To Live and Die in L.A.

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Gregory T What an underrated gem. Amazing and stands the test of time. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/20/24 Full Review David H I like old detective shows from the '60s and '70s, and this is sort of like those. Part of the fun was seeing familiar faces like John Turturro and Willem Dafoe in early roles. Otherwise, an old episode of Hawai'i Five-0 or the Rockwell Files are just as good. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/01/24 Full Review chris h Underrated cop drama.... Dafoe playing the bad guy is awesome. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/01/24 Full Review paul R It has its flaws, but I could watch this movie every three months without fatigue. It is 80's to its core. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/25/24 Full Review Wayne K To Live & Die In L.A. is one of the most 80s films I think I've ever seen. It's visuals, it's fashion, its soundtrack and even its title font. It bounces along with restless energy, helped greatly by the music by Wang Chung, which is a constant reminder that, yes indeed, it's an 80s film. The film benefits by having, for the time, no big names, as it helps to buy everyone as their characters, rather than seeing them as actors playing parts. William Petersen really goes all in with the ‘cop who plays by how own rules' routine, and its nice that they've toned down or omitted a lot of the buddy cope cliches that could have dragged the story out longer than necessary. The car chase might pale in comparison to the one Friedkin put together in The French Connection, but it still packs a punch, and the real life stunt work really needs to be commended. It might be frequently upbeat, what with the cheery 80s optimism and mile a minute soundtrack, but the serious moments are given time to land rather than just being glossed over, and some of the deaths are a real shock, especially towards the end. It just goes to show that no matter how hard you try, some just don't make it out in one piece. To Love & Die In LA is so rooted in its decade that some might consider it dated, but the themes that lie at its hearts give it a universality that's made it endure. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/11/24 Full Review D E ultimate '80s action/thriller? no. painfully slow? yes. looking to view dingy la, this is your movie. dingy bars, cars, trucks, industrial chaos. i bought the dvd as i remembered it better. it is NOT. this is best watch at 1am alone when there is NOTHING else to watch and you cant sleep. then maybe it seems better. but alas, it is not. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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