The only problem with this film is.... - The Mechanic (1972) Discussion

[–] jetliner-theduke 15 years ago

SPOILERS !!!

Well...there is nothing left to go to...everyone is dead. Except Jill Ireland and "The Man" (The syndicate boss who always calls on Bronson)

As well ....back in the seventies it looks like all the cast, crew and production credits are at the start of the film

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[–] bigbadwolf666 15 years ago

they still couldve ended better and i am sure many would agree. It was such a slow moving film for it to out of a sudden end didnt make sense. it kept me wondering if i got a bad version or something.

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[–] pacwarbuff 15 years ago

they still couldve ended better and i am sure many would agree. It was such a slow moving film for it to out of a sudden end didnt make sense. it kept me wondering if i got a bad version or something.

I've never known a character study to have sound byte-style editing designed to appease the ADD crowd. But they really don't make character studies anymore...

As to The Mechanic's ending, the main character made his final "statement" with that finish...besides, Bronson himself wasn't a wordy kind of guy.

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[–] KcJamesElliott 14 years ago

The only problem with this film is the bad acting. I mean, i know it was made in the 70's, but jesus christ man.. The acting is horrendous!

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[–] tensaip 14 years ago

stick to the CGI people in your video games

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[–] SnoozeAlarm 13 years ago

>>> stick to the CGI people in your video games

stick to your cliched responses

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[–] Danimal_77 13 years ago

"The only problem with this film is the bad acting. I mean, i know it was made in the 70's, but jesus christ man.. The acting is horrendous!"

So, according to this kids logic, the older the movie it is, the worse the acting will be?" HAHAHAHA...

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[–] bad-intentions 15 years ago

The only part I had a problem with is when they are shooting at one of the motorcycle guys, he is running and when he reaches his motorcycle he takes five to ten seconds to put the helmet on. Safety first...

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[–] bigbadwolf666 15 years ago

thats the only problem? how bout them going against about 20 guys in a open shooting and coming out a life without a scratch?

this movie had many stuff like that. cant believe you only that was the only problem. lol.

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[–] bad-intentions 15 years ago

If you mean the scene in Naples, they shot only 3 guys, the rest were killed with explosive. Two professional hitmen against 3 mafia guys, it's not so unrealistic, and they surprised them with the explosive in the car.

Don't get me wrong I am not saying that everything else is realistic, I just mentioned the scene that was, in my opinion, totally unnecessary.

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[–] asgard-5 14 years ago

This movie is preposterous. A fast money-maker. Here we have Bronson he'll pull the older audience in, and here we have Jan-Michael Vincent, he'll pull in all the girls. We'll put them in nice houses, and locations like a club, a restaurant, a zoo, and patch together an action scene in Napoli.

All would be forgiven, except it's soooo boring to watch. Makes me think that the remake would be an improvement by default.

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[–] tensaip 14 years ago

All movies featuring people killing each other are preposterous.

The 1972 "older" audience did not give a rat's ass about Bronson. He was never a big star until he was over 40. He was a member of the Magnificent Seven, Dirty Dozen, and the Great Escape, but none of those films boosted his solo career.

The film is only boring to people who don't what the movie is really about. And what it is about is the philosophy of Existentialism. In the early 1970's the only "action" movies featured either Kung Fu fighters, Bikers, Cowboys, or James Bond.

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[–] jaddjamar 14 years ago

I disagree, perfect 70's movie with excellent action, character developement (something missing in most action movies today) and one of the best endings in history. I like Jason Statham, but he's got his work cut out for him.

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[–] asgard-5 14 years ago

Okay, that's just my opinion. I think I'm mostly repelled by the way the material was handeled, rather than by the subject matter itself. The scene with Bronson and his wife was the best thing about this movie. And who exactly were they up against anyway?

P.S. I brought the remake up just as an example, I don't intend it to be superior, but I won't be surpised if it will.

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[–] tensaip 14 years ago

"And who exactly were they up against anyway?"

Now THAT is a preposterous question.

If you mean the guidos who try to snuff Arthur and Steve in Italy, they were just local Mafia talent hired for the hit.

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[–] KcJamesElliott 13 years ago

I disagree, perfect 70's movie with excellent action, character developement (something missing in most action movies today) and one of the best endings in history. I like Jason Statham, but he's got his work cut out for him.

More like perfect example of how bad there casting directors must have been back then.

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