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02-27-2009, 07:41 AM
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Favorite Tough-guy/Crime Films
The crime film/tough-guy film genre may not be horror, but it is as similarly linked to the genre as the Spaghetti Western. These films often feature bleak situations, nihilistic behavior, shocking violence and (when we're really lucky) some really great gore.
My wriring partner have dipped our toes into these waters recently and the reaction has been quite positive (more news on that when it is prudent to divulge) and we will be making quite a few more of these films in the future. Not easily classified, these films vassilate between thriller, drama, caper and revenge flicks, but the tough-guy and crime element always shine through. Personally I'm quite fond of: The Getaway Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia Straw Dogs Mean Streets The Long Good Friday Resevior Dogs Eastern Promises A History of Violence Taken Death Wish Le Cercle Rouge Youth of the Beast The Wages of Fear The Killing Hard Boiled The Departed (I actually liked it better than Infernal Affairs) What are your favorites?
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02-27-2009, 07:55 AM
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i also really like Scorcerer (friedkin's wages of fear remake) Thief the amateur To Live and Die in LA
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02-27-2009, 08:01 AM
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Great film. Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, and a very young Pierce Brosnan
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02-27-2009, 08:19 AM
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Well, the classics for me- anything with Cagney, like White Heat
Treasure of Sierra Madre Dead End Goodfellas? Dog Day Afternoon
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02-27-2009, 08:32 AM
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I especially love Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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02-27-2009, 08:42 AM
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Ditto Pusher (danish movie) Oldboy The long kiss goodnight (Gina Davis got balls :D) Die Hard Last Boyscout
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02-27-2009, 08:55 AM
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I love The Las Boy Scout and Die Hard, but feel they fall too squarely into the huge, action/comedy vein and are a bit too over-the-top to be considered true "tough-guy" films
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02-27-2009, 08:59 AM
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I thought the suggestions just had to have serious tough guys in em. My bad. I'm sure i'll come up with more soon.
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