Collection of useless information circuitous to the OPERATION: Poisson Rouge Adventure.
This 6 week installment of Cyn's Cinema, we will be exploring movies that have been filmed in the regions we will be visiting. Take some time off from your everyday life and watch a movie with scenes from Barcelona, Naples, Rome, Florence, Nice and Toulon.
Let us know if you've seen any of these movies and what your thoughts are.
| Title | Year | Genre | IMDb Rating | Staring |
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| The Transporter | 2002 | Action, Crime, Thriller | 6.6 | Jason Statham, Qi Shu |
| Synopsis: | Ex-Special Forces operator Frank Martin lives what seems to be a quiet life along the French Mediterranean, hiring himself out as a mercenary "transporter" who moves goods - human or otherwise - from one place to another. No questions asked. Frank's newest transport seems no different from the countless ones he's done in the past. He has been hired by an American known only as "Wall Street" (see Rule Two) to make a delivery, but when Frank stops along route, he notices his "package" is moving. Violating his own personal rules, Frank looks inside the bag, finding its contents to be a beautiful, gagged woman. Written by Anonymous | |||
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| Swordfish | 2001 | Action, Crime, Thriller | 6.3 | John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle |
| Synopsis: | A secretive renegade counter-terrorist co-opts the world's greatest hacker (who is trying to stay clean) to steal billions in US Government dirty money | |||
| Sightings: | Various locations in the USA as well as Monte Carlo, Monaco and Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France | |||
| Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | 1988 | Comedy, Crime | 7.1 | Steve Martin, Michael Caine |
| Synopsis: | Lawrence and Freddie are con-men; big-time and small time respectively. They unsuccessfully attempt to work together only to find that this town (on the French Mediterranean coast) aint big enough for the two of them. They agree to a "loser leaves" bet. The bet brings out the best/worse in the two. Interesting twist at the end. Synopsis written by Rob Hartill | |||
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| Thoughts: | Big winner - look at all those sights | |||
| Never Say Never Again | 1983 | Action, Adventure, Thriller | 6.0 | Sean Connery, Kim Basinger |
| Synopsis: | A SPECTRE agent has stolen two American nuclear warheads, and James Bond must find their targets before they are detonated. | |||
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| Thoughts: | Many of the James Bond movies are shot in Europe. | |||
| The Return of the Pink Panther | 1975 | Comedy, Crime | 6.9 | Peter Sellers, Christopher Plummer |
| Synopsis: | That famous jewel, The Pink Panther, has once again been stolen and Inspector Clouseau is called in to catch the thief. The Inspector is convinced that 'The Phantom' has returned and utilises all of his resources - himself and his oriental manservant - to reveal the true identity of 'The Phantom'. Synopsis written by Graeme Roy {gsr@cbmamiga.demon.co.uk} | |||
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| Day for Night | 1973 | Drama, Comedy | 8.0 | Jacqueline Bisset, Valentina Cortese |
| Synopsis: | A film company at work. Actors arrive and depart; liaisons develop. Julie, the beautiful but possibly unstable lead, is recovering from a breakdown, aided by an older physician, her new husband. Alphonse is insecure, he babbles. When his fiance exits with a stunt man, he threatens to quit. Julie must convince him to stay. Alexandre, a consummate pro on the set, runs back and forth to the airport hoping a certain young man will visit. Severine, no longer young, hits the bottle and covers blown lines with emotional outbursts. At the center is Ferrand, the writer director, who must make constant decisions, answer a stream of questions, and deliver the film on schedule. Synopsis written by {jhailey@hotmail.com} | |||
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Bond vs Panther! What a disaster that would be! Yes, we saw all the Bond's.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how many cruises it took to film all of those movies...
ReplyDeleteThe Transporter sounds like a good action flick. Swordfish was very good. I would enjoy the sightseeing in the Steve Martin and James Bond flicks. Original Pink Panther was the best. Day for Night looks interesting.
ReplyDeleteI'm ashamed to say that I have not seen any of these movies....guess I'm just not a "flick chick"...
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