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Vanishing Point

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A bit disappointing…felt similar to the original Gone in 60 Seconds – but that had better action and story. Just shows what too much drugs can do to you!

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A cult classic. If your a fan of the movie, you can't go wrong. And on Blu-Ray too.

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Vanishing Point is a classic 1971 American action road movie directed by Richard C. Sarafian.

One of the most spectacular car chases in motion picture history! Barry Newman stars as Kowalski, the last American hero, who set out to prove that he can drive from Denver to San Francisco in just fifteen hours. Along the way, he meets an old prospector (Dean Jagger), a snake worshipper, a nude woman on a motorcycle, and a blind D.J. (Cleavon Little) who sees danger ahead in this super-charged, action-packed adventure.

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“I know Tarantino would love to take the credit for the popularity and new found interest in “Vanishing Point,” thanks to his repeated references to the movie in his underrated “Death Proof,” but that’s simply presumptuous, considering many people have been singing the praises of “Vanishing Point” for years and years. It’s been deemed as the best car movie ever made, and is considered a pure cult classic, way before Chin McGee mentioned it on celluloid, and that’s a fact. “Vanishing Point” is really nothing but a one hundred minute car chase across country, and I loved every minute of it. Why? Well, with films like these, you really don’t watch them for the compelling characters, the complex story, or the comedic one-liners. If you want shit like that, go somewhere else… “Vanishing Point” has heart, and it has a genuinely electric story that uses its simplicity to pull us into the eyes of Kowalski. What’s even more interesting is hat he’s not even a psychopath. He never runs anyone over, makes sure never to hurt the officers chasing after him, and even runs a hot rodder off a road and goes to check if the driver is okay. It’s rather fascinating how writer Infante can draw such a compelling and rather three dimensional character with little dialogue, and even less back story, but I was drawn into Kowalski’s mission from minute one, and I was rooting for him. “Vanishing Point” ends like every other rebel’s story, and in spite of it, Sarafian makes an excellent commentary on the time period where nihilism was a part of life.” cinema-crazed.com

“The Enzian’s being pretty blatant about the reason they booked this fantabulous muscle-car movie for one night: The last quarter of Grindhouse was little more than a love note to this flick’s towering excellence. The 1971 tale of Kowalski, a fistful of speed and a badass 1970 white Dodge Challenger making their way from Denver to San Francisco in 15 pulse-raising, cop-evading hours is not the most layered of moral fables, but it manages to be a hell of a lot more honest about the Woodstock generation’s re­ality than Easy Rider ever was. While legions of gearheads still worship at the altar of the super-cool, ultra-reticent Kowalski, we confess that it was the KOW radio DJ “Super Soul” (and that naked chick in the desert) that really made the movie for us. Them and, of course, the car.” orlandoweekly.com

Release date NZ
August 9th, 2013
Movie Format
Blu-ray Region
  • Region B
Aspect Ratio
  • 1.78 : 1
Language
English
Length (Minutes)
99
Supported Audio
  • DTS Digital Surround 5.1
Number of Discs
1
Country of Production
  • USA
Genres
Original Release Year
1971
Box Dimensions (mm)
135x171x14
UPC
9345228001448
Product ID
21513239

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