I Died a Thousand Times

Buy This Item I Died a Thousand Times by Warner Home Video  Available from Amazon  $19.98  on 11-14-2008     A film remake of Humphrey Bogart's "High Sierra" involving a mad killer who takes pity on a disabled girl. Reader Reviews I saw this movie back when I was a kid growing up at the local theater, double featured with "Pete Kelley's Blues" and sadly, I was too little to appreciate just what I was seeing. Luckily, however, I own both these great movies on LaserDisc. They are Both Great Entertaining Films. But, this review is of "I Died 1,000 Times". A fabulous remake of "High Sierra", which originally starred Humphrey Bogart; this time around with Jack Palance, Shelley Winters, and Lee Marvin. Great flick from the early wide-screen days, with great mountain scenes, and great imaginative use of color for its time. And of course, a story to knock you out! I searched for many many years, asking everyone about "that movie where they shoot the guy, and he slides down over the mountain and lands by his old green car" and NOBODY knew what the hell I was talking about...the closest I ever got to an answer was "Copper Canyon" with Ray Milland....well, I KNEW Ray Milland was not in the movie, but could not remember who it was. Then, many years later, BANG!, I saw The High Sierra with Bogart and I had a Major heart-stopping revelation...here was THE movie, but in B&W, NOT in color, and I KNEW I was not crazy. Flash forward, again, and LaserDiscs are out, and I'm reading my monthly copy of LaserDisc News, and WHAM, again, here's a flick called "I Died 1,000 Times", with a photo THAT I RECOGNIZED from the movie all the way back when I was a Kid! I snapped up a copy at my local dealer when it came out, and YES, this was it. What a Thrill to see Jack Palance working with Shelley Winters and Lee Marvin...Wonderful. Eventually, it will come out on DVD, I hope, but until then Thank God I have my LaserDisc copy of it (I hope my player never dies!). When the DVD comes out you can BET I'll be one of the first in line for a copy of THIS BABY! If you've seen this movie, and remember it, you know what I'm talking about when I say it's a TERRIFIC movie. Those who have NOT, must take my word that it IS. One of the BEST from the great genre of 50's Film Noir Classics, only in TechniColor! Watch for it!...I AM! ~operabruin

I Died a Thousand Times Available from Amazon Price: $19.98 Updated on 11-14-2008.

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