I thought I'd go for a list of the best ten. See if you agree with this:
10. High Sierra (1941) - Humphrey Bogart
9. London Boulevard (2010) - Colin Farrell
8. The Brink's Job (1978) - Peter Falk
7. The Getaway (1972) - Steve McQueen
6. The Blues Brothers (1980) - John Belushi
5. The Italian Job (1969) - Michael Caine
4. Carlito's Way (1993) - Al Pacino
3. Hudson Hawk (1991) - Bruce Willis
2. The Asphalt Jungle (1950) - Sterling Hayden
1. Rififi (1955) - Jean Servais
Honorable mentions to:
Le Cercle Rouge (1970) - Alain Delon
The Hot Rock (1972) - Robert Redford
The Outfit (1973) - Robert Duvall
Tough Guys (1986) - Burt Lancaster & Kirk Douglas
Rounders (1988) - Matt Damon
South Central (1992) - Glenn Plummer
Palmetto (1998) - The Yards (2000) - Mark Wahlberg
Reindeer Games (2000) - Ben Affleck
10th & Wolf (2006) - James Marsden
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) - Michael Douglas
Welcome to Collinwood (2002), which is a George Clooney remake of:
I Soliti Ignolti (1958). As usual, the original is the best, by a long way, and deserves a place in the top ten. Probably right after Rififi and Asphalt Jungle, the movies which inspired it in the first place.
I Soliti Ignolti (1958) |
Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
And just for heartfelt expression, there's Bird on a Wire (1990) - David Carradine.
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1 comment:
A unique way of analysing movies! I suppose an exit from prison as a start of a movie is popular because it is a metaphor for new life, and of course it provides a powerful backstory for the protagonist.
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