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DVD - The Professionals [Blu-ray]
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This is a fun movie. Like most westerns, this is a film about honor. Ralph Bellamy assembles a group of "professionals" - actually a mix of rebels - to rescue his wife, Claudia Cardinale, from Jack Palance, a Mexican revolutionary. Lee Marvin gathers Burt Lancaster, Woody Strode, and Robert Ryan to do the job. The action of the movie consists of the professionals' suspicion about their task, their ambivalence toward the revolution and their former friends in the revolutionary movement, in dynamic tension with the fact they gave their word to complete the job. At one point Burt Lancaster says to Lee Marvin, "My word to Mr. Grant (Bellamy) isn't worth a thing." To which Marvin replies, "Yes, but you didn't give your word to him, you gave it to me." In the end it is honor and keeping your commitment to your friends that provides the central values to the characters.
The DVD version has restored the color that had faded from earlier VHS versions, although I had to turn up the brightness control to get the best picture. The digital sound is excellent.
Claudia Cardinale is the weakest member of the cast, but beautiful nevertheless. The best part of the movie is the dialogue between Lancaster and Marvin, which produces many memorable lines. Commenting on the Mexican revolution Lancaster says, "Maybe there is only one revolution - the good guys against the bad guys. The trouble is figuring out which are the good guys and which are the bad guys." In the final scene Bellamy calls Marvin a bastard. Marvin replies, "In my case an accident of birth. In your case you've worked at it." Great fun. Not as profound as The Searchers or The Wild Bunch but right up there for great entertainment and great acting chemistry.
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If you like adventure stories with well developed characters, then this is a great flick for you. I have seen this one probably 100 times since it was first released and I still love it. It is right up there with the Magnificent Seven, Tombstone, The Wild Bunch, and The Long Riders. The comradery of Lancaster and Marvin is subtle and satisfying. Woody does a better than average negro bounty hunter and Ryan is the guy you want to punch for being such a sissy through most of the damn film. Palance's speech about the Revolution is truly inspired and let's not forget C.C. who "never says no." There are enough witty lines, gun battles and chase scenes to satisfy even the most hardcore adventurer and last but not least, the final line from Lee Marvin to Mr. Grant. That alone is worth the cost of the film. So put on your old campaign hat and a bandana.... then sit back and enjoy
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One of my all time favorite westerns. Still a great action flick with some good humor tossed in. However, the color has faded on the most recent release of this film. It needs to be remastered. I would rate it higher except for the print quality.
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I thoroughly enjoyed viewing The Professionals on DVD, with one exception...during a seduction scene between Lancaster and Cardinale, a black band is artificially placed across Cardinale's chest so that the viewer cannot see her in her topless glory. Wait a second, didn't I buy this disc? Why is this film being censored in this fashion? Viewers should be notified of this travesty before deciding whether to purchase an otherwise worthwhile film.
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This movie has it ALL! Taut direction, beautiful cinematography, sweeping musical score, an incredably literate script with the catchiest lines ever spoken on the screen, and the best acting of the experianced casts' careers. From the opening scenes to the unexpected conclusion, this movie grips your attention all the way. Just when you think the action can't get any better, the plot turns on a dime and off you're off in a different direction at breakneck speed. I am a consumate movie buff and have seen thousands of films, but none with the powerful punch of this one. It is the only film I sat through twice in the theater. I couldn't believe the realism, rugged beauty, and magnetism of these veteran stars. This one can not be topped.
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