 "Brilliant!." | 2008-09-19 |
| - Reviewed By smockey_421 |
Steve McQueen (The Great Escape) stars as detective Frank Bullitt, a man assigned to protect Pete Ross who is due in court in a few days. But Ross is killed and now Bullitt has to track down the murderer and unravel the case, A local politician (Robery Vaughn) acts as the token bureaucrat standing in the way of getting things done. Bullitt is a slick and exciting typical crime drama with great visuals and has perhaps one of the best car chase scenes of all time, the most famous car chase scene in cinematic history with great direction to match. The film was shot in San Fransisco and uses alot of great locations and the acting from the cast was top notch especially from McQueen who is second to none as the intelligent and sophisticated detective Frank Bullitt and this performance by the talented actor brings the plot to life with exquisite timing, he was definitely one of the coolest actors ever. The story is not that complicated but is rather effective as a gritty cop thriller from the 60's. Peter Yates directs the set pieces superbly, from the great car chase (often imitated but never bettered) to the Airport showdown with McQueen his coolest best. Jacqueline Bisset also plays Bullitts girlfriend who is caught between her love for him and hatred of his job. Now over 35 years old, Bullitt still remains to be a classic. The film is restored in widescreen and with renewed picture clarity and has a good selection of extras to make this one an awesome addition to your collection especially if you're a Steve McQueen fan.
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 "only one steve mcqueen" | 2008-09-10 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3R250WH0XGZ6M |
| Product quality was good. Story line a bit thin with predictable antagonists. Seem to remember a very weak and unsatisfying ending. The car chase may have been hot in its day, but it seems really ordinary by today's standards. You have to love Steve McQueen though. He even looks good in dorky pajamas. |
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| "The Legend Lives On" | 2008-08-06 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2VDL1W00E2V92 |
| The best car chase in all movie history! They don't make movies like this anymore. |
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| "Excellent!!!" | 2008-07-21 |
| - Reviewed By norulak |
| One of the greatest of the hard-boiled police detectives with perhaps the greatest car chase scenes in movie history. |
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| "Car chase, but not much else." | 2008-07-18 |
| - Reviewed By xterminalx |
Bullitt (Peter Yates, 1968)
Forty years after its release, Bullitt is remembered as having the best car chase in film history, running almost ten minutes and setting the stage for many of the car chases (and parodies, such as the wonderful remote-control car chase in The Dead Pool) that have followed it in action movies. Much of the reason the car chase is so well remembered, it seems to me, is that much of the rest of the movie is instantly forgettable; plot holes large enough to drive a Mustang through, some characters who should have been left out of the script altogether, a meandering storyline that tries its hardest not to go anywhere, the whole nine yards. But man, what a car chase.
The story: a mob informant is shot while Frank Bullitt (Steve McQueen) is supposed to be guarding him. Bullitt wants revenge. In order to get it, he needs to make sure the guy stays alive, because slimy elected official Chalmers (Robert Vaughn) will jump on Bullitt with cement shoes if the guy dies. That's pretty much all you need to know about the plot, which is paper-thin (and yet still manages to have holes). There's a completely useless subplot with Bullitt's girlfriend that seems to exist only to give Jacqueline Bisset screen time. Which is worth noting if you're a Bisset fan.
This is very much a turn-your-brain-off-and-enjoy it action flick. McQueen glowers, Vaughn oozes a trail of nastiness, and a cadre of Hollywood's sixties and seventies best (including Robert Duvall, Norman Fell, Simon Oakland, Vic Tayback, and many, many others) play up. It's empty calories, with little character development and less attention paid to the plot. But hey, it's an action movie. You want cerebral? Look elsewhere. ***
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| "Better than Ever!" | 2008-07-18 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2BPMUG7SMAEJK |
| Well,for a Movie thats 40 years old ,this Blu-Ray edition is Incredible ..if you own the Original and now your into Blu-ray ,this is A MUST HAVE ...Steve McQueen Looks Awesome ...and That Car Chase ...Phil Dantoni your the Best. |
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| "Bullit" | 2008-06-11 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2OMV3NTF7K4DP |
| Got it for my man, he loved it. He's watched it twice already and he's only had it for a week. |
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| "Faster than a Speeding Bullet" | 2008-06-09 |
| - Reviewed By cl8ckw8rk8range |
Fete of Death
"Bullitt," one of the best crime thrillers ever filmed, also has one of the best--if not the best--car chase scenes ever shot. Cineastes refer to it simply as "The Chase." No other words required. Who can forget the immortal breathtaking dual between the killers' black-on-black Dodge Charger and Lt. Frank Bullitt's 1968 Mustang GT 390 as they roar up and down the steep hills of San Francisco? McQueen's Highland Green Mustang literally flies over the hills and, let's face it, puts the Charger to shame.
Not only that, "Bullitt" is a taut cop thriller well directed by Peter Yates with a fascinating police procedural script and a pulsing, jazzy score by Lalo Schifrin.
And don't forget the King of Cool himself Steve McQueen. I would go out on a limb and say "Bullitt" is his best movie. Certainly, it has his best role. Too, Robert Vaughn's performance as a smarmy and slick district attorney is dead on.
Like McQueen's stripped-down, hopped-up Mustang GT 390, the lean, mean "Bullitt" hits on all eight cylinders. |
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| "Bullitt: Where the Car Chase was Created!" | 2008-05-01 |
| - Reviewed By User: A399ILM7CRZ2K2 |
| Bullitt, is a movie that was released in 68, its a detective story, where Det. Frank Bullitt is looking for the murderers of a witness. Although the movie has its good moments of sleuthing and grittiness what makes this movie is its 7 min. car chase. What makes this car chase the ultimate car chase is that Steve McQueen is the actual driver of the 1968 Mustang from start of the chase to end of it. All through out the chase the cars are driving at actual speeds through San Francisco, unlike many movies since even today where they simply speed the film up to give the illusion of driving fast. Again this is a solid detective movie but what sells this movie is that chase!! |
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| "movie" | 2008-04-28 |
| - Reviewed By User: AE9LKENEJLL79 |
| I forgot this movie....it is real tame compared to todays special effects....it's good to see Steve again though |
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