"Charley Varrick is a great movie. Walter Matthau is excellent, and Don Siegel is a great director.
Why oh why did Universal decide to release this in a cropped version? This DVD is a 1.33:1 transfer of a film that was shot in 1.85:1.
When the same thing happened with Sydney Pollack's under-rated gem 'Castle Keep', mavericks like Martin Scorsese lobbied to have a widescreen version of the film released on DVD, and they were triumphant. Hopefully that will happen with this equally-worthy film."
"This is a really good set, but it would have been great if they included 'At War with the Army' 'Money from Home' and 'Three Ring Circus'!? This kind of stuff drives me crazy! Please complete the series! The set does have nice DVD transfers as a plus! 1 star deducted for leaving 3 films out! Boo!"
" Once again Charles Bronson plays the role of the hero.The lead
lady in the movie is played by Jill Ireland.She hires Bronson to
break her husband out of a Mexican prison.According to the movie
rhetoric,when you go to prison in Mexico you never come out again.You have to make note that Randy Quaid plays the role of
his mechanic.You also have an appearance by Robert Duvall in the
movie.He was riding high after his role in the Godfather.After
being hired by the wifw played by Jill Ireland Bronson decides
to use a helicopter to break the husband out of the Mexican
prison.The escape sequence is very exciting as well as action
packer.During this time period Bronson was making a lot of movies.This was one of them."
"Though not intended as John Wayne's final film, 'The Shootist' (1976) emerged as a stirring epitaph to a screen legend. As gunfighter J.B. Books, Wayne delivered the performance of his career with a haunting resonance that cannot be found in his later films. A fine ensemble cast (with memorable portrayals by Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard and James Stewart) and Don Siegel's sensitive direction lend integrity to this poignant character study. Though a box-office disappointment when first released, 'The Shootist' has grown in stature since the Duke's passing and remains an American classic."
"I've waited a few years for 'Varrick' to come out on DVD.
And now that it did come out, I will not buy it.
That is because I do not enjoy watching 60% of a film. When the studio halfwits realize that only brain damaged in-duh-viduals want to see the cut, blurred by panning-and-scanning full screen version, and when they decide to release 'Varrick' in a proper, widescreen version instead - *then* I will purchase a copy. As for this one, I would not want it for free."
"i got this rare bare bones dvd movie of maniac cop because i had heard about how awesome bruce campbell is in it. i love the evil dead trilogy, bubba ho-tep, alien apocolypse, and man with the screaming brain and i must say that this movie blows. picture your typical late 80's cop movie that is really boring and add a psycho zombie cop that kills people. bruce campbell plays the most trite and boring character i have ever seen him play. i dont recommend this movie to fans of bruce campbell. if you like a boring cop movie mixed with a movie like halloween or friday the 13th then by all means purchase this cheap dvd. i should start learning to stay away from ultra cheap movies, for they sometimes can be amazingly funny or horribly bad. this is an example of horribly bad."