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Hitman [Blu-ray] - Extreme Edition [2007]

Director: Xavier Gens
Actors: Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko, Robert Knepper, Ulrich Thomsen
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Category: DVD

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

6 reviews
Sales Rank: 7884

Format: Pal
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Media: Blu-ray
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 90
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

EAN: 5039036037020
ASIN: B0011MPHS6

Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: March 31, 2008
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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.co.uk Review
It's hard not to feel like one has entered a certain dimension of video-game logic while watching Hitman, a lightly enjoyable action-suspense movie indeed based on a popular and bloody game about a mysterious hired gun with a bar-code tattoo on his bald head and a number (47) in lieu of a name. Living like a chaste monk while slipping past borders to kill his targets, 47 (Timothy Olyphant of Deadwood) moves like a determined shark and speaks softly to his contact at the enigmatic "the Organization," which raises cast-off children to become well-paid assassins. Fruitlessly pursued by an Interpol cop (Dougray Scott) who can never get sovereign governments to cooperate, 47 has no trouble slipping in and out of countries to ply his trade. Until, that is, he's set up to take a fall in Russia by shooting a national leader who is promptly replaced by a lookalike double. Suddenly on the run, 47 has to retrace his steps and formulate a lethal plan for extricating himself from a trap. Caught in the chaos is the lovely Nika (Olga Kurylenko), forced into sex slavery by 47's new enemies and the one person who seems uniquely qualified to break through 47's many personal barriers.

Directed by France's Xavier Gens, Hitman features loads of bloody mayhem and unabashed moments of pulp absurdity, such as a scene in which 47 and three other Organization killers agree to fight one another respectfully, then proceed to pulverize each other with swords and fists. As fodder for gamers, however, Hitman is packed with visuals and dramatic moments that seem so odd on the big screen until one realizes they are basically placemarkers for the video-game edition. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars

Good action movie May 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is a good action movie. Notice that the only negative user review is by someone who is a fan of the computer game of the same title. This happens regularly and I do not comprehend it. Judge the movie on the movie and not on some daft brainless computer game! Check out the reviews for Resident Evil Extinction and you will find exactly the same comments.

Hitman is a good movie. The action and effects are awesome. The Blu-Ray version has very good picture quality although not quite as crisp as some but you will need a very big screen (more than 50") or projector to even notice. It is far better than the aweful MPEG2 transfers that we sometimes suffer on BD titles like Commando for example. Why do those idiotic BD producers do that? It would be like putting a 1.3 litre engine in a Ferrari! Sound is DTS HD Master 5.1 and so is very good. Shame it is only 5.1 channels but then everything can't always be perfect!

All-in-all a very entertaining movie.

4 out of 5 stars

COOL FILM!!!!!!!! April 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I like this film i believe the reviews that only gave it 1 star are overly harsh. If you liked the bourne films then i is sure u would like this, it is not quite as good but still good. Fight scenes are great, soundtrack draws you in and chemistry between 47 and nika is good.
Basically a good action flick,

1 out of 5 stars

Missman April 16, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful

The Hitman has no name other than Agent 47. Sired by a mysterious group his entire life has been geared towards becoming the best assassin in the world. He is given his missions via computer and executes his goals without bias or compassion. That is until he himself becomes a target for the others in his brotherhood. This betrayal all seems to stem from the execution of a Russian President who died, but appeared alive the next day. Hitman must uncover the truth behind the botched murder and in doing so discover who is trying to kill him. It's just lucky that he happens to be the best of the best.

`Hitman' is one of the worst films I have seen this year which is a real shame as I am a huge fan of the games. The main issue is that you never feel any connection to Timothy Olyphant as the Hitman because he is a character who has no emotion or background. Killing several police officers who are only doing their job does not make me sympathetic. This may be similar to the game, but games and films are very different.

Other problems are rampant. The acting is awful with Olyphant and Olga Kurylenko being the worst - any film that makes Dougray Scott look good is doing something wrong. I also felt that the action was too clinical. There were some extreme moments earning the 15 cert, but the majority of fights used fast editing which is a technique best left to 12A films. Finally this is the worst BluRay translation I have seen with a slightly grainy image with less quality than a DVD - perhaps this was due to the poor direction only? Overall, one to avoid - especially if you have a love for the source material or good action films.

Sammy Stinker

1 out of 5 stars

Hitman Waste of money April 14, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful

This is the worst film i have ever seen, it does not even follow the games.

1) In the film he is an orphan despite the fact in the games he is a clone and on the back of the case it says that aswell. Which ruins the basis of the Hitman storyline.
2) There is too much action, if anyone has played the game they will tell you that it is mainly a stealth game, But there are bombs going off and too much gun fire from a professional assassain.

It is only a good film if do not count the games as canonical. However a very bad reproduction and if you watch the documentary included "In the crosshairs" the director could not be further from the truth, he says he has made it very close to the games. Complete rubbish it is no where near the games so how dare he say he is a good director, i could have done a better job.

5 out of 5 stars

Amazing April 5, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

Yet another game to movie adaptation, but this one has a major difference. It's actually pretty damn cool.

Timothy Olyphant fits perfectly into the role of Agent 47, an orphan who is taken in and trained by an agency that trains children to be the most stealthy and deadly hitmen in the world. Agent 47 is the best of the best of all the Hitmen raised and trained by "The Organization." He is called in to perform on a hit on the Russian President Mikhail Belicoff, however the hit is a setup and 47 finds himself on the run from Interpol & The Russian Secret Police.
While on the run, 47 endeavours to get revenge and find the truth about who set him up and why. This unravels a tangled web of lies and deceipt as one by one he kills those who have done him wrong, including those who are also members of "The Organisation."
During his streak he comes across an unlikely companion in Nika Boronina who we come to see gives 47 emotions and feelings that he's never encountered before.

This is a really good movie and something that at times keeps so close to the game that you come to think this is a game in itself. Timothy Olyphant plays 47 incredibly and although 47 is conventionally an emotionless character but within the movie we are given emotion that is being held back. That may be a bit of an oxymoron but the way in which Olyphant portrays it is amazing as it's a character that has all this emotion built up inside but is trying to hold it back.
The action, dialogue and cinematography of this film I found to be incredibly intelligent. It has moments in it that you can identify to the game and there's one point in particular which the game itself is given a nod. 47 breaks through the window of a hotel room and it cuts to a vision of kids playing the video game hitman.

Overall this was a very, very good film which I have to admit I didn't really have high hopes for in the beginning. I am glad to say my preconceptions were changed within the first 5 minutes into the movie and I am sure to watch it again.

You should check it out whether you're a fan of the game or not, it's still a pretty special piece.