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This is one of my favorite movies. The car chase scene in San Francisco was one the best early chase scenes,and still is. Great cop movie.
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I saw this film when it was released nearly forty years go. It holds up well after all that time. The cinematography is not to be believed, the plot has enough twists to keep you both guessing and intertained, Steve McQueen as the taciturn detective Frank Bullitt (he does a lot of acting with his baby blues) reminds us of what a fine actor we lost when he left this world far too soon, and the stunts are as good as they get.
Everybody talks about the famous car chase on the streets of San Francisco. On the other hand, there is another great chase that takes place on foot at the San Francisco airport. Don't forget how Detective Bullitt gets a free newspaper as well. According to the commentary included with the DVD, the medical personnel used in the hospital scenes were actual doctors and nurses so these scenes are completely realistic.
McQueen is joined by a very young Robert Duvall who plays a cabbie, Robert Vaughn as an ambitious politician and Jacqueline Bissett, Bullitt's lover, who has difficulty with his chosen profession, worrying that he is becoming too involved in the awfulness of the cesspool of crime that he deals with daily. (But, Sweetie, that's what police officer do.)
I certainly haven't seen all the cop movies ever made, but I cannot think of one that is any better than this one. Certainly a lot of television movies since "Bullitt" must owe a great deal to it. McQueen's Mustang chase scene is one for the ages.
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Bullitt is an intense and suspenseful crime drama that features the famous car chase through San Francisco.
Steve McQueen is memorable in the lead role, with excellent support from Don Gordon as his partner, Delgetti, and Robert Vaughn as the powerful 'good guy / bad guy'. Look also for Norman Fell in a smaller role as a hardened police captain and a younger Robert Duvall as a cab driver.
Most people remember Bullitt for its car chase sequence, for better or for worse. It's good fun with a number of known continuity errors (passing the green VW Beetle at least three times, as well as the white car (Pontiac?)) and that black Dodge Charger must have about eight hubcaps on it, I swear, since about four fall off and later they seem to be back on. (Or did cars have two sets of hubcaps as standard equipment back then?) ;-) In any case, it's a must-see for classic muscle car fans, and the best moments are the "you are there" moments filmed over the drivers' shoulders.
Beyond that, Bullitt's enduring charm is its heavy atmosphere, rather than its dialogue or character development. At times, it seems so real that it almost feels like a documentary. You are taken behind the scenes into the medical and police worlds of the late 1960's.
The plot has enough twists to keep you going. However, by today's standards, some of the scenes could've been left out. I realize that the film tries to show the main character as both a distant maverick as well as a human being, but a number of scenes and subplots could've been edited out in favor of a tighter plot. I mean, do we need to watch Bullitt in a restaurant or grocery shopping or in forced, flat dialogue with his lover? I felt that these moments detracted from the film, rather than adding to it.
The soundtrack works well for the era, as composed by Lalo Schifrin. The opening titles is one of my favorite movie themes. It's jazzy and it fits the film well.
My favorite part of the film is its opening sequence. The titles are blended in creatively with the plot, which begins immediately. That, with the already mentioned music, creates the most enduring impression with me.
Bullitt is not a perfect movie, and not quite the classic that some would make it to be, but it's definitely worth seeing and owning.
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Well, I read reviews online before I got this and they said that it was not much of an improvement, but I wanted to replace my DVD's with BD's, so I got it anyway.
There is an imrpovement, but it is from the HD technology and not because there are improvements. Obviously, the colors are more accurate, the sound better and there are some HD elements, but overall - it looks not much better than the DVD SE on an UP-CONVERT DVD player!
There is a lot of grain and some out of focus moments, but I guess that is how it is in movie making. THe sad part is, this is the restored version that was on the SE DVD which was prepared for HD as is the case with nearly all DVD's today, which is why DVD's look better now.
My gripe is that there is no surround sound. I expect surround sound and everything video to be in HD on every disc. In the furtue I am sure that wil be the case, but you can skip this one if you have the SE DVD as this offers nothing new except being on one disc. It IS an improvement, but not by much. If you have BD, I know you will get it anyway...
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This version looks much better than the original DVD. However, it shows it is an old movie and this has much more to do with the original equipment and filming techniques than with digital format. If you are a Steve McQueen fan as I am, do not hesitate. Buy it. If you're not, stick with the old standard or special edition versions.
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