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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792171348
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792171349
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 16, 2001
Running Time: 93 minutes
Sales Rank: 4410
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: July 24, 1974
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This controversial, 1974 drama exploits urban paranoia and presents vigilantism as cathartic release. But it is also a captivating, Everyman-ish story of a New Yorker who goes through a sea change after crime depletes his family, and who runs afoul of the law while taking it into his own hands. Charles Bronson stars as the vengeance-seeking urban warrior who goes on a punk-killing spree after his wife and daughter are attacked by intruders. Director Michael Winner (The Wicked Lady) shamelessly builds upon audience identification with Bronson's rage, but he also makes an interesting story out of the latter's tug-of-war with disapproving police. It's an unpleasant film all around, but not nearly as bad as its horrifying, numerous sequels. Watch for a very young Jeff Goldblum--in this, his second movie--as one of the assailants of Bronson's loved ones. --Tom Keogh
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Rating:  -
Can't deny that "Death Wish" is a cultural icon, but blast me if i don't know why. Maybe it's not that it responded to the high crime rates of the mid 70s in an effective way, but that the crime rates were high in the 70s because society was going thru such a stupid period that movies like "Death Wish" became box office successes. Bad acting, cliched writing, slow pacing, mindless story. i dont feel like writing about it anymore. it doesn't merit more thought.
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I will get To the point i have been to the middle (god forbid ) East , Far East (not bad ,fine babes ) Europe not bad ,and the Good Ole U.S.A. where i served Uncle Sam as an enlisted and Officer for over 21 yrs. Small Towns 48,000 now are are out of control !! i was born and bred in the Northeast and for about 2 yrs. a southern state ,the South is now worse than the North...i have even with 5 different diseases,work with many different folks in law enforcement ,do we need Paul Kersey ... Read More
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[...] I guess nobody told him that you are supposed to let the system handle criminals and hand out punishments. This movie is about a man who sees his wife and daughter victimized by street thugs. His wife is killed and his daughter is mentally damaged by the event. The police don't seem to provide any assistance so he takes the law into his own hands. Eventually the police catch on to his secret operations against street criminals, but they don't arrest him, they simply advise him to move away. ... Read More
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Deathj wish DVD
When we first meet Paul Kersey, he is in all respects a gentle man. A successful architect who is happily married (Joanna, Hope Lange) and a proud father of his beloved daughter, he is carefully positioned as a law-abiding citizen. To repeat, a gentle man. Over time, after his wife and daughter are brutally attacked by thugs who escape punishment, Kersey commits himself to ridding the city of such creatures. In fact, he seeks them out in the most likely areas (e.g. public ... Read More
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To be sure, "Death Wish" is dated; many of its more sheltered detractors accuse it of being an exaggerated portrayal of NYC crime in the '70s. These criticisms are as precious as they are confused. While it's certainly a sensationalist and exploitive film, the crimes featured in it were quite commonplace, as were their depicted frequency.
While always capable, Charles Bronson was never a terribly nuanced actor. His straightforward, understated performance here is as powerful as it is reserved, ... Read More
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