most amzing (Reply to this) |
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hevlarxis writes: on Nov 26 2007 09:20 PM She tries to kill herself in this one too? I just saw Heat. She must have a death wish. (Reply to this) |
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