Suicide Kings Ws DVD 1998 Region 1 US Import NTSC

Suicide Kings (Ws) [DVD] [1998] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

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ASIN/ISBN: B00005QAOZ

Customer Review
If you ask anyone on the street, or anyone you know if they have heard of this film, let alone seen it, the possiblilty of them saying yes is very slim, which is a real shame! The story kicks off straight away, and is entertaining throughout, Walken is at his best, as is Leary, who makes moaning seem like the funniest thing ever. The rest of the cast seem like the normal tv sitcom actors that donned our airwaves at the time of making, faces you recognise, but dont know the names. This Black Comedy tickles me every time i see it, and the script holds strong, the cast are great, the story is fantastic and the ending is just right for the film, not predictable, but not too obscure either. This is a film everyone can enjoy, regardless of age. I really do not have a bad word to say about this film, it should have more recognition. BUY THIS FILM, YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED.

5/5
Customer Review
Walkens great value as usual, Denis Leary also with a comedy routine running, "love the boots".
A great cast, great script, one question, "where is the region 2 dvd?
Customer Review
A strange film because it sounds really too simple and easy to kidnap a maffia king. Apart from that the rest is interesting. The strategy used by the kids is amateurish and silly. The maffia king gets information he should not get but the kids don't know how to monitor communication with such professional outlaws. And then the maffia king plays with them as if they were so many mice and they are mice. Of course the head of the adventure could not be a man. It was too complex in the details and the security of the plot was based on too many layers of distanciated information among the band of apprentice criminals for the brain to be male. So the maffia king manages to talk them into freeing him, though he has to put two million dollars on the table. But within days he cleans up the four real associates of the plot with four slugs, and a few more for suffering and pleasure, and he recuperates most of his money. A deeply immoral film but entertaining because extremely complex in the plotting itself. It rakes our minds and brains a little, which is a change in this humdrum society of ours. Christopher Walken is as good as usual on the criminal keyboard, even with only nine fingers.
Dr Jacques COULARDEAU
Customer Review
If it wasn't for Christopher Walken's superb performance in this film then the makers could well have found themselves with a real lemon on their hands.
OK so first the good points, as I say Walken's performance is brilliant, he dominates every scene he is in and perfectly shows that big action isn't required to give spellbinding acts. He's tied to a chair through most of this film and still manages to show his character's power and darkness to the full.
The actual storyline is also good and makes for a nice change to the normal order of things with in this case the weak characters kidnapping the powerful Mafia boss instead. The ending of the film also contains some nice twists and turns, and although you can see most of them coming a mile off, they still make for an interesting ending.
Some of the supporting cast are also well played, special mention to Walken's hitman played by Dennis Leary and also to Jonny Galecki as the geeky Ira.
Alas though there are some downsides to the film, the 4 preppy kidnappers are woefully played and one can only think they were cast for their looks rather than their acting ability. There is a scene towards the end of the film where they start to loose control of the situation which is so overplayed and hammed up its gets quite embarrassing. The romantic interludes, which I can only imagine were filmed to pad the film out are more soap opera in style than thriller which also diminishes the picture as a whole. I see that the film was also billed as a black comedy and although there are a couple of witty lines in the film it just isn't funny enough to be any sort of comedy.
All in all though an entertaining way to spend a couple of hours and there are certainly far worse films out there. Normally this would get 3 stars but Walken get the extra one for a superb routine.
Customer Review
This film is fantastic. Christopher Walken couldn't have chosen a better role for himself and plays it beautifully from begining to end. Each cast member plays his part well and the script keeps you guessing right until the end.
There are quite a few twists, but not enough to make it tedious.
I can't believe this film went straight to video given some of the garbage that makes it to the big screen. I also can't believe this is only available on region 1.
This film is a bargin and should be seen by anyone who is a fan of the genre.