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5.0 out of 5 stars BRILLIANT BACKFIRE!!!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Belmondo & Seberg Redux
Lightning struck in A Bout De Souffle' / Breathless in 1960 with these two actors and director Jean Luc Goddard and the French New Wave had arrived. This film was an attempt to catch lightning in a bottle again. It has better production quality than Breathless (it had financial backing that Breathless didn't). I would say the story was slightly better but with a lesser ending because they wanted it to end happily ever after with a possibility for a sequel. The problem with French New Wave films is that the stories are too disjointed, almost episodic, and reliant upon the actors to give great performances to make you forget about how the story does not flow.Like I said the production quality is much better, but the performances in this movie are less than the performances in Breathless. The story is slightly more cohesive, but still disjointed. The character written for Seberg was actually more complex in Backfire but both actors used stereotypes whether it was written that way or how they chose to play it made sure this movie would not be considered on the same level as Breathless meaning this movie Backfired into mediocrity.
5.0 out of 5 stars Love The Movie
I first saw this movie on television when I was younger.I never forgot about the movie because it has a great cast and very well performed by the actors involved in the story.I LOVE MOVIES from the past because the actors make it so believable.Sadly excellent movies like this are not made anymore.The movie is worth the low price,that I paid for it and the DVD is still in excellent condition.
4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly good mystery/thriller from the bargain basement vaults
Remember back in the “good old days” when there were video and record stores everywhere? It was a sad day for me when the last Tower Records store shut down where I live. Anyways, video stores in the early days of DVD frequently kept an aisle for the “bargain basement” titles, usually anywhere from $5.99 to $9.99 depending on how obscure the title was. Most of these titles were distributed by a company called Platinum Disc Corporation; the DVDs were housed in thin, hard, clear plastic cases which some people might say signifies “cheap,” but I wish all video companies used these, since they were sturdier and used less shelf space than the flimsy black cases. Still, “cheap” wasn’t incentive enough for me to purchase junk titles I was unfamiliar with, and I was only interested in the ones that I assumed had a certain unclothed quotient, like “erotic thriller” type films.Backfire has a couple of nice scenes with Karen Allen (Raiders of the Lost Ark), but this movie is one of the exceptions to the usual bargain basement fare: this is really one good film that critics either ignored or panned on reflex. On the surface, it seems to be one of those numberless movies about Vietnam vets who have lost their marbles (Jeff Fahey), but it is quite a bit more subtle than that. Fahey’s character has recurring nightmares that get bloodier and more frightening; his wife (Allen) rather too easily can’t “take it” anymore, and she plots with her lover (Dean Paul Martin) to get him out of the way. Unfortunately the plan “backfires” and her husband still lives, except now confined to a wheelchair in a seemingly vegetative state. His will stipulates that the wife has power of attorney as long as he continues to live, and be cared for in his childhood home (a palatial mansion) by her, and if she doesn’t want to do this, then her sister-in-law takes control of his not insubstantial estate. This prevents the wife from running off with her lover, and since he doesn’t want to hang around anymore she attempts to blackmail him; when he soon turns up missing along with some money he wasn’t supposed to keep, the law (Bernie Casey) gets involved. Then Keith Carradine’s stranger shows up in town, and the wife starts to work on him about a solution to her problem, and he seems to oblige, albeit reluctantly. But there is one small complication to her set-up that the wife does not know about: the stranger is in town to look up an old Army buddy who saved his life in Vietnam, and that buddy happens to be the husband she wants to off.The DVD is listed as distributed by Echo Bridge, which started out as Platinum Disc Corporation before it expanded; both the Echo Bridge and Platinum versions (if they are separately labeled) presumably use the same full frame source. The Platinum packaging says it is “digitally remastered,” which really doesn’t mean much, but the video quality—like most of the Platinum releases—is actually not as “cheap” as you might expect, and this DVD is “average” as far as typical studio releases went at the time.
3.0 out of 5 stars Backfire
An early film with Jeff Fahey. Enjoyed the twist and turns. Actors and their acting skills made the film totally enjoyable. Worth watching more than once.
5.0 out of 5 stars great movie and great actors!
love this movie I saw it many years ago and never forgot it. I tried several places to find it but only found it on Bolo. I love Jeff Fahey and Keith Caradine great actors. This is my kind of movie can watch it over and over.
Interesting satire!
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I have been searching for ages for this movie. I'm very glad you had it. Excellent quality and delivered on time. I am very happy to be an Bolo customer
Schade das es ihn nicht auf deutsch gibt
Ich liebe diesen Film seitdem ich ihn in den 1980ern auf Super-8 hatte. Da gab es ihn als Zweiteiler, also ca. 36 Minuten lang. Leider gibt es nur eine sehr rare deutsche Videokassette. Eine Veröffentlichung auf deutsch wäre wünschenswert.
'Betrayal,deceit,murder'
Mara (Karen allen) is married to vietnam veteran Donny (Jeff fahey) who is plagued by nightmares & visions until one night he is finally driven over the edge.Mara appears to be the loving concerned wife but all is not what it seems when Mara meets a stranger in a bar..Without giving too much of the story away,this is an above average 80s thriller with a great performance from Karen allen & a plot that keeps you guessing
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AED70644
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Order today to get by
Free delivery on orders over AED 200
Imported From: United States
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5.0 out of 5 stars BRILLIANT BACKFIRE!!!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Belmondo & Seberg Redux
Lightning struck in A Bout De Souffle' / Breathless in 1960 with these two actors and director Jean Luc Goddard and the French New Wave had arrived. This film was an attempt to catch lightning in a bottle again. It has better production quality than Breathless (it had financial backing that Breathless didn't). I would say the story was slightly better but with a lesser ending because they wanted it to end happily ever after with a possibility for a sequel. The problem with French New Wave films is that the stories are too disjointed, almost episodic, and reliant upon the actors to give great performances to make you forget about how the story does not flow.Like I said the production quality is much better, but the performances in this movie are less than the performances in Breathless. The story is slightly more cohesive, but still disjointed. The character written for Seberg was actually more complex in Backfire but both actors used stereotypes whether it was written that way or how they chose to play it made sure this movie would not be considered on the same level as Breathless meaning this movie Backfired into mediocrity.
5.0 out of 5 stars Love The Movie
I first saw this movie on television when I was younger.I never forgot about the movie because it has a great cast and very well performed by the actors involved in the story.I LOVE MOVIES from the past because the actors make it so believable.Sadly excellent movies like this are not made anymore.The movie is worth the low price,that I paid for it and the DVD is still in excellent condition.
4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly good mystery/thriller from the bargain basement vaults
Remember back in the “good old days” when there were video and record stores everywhere? It was a sad day for me when the last Tower Records store shut down where I live. Anyways, video stores in the early days of DVD frequently kept an aisle for the “bargain basement” titles, usually anywhere from $5.99 to $9.99 depending on how obscure the title was. Most of these titles were distributed by a company called Platinum Disc Corporation; the DVDs were housed in thin, hard, clear plastic cases which some people might say signifies “cheap,” but I wish all video companies used these, since they were sturdier and used less shelf space than the flimsy black cases. Still, “cheap” wasn’t incentive enough for me to purchase junk titles I was unfamiliar with, and I was only interested in the ones that I assumed had a certain unclothed quotient, like “erotic thriller” type films.Backfire has a couple of nice scenes with Karen Allen (Raiders of the Lost Ark), but this movie is one of the exceptions to the usual bargain basement fare: this is really one good film that critics either ignored or panned on reflex. On the surface, it seems to be one of those numberless movies about Vietnam vets who have lost their marbles (Jeff Fahey), but it is quite a bit more subtle than that. Fahey’s character has recurring nightmares that get bloodier and more frightening; his wife (Allen) rather too easily can’t “take it” anymore, and she plots with her lover (Dean Paul Martin) to get him out of the way. Unfortunately the plan “backfires” and her husband still lives, except now confined to a wheelchair in a seemingly vegetative state. His will stipulates that the wife has power of attorney as long as he continues to live, and be cared for in his childhood home (a palatial mansion) by her, and if she doesn’t want to do this, then her sister-in-law takes control of his not insubstantial estate. This prevents the wife from running off with her lover, and since he doesn’t want to hang around anymore she attempts to blackmail him; when he soon turns up missing along with some money he wasn’t supposed to keep, the law (Bernie Casey) gets involved. Then Keith Carradine’s stranger shows up in town, and the wife starts to work on him about a solution to her problem, and he seems to oblige, albeit reluctantly. But there is one small complication to her set-up that the wife does not know about: the stranger is in town to look up an old Army buddy who saved his life in Vietnam, and that buddy happens to be the husband she wants to off.The DVD is listed as distributed by Echo Bridge, which started out as Platinum Disc Corporation before it expanded; both the Echo Bridge and Platinum versions (if they are separately labeled) presumably use the same full frame source. The Platinum packaging says it is “digitally remastered,” which really doesn’t mean much, but the video quality—like most of the Platinum releases—is actually not as “cheap” as you might expect, and this DVD is “average” as far as typical studio releases went at the time.
3.0 out of 5 stars Backfire
An early film with Jeff Fahey. Enjoyed the twist and turns. Actors and their acting skills made the film totally enjoyable. Worth watching more than once.
5.0 out of 5 stars great movie and great actors!
love this movie I saw it many years ago and never forgot it. I tried several places to find it but only found it on Bolo. I love Jeff Fahey and Keith Caradine great actors. This is my kind of movie can watch it over and over.
Interesting satire!
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My opinion on this item i ordered
I have been searching for ages for this movie. I'm very glad you had it. Excellent quality and delivered on time. I am very happy to be an Bolo customer
Schade das es ihn nicht auf deutsch gibt
Ich liebe diesen Film seitdem ich ihn in den 1980ern auf Super-8 hatte. Da gab es ihn als Zweiteiler, also ca. 36 Minuten lang. Leider gibt es nur eine sehr rare deutsche Videokassette. Eine Veröffentlichung auf deutsch wäre wünschenswert.
'Betrayal,deceit,murder'
Mara (Karen allen) is married to vietnam veteran Donny (Jeff fahey) who is plagued by nightmares & visions until one night he is finally driven over the edge.Mara appears to be the loving concerned wife but all is not what it seems when Mara meets a stranger in a bar..Without giving too much of the story away,this is an above average 80s thriller with a great performance from Karen allen & a plot that keeps you guessing
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