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The Thieves (2012)

Review of the Korean film The Thieves

The Thieves could easily be compared to a movie like Ocean’s Eleven. With a star-studded cast of well-known Asian actors from Korea, Japan and Malaysia, including Yun-seok Kim (The Chaser, Nameless Gangster, The Yellow Sea), Simon Yam and Gianna Jun (My Sassy Girl), the movie tells the story of several crews working together to pull off a big heist in a casino in Macau. The movie was a smash hit and was seen by almost 13 million people when it was playing in the cinema. Unfortunately it seems that in the west it hasn’t received the attention it deserves. Continue reading →

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Armored Car Robbery (1950)

I love it when you read the title of a movie, you exactly know what it’s about. The title of Armored Car Robbery can’t be any clearer and it is a classic heist movie. It’s also one of the first of this genre.
Part of these movies are of course the planning, the heist itself and getting away from the police. This film has them all and manages to show them in a great way. The mastemind behing the heist is Dave Purvis, who plans the heist and is very proud of the fact that no one knows what he looks like. Within criminal circles his name is well-known. Continue reading →

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The Sting (1973)

Robert Redford, Paul Newman (who already worked together in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)) and Robert Shaw star in this (IMDB top 250) movie about a couple of conmen who want to do a very big con. It’s a great heist movie which reminded me of the exact opposite of Ocean’s Eleven, as in this case the money will come to them. Continue reading →