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It's on as off now (8:39) on Bravo since I know I know a lot of people are here are fans. Pretty good so far, I can see why some many of you guys like it.
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A great movie.
My favorite scene is when he takes aprt the French SWAT team with nothing more than a pair of pistols.

Also Natalie Portman's acting debut, IIRC.
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Evil Sadistic Bastard wrote:A great movie.
My favorite scene is when he takes aprt the French SWAT team with nothing more than a pair of pistols.

Also Natalie Portman's acting debut, IIRC.
That was the NYC Swat team methinks.
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I writhe corrected.

And the best part was at the end. " For Marie(?) "
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Evil Sadistic Bastard wrote:I writhe corrected.

And the best part was at the end. " For Marie(?) "
What? It's Mathilda.
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Stormbringer wrote:It's on as off now (8:39) on Bravo since I know I know a lot of people are here are fans. Pretty good so far, I can see why some many of you guys like it.
I know. It's a great movie. It's not the God Father, but almost nothing is.
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A guy I know in the equipment room at school has the DVD...I'll have to borrow it.
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Dalton wrote:A guy I know in the equipment room at school has the DVD...I'll have to borrow it.
The international uncut version right?
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neoolong wrote:
Dalton wrote:A guy I know in the equipment room at school has the DVD...I'll have to borrow it.
The international uncut version right?
As far as I know, yes...I'll have to double-check, but the guy isn't really the type to buy the castrated edition DVDs.
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Evil Sadistic Bastard wrote:I writhe corrected.

And the best part was at the end. " For Marie(?) "
Writhe?!?! LMAO! :D Sorry, that one totally caught me off guard. :wink:

The movie totally kicks ASS, so I am sorry that I didn't get home in time to watch it tonight. Jean Reno is badass!!
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Leon is one of my favourite movies as well and Reno is my favourite French actor. Heh, Leon is one of those few French-made things that no one makes fun of. :)

Reno's Les Rivieres Pourpres (Crimson Rivers) is also a good thriller, although I guess not many people here have seen it.
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I watched the movie about 4-5 times on LD.

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Loved that movie, got it on DVD :)

Too bad he died at the end, but I heard they're making a sequel at the moment.
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Great movie, I possess the DVD, only gets better with age
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Yup. And the extra 20 minutes is nice.
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After having seeing it, I've got to see that movie. For thoose that know was that the cut or uncut version?
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CyberianKnight wrote:Loved that movie, got it on DVD :)

Too bad he died at the end, but I heard they're making a sequel at the moment.
A sequel??? Are they going to follow the life of ... damn, the character played by Portman?
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Larz wrote:
CyberianKnight wrote:Loved that movie, got it on DVD :)

Too bad he died at the end, but I heard they're making a sequel at the moment.
A sequel??? Are they going to follow the life of ... damn, the character played by Portman?
Mathilda.
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neoolong wrote:
Larz wrote:
CyberianKnight wrote:Loved that movie, got it on DVD :)

Too bad he died at the end, but I heard they're making a sequel at the moment.
A sequel??? Are they going to follow the life of ... damn, the character played by Portman?
Mathilda.
Thanks, thats why I kept thinking french... but I suppose that they're going to follow Mathildas life. Wonder if they'll call upon Portman to play that role again.
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Larz wrote:
neoolong wrote:
Larz wrote: A sequel??? Are they going to follow the life of ... damn, the character played by Portman?
Mathilda.
Thanks, thats why I kept thinking french... but I suppose that they're going to follow Mathildas life. Wonder if they'll call upon Portman to play that role again.
im afraid that movie is going to suck!
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yeah, if nothing more because the script will be written by modern day screenwriters, but the Mathilda character, IMO, isn't as complex or great as Leon was.
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I read an interview with Nat about a supposed sequel to Leon. She squashed the rumor...basically saying that if they are planning a sequel, no one has contacted her about it.
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Damaramu wrote:I read an interview with Nat about a supposed sequel to Leon. She squashed the rumor...basically saying that if they are planning a sequel, no one has contacted her about it.
And all is as it should be.

It should have no sequel. What would it cover? The librarian helping her out?
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I loved the Professional as well. I never understood, however, that part where she tells the clerk at the motel that she was Leon's lover.

That always confused me.

Leon was a total badass. Everytime I see that movie I get an urge to do situps and drink milk.

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Crom wrote:Leon was a total badass. Everytime I see that movie I get an urge to do situps and drink milk.
:) :lol: :)
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