Comments on: The Best Assassin Movies https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-playlists-guide-to-assassins-in-the-movies-20110408/ Tue, 17 Nov 2020 16:01:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Stephen M https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-playlists-guide-to-assassins-in-the-movies-20110408/#comment-100437 Fri, 13 May 2016 14:46:57 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-playlists-guide-to-assassins-in-the-movies-119302/#comment-100437 I love that Fallen Angels, Grosse Point Blank, and The Killer are on here. They\’re all favorites.

I can\’t agree with the assessment of Road to Perdition, though. It looks great, and the seeds of greatness are there, but it just never goes beyond the surface level to become really morally complex. If it had been made in the seventies by someone like Scorsese or DePalma or Coppola, it would have been a disturbing, intimate masterpiece. Instead it just feels too slick.

]]> By: Christopher Bell https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-playlists-guide-to-assassins-in-the-movies-20110408/#comment-100438 Fri, 13 May 2016 14:46:57 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-playlists-guide-to-assassins-in-the-movies-119302/#comment-100438 Ugh, good call on that Ashes and Diamonds. Saw that about five years ago.

]]> By: simon https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-playlists-guide-to-assassins-in-the-movies-20110408/#comment-100439 Fri, 13 May 2016 14:46:57 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-playlists-guide-to-assassins-in-the-movies-119302/#comment-100439 No \”Killing of a Chinese Bookie\”?

]]> By: Mr. Arkadin from The Assassination Bureau https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-playlists-guide-to-assassins-in-the-movies-20110408/#comment-100440 Fri, 13 May 2016 14:46:57 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-playlists-guide-to-assassins-in-the-movies-119302/#comment-100440 Essentially there are tons of great assassination/hitman-themed films (in all kinds of genres). Many of them more worthwhile of a description or mentioning than the lackluster \”The Matador\” (from \”[b]A[/b]shes and Diamonds\” to \”[b]Z[/b]ero Woman: Red Handcuffs\”). But one unknown jewel in particular should be pointed out:

\”The Age of Assassins\” (aka Epoch of Murder Madness) by the brilliant and to western audiences unfortunately underrepresented Okamoto (mostly famed for \”Samurai Assassin\”, \”Sword of Doom\” & \”Kill!\”, but actually possesses a very impressive body of work, that is just waiting to be rediscovered). It\’s a satirical tour de force on the japanese pulp /noir / action cinema wave. Style-wise it\’s on par with Suzuki\’s \”Branded to Kill\” (both 1967 btw), but manages to take an even crazier route. It\’s the total blow your mind masterpiece package (King Nakadai and the hole shabang). It doesn\’t have an official english friendly release (yet), but it\’s out there…

also… the likes of Lee Marvin (Prime Cut), Richard Conte (NY Confidential), James Coburn (Hard Contract), Gian Maria Volonté (Bullet for the General) or Anthony Dawson (Deadlock) would easily make the pussy-hitmans in this list (~1995 on up) shit their panties…

]]> By: Juniper https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-playlists-guide-to-assassins-in-the-movies-20110408/#comment-100441 Fri, 13 May 2016 14:46:57 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-playlists-guide-to-assassins-in-the-movies-119302/#comment-100441 Fulltime killer and Bittersweet life.

]]> By: Higgs Boson https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-playlists-guide-to-assassins-in-the-movies-20110408/#comment-100442 Fri, 13 May 2016 14:46:57 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-playlists-guide-to-assassins-in-the-movies-119302/#comment-100442 No Country for Old Men should be here … Bardem is truly compelling as a hit man.

]]> By: Helgi https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-playlists-guide-to-assassins-in-the-movies-20110408/#comment-100443 Fri, 13 May 2016 14:46:57 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-playlists-guide-to-assassins-in-the-movies-119302/#comment-100443 Judging from your list MUNICH takes the cake. A pretty good list.

]]> By: Edward Davis https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-playlists-guide-to-assassins-in-the-movies-20110408/#comment-100444 Fri, 13 May 2016 14:46:57 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-playlists-guide-to-assassins-in-the-movies-119302/#comment-100444 Maybe i need re-see Confessions again, but the first time I saw it I thought it was really mediocre.

]]> By: Alejandro Then https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-playlists-guide-to-assassins-in-the-movies-20110408/#comment-100445 Fri, 13 May 2016 14:46:57 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-playlists-guide-to-assassins-in-the-movies-119302/#comment-100445 This is great stuff you guys.
More than a few here that I\’ve never heard of!

..Thanks.

(hope it\’s especially helpful to my own assassin –
hitman movie.)

]]> By: rotch https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-playlists-guide-to-assassins-in-the-movies-20110408/#comment-100446 Fri, 13 May 2016 14:46:57 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-playlists-guide-to-assassins-in-the-movies-119302/#comment-100446 nice to see Confessions of a Dangerous Mind get some well earned love!

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