tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post6701773792271122975..comments2024-02-21T20:51:54.249+00:00Comments on The Celluloid Highway: Contraband (1980)Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-53519841672217018982011-08-31T21:12:35.417+01:002011-08-31T21:12:35.417+01:00Thanks Ty! - A little on the slow side for me, but...Thanks Ty! - A little on the slow side for me, but the assassination sequences are great, and the final showdown worth the wait.Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-76562326716646811472011-08-31T18:05:20.442+01:002011-08-31T18:05:20.442+01:00Great review! Loved Contraband. It was a fun mixtu...Great review! Loved Contraband. It was a fun mixture of a crime movie with horror gore effects.Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188012325610596179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-58817524635036557502011-08-24T14:05:50.847+01:002011-08-24T14:05:50.847+01:00Thanks for stopping by Kev...it's worth a look...Thanks for stopping by Kev...it's worth a look just for curiosities sake. I'll be sure to check out your review of THE BEYOND, thanks for the link.Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-9824114195269680892011-08-23T13:43:40.608+01:002011-08-23T13:43:40.608+01:00Haven't seen Contraband. Big fan of SOME Fulc...Haven't seen Contraband. Big fan of SOME Fulci stuff... Just actually posted about 'The Beyond' today.<br /><br />http://zombiehall.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Anyways, great post.Kev D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13557162668726460610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-65179675606569924452011-08-20T23:00:46.541+01:002011-08-20T23:00:46.541+01:00Hi there Nigel - thanks for the informative commen...Hi there Nigel - thanks for the informative comment, it compliments the review nicely. Of the other films you mentioned I confess I haven't seen any of them, with the exception of THE FRENCH CONNECTION of course.Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-79938407792799289602011-08-20T01:30:55.192+01:002011-08-20T01:30:55.192+01:00In a funny kind of way Contraband is a retread of ...In a funny kind of way Contraband is a retread of Fulci's debut I ladri (the thieves) which contrasts "good guy" crooks who are just getting by (think Ladri di biciclette) people compelled by circumstance to steal and "bad guy" crooks who bring their less admirable values from outside. <br /><br />Incidentally this sort of mirrors the views on popular culture by the Nigel Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928346913206094978noreply@blogger.com