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Kip Raines (Giovanni Ribisi) is a cocky young car thief working with a crew to steal 50 cars for a very bad man whose nickname is "The Carpenter." Being young and cocky, Kip messes up, so it's up to his big brother, Randall "Memphis" Raines (Nicolas Cage), to come out of car thief retirement and save him. With a cast that includes Robert Duvall, Angelina Jolie, Delroy Lindo, Cage, and Ribisi, it would be easy to say this story wastes all their talents--which it does, but that's not the point. This is a Jerry Bruckheimer film. A good story and complex characters would only get in the way of the action scenes and slow the movie down. No,Gone in 60 Seconds (based on the cult 1974 film of the same name) is not about the stars as much as it's about cars. Fast cars. Rare cars. Wrecked cars. All cars. Too bad director Dominic Sena (Kalifornia) doesn't come across as more of a gearhead; he seems less interested in fast cars than fast cuts. But is this movie fun? Absolutely, and it's funbecause it's so stupid. With pointless car chases and hackneyed dialogue in one of the most predictable plots of the year,Gone in 60 Seconds is a comic film that'snot quite a parody of itself, but darn close.--Andy Spletzer
"More" Gone In Sixty Seconds! In the VHS era, the "extended cut" was generally reserved for Jim Cameron films like "Aliens" and "T2: Judgment Day". They gave movie fans a chance to see elaborate sequences that were often cut due to the overly-long running times of the features. With the introduction of DVD, major studios are cashing in by putting together extended cuts of major blockbusters by throwing in some missing scenes. In some cases, the "unrated" cut is the version that the director intended to be seen but due to the MPAA giving it an "NC-17" rating, the studio is forced to hold off until home video in order to show it in its uncut form. Lately though, "Unrated" is just a new word thrown out to make the new version seem like it's too extreme to be shown in theatres, when it's actually just the same version with scenes included that weren't given a rating by the MPAA.
There is no guiltier pleasure than the Jerry Bruckheimer summer blockbuster. It's where music video directors go to cut their teeth in the movie industry and Oscar winners go to get their payday. 2000's remake of "Gone In 60 Seconds" with Bruckheimer staples Nicolas Cage and Will Patton is the ultimate celebration of all things one should associate with Bruckheimer. It's a big, loud car chase film filled with outrageous stunts, phoned-in performances, cliche characters, bad racial stereotypes, and a whole lot of noise.
"60 Seconds" stars Nicolas Cage as retired car theif, Memphis Raines, who is forced back into the game when a cheesy mobster type (with perhaps the most annoying accent in cinema history) threatens to kill his younger brother if he doesn't steal 50 cars in one night. Along for the ride is Delroy Lindo's veteran police officer who is still stewing over the missed opportunity of arresting Raines in his "heyday". There's plenty of great actors standing around including Robert Duvall, Angelina Jolie, and the afore-mentioned Patton. There's also hardly a racial sterotype that the movie doesn't throw in. You've got the Asian girl who can't drive, the Mexican car-jackers protecting their turf, and T.J. Cross as the "token black guy" who knows he's the token black guy and won't shut up about it. Still despite it all, I'd be lying if I said this movie isn't watchable.
This extended version is released as the "director's cut" so one can assume director Dominic Sena put his stamp of approval on this one. You might think that with a luxury like this, he would have included a few more character moments but in fact, the strongest such moment in the theatrical cut, a sequence with Nicolas Cage and Giovani Risbi has actually been removed and replaced with an alternate scene that is far less powerful. For its "nine minutes of added footage", there are a few subtle differences but nothing worth writing home about. As for its "Unrated" tag, if this cut were submitted to the MPAA, it would more than likely receive the same PG-13 rating as the theatrical version. If you already own this movie on DVD, it's not really worth the upgrade.
Car Chase Galore
A lot of people say that the 1974 version of this movie was better, filled with more action&had raw feel about it. True. But I wasn't growing up then, hence the cars, the actors&the scenes were not from my generation&so I like the new one.
Besides the above the "Elenor" Car chase scene was 40 minutes in the original&only 20-odd minutes in this one which is a good thing because today's fickle audience will not sit through 40 minutes run-around leave alone anything else.
Nicolas Cage did a pretty convincing job as "Memphis" a car thief who does it for the thrill&because allegedly the cars beg to be stolen¬ for gain or glory. Nobel eh! Modern day Robin Hood.
The lovely Angelina Jolie had a miniscule role in this movie -more eye candy than anything else-&did not actually contribute but she's still lovely isn't she?
I was told by a friend that I am not a "real chase movie watchers" well, thank God is what I say. If I led such a monotonous life I would surely die. Besides that's what PS2 is for - harebrained car chases that can last longer than 8 to 10 hours.
Verdict: Overall I think the movie struck a decent balance between remaking a classic&living in the moment. A good movie to watch over&over again-ish.
Rating: 4 stars for a creditable performance&being as true as possible to the original without loosing any integrity. Grand Theft Auto Taken To The Extreme... When I first heard about this movie I wasn't sure if I would want to see it. I mean a movie that basically sounds like a storyline right out of the "Grand Theft Auto" video game series doesn't sound like a promising film. So, I didn't go to see it in theaters, even though I saw that it was doing solid numbers at the box office and had good reviews from people going to see it, though the critics thought this movie was garbage, everyday society thought it was a great caper movie.
"Gone In 60 Seconds" is an incredibly fast-paced thrill ride that will leave you breathless. The movie begins with Kip Raines (Giovanni Ribisi) attempting to boost 50 cars before a deadline that is four days away. One of the cars he boosts from a dealership causes him to be chased by police and he inadvertently leads the police directly to the warehouse where numerous other cars out of the 50 are being stashed. Needless to say, the police cease the cars and Kip is now in a life or death predicament that he cannot escape. Enter Kip's older brother, Randall "Memphis" Raines (Nic Cage), Memphis is a legend of car-boosting who after numerous run-in's with the police walked away from his life of crime and seemingly all of his family and friends without looking back. Now Memphis must return to save his brother by boosting 50 cars in what is left of the original timetable established for his brother, which leaves Memphis 3 days to assemble a team and boost the cars before his brother dies.
A surprisingly good storyline and script, with excellent actors chosen to flesh out the parts, "Gone In 60 Seconds" rises above the mediocrity it should have been destined for. Most movies of this type would have had a hip, young cast that were essentially newcomers to acting and it would have been average, but thanks to super-movie producer Jerry Bruckheimer (producer of "The Rock" and "Armageddon"), the movie gets the A-list casting treatment with the likes of Nic Cage, Angelina Jolie (looking sexy even in dreadlocks), Giovanni Ribisi, and Robert Duvall. If you are a fan of films like "The Fast and The Furious" or even the lackluster sequel "2 Fast 2 Furious", or even the original "Gone In 60 Seconds" that this film is based on, then you shouldn't miss this extremely entertaining movie. By the way, this review is for the "Gone In 60 Seconds: Director's Cut", though I have to admit that I hadn't watched the theatrical version in some time so I'm not sure what was changed in the film, but I recommend getting the director's cut for any film just so you get the movie as it was originally intended to be.
"Gone In 60 Seconds: The Director's Cut" is unrated, and contains violence, language, and minor sexuality.
