At last on DVD. I’ve been looking for this 1967 Lee Marvin film for years. Directed by John Boorman and based on Donald Westlake’s THE HUNTER, it’s dated but still works to some degree. I like Mel Gibsons “Payback” (based on the same novel) better. If you haven’t seen “Point Blank,” rent it along with “Payback” and watch them back to back. It’s a great tutorial in how movie making – directing, lighting, tinting, cutting, scoring, cinematography, etc. – changed over three decades.

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At last on DVD. I’ve been looking for this 1967 Lee Marvin film for years. Directed by John Boorman and based on Donald Westlake’s THE HUNTER, it’s dated but still works to some degree. I like Mel Gibsons “Payback” (based on the same novel) better. If you haven’t seen “Point Blank,” rent it along with “Payback” and watch them back to back. It’s a great tutorial in how movie making – directing, lighting, tinting, cutting, scoring, cinematography, etc. – changed over three decades.

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I like Payback,too. But I've never seen Point Blank. If I have a opportunity, I'll rent it.

FF=1.0? That's nice!

At last on DVD. I’ve been looking for this 1967 Lee Marvin film for years. Directed by John Boorman and based on Donald Westlake’s THE HUNTER, it’s dated but still works to some degree. I like Mel Gibsons “Payback” (based on the same novel) better. If you haven’t seen “Point Blank,” rent it along with “Payback” and watch them back to back. It’s a great tutorial in how movie making – directing, lighting, tinting, cutting, scoring, cinematography, etc. – changed over three decades.

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I never heard of Point Blank. I'll have to look for it. I loved Payback. I have the dvd. I think it was a very underrated Gibson film. The bleached out colors and Gibson's croakie voice really added to the films "strangeness".

Good to hear it is out on DVD, I've been looking for a copy of that for years. Lee Marvin made a good Parker (although I think they renamed him for both films).

Thanks for the heads up. I saw Lee Marvin's "Point Blank" a milion years ago and can't remember it. I'll check them both again.

BTW, I love Lee Marvin. I'd love to see a retrospective of his films, though I wonder if he'd seem the same in every one. Not quite sure about that.

Thanks for the heads up. I saw Lee Marvin's "Point Blank" a milion years ago and can't remember it. I'll check them both again.

BTW, I love Lee Marvin. I'd love to see a retrospective of his films, though I wonder if he'd seem the same in every one. Not quite sure about that.

Compare Lee in THE DIRTY DOZEN with his role in CAT BALLOU. Both great performances, but =very= different.

Thanks for the heads up. I saw Lee Marvin's "Point Blank" a milion years ago and can't remember it. I'll check them both again.

BTW, I love Lee Marvin. I'd love to see a retrospective of his films, though I wonder if he'd seem the same in every one. Not quite sure about that.

Compare Lee as Major John Reisman in THE DIRTY DOZEN with his role as Kid Shelleen in CAT BALLOU. Both great performances, but =very= different. Ah, Lee Marvin...when will we his like again?

Thanks for the heads up. I saw Lee Marvin's "Point Blank" a milion years ago and can't remember it. I'll check them both again.

BTW, I love Lee Marvin. I'd love to see a retrospective of his films, though I wonder if he'd seem the same in every one. Not quite sure about that.

I'm not big on Lee Marvin. I can't really say why though. Now Steve Mcqueen or Paul Newman is a differant story.

I think Lee Marvin was on the bottle when Point Blank was made. That could actually account for some character authenticity. And I liked Payback as well. Steve McQueen was the same way as Marvin, love him or hate him he was unapologetically his own person. That in itself commanded acknowledgement and/or respect that most actors shy away from now a-days. My personal favorite of this era is Once Upon A Time In The West. A truly beautiful film that was charcter specific and driven. They really don't make them like that any more, although Lawrence Kasdans Wyatt Earp was highly underappreciated, imho.

I think Lee Marvin was on the bottle when Point Blank was made. That could actually account for some character authenticity. And I liked Payback as well. Steve McQueen was the same way as Marvin, love him or hate him he was unapologetically his own person. That in itself commanded acknowledgement and/or respect that most actors shy away from now a-days. My personal favorite of this era is Once Upon A Time In The West. A truly beautiful film that was charcter specific and driven. They really don't make them like that any more, although Lawrence Kasdans Wyatt Earp was highly underappreciated, imho.

The only movie I liked Lee Marvin in was "Paint Your Wagon". But then who would miss Lee and Clint in a musical western? Who? But Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke is the perfect example of cool. I never felt like Lee quite hit that cool status.