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Dry Cleaner Hit

posted 17 years ago by mastrmeb
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The scene with the Dry Cleaners building with the vehicles' exhaust pipes covering up the gunshots is one of the most memorable assasination scenes I can think of. I rank it alongside the toll assasination scene in The Godfather. The way no actual hit or criminal act can be seen, how the camera is only in the streets, and the shots afterwards are genius.
They don't make 'em like they used to.

[–] mdonln 9 years ago

mastrmeb says > They don't make 'em like they used to.

They sure don't! I feel today's movies tend to be too blatant; leaving little or nothing to the imagination. I like movies that are consistent in the point of view. Some filmmakers seem to try so hard to avoid picking a side, their movies end up muddled and watered down with no message, no theme, no story, and no point. I liked the straightforward way in which this movie was made.

Woman, man! That's the way it should be Tarzan. [Tarzan and his mate]