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Absolutely Brutal Bronson Actioner
Charles Bronson passed away recently, and to remember him I decided to view once again one of his most bizarre films, "The Evil That Men Do." Returning to this film at least ten years after I last watched it was quite the trip down memory lane, back to the invigorating 1980s when low budget films like this played on cable every night. Some of the best B-movie action flicks in that era starred Bronson, who worked closely with companies like Cannon in order to bring us numerous sequels in his "Death Wish" franchise, the gruesome "10 to Midnight," and the immensely unentertaining "Assassination." Of course, Bronson was much more than a string of cheesy actioners in the 1980s; he also appeared in some of the best known films of all time, like "The Dirty Dozen," "Once Upon a Time in the West," and "Chino." Bronson's death at the age of eighty-one means we will never see a new Charles Bronson film, but at least we have plenty of great films to remember him by. I will miss him.

"The Evil That Men Do" may not be one of Bronson's best roles, but it certainly ranks as one of his seediest. In this sleazy production, Bronson plays a retired assassin named Holland living out his days on the Cayman Islands. Life looks good until an old friend arrives on the island looking to lure Holland back into business again. This friend, Hector Lomelin (played by Jose Ferrer) brings with him a mountain of videotaped testimony in which an endless string of people relate personal accounts of the most repulsive tortures inflicted upon them and their families. One name repeatedly appears in these accounts: The Doctor, specifically Dr. Clement Molloch, a demented physician who dedicates his life to instructing petty despots in desolate Central American countries about the intricacies of mental and physical torture. In fact, the movie begins with a lengthy scene of the doctor's work, as he teaches a group of military officials in Surinam how to put out the lights on those pesky political opponents who always complain about such irritating things as elections, civil rights, and due process of law. Holland eventually agrees to exterminate the doctor in the name of human decency; he even refuses to accept a fee for hunting down this aberrant creature.

Holland heads to Central America to track down Molloch, but in order to allay any suspicions from the doctor and his gang of bodyguards, he brings along Rhiana Hildalgo (Theresa Saldana) and her daughter to pose as his wife and child. Hildalgo's husband died at the hands of Clement Molloch, so she ostensibly wants to see his memory avenged. Holland and his "family" meet up with Max Ortiz, a guy who hates despotic regimes and their reliance on Molloch as a political weapon. With Ortiz supplying the information on the doctor's whereabouts, Holland starts knocking off the hired help. He kills one of the bodyguards by flinging a knife into his throat, hangs another one with a fire hose, shotguns a couple of baddies, and kidnaps Molloch's seamy sister in order to lure the doctor into the line of fire. Along the way, Holland runs into problems with Paul Briggs, a U.S. embassy official who kowtows to Molloch and his goons. In a film loaded with atrocity piled on atrocity, the ending is nauseating to watch, as Molloch gets his comeuppance at the hands of a group of peasants who remember him only too well.

"The Evil That Men Do" is one sick puppy of a movie. It's difficult to picture Bronson starring in such a tacky movie, but nearly all of Bronson's efforts in the 1980s depicted him as a vengeful entity mowing down the bad guys in increasingly sadistic ways. This film is no different, except that nearly every character (even the supposed good guys) leaves a bad taste in your mouth. To make matters worse, the script is so full of holes that you could sail a fleet of battleships through it. How could Molloch's bodyguard think Holland was anything but trouble after spotting him glaring at Molloch during that sporting event? And what was up with the weird recognition between Cannell and Holland in the village café? Maybe I slipped into a coma while watching the movie, but I don't remember any background about these two characters knowing each other from some other place and time. I also never grasped the reasons why Holland decided to accept the mission after some initial reluctance. He watched several of Lomelin's tapes without batting an eye, and adamantly refuses to assassinate the doctor. Then suddenly he decides to lend a hand. Why? I don't know because it's never explained clearly. It's problems like these that handicap "The Evil That Men Do."

The DVD version does contain the uncut version of the film, or at least it appears so. The first segment is really a doozy, and it sets the tone for the monstrous activities to follow. Unfortunately, the only extras on the disc are three trailers: one for this film, one for "The Replacement Killers," and one for "The Big Hit." At least the picture quality is quite good for such an old, low budget film. Maybe watching this slightly above average Bronson film isn't the best way to pay homage to the man, but it is a good representation of the movies Chuck churned out in the 1980s. After you work your way through the "Death Wish" films, you will need to see "The Evil That Men Do" in order to attain the rank of a Bronson completist.

........Lives On And Ooooooooooon!
Bronson's back, kids! This time his sights are set on a sadistic doctor of torture(as opposed to unsadistic doctors of torture) in South America. Bronson's an ex-hitman who's comes out of retirement(naturally) to take out an evil brute known as "The Doctor." Scared yet? You will be when you see Bronson and his "wife" try to pass themselves off as swingers to one of The Doctor's goons. Bronson may be old, but he kicks some butt in this one(as usual) and kills anyone who gets in his way. This is what entertainment is about.

what do i remember about THE EVIL THAT MEN DO?
i am trying not to remember much of this disgusting actioner with bronson looking somber and wooden as an agent or a hitman lured out of retirement and tracking down a sadistic doctor in south america. i remember the gruesome opening sequence of torture where some guy is tied up and having his, um, i am thinking of an anatomically G rated term---lower portions getting shock treatment (his back toward the camera but still...gross)? ugh. i also remember bronson living on an island saying hi to a fish named quasimodo. i also know of bronson beating up a tall indian in a bar and doing something to his, um, lower portion. i also remember theresa saldana sadly wasted here. i also recall the film's ugly bloody climax ... i do know all this sick violent stuff is in THE EVIL THAT MEN DO. you are better off seeing earlier charles bronson material ...

What some foreigners think of us
One of the classic lines is when this big ugly Indian nuzzles up
to Bronson's wife and looks straight at Bronson and says "what you looking at you American ****" , this movie was made during the Reagan administration's moves in Central America but certainly many other foreigners think the same way now during the war on terrorism....

From a bronson Fan - Good Bronson Flick!
I just saw this movie for the first time and it was great. Bronson is hardcore in it. I espiecially enjoyed the wife-swapping/murder scene. (You just have to see it for yourself.) It is defenately a great flick for so late in his career.
OK, so overall, not as good as the best- Death Wish 3, but it was defenately good. Check it out A LOT OF ACTION!!! ... Read more

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what happened to law and order was a crime
This action picture directed by Armand Mastroianni has a reactionary message, which caters to the right to bear arms lobby. During the escape from a bank holdup Joe Dallesandro loses his accomplice robber brother, and Leigh McCloskey, as a bystander, his pregant wife. However in these days of slippery lawyers and even slippier laws, Dallesandro gets off, since the stockinged mask the bandits wore does not allow for a postive witness identification. Since Dallesandro holds McCloskey to blame for the death of his brother, via enabling him to become a police target, and McCloskey blames Dallesandro for the death of his wife, the stage is set for the titular battle. Mastroianni has little of quality to work with here, with a screenplay that is the standard of "They grow up so fast. One day I left home and she was in diapers, and when I came home she was in her wedding dress", and concerning newspaper gossip "If somebody writes it, somebody reads it". However he does manage to slip in a few nice touches, like the repeated use of the America song - campingly played on a jukebox in a climactic shootout, Dallesandro stubbing out his cigarette in food to show how tough he is, a montage of quick cuts of "No" testimony from the witnesses in the trial, and the opposing parties allow for parallels and cross-cutting. He also alludes to the western in his staging of some scenes - a bar has swinging doors and screens a John Wayne title on TV - and there is an aerial view of the two men approaching each other before the face-off. Although the only actor who gives a reasonable performance is Richard Rust as the put upon County Sheriff, Dallesandro provides the hunk appeal. Still a handsome man all these years after his legendary nude appearances for Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey, he's certainly the sexier of the two men in their matching tight jeans. Dallesandro's gay epithet to McCloskey at the trial gets the required response, even if McCloskey appears to lack the imagination for it, and Mastroianni's tongue is in full cheek when he has Dallesandro buy a child an ice cream cone. ... Read more

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Martin Scorsese's 1980 Raging Bull has been identified in recent years as one of America's greatest films, and understandably so. Robert De Niro won a richly deserved Academy Award for portraying fighter Jake La Motta, an extremely difficult New York boxer who has to contend with his own temper and jealousy, as well as the Mob and the boxing establishment. Joe Pesci is very good as La Motta's long-suffering brother, and Cathy Moriarty made a strong screen debut as the brawler's glamorous wife. The highly contrasted black-and- white film has a richness, texture, and even sensuality about it that, together with Scorsese's amazing editing (with his Oscar-winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker) and De Niro's focused, tragic performance, is unforgettable. The DVD release has optional full-screen and widescreen presentations, plus closed captioning, Dolby sound, theatrical trailer, and optional French and Spanish soundtracks and English, French, and Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh ... Read more

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All The Rage
Director Martin Scorsese has a filmography filled with movies that are, unflinchingly realistic, sometimes not for the timid, and always an excercise in craftsmanship. These qualities are no more apparent, than in 1980's Raging Bull. As the film celebrates a milestone and beyond...it deserves to be reissued on DVD as a special edition.

The film tells the true story of middleweight boxer Jake La Motta, played with incredible intensity by Oscar winner Robert De Niro. As La Motta rises through the ranks to earn his first shot at the middleweight title, he falls in love with Vickie (Cathy Moriarty), a true "gal" from his Bronx neighborhood. Jake's inability to express his feelings pours out in the ring and eventually takes over his life and in his dealings with his brother, Joey (Joe Pesci). Irrational, consuming jealousy over Vickie, as well as an insatiable appetite, sends him into a downward spiral that costs him his title, his wife, and his relationship with Joey.

De Niro delivers one of the screen's most unforgettable performances. La Motta's smolder and and anger are played to perfection. De Niro plays it very unsympathetically, yet its graphic depiction is impossible not to see through to the end Pesci and Moriarty are just as intense as go toe toe with De Niro Scorsese and cinematographer Michael Chapman shot the film with a style that makes the boxing scenes overflow with a boundless energy and adds immediacy to the endless arguments that boil over whenever Jake is outside the ring. The use of black and white ends up, only enhancing the movie, was a masterstroke.

The current (and hard to find) DVD has very little bonus material on it. The theatrical trailer and MGM's hallmark, known as the "8 page booklet", with production notes and trivia, is all there is.

At the risk of repeating myself, Raging Bull--a masterpiece of the cinema--deserves the special edition treatment. Meanwhile, the current disc gets **** and a 1/2 stars

what a show
We all know Robert DeNiro was magnificent in the role of Jake LaMotta but he's not the only remarkable aspect of this movie. Cathy Moriarity, played Vicky LaMotta and she's something to see. What a shame this talented young actress's career never took off. Joe Pesci, in his first movie role plays LaMotta's brother and manager and he probably should've taken home an Oscar for supporting actor.

Raging Bull is part Greek tragedy and part Othello. Jake in this movie wants so much, finally gets it and blows it. His jealousy and paranoia drives his brother, the one person who knows and loves him best, out of his life and turns his marriage into a tragedy. The higher the boxer rises (interestingly enough the most beautiful scenes in the movie take place in the ring) the lower the man goes. The movie ends with LaMotta retired, fat, divorced and finally figuring out in his own mind what went wrong. The movie also features one of the most memoriable trailers ever made. You'll never listen to Cavaleira Rusticana again without thinking of Robert De Niro. This was one of the great movies of the 80s.

American pigs and their bad movies
Me being from france, I thought a film titled "raging bull" would be about a bull that was very angry, but instead it's about a stupid boxer named jake somethings. If they were to have a good actor play the boxer, they should at leest had Vin Diesel, or some person strong like a body buiilder. i waS ALSO expecting to see some other races than white, they diddn't have blacks or jews, i think the person who made it is a racist bigot. also there wasn't no nude chicks who jumped around the ring between rounds, like in Europe. in the end i think they sould ban the film because it is racist and un-entertaining.

ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE
Robert De Niro is SPECTACULAR in this amazing 80's classic about boxer Jake La Motta. I really don't think I should discuss this film any further, all I can say is that if you haven't seen it yet, then you absolutely must see it now, and if you've seen it already, well, see it again and relish in the brilliance of the entire thing. From the perfectly profane and in your face script to the excellent supporting performances from Cathy Moriarty and ESPECIALLY Joe Pesci, this film is a masterpiece of a character study.

The ending scenes are some of the best you will ever see, and Robert De Niro gives us all some of the truest,most wrenching, and unbelievably powerful acting-EVER. This is a masterful drama that can be watched over and over again and still punch you in the gut.And this is the film which solidifies(at least for me) that Bobby D here is one of the greatest actors of all time.A wrenching,intense, powerful picture-and one of my favorite films of all time.

Robert De Niro Is The Boss
Robert De Niro is an actor of absolutely unquestionable and indescribable strength and power.There is no acting in this film.Robert De Niro is purely and simply Jake La Motta; famous 1940's boxer with uncontrollable rage and bouts of jealousy that eventually cost him the care and respect of his loved ones.Robert De Niro put on about 50 pounds towards the end of the film; you probably already know that.What you will not know, and simply MUST expeirience is the sheer power of De Niro's intense, yet realistic, ultimately stomach churningly wrenching performance.My title is a little inaccurate.De Niro, isn't the boss, he's the God, at least in this film.

Pesci is stunningly effective as De Niro's brother, and 18 year old Cathy Moriarty marks a very impressive debut as the sultry Vickie.The script is perfect and every bit as profane and vulgar and in your face as it needs to be.

True, this film tends to lose it's compellingness as a drama during the film's tiny dry spots.But it's a wondrous character study, one of the best of all time; and the mastery of De Niro's performance is earth-shattering. ... Read more

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Oliver Grunner's best!!
Made in 1990, this was the era when low budget Martial Arts movies were excellently produced. Oliver Grunner plays Jaques Fontaine a French student who comes to the US as an exchange student. He boards in a household with an innocent family who continue to be harrassed by a gang of hoodlums. Grunner shows of his Kickboxing style in this martial arts extravaganza. Good Plot with dynamic fight sequences..one of director Eric Karson's best movies.

THAT MOVIE WAS GOOD IT SHOWS YA ABOUT THE BARRIO
I THINK IT WAS A GOOD MOVIE BECAUSE IT SHOWS YOU WHAT GOES ON AIN A MEXICAN GANG AND WHAT HAPPENS TO PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES SO I GIVE THIS MOVIE A GOOD REVIEW ID BUY IT ON DVD AND I HAVE.

the best worst movie
If you are looking for a big Hollywoood production with special effects and great acting this movie is not for you.I have to admit,the movie is pretty bad,but like I tell my friends"it's the best worst movie you'll ever see"(for certain reasons I can't go into detail).Put it this way,if you are kinda picky with your movies,don't buy it.But if you got $20 to blow by all means get this movie.After all,I think a mere $20 is worth paying for a few good laughs:-)

worst movie
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Great Movie Dramatization of a Great Actress"Sophia Loren"!!
This movie is a great life story of the renowned actress"Sophia Loren" who actually plays herself in adulthood and the struggles,trials and tribulations her family had to face during and after WW2 in Italy.It's a must see film!! ... Read more

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Thrill Seekers is GREAT!
This is a great movie. From the first time I watched it, I had to see it again and again so whenever it is on TV (which is unfortunately only two or three times a year), I just have to catch it. Thrill Seekers has a lot of action, suspence, and science fiction too which keeps you on the edge of your seat for the whole movie.
Thanks Amazon.com,
A loyale customer

caspers best since starship troopers
how good is this film-i caught it on tv and was held captive from start to finish. not only does casper look great he gives a fantastic performance great different story and pretty good effects for a low budget movie-take a chance buy it i guarentee you won't be disappointed

Thrill Seekers
I have to admit the first time I watched this was because Catherine Bell is in it (she's one of my favorite actresses). But while watching it, I got hooked. I like the story,and the characters. The idea of being able to go back in time, and the consequences of changing future events is really interesting. I think that is the second thing that attracted me to the movie. I don't know what else I can say other than this is a great movie. I love everything about it!!

Where the present and the future collide
I had never heard of "Thrill Seekers" before I came across it in DVD rentals and the description caught my interest. I rented it and was not disappointed. From the very beginning, this movie is a non-stop ride of suspense and action with an interesting cast of characters brought together by a single deviation in the past caused by a negligent time traveler. That one event sets off a chain of events that threaten to drastically change the future -- and those who know what is happening will stop at nothing to prevent that from happening. Will those in the present be able to use their knowledge to change the future or will those in the future be able to prevent any further deviations? You'll just have to see for yourself...!

Thrill Seekers
I was thrill to see the WWF wasn't apart of this movie. Lots of action from start to end.I mean the story was just plan awesome. If you love Science fiction movies this movie is a must have.One of Casper Van Dien better movies.this movie is sorta like timecop,like you mess things up then you have to travel back to the past to fix thing,this movie rocks.FIVE STARS BABY! ... Read more

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NYC was one SCARY place back in the day!
It's a shame that this movie is so relatively unknown and barely seen on TV anymore. Anyone who is a fan of gritty, urban flicks set in NYC in the '70s and early '80s ("Death Wish," "Taxi Driver," "Gloria," "Fort Apache, the Bronx," etc.) should definitely check out 1979's "Defiance," starring Jan Michael Vincent as Tom Gamble, a merchant seaman who is forced to reside in Manhattan's Lower East Side until he can find employment on another ship. As it turns out, the Lower East Side (or "L.E.S." as it has come to be known over the years by its actual residents) is run by a vicious street gang known as the Savage Souls, and it isn't long before Gamble and the Souls are at odds with each other, culminating in a brutal (and very realistically-staged) fight between Gamble and the gang's leader in the hallways and stairways of a housing project .
As a Puerto Rican who has lived in Manhattan all of his life, I'll be the first to admit that there are hints of prejudice throughtout the movie: Like other vigilante films of the same era ("Death Wish," "Fighting Back," "Vigilante,"), the protagonist is a white man who is going to "clean up the streets" by taking on out-of-control minorities who have become too much of a problem for the the police to handle (in this case, it is the Souls, a mostly Puerto Rican gang led by the not-so-Puerto Rican actor Rudy Ramos). Some Puerto Ricans may be offended by the fact that some of the Souls even have the Puerto Rican flag displayed on the backs of their jackets, as well as a scene where a Jewish grocery store clerk (played by Art Carney) tells Tom how the neighborhood used to be great before "everything changed" (an indirect way of blaming the neighborhood's social problems on the influx of Puerto Ricans who have moved in).
Nevertheless, I cannot help but get swept up in nostalgia when I see "Defiance:" as dilapidated and crime-ridden as New York City's Latino neighborhoods may have been back in 1979 (and mind you, "Defiance" presents an exaggerated view of this), their imagery will always be a part of my childhood, and therefore I will always have a soft spot in my heart for a movie like this, despite the racial overtones. At the same time, I have always liked urban vigilante movies, and the sight of seeing pissed-off white men battling black and/or Latino thugs is something that, for better or for worse, goes with the territory.

Fantastic
Of course, this movie is supposed to be an action. But the movie boasts more then just fighting. The story behind th action is what supportsthe entire movie. There are many parts where there is fighting, yet you keep your mind focused on the actual thought of the movie and what itis about. Personally, I thought the movie would have done better asa drama, rather than an action, and that is it's ONLY fault. ... Read more

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The happy hysteria--or total insanity--that was Beatlemania isbrilliantly evoked in this charming, entertaining 1978 movie from directorRobert Zemeckis (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump) and executiveproducer Steven Spielberg. It's February 1964. The Fab Four are making theirfirst trip to America, and four Jersey girls (plus a couple of reluctant boys)are determined to get face to face with them--at their hotel, at their historicappearance on Ed Sullivan's TV show, or otherwise. They do so with varyingdegrees of success, and in ways that are amusing and clever, as are thedepictions of the Beatles themselves (the real Fabs appear only in archivalfootage; in the film, their stand-ins are seen only from the back, from thewaist down, and so on). Best of all, the soundtrack is filled with actual Beatlemusic. This one's an unexpected treat. --Sam Graham ... Read more

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Captures Beatlemania perfectly!
Two words about this movie: totally hilarious! I caught this flick on MuchMoreMusic (the VH-1 of Canada) on Saturday night. First I only saw the last third of the movie. I watched it, not completely grasping the plot, but yet I enjoyed it a lot. Then they played a repeat a couple hours later and I watched the whole thing.

Oh God, it just cracked me up completely. Especially Rosie, the chubby Paul-insane groupie. Every time when she heard (on the radio) that they were announcing to win free tickets, she would drop whatever she was doing and dash to the nearest phone ("I know the answer!!") to try to win.

Basically what the story is about is: a group of young people go on a road trip to NYC to try to meet the Beatles who are performing live on Ed Sullivan. They plot to sneak into the hotel the Beatles are actually staying at! Now who hasn't thought or hoped vaguely of doing this (for any favourite band) at one point?

They made the movie feel pretty real. They had actors playing Ed and the Fab Four themselves (not showing their faces though, obviously). And the fans shrieking and screaming throughout the movie: very real. I've seen on TV the real performance they did on Ed Sullivan's and I'll tell you, the screaming was there, throughout. They just couldn't contain themselves. Beatlemania.

I really recommend this movie to any Beatles fan but it can be enjoyed by almost anyone. I hope they release it on DVD sometime!

essential Beatles
Great film for the 40th anniversary of Beatlemania. I'm a 1st generation Beatlemaniac and a collector of Beatle memorabilia. I was 11 in 1964 and remember with great fondness the initial fascination and fun of the Beatles. This film truly captures the manic beatlemania of the early days!. Magical! I have been waiting impatiently for this movie to be released on DVD because my VHS copy is beat up and not in very good shape. Another essential DVD movie to own is the Beatles 1st US visit and that film briefly shows a couple fans as they try work their way into the Plaza hotel just as these kids do! Beatles 4-Ever!

I wanna review this movie
Everything about this movie is perfect. I especially like how they handle the "Beatle" situation. Unfortunately, no Beatles were used in the making of this film and yet they have got to create that sense of excitment that the real Beatles would cause. Very cleverly, they get around the problem and take the viewer on a fun, fast paced adventure. My only minor complaint is the actors voices they used for the Beatles didn't sound like the real thing. Sound more like the voices in Yellow Submarine and those were actors-not Beatles.

Great Film to capture the feelings of the mania!
I adore this film! It really shows just how wild Beatlemania really was back then... "Rosie" was a riot who would dive out of cars in order to win a pair of Ed Sulliven Tickets! I could not stand Smirko though... I thought that he was really a moron! But I guess the film had to show both sides of the story...

"Pamela" was the lucky one to get into the Beatles room! I would have fainted too if I heard George unzip his pants! I wonder who in the world played the Beatles on that stage??? I hope that Warner Brothers comes out with a commentary to go with the DVD...

"Richard clout was also funny as the nerd who was just as big a beatle fan as Rosie... This is a wonderful way to see the mania first hand... I am going to go watch my VHS copy right now.. I just hope that it can hold out until September...

Very Funny
Leonard Maltin called this "realistic rendition of a raucous event." I agree with this movie 100%. This movie is so funny as three girls try to get in to see the Beatles live on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964. The methods these girls try to see them is realistic that it is hilarious. I was born in the 1970s but this movie makes me feel I am there in 1964. This movie and Used Cars helped put Robert Zemeckis on the map. He would then go on to do the Back to The Fuutre movies, Forrest Gump, and Cast Away. ... Read more

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a bleak and unenjoyable film
By any standard, "The Evil That Men Do" is an unremittingly grim and violent film. The story centers on retired assassin Charles Bronson's hunt for a British doctor who has tortured and killed a variety of innocent folks, including a Latin American journalist friend of Bronson's. The film's flimsy plot -- which is not really a plot at all, but rather a pretense for Bronson to kill a whole lot of people -- successfully turns the audience against the doctor from the first frame by revealing that he has been hired extensively by autocratic regimes in Latin America to torture and kill enemies of the government. After we get that info, the doctor tortures and kills and another person. This sort of gruesomeness characterizes the entire movie, as people are constantly dispatched in the bloodiest fashions possible. Even with that in mind, this movie's end -- when the doctor meets his end -- is unparalleled in its brutality.

In general, this movie is quite weak. Across the board, the acting is wooden and Charlie Bronson registers as the chief cigar indian. The editing is among the worst I've ever seen, as set-up shots are regularly forgotten and choppy cut aways are the norm. In terms of its feel, and as other reviewers have pointed out, this movie is really brutal, claustrophobic and violent. I'm surprised that this movie ever got greenlighted by such a major studio as Tri-Star, given its unwelcoming vibe.

The movie earns points for two reasons. First, it borrows its title from a speech by speech by Julius Caesar in Skakespeare's "Julius Caesar," which is a surprisingly bright twist on an otherwise insipid film. Second, the movie is much more expansive in its settings than the average Charlie Bronson movie. "The Evil That Men Do" brings us from Guatemala to Mexico to the Cayman Islands, where we meet assassin Charlie Bronson's pet barracuda, Quasimodo (absolute nonsense!!!!).

ONE OF THE BETTER "BRONSON"FILMS OF THE EIGHTIES
THIS FILM MAY BE ABSURD BY TODAY'S STANDARDS BUT ITS SURE BETTER THAN THE "DEATH WISH" SEQUALS. IN THIS 1984 THRILLER CHARLES BRONSON ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVERITE ACTORS PLAYS A RETIRED PROFESSINAL KILLER LIVING ON A REMOTE ISLAND IN THE PACIFIC WHEN ONE DAY HE IS SUMMONED OUT OF RETIRMENT TO AVENGE THE BRUTAL DEATH OF A FRIEND AT THE HANDS OF A SADISTIC TORTURER. WHEN BRONSON SYSTMATCALLYS KILLS EVERYONE ASSOICIATED WITH THE DOCTOR, THE DOCTOR FEARS FOR HIS LIFE AND GOES INTO HIDING. BUT BRONSON DRAWS HIM OUT BY HOLDING THE DOCTOR'S SISTER HOSTAGE WHO'S ALREADY DEAD. AND THIS LEADS TO THE DRAMATIC SCENE IN A ABANDON TEMPLE MINE WHERE BRONSON HAS HIS MISSION DONE FOR HIM WHEN THE LOCALS TRAP THE DOCTOR INSIDE HIS CAR AND START HACKING AND CHOPING AT THE DOCTOR UNTIL HE'S A BLOODY MESS. LIKE I SAID BEFORE IT'S A ABSURD FILM BUT I LIKE IT.

Bargain basement Bronson trash
Old Stoneface palys a professional killer called out of retirement by an old friend to assassinate a Latin American torturer.

The is a cheap, schlocky piece of rubbish of asppeal to Bronson diehards only. It is in it purely for the senationalism and the violence and posts a number of pretty (unintentional funny) scenes and plot developments. For example - the torturer is played by Joeseph maher, who talks in an upper class English accent. He has a lesbian sister who he appears rather too fond of. At one point Stoneface breaks into her bedroom and has to hide under the bed whilst she has lesbian sex with her maid. Another "classic" is that Bronson and his woman follow Raymond St Jacques to a seedy bar (full of degerates and hookers at about 1 in the afternoon) where he first casually breaks a man's neck in a row and then lures St Jacques back to his place on the promise of a threesome. This is also one of these movies when no-one is ever around so Bronson is able to drive around Maher's guarded complex in the middle of town numerous times, and shoot someone outside and drive off, and not be caught or noticed by anyone.

Finally, Maher is killed by his disfigured victims in a scene resemmbling a Fulci Zombie movie.

Flatly directed by the man who made The Guns of Naverone (how have the might fallen) and totally worhless in all respects.

Do not fold, spindle, or mutilate
Another of the plethora of violent Charles Bronson flicks made back in the seventies. Charlie plays a professional killer called out of retirement in the Caribbean to track down a doctor who professes in the torture of humans. This is just like most of the others, chock-full of violence and disgusting scenes of flesh-mutilation; otherwise, the plot doesn't really contain much of anything else. This film probably will only be appreciated by die-hard Bronson fans.

Unpleasant.
This movie has a very nasty feel to it, starting off with a gruesome torture-scene. Never the less, it's the movie that made me aware of the brilliant Joseph Maher. He plays a ruthless doctor, doing the ugly work for corrupt governments. Charles Bronson is the guy on his tail. Does he get his man ?. -Let's just say, the ending is right out of Tod Browning's "Freaks"(MGM,1932.) The whole cast is actually way too good for this kind of violent film. I think the opening scene is a bit too much, but typical of the brutal stuff Bronson appeared in during the 80's. -Not exactly a pleasure-cruise. ... Read more

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Just Another Teen Movie?
It is known to many, that to find a good teen movie, you must look further than the video shelves of your local Video Hire. Sure, there is 'Pretty In Pink', 'The Breakfast Club' and more recently 'Get Over It', but they all rely on the love triangle's to boost thier plot. 'The Night Before' is different, not only in the conventional, but the unconventional. Creating laughs from the twisted love match of Reeves & Loughlin, the seedy going-ons that run the streets at night, to slapstick escapades that adorn the closing sequences. This is a must for any lover of films, or the Weird and Wonderful that fill studio backlists to the brim. Deleted in the UK, buy quick from America, a minor masterpiece of Hollywood legends.

Charming Romantic Comedy
This is a really funny, feel good movie with a happy ending. Lori Loughlin's character loses a bet with friends and has to take nerdy Winston Connelly (Keanu Reeves) as her prom date. Through a chain of events -- including getting lost, a broken down car, a bar in a bad neighborhood, a pimp, and the girl's policeman father -- they NEVER reach the prom at all. Winston proves to be a hero instead of a nerd and earns Lori's character's devotion by the end. Keanu Reeves is charming and not the airhead character he protrayed many times in his early career. He and Lori Loughlin have a nice chemistry. ... Read more

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Great Movie Dramatization of a Great Actress"Sophia Loren"!!
This movie is a great life story of the renowned actress"Sophia Loren" who actually plays herself in adulthood and the struggles,trials and tribulations her family had to face during and after WW2 in Italy.It's a must see film!! ... Read more

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Thrill Seekers is GREAT!
This is a great movie. From the first time I watched it, I had to see it again and again so whenever it is on TV (which is unfortunately only two or three times a year), I just have to catch it. Thrill Seekers has a lot of action, suspence, and science fiction too which keeps you on the edge of your seat for the whole movie.
Thanks Amazon.com,
A loyale customer

caspers best since starship troopers
how good is this film-i caught it on tv and was held captive from start to finish. not only does casper look great he gives a fantastic performance great different story and pretty good effects for a low budget movie-take a chance buy it i guarentee you won't be disappointed

Thrill Seekers
I have to admit the first time I watched this was because Catherine Bell is in it (she's one of my favorite actresses). But while watching it, I got hooked. I like the story,and the characters. The idea of being able to go back in time, and the consequences of changing future events is really interesting. I think that is the second thing that attracted me to the movie. I don't know what else I can say other than this is a great movie. I love everything about it!!

Where the present and the future collide
I had never heard of "Thrill Seekers" before I came across it in DVD rentals and the description caught my interest. I rented it and was not disappointed. From the very beginning, this movie is a non-stop ride of suspense and action with an interesting cast of characters brought together by a single deviation in the past caused by a negligent time traveler. That one event sets off a chain of events that threaten to drastically change the future -- and those who know what is happening will stop at nothing to prevent that from happening. Will those in the present be able to use their knowledge to change the future or will those in the future be able to prevent any further deviations? You'll just have to see for yourself...!

Thrill Seekers
I was thrill to see the WWF wasn't apart of this movie. Lots of action from start to end.I mean the story was just plan awesome. If you love Science fiction movies this movie is a must have.One of Casper Van Dien better movies.this movie is sorta like timecop,like you mess things up then you have to travel back to the past to fix thing,this movie rocks.FIVE STARS BABY! ... Read more

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Great Movie Dramatization of a Great Actress"Sophia Loren"!!
This movie is a great life story of the renowned actress"Sophia Loren" who actually plays herself in adulthood and the struggles,trials and tribulations her family had to face during and after WW2 in Italy.It's a must see film!! ... Read more