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zingy
College Boy Z
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Payback
PaybackQuote: Payback is a 1999 American crime thriller directed by Brian Helgeland and starring Mel Gibson. The film shares the same source material as the 1967 noir-classic Point Blank, directed by John Boorman and starring Lee Marvin; both are based on the book The Hunter, written by Donald E. Westlake under the pseudonym of Richard Stark.
The film was Helgeland's directorial debut after a career as a screenwriter. Helgeland in 2006 issued a director's cut greatly different from the version released by the studio. Not quite as good as I had hoped for. Below average for Mel Gibson, in my opinion. C+
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Levy
Golfaholic
Joined: Wed Jan 05, 2005 2:06 pm Posts: 16054
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Haven't seen it in a love time. Only remember that I fell in love with Maria Bello. And I liked the edge of it (B-)
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Algren
now we know
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:31 pm Posts: 67043
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Payback - A+
Fucking awesome film! The way Porter is, is amazing, i'd love to be like that!!!!
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Riggs
We had our time together
Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:36 am Posts: 13270 Location: Vienna
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Love Mel Gibson here. Awesome Movie. A
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are-why-a-en
MISSING IN ACTION
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 7:42 pm Posts: 4292 Location: The Beautiful Islands of San Diego
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The film is pretty clever, and Mel Gibson is amazing. Sort of really violent, and I didnt really enjoy the film was shot. A little slow at times, its a okay film, but a fun film all at the same time.
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Dr. Lecter
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Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 4:28 pm Posts: 92093 Location: Bonn, Germany
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Not nearly as much action here as I hoped for, but Mel Gibson's cynical and edgy performance as well as the glorious violence in this one make up for it. The ending was well-made and I enjoyed it as well as Lucy Liu's over-the-top character. Overall, this movie is best described as simply "cool". The dark humor worked well for me as well.
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Riggs
We had our time together
Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:36 am Posts: 13270 Location: Vienna
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Re: Payback
Anyone already seen the Director's Cut?
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STEVE ROGERS
The Greatest Avenger EVER
Joined: Fri Oct 29, 2004 4:02 am Posts: 18501
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Re:
Algren wrote: Payback - A+
Fucking awesome film! The way Porter is, is amazing, i'd love to be like that!!!! Me to, except for having my little piggies reduced to be nothing but roast beef like his were..
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Grill
Forum General
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Re: Payback
Riggs wrote: Anyone already seen the Director's Cut? bump, just bought this one, didn't like it as much as the original...guess I am glad the first director got fired but now I am stuck with his director's cut.
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Riggs
We had our time together
Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:36 am Posts: 13270 Location: Vienna
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Re: Payback
I actually thought it was pretty damn great too. Couldn't decide which version I liked more though.
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STEVE ROGERS
The Greatest Avenger EVER
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Re: Payback
Riggs wrote: I actually thought it was pretty damn great too. Couldn't decide which version I liked more though. How different were the 2???
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Grill
Forum General
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Re: Payback
Riggs wrote: I actually thought it was pretty damn great too. Couldn't decide which version I liked more though. For me, since I saw the other one first, I wanted to see all the action on film...as this one was more arty I guess, leaving more up to the imagination. and to green....here are some of the differences from wiki..... from wiki........... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payback_(film) here are the big differences...... >>>>> this was a big one > as this person was only a lady's voice on the phone > Removal of scenes with Kristofferson's character and the torture scene >>>>> just kindof leaves it hanging after a shootout but then Gibson does a mind remembering thing on his life > An alternate ending Edit wiki link for movie differences > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payback_(film) > SORRY NOT SURE WHY IT ISN'T COMING OUT CORRECTLY, JUST SEARCH FOR IT ON WIKI.
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STEVE ROGERS
The Greatest Avenger EVER
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Re: Payback
Grill wrote: Riggs wrote: I actually thought it was pretty damn great too. Couldn't decide which version I liked more though. For me, since I saw the other one first, I wanted to see all the action on film...as this one was more arty I guess, leaving more up to the imagination. and to green....here are some of the differences from wiki..... from wiki........... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payback_(film) here are the big differences...... >>>>> this was a big one > as this person was only a lady's voice on the phone > Removal of scenes with Kristofferson's character and the torture scene >>>>> just kindof leaves it hanging after a shootout but then Gibson does a mind remembering thing on his life > An alternate ending I read it and don't care for that version.. Glad they stuck with the one they had..
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Riggs
We had our time together
Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:36 am Posts: 13270 Location: Vienna
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Re: Payback
I thought the darker ending worked really well.
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