To Live and Die in L.A.

Very dated but entertaining. This is a dark and amoral movie with some unforgettable characters and scenes. I'm suprised that this doesn't get more recognition as being a cult classic. Yeah, its violent but its also a lot of fun. William... Full review

Disappointed describes this movie. William Petersen plays a Secret Service agent who is after Willem Dafoe, who is a counterfeiter. The storyline has potential, but is overshadowed by shoddy visuals and lackluster acting. Dafoe saves this film. Some critics call this... Full review

I finally sat down after many years of putting off this movie, even nagging friends telling me to rent, buy and watch. After the running time of just shy of 2 hours, I wanted to kick myself in the ass for... Full review

This film has the best car chase ever filmed. These days a lot of car chases are done with computer animation, in other words, the cars chases aren't real. THIS CHASE IS REAL! It was filmed back in the early 80's... Full review

Starts out well but becomes a series of scenes instead of a cohesive story. I think the powers that be wanted a particular outcome so despite the fact it didn't make sense that's where they went with it. The result is... Full review

THIS MOVIE IT'S ALL YOU CAN EXPECT FROM A COP ACTION THRILLER, BUT WILLIAM DAFOE STEALS THE SHOW, HE DELIVERS A GREAT PERFORMANCE AS PSYCOTHIC CRIMINAL RICK MASTERS, FOR ME IS ONE OF THE BEST COLD BLOODED VILLAINS THAT I'VE EVER... Full review

All the stars looked better 20 yrs ago and most of them have survived. WM Friedkin directed a great movie that seems so realistic. Ten times better than the so-called suspenseful junk that's produced today and no blue screen CGI in... Full review

To Live And Die in LA is a cult classic in the manner of an Ingmar Bergman film. The first time you see this film, don't try to figure it out. Just enjoy the photography and action. You will figure it... Full review

A flawed but compelling tale, one that derives its success despite and perhaps because of the decade it was born into. As Director Friedkin points out in the documentary that's included with the DVD, the movie acknowledges and celebrates the... Full review

My brother told me a couple of weeks ago that he watched this movie and how GREAT it was....Well - I was at Circut City and just happen to run across it! Took it home and watched it on Saturday night.... Full review

To Live And Die has a fevered and edgy quality to it, much like Miami Vice. There's a stunning moment near the end of the film that defies all the conventions of the genre flick. ... Full Review

The film's greatest shock comes near the end....may finally win one of the1980s' best thrillers the audience....never to the detriment of the unnerving unspooling of the universally unsavory cast of characters..... ... Full Review

No, unfortunately, To Live and Die in L.A. can be seen, rather, as Friedkin's last great film. MGM presents To Live and Die in L.A. in a moderately disappointing anamorphic-widescreen transfer of the film's original 1.85:1 theatrical presentation. ... Full Review

With an effective score by Wang Chung, "To Live and Die in L.A." is also of note for Petersen's major film debut, along with small roles by Gary Cole ("A Simple Plan"), Valentin de Vargas ("Touch of Evil"), and Jane Leeves (TV's "Frasier") playing a gartered kabuki dancer with a yen for Debra Feuer. ... Full Review

The main problem is that the film's villain is much more interesting than the good guys are. The back story, the criminal activities are lovingly detailed and convincing. ... Full Review

MGM will release "To Live and Die in L.A." on Blu-ray this June 2nd. The two disc set will contain a DVD version of the movie as well as: Deleted Scene and Alternate Ending Featurettes Counterfeit World: The Making of... ... Full Article

It's astonishing to think that Hannibal Lecter has been a cinematic boogeyman for over 20 years. Writer/director Michael Mann first tackled him in 1986's Manhunter , a grim procedural shot through with psychological undercurrents that recalled Mann's own work on... ... Full Article

A new batch of friends for Aniston: From left, Franny (Joan Cusack), Christine (Catherine Keener), Olivia (Jennifer Aniston) and Jane (Frances McDormand). Photo Mark Lipson/Sony Pictures Classics. How these three married, moneyed women became friends with the younger, poorer, unsettled ... Full Article

Connect to Facebook/Twitter, recommend via email and much more. If ever there was a bipolar critical response to a movie, it's this one. When William Friedkin's "To Live and Die in L.A." was released to theaters in 1985, the critics... ... Full Article

I never ceased to be amazed by the number of quality movies out there that have never been released on DVD and worse, are now out of print on videotape. ... Full Article

50. TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. Rick Chance is one of the great anti-heroes in cinema. To Hell with Gil Grissom. THIS is true Billy Petersen. And this film also has one of the most shocking climactic moments ever. ... Full Article