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Point Break [1991] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
A rash of daring bank robberies erupt in which the bad guys all wear the masks of worse guys--former presidents (nice touch). Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves), an impossibly named former football star who blew out his knee and became a studly crime-busting fed instead, figures out that none of the heists occur during surfing season and all of them occur when, so to speak, surf's down. So obviously, he reasons, we're dealing with some surfer-dude bank robbers. He goes undercover with just such a group, led by a very spiritual, very guru-type guy played by Patrick Swayze, who has some muddled philosophies when it comes to materialism. If you can buy all that, this efficiently directed (by Kathryn Bigelow) action flick has some diverting moments (credit it, for example, for anticipating the extreme-sports fad). But Reeves' intelligent-sounding lines don't make him seem remotely intelligent and that plot makes him look positively brilliant. --David Kronke
Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
Efficiently directed by Kathryn Bigelow and featuring some diverting action scenes, 1991's Point Break can be credited with anticipating the extreme-sports fad. A rash of daring bank robberies erupt in which the bad guys all wear the masks of worse guys--former presidents (nice touch). Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves), an impossibly named former football star who blew out his knee and became a crime-busting federal agent instead, figures out that none of the heists occur during surfing season and all of them occur when, so to speak, surf's down. So obviously, he reasons, we're dealing with some surfer-dude bank robbers. He goes undercover with just such a group, led by a very spiritual guru-type Patrick Swayze, who has some muddled philosophies when it comes to materialism. Reeves' intelligent-sounding lines don't make him seem remotely intelligent, but the plot makes him look positively brilliant. --David Kronke
What a load of Rubbish!!!!!!!!!!!
Review date: 2008-04-25 Rating: 2 out of 10
Heard a lot about this film so I finally watched it......... it's like a B movie... Reeves is like a cartoon character in this film. The story-line's a bit boring and the acting is abysmal. It's one of the cheesiest films I've ever seen
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Reviews
Macho rubbish
Review date: 2008-04-19 Rating: 2 out of 10
A real Boy's Own film - surfers, bank robbers, gung ho FBI & scenes of untrained free spirits in free fall from aircraft! A celebration of blokish youth - if you like that sort of thing.
Perfect film for those who love cheese....!
Review date: 2008-01-11 Rating: 10 out of 10
This film is worthy of the 'Cheese Hall Of Fame' and thats what makes it fantastic.
Don't get me wrong; this film isn't for everyone - I watched it with my friend, and she hated it.
But for those who love Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze, this is sure to please.
Go on - trust your instincts and buy this.
Hey, if you do hate it, just sell it again - someone else WILL buy it!!!!
Defining Film of the Nineties
Review date: 2007-12-14 Rating: 10 out of 10
Katheryn Bigelow's 1991 action thriller "Point Break" is still a ground-breaking film of the early nineties. It tells the story of the cop John Utah (Keanu Reaves) hunting a bunch of bank robbers camouflaged with masks of the former U.S. presidents. His investigations leads to a group of surfers and extreme sports worshippers, and the cop becomes fascinated by the free-style philosophies and adrenaline rushes of the gang around the charismatic leader Bodhi (Patrick Swayze). Their close friendship changes to a hard-fought rivalry at the end when cop and gangsters face point blank.
Bigelow uses typically American surf beach settings for this unusual and very stylish action thriller with great stunts like parachuting scenes, bank robberies, a car chase, police raids, martial arts, breath-taking chases and brilliantly photographed surf sequences. Watch out for the Red Hot Chillie Peppers as a gang of brutal surf nazis beating up Keanu Reeves and being captured by him during a hard-fought police raid.
But "Point Break" is even more than that - it also shows the lifestyle of the nineties in many ways. Bodie and his gang are a group of New Age-like grunge guys reaching out for the most extreme adrenaline experiences. They stand for the new style of extreme/fun sport worshippers, ravers and new spiritualists of the post-yuppie era in the nineties who don't care about wealth and status symbols but for fun, action, breaking the limits and finding the sum of all senses. "Point Break" is not only a well-done example of modern action entertainment without computer-generated special effects but also a very philosophical and spiritual study of society in the nineties.
Surf's Up Ace
Review date: 2007-08-30 Rating: 10 out of 10
This is what I did- I watched this film about 10 times in the space of a year, I visited imdb recently and had the time of my life, I laughed so hard my abs ached the next day, check out the forums (but only after you have watched it!).
As for the film, these characters have depth, and here is a tip when they are doing their 'speeches' the one near the 'drop car' (we'll go work it) and the one 'on the beach' (when things are on fire) crank the sound up on the TV or stereo. IT IS SUCH A RUSH (some people snort for it, jab a vein for it and all you have to do is jump (or watch point break)) YOU MIGHT EVEN LIKE IT.
There is a reason 'Hot Fuzz' paid a massive homage to this film. I ain't gonna start chanting or anything but I will say get the fridge loaded with a 'couple of cans' and watch the testosterone levels rise as this film takes you on a trip that will never get boring.
"Hey Utah, get me two"
"Vaya Con Dios"
Namaste
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Gary Busey
Keanu Reeves
Patrick Swayze
Lori Petty
John C. McGinley
Director(s):
Recording label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
EAN: 0024543014324
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Colour, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen,
Release date: 2001-05-22
Universal product code (UPC): 024543014324
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Region code: 1
Running time: 117 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1991-07-12
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: French (Original Language)
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: Spanish (Subtitled)