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Dr. No (1962)
the movie that started it all
an instant spy classic.it reinvented the genre with an endless display of beautiful women,exotic locations,and slam bang action sequences.sean connery is perfect as bond,displaying wit as well as bing a ruthless secret agent.the storyline and the screenplay has far more depth than many other bonds, keeping the true essences of the flemming novels as well as creating a cinematic masterpiece. there is a colourful array of supporting characters-felix leiter,quarrel,honey ryder and not to forget the chilling villain-doctor no-.the movie is well thught out,with the story and characters all developing ,building up to a simply breathtaking finale.
Payback: Straight Up (2006)
this is how payback should have been
the theatrical version of payback was a good,if slightly uneven crime thriller.this cut is how the original director-brian helgeland-wanted you to see the film .hollywood wanted something more accessible,so the rewrites made the film very disjointed in places,swithching from dark to comedic,particularly towards the end.what started off as a dark,moody revenge film ended up a dumbed down action fare for the lethal weapon fans .thankfully,some years later,helgeland got to restore payback to its previous status.gone is the ridiculous,abrupt ending of the theatrical version version, replaced with a far darker,twisted ending.this movie really shows off porters hard edged character.much better than the easy,comfortable ending of the old version,the gritty train station shootout leaves you on the edge of your seat.a modern classic.