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Hitman (+ Digital Copy) [Blu-ray]
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| Part No: | B0012U9IPK |
| Manufacturer: | 20th Century Fox |
| MFG Part: | 2250299 |
| Customer Rating: | 4.0 / 5.0 |
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It's hard not to feel like one has entered a certain dimension of video-game logic while watching
Hitman, a lightly enjoyable action-suspense movie indeed based on a popular and bloody game about a mysterious hired gun with a bar-code tattoo on his bald head and a number (47) in lieu of a name. Living like a chaste monk while slipping past borders to kill his targets, 47 (Timothy Olyphant of
Deadwood) moves like a determined shark and speaks softly to his contact at the enigmatic "the Organization," which raises cast-off children to become well-paid assassins. Fruitlessly pursued by an Interpol cop (Dougray Scott) who can never get sovereign governments to cooperate, 47 has no trouble slipping in and out of countries to ply his trade. Until, that is, he's set up to take a fall in Russia by shooting a national leader who is promptly replaced by a lookalike double. Suddenly on the run, 47 has to retrace his steps and formulate a lethal plan for extricating himself from a trap. Caught in the chaos is the lovely Nika (Olga Kurylenko), forced into sex slavery by 47's new enemies and the one person who seems uniquely qualified to break through 47's many personal barriers. Directed by France's Xavier Gens,
Hitman features loads of bloody mayhem and unabashed moments of pulp absurdity, such as a scene in which 47 and three other Organization killers agree to fight one another respectfully, then proceed to pulverize each other with swords and fists. As fodder for gamers, however,
Hitman is packed with visuals and dramatic moments that seem so odd on the big screen until one realizes they are basically placemarkers for the video-game edition. --
Tom Keogh Beyond Hitman
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| Good mindless fun | 2010-03-03 | 4 / 5 |
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Sometimes it helps to go in with low expectations. My wife and I are huge fans of Timothy Olyphant from Deadwood so we decided to give Hitman a chance even with the bad reviews. While it won't win any awards at this year's "let's praise ourselves" meetings, it's actually a pretty decent watch for a rental. Timothy O is a good actor and pulls off the role well. If you played the Hitman game, you will see a few nods to it in the movie. The plot is decent - it's not terribly tight but it is watchable. His female costar is an attractive Russian chick and you see her nude a few times - that only helps this type of movie.
Even though there were reports of some of the violence being cut, it was still pretty bloody and the unrated edition includes even more fun! It holds up well over multiple viewings, which earns it 4 stars instead of 3. |
| Awesome movie | 2010-02-21 | 5 / 5 |
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| Awesome movie, I love it. Looks just like the game. Can't wait for part 2. |
| the best thing about this movie is Olga Kurylenko !! | 2010-02-19 | 3 / 5 |
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I won't even hide it. the action is so so. The main actor is meh. but Olga Kurylenko in HD = goddess.
thats the main reason I'm getting this. Also check out Ring Finger & Quantum of Solace if you are a fan of hers.
And at $12, I HAD TO get it from . |
| Surround Reference for Good Home Theater Demonstration | 2010-02-16 | 5 / 5 |
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The movie itself was ok, it was enjoyable, but if you have a serious home theater setup with 7.1 surround, the Blu-ray is amazing. The production on this thing does not get any better, you would be hard pressed to find another Blu-ray that you can use to demo your surround sound system. The DTS-MA soundtrack is phenomenal. The club scene shootout is incredible in both the audio and visual aspects. All Blu-ray releases should be this good as far as quality. I currently run a Pioneer Elite VSX-21TSX with Polk Monitor 70s in front and Polk CS2 center and polk surrounds and a Polk PSW125 Subwoofer and this movie is awesome.
If you are looking for MOVIES to showcase/use for reference you should definitely pick this up.
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| Just dont do it | 2010-01-25 | 2 / 5 |
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| This movie was ok to pass the time, but if you are looking for a good movie with a well laid out plot or a movie that has some depth do it, look somewhere else. |
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