Bullitt (1968)

Brilliant!.

Steve McQueen (The Great Escape) stars as detective Frank Bullitt, a man assigned to protect Pete Ross who is due in court in a few days. But Ross is killed and now Bullitt has to track down the murderer and unravel the case, A local politician (Robery Vaughn) acts as the token bureaucrat standing in the way of getting things done. Bullitt is a slick and exciting typical crime drama with great visuals and has perhaps one of the best car chase scenes of all time, the most famous car chase scene in cinematic history with great direction to match. The film was shot in San Fransisco and uses alot of great locations and the acting from the cast was top notch especially from McQueen who is second to none as the intelligent and sophisticated detective Frank Bullitt and this performance by the talented actor brings the plot to life with exquisite timing, he was definitely one of the coolest actors ever. The story is not that complicated but is rather effective as a gritty cop thriller from the 60's. Peter Yates directs the set pieces superbly, from the great car chase (often imitated but never bettered) to the Airport showdown with McQueen his coolest best. Jacqueline Bisset also plays Bullitts girlfriend who is caught between her love for him and hatred of his job. Now over 35 years old, Bullitt still remains to be a classic. The film is restored in widescreen and with renewed picture clarity and has a good selection of extras to make this one an awesome addition to your collection especially if you're a Steve McQueen fan.

September 19, 2008

DVD Doesn't Work !

I have ordered this movie twice and neither DVD I received, works !!They will not play, I've even taken them to an Electronics store - no go. I have spoken to Amazon.Com and they assured me they will take the item off the Internet and refund my money. I was told to watch for the Movie again and when I see it, to go ahead and order it. So I ordered it for the third time yesterday ....... will this one work AMAZON.COM ?????

Steve H -CANADA September 14, 2008

only one steve mcqueen

Product quality was good. Story line a bit thin with predictable antagonists. Seem to remember a very weak and unsatisfying ending. The car chase may have been hot in its day, but it seems really ordinary by today's standards. You have to love Steve McQueen though. He even looks good in dorky pajamas. September 10, 2008

Movie: 3.5/5 Picture Quality: 3/5 Sound Quality: 1.75/5 Extras: 3/5

Version: U.S.A / Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
VC-1 BD-50
Running time: 1:53:45
Movie size: 16,239,169,536 bytes
Disc size: 29,681,616,306 bytes
Total bit rate: 19.03 Mbps
Average video bit rate: 17.13 Mbps
DD AC3 2.0 192Kbps English
DD AC3 1.0 192Kbps French / Latin-Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH / English / French / Latin-Spanish

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The Legend Lives On

The best car chase in all movie history! They don't make movies like this anymore. August 6, 2008

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