Sunday, May 17, 2009

Italian



The Italian Job (1969) is a movie that I saw more than once without using the FF button (and that is pretty rare). It was the E-type crushing scene that got me totally confused. And Michael Caine is of course a great actor.

Some critic wrote;
The Italian Job is one of the best-loved British classics ever made. Most people in my home country of Britain have seen the film many times (most of those times spent drinking tea and speaking like the queen, of course), but there's more than enough for audiences from other countries to like about this delightful thriller as well. As you almost certainly already know, The Italian Job stars Michael Caine as the criminal at the centre of the job, dubbed 'The Italian Job' (would you believe). Caine is iconic in this film; his voice and mannerisms are often imitated, and it is this film that is probably most responsible for that. The plot follows Charlie Croker (Caine), a freshly released crook that, with a tip off from a deceased friend, decides to steal £4 million from Italy. However, it's not an easy job and there are many risks involved, so the job must be astutely planned and flawlessly executed for it to work right - and it is there that the film really takes off.

Somewhere in the movie the Brits get their fancy cars smashed by the mob and they are all keeping this stiff upper lip. When there is a top-10, this one must be in it.

"this car belongs to the Pakistani ambassador" is a golden quote.

Sorry, this is a very big file. But also a great movie. I will post later.

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