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Old 10-08-2008, 04:16 PM
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Death Wish (1974)

Removed from Michael Winner's hack directorial hands and placed in the control of a Donald Siegal(preferrably), Sam Peckinpah(preferrably), Ted Post or Walter Hill(2nd stringers), this film could have become the classic urban crime noir film that would have propelled Charles Bronson into the A list of world film stars, rather than pushing him ever deeper into grade B action flicks. Winner chose to stay in the moment(early 70s angst) rather than push the boundaries and make this the bloody urban nightmare it could have become.
I thought it was pretty good as it was.......but I definitely agree on Peckinpah....would have loved to see that.
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