Body Heat (BD)

In my experience of watching movies 🎥 this is the best film 🎥 made in my adult life! Not for kids!

In many ways this is a remake of "Double Indemnity", the classic 1940s film about an insurance adjuster who schemes with his lover to bump off the husband. What that film lacked, partly because of the limitations of MacMurray as an actor and partly by reason of the codes of the day, was a convincing explanation for the man's motivation. This film provides it. It is in many ways the ultimate guy's movie: who wouldn't sell his soul for what Kathleen Turner has to offer? The sex scenes are explicit without being pornographic and are, indeed, essential to the movie: it is the explanation for why the protagonist in the movie, Florida lawyer Ned Racine, acts as he does. The heroine's motivations are more puzzling. She seems completely in control of her passion and delightfully amoral -- something not entirely convincing, but it makes for a great movie. Turner and Hurt are terrific and director/writer Kazdan uses images of heat and sweat from this creepy Florida setting to drive home his points. In my second viewing of this film, I was very intrigued by the character of the husband, who is played terrifically by Richard Crenna. He has a few well pointed lines about what it takes to get ahead in business that seem to sum up the film. Ned Racine decides he needs to start doing what's necessary to succeed -- that he has to have a bottom line. This is not, of course, morally acceptable, but it provide a nice ironic twist of the lover following the husband's advice. Ted Danson is excellent as Ned's friend, the guy who prosecutes the cases that Ned defends and who lives vicariously through Ned. This also borrows from "Double Indemnity", which some critics see as being more about the close friendship between Fred MacMurray and Edward G. Robinson than it is about a love affair. I refer anyone interested in this film to Roger Ebert's great review on his website. He loved the film, and I can't add to any of his observations.

Arrived we, packaged nicely. Good quality pucture.

I watched this over three days to give myself breaks to digest its richness. Pay attention to Mickey Rourke's character. The little details are key. The door has a "slight delay." That explains a lot later. This movie has far more details and plot twists than "Double Indemnity." So it's not a remake. "Body Heat" could have been titled "Double Identity," though, for homage to the past and fealty to its plot. The ending is tough to take if, like me, you like to see evil punished, not prosper. But the glint of hope is what the police can do with the yearbook. Think how easily things could have gone wrong for her! What if Hurt walked he all the way to boathouse and stood back 30 feet to watch her enter, as would be human nature in those circumstances. The plot rested on such razor thin margins to hold water at times. Of course, the big legal mistake in this movie was that the will was invalidated because a bequest in it violated the Rule Against Perpetuities. That's nonsense. Any probate lawyer will tell you that the court merely shortens the time to force compliance with the rule. It's never grounds to invalidate an entire will. The rule merely states that any interest in property must vest in a beneficiary totally within 21 years after the death of a life in being at the time of the creation of the property interest, called a 'measuring life'. It's designed to prevent remote vesting. Wills are given robust protection by the law and can only be invalidated based on (i) a formal deficiency, as when improperly signed or witnessed, (ii) a lack of 'mental capacity', as in crazy or dementia, or (iii) 'undue influence', think force or coercion. Neither ground existed here, except the first, which the lawyers and judge missed. So that was a howler of a legal error; they needed a better legal advisor to this story of a lawyer. Instead of a 'eureka moment', how about changing that to a 'she's alive realization'? ;)

A few weeks ago I said to a good friend of mine: "The film shows you how weak men are." My friend, a lady, said: "I don't need a film to tell me that." We both laughed. I was referring to a similar film from 12 years later called Body of Evidence. Both films deal with attorneys who are seduced by sexually powerful women. Both films show how men can be destroyed by their insatiable desire for female flesh. However, the endings are different in the two films. I will not give away too much of this movie's plot. However, I will say that Lawrence Kasdan is a genius! Not only was he instrumental in creating Star Wars and Indiana Jones (He Also Reimagined Star Wars 30 Years Later), but he created his own genre piece with the film noir! I was amazed and loved the film. Every character had their place and they more than held their own! Seeing a young Ted Danson and Mickey Rourke only enthralled me more into the story. The Hall of Famer Richard Crenna only solidified the greatness of the story. J.A. Preston's solid supporting role was one of the best written in the film. Kasdan said in the Body Heat Documentary: "He's the one character in the movie who has a code that he absolutely lives by." The waitress who manages the diner was a scene stealer. The performances in this film rocked all around! Five Stars way high for this film. Buy it and you won't be disappointed. I'm the 477th person to review this fine film. By the way, I don't want to leave out William Hurt and Kathleen Turner. They had such an incredible chemistry together. Turner shines in this film and as a man I can only wonder what would happen to me if I encountered so sexy and sultry a woman. I too would become weak. Men are helpless when a beautiful woman walks into the room. A. Nathaniel Wallace, Jr.

Film Noir was a visual and thematic style first created in response to the dark times of the Depression and World War II. Posuers, losers, guys and dolls down on their luck, predators and those lost with their hearts and morals still somewhat intact drift hopelessly through a puzzling universe where fate undoes their attempts at escape be they good or evil. It is strong stuff and perennially green for our bewildering world, which explains why these films are not only classics, but gripping even when introduced to a new generation. Doomed (and stupid) passion drives a lot of these plots, at least in part, but the physical side of it had to be implied. Body Heat brings all of the despair, fatalism, appetite and doomed hope of the originals and makes the passion that drives the characters visible in Body Heat and it is heady stuff indeed. Body Heat is one of my all time favorite movies. Ned Racine is a low level lawyer in a small Florida city. He serves the down and out and petty criminals from his two room office during daylight hours and the prettier of the local women at night as his blonde good looks and lost boy charm are a draw, but he is never really engaged in any of his many affairs. Wandering one evening during a heat wave he meets Maddy Walker, the wife of a wealthy local businessman. Racine pursues her and they begin an affair of blistering lust - the body heat of the title. As with all lust, there is an unacknowledged emotional component. Maddy is unhappily married and her husband stands in the way, not only of their happiness, but of their being happy with money. As in Double Indemnity , Body Heat's most direct antecedent, they discuss a plan to murder the husband, at first as a fantasy, but as time goes on with more and more seriousness. I won't spoil the rest of the plot, but Body Heat is amazing in that it manages to keep the beloved elements of the genre and make them seem fresh and new, while adding a different visual style and of course putting the passion between the leads front and center in a way never before possible. The writing is amazing for both structure and dialogue, indeed, I think all of the Star Wars franchise would be classics if Kasdan had been kept on as the screenwriter. The man knows how to turn a phrase and build a puzzle. Turner and Hurt are in their early thirties and at the height of their considerable good looks. Ted Danson brings both lightness and a somber sadness to his role as the best friend and all of the supporting cast are amazing. If you haven't yet seen this movie, do yourself a favor and buy it or stream it as soon as possible. It really does belong on those lists of top movies for its brilliance and is entertaining besides.

Great show and acting.

Movie 10 of 1981 and 90 overall in my journey through films of my lifetime. At one point I was an aspiring film maker. I'm sure that's a surprise. To start my journey we used to have a book store called "Hawley Cooke." I got lucky and found "Screenplay" by Syd Field. Turns out that book is standard fair for film students even today. He highlighted several movies and he raved about "Body Heat." He really loved the beginning in terms of visualizing the story. Needless to say I was excited to see what all the fuss was about. I'll say this: there is a big difference between the page and the screen. Field was right that the opening was well done. The fire off in the distance sent an awesome, subtle message. Unfortunately "subtle" went out the window quickly. The constant reminders of how hot the temperature was became comedic. It got to the point that I started creating my own dialog for the characters where every conversation eventually, no matter how relevant, pertained to the heat. Someone should have parodied that in "The Naked Gun" or something. Anyway, the overt reference to the weather eroded the subtlety that Field lauded with great approval. Something that was subtle and distributed with perfect pitch was the noir element. Similar to the origin story craze of the early 2000's we are set up for some of the noir esthetic. At one point a Bogey hat is introduced in the story as a sign of trust but to the audience it is a tip of the hat, as it were, to what is attempting to be accomplished. I loved this so much. What hurt "Body Heat" the most was our featured la femme fatal's omniscience. Similar to "Vertigo," her scheme required perfect mind reading and almost God like control of space and time to pull off her plan. Very far fetched. For many this is not a problem. Personally I can't always look past it. In the case of "Inception" its flaws don't trouble me at all. Not so with "Body Heat." Pros -great story despite its flaws -great acting -music is perfect albeit dated -Noir done right Cons -Some dialog is contrived -story requires more suspension of disbelief than I care to handle -more subtle and creative solutions to creating an atmosphere would have been well received

At less than $20 aud - this was an absolute bargain!

Une très bonne intrigue, Un film magistralement bien joué par les deux acteurs principaux. Il tient en haleine jusqu'au bout. Fabuleux. Kathleen Turner, toujours très grande comédienne, y donne également toute les nuances de la palette de son talent.

Wer "Frau ohne Gewissen" toll fand, wird Body Heat lieben. Eine Femme Fatale verführt einen schneidigen Anwalt und macht ihn zum Spielball ihrer exotischen Reize. Absolut sehenswert

Una de las mejores películas de Neo Noir. La edición viene con español latino y los subtítulos también, pero no supone un problema.

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