5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
What really goes on..., April 16, 2009
This review is from: Night at the Golden Eagle (DVD)
The characters, the environment, the lighting, the filth...it's just great. This is a film where the story briefly leads your imagination onto the more optimistic side of life but the reality and circumstances surrounding that sense of "being alright" suddenly violate your expectations. Watch it.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
"Going to Hell in a Hand-Basket..." or Worse., November 28, 2009
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The story of two men who have been friends since childhood. Separated for the last seven years, their individual plans for the immediate future are as diametrically opposed as the U.S. State of Florida and anywhere else in the civilized world. Yes, that's a shot at Florida, because there is very little difference between The Golden Eagle Hotel and then State of Retirement and Death (FL).
Meant to be a brief stopover befiore starting their new, "straight" lifes together (not meant in the "gay way," but as in lawful citiizens without crime). That commitment goes haywire and the plans go to hell in a handbasket.
There is a considerable amount of black humor mixed into the blending of depraviety, disappointment and depression. Unless a person has witnessed this style of life by living it, I can't imagine how an innocent, inexperienced person could understand the characters (as developed)and the lifes they lead. This is really a true depiction of a particular level of society. Sad as it may appear, it's truely sadder when experienced first-hand.
Well written, well directed, well acted and well produced. Well, well, well... I Liked It!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A gritty, low budget Classic, August 25, 2010
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Little known, most entertaining movie on DVD in 2.35:1 widescreen. Night at the Golden Eagle pulls no punches and though it was made on a rather low budget it certainly delivers the goods. A very dark depressed atmosphere is created almost from start to finish and unlike most 5 star classics you probably would not want to keep in your dvd player for more than a play at a time... Still this DVD is a must for the collector of classic films. Watch it with the director commentary on after you have watched it regularly and you will get a great, incredibly interesting in depth perspective about the making of this rather unique, contemporary classic.
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