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Assassins [VHS]

5 star:		(23)
4 star:		(16)
3 star:		(9)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

This was a very exciting movie. There was action from start to finish. Stallone,the top hit man in the world suddenly finds that he has competition. He battles all over the landscape against his new competitor Antonio Banderas. A woman comes into possesion of an article that the bad guys want. She then becomes a target for Banderas. It falls upon Stallone to defend her. Stallone has to fight for his life against his new younger competition. The battle is ruthless. Stallone and Banderas have a final showdown that is top notch. Be sure to see this movie.It is top of the line. You will not be dissapointed.

When I put this DVD in, and hit play, action started. The whole way through the 2 hour movie, there is action non stop, clear up to the end in the "No Goodbyes" scene. This is a great movie. My favorite part was in the taxi when Robert Rath (Stallone) And Miguel Bain (Banderas) meet.

If youre a fan of either Banderas or Stallone, then I strongly suggest this movie to you.

Assassins is the Wachowsky Brothers film everyone forgets about, although perhaps because here the duo share screenplay credit with the variable Brian Helgeland with Richard Donner taking directorial duties. Originally intended as a vehicle for Sean Connery and Tom Cruise as the tired topdog and the precocious pretender in each others sights but settling for Stallone and Banderas instead, it's a pretty good thriller with some good setpieces and an interesting take on its antiheroes as people who have being lying for so long they've almost forgotten who they really are. Sadly, the film is seriously let down by Antonio Banderas' wildly over-enthusiastic performance (and that's putting it politely): for the number two hitman, he goes out of his way to be as conspicuous as possible at every opportunity. But it's still more than a notch above the average action movie.

Assassins is a great action thriller starring Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas.

Richard Donner, the director of the Lethal Weapon Films, has done a fantastic job as always, creating a world with characters that you won't forget that easy.
Sylvester Stallone does a good job as a hitman who doesn't wanna kill anymore, but still gets new offers he doesn't wanna refuse. While Stallone's character is on the job, a rivale pops up: Antonio Banderas. Now Banderas is perfectly cast as the triggerhappy killer who only wants one thing: being number 1 in the hitman world. For that he has to kill Stallone's character.
Not the most original story in the world, but that doesn't matter: it's pure entertainment and it gives a lot of thrilling moments and action sequences.

From the moment the two characters meet in some of the most beautiful locations and thrilling situations, the heat is on. Gunfire, explosions, sweat, thrilling conversations between the two: the heat will come out of your tv set! The atmosphere that is hanging around in this film is truely fantastic.
The action has been filmed in a fantastic and professional way and it will keep you on the edge of your seat. There are a few flaws here and there, and a few things that you musn't take to seriously, but because of the fantastic speed and feel of the film, it won't spiol the fun for even one moment!
This film is truely underrated by the media, so my suggestion is: ignore the media and watch this thriller, cause it will entertain you!
If you are a fan of Stallone, Banderas, Richard Donner's work, or just in the mood for some fun action entertainment, I would highly recommend this film!

Good popcorn entertainment with a lot of thrills and chills.
So sit back, relax, put your feet up and enjoy watching this!

I love this movie, but I admit I'm a little turned off by the Stallone action genre. I'm glad I did watch it. I love Electra, she's the best. A woman can be a strong character, she doesn't do what he tells her, until she trusts him. The scene in which Stallone spills his guts about liking her is even more compelling because she's not around to hear it. Great job by Antonio, he's just beautiful enough to be scary. Great movie!!

Robert Rath is a professional hit man who, despite his stature as the best in the business, has grown disillusioned about his work and his life. But as he contemplates a way out of the shadowy world he inhabits, Rath is shocked to discover that he himself is the target of assassination. A ruthless, ambitious young killer named Miguel Bain wants to become the number one assassin and knows he must remove Rath to do so. The two men's lives and careers intersect when both of them are sent to eliminate Electra, a beautiful "information assassin"--an electronic surveillance expert who possesses valuable secrets on a computer disk. Rath and Electra team up to make a break for freedom--but they have to get past Bain first. This movie is very interesting and keeps you on the edge of your seat until the very end. Antonio And Sylvester do a very good job of acting opposite of each other throughout the movie.

Assassins is a cool action drama directed by Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon), and starring Sylvester Stallone (Rocky), Antonio Banderas (Mask Of Zorro), and Julianne Moore (Hannibal).

Stallone plays our anti-hero Robert Rath, a professional hitman who is at the top of his game but getting tired of the whole thing and wants out. Before he can make such a decision, his employer whom he doesn't see but recieves jobs from on the computer assigns him to retire one more mark, a computer hacker known as Electra, played by Moore. The problem that Rath is about to encounter is Miguel Bain, played remarkably by Banderas, another professional hitman who's out to get the same mark and kill Rath to become number one. The film turns into a cat and mouse game between Rath and Bain.

Director Donner succeeds in focusing less on the action, but more on the characters themselves and the interactions between them. There is no major body count nor is there the sound of gunshots or machine guns (all the guns in the film are silenced), and nor are there that many explosions, except for the scene where Bain gets blown out of a kitchen window.

Recommended

B-

This was a really good Sly action movie. The idea of two competing assassins was cool and seeing Stallone take on such a different type of character was interesting. Antonio Banderas was a perfect choice for an assassin, he did a very good job playing one. I agree with many other people though who say it could have been done much better with perhaps a different director. The movie did kind of get long and pretty soon you're just like...go faster! But overall a great movie.

I personally think this was one of Sly's best movies, even better than the Rocky series.

Stallone plays the part of a man named Robert Rath who has been an assassin for over fifteen years. His conscience is finally cathing up to him and he wants out of the business. Before he retires he decides to do one last hit worth $20 million, enough money to live comfortably for the rest of his life.

Banderas plays the part of Miguel Bain, a young, very ambitious, ruthless assassin who is determined to be the world's best contract killer. The only thing standing in his way is Stallone.

Moore plays the part of the woman who Stallone was supposed to assassinate, but instead developed strong feelings for.

The three of them combine to make one of the best movie's of 1995 with plenty of action, drama, and a semi-love story. I highly recommend it.

Though the money taken in at the box office was dissappointing for an actor like Stallone, I personally enjoyed it. I am a huge Stallone fan and have yet to see one I didn't like. The best of its type since THE MECHANIC with Charles Bronson. Bandaras, Stallone and an action packed suprise ending. Buy It.