F/X (1986)

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F/X
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Directed by	Robert Mandel
Cast	Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Diane Venora, Cliff De Young, Mason Adams, Jean De Baer, Ed Crowley, Joe Grifasi, Tom Noonan, Jerry Orbach and Trey Wilson
Theatrical Release	February 7, 1986
DVD Release	June 13, 2000
Running Time	108 minutes
MPAA Rating	R (Restricted)
UPC Code	027616850782
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Great effects

One of the best movies for special effects. I love it. If you get it, don't forget to get the sequel as well. February 9, 2008

One of my favorites

This movie has the look and feel of a Hitchcock film. It is well directed and well acted. August 26, 2007

An ingenious suspense film!

F/X this DVD is great! Specially if you saw the film back in 1986 (I was 8 years old and have to say this film brings back memories, good ones), and I bring this up, because if you did you can see the movie restored and in 2 screen formats (widescreen and standard version), that ads a whole new experience, and as The New Yorker said "an ingenious suspense film" and it rely is! I recommend this DVD specially if you are an old movie timer, and to all of you that haven't seen it, because if you are reading this I have a hunch that you don't know this great movie. PS: The DVD doesn't say that the movie has been restored, but it has, if you see first the original theatrical trailer (that comes like a bonus), you could see the original looks of the film, because when you play the movie...man, you are going to see something different! July 28, 2007

The deadly art of illusion

This is a movie we watch over and over.
The scenario is about a special effects expert in the movie field who is asked to "fake" a murder to protect a witness until time for the trial.
Then, he is asked to do the shooting.
Here you have suspense, action, and adventure.
A good 'un March 17, 2006

Suspending disbelief

F/X is exciting, entertaining, but only semi-credible. We are expected to believe a man can penetrate a guarded, walled estate, lug a huge amount of equipment into a mansion and, without knowing the layout, lug all of this equipment to an upstairs room without ever being detected. Houdini couldn't have managed that.
There are other things that one must not look at too closely (like wearing a rubber mask of someone's face, speaking in it without a guard noticing that this is a mask).
If we look beyond these flaws, the film is enjoyable. Just don't take it too seriously. February 18, 2006

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