Blunt: The Fourth Man

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A Good Cerebral Spy Thriller, No Special FX, & Dull .......2006-02-18

First let me say; I really Like spy movies. And this being a true story (makes it very appealing) with Anthony Hopkins as one of the main characters along with the cheap price made it a must have.

With that being said, my DVD is from "Passion Procductions" This copy has both decent picture and decent sound. Could be better, sure but it is quite adequete and I think a better version/transfer than the one another reviewer has. But hey it's an old movie that never made much money so they aren't going to put bucks into the reprint.

It was for me very Staid, obviously a low budget movie. There's virtually no action and much of the dialogue been very english, couched with many axioms Americans aren't familiar with made it a bit hard to follow at times. Coupled with sometimes you can't even understand what they are saying. But these spots are that often and don't seem to be forfieteing any of the story necessaries. Also it leaves gaps of info. in the front and end of the movie. You never know exactly what these guys motivation is besides them being good friends. What were they shareing/giving up to the russians? And what did they hope to gain by that risk? For me it left made more questions than it answered. It was interesting but showed almost no cloak & dagger affair that I'm sure the real/complete story holds. Its flet like it was the sanitized version that was approved by the British M5.
There's a lot of display of how several of the characters including Hopkins part were Gay. In fact I think they spent to much time on this fact. Like in those days this was as bad as being a traitor? And the ending was, well abrupt and cut short wanting for the full play-out of how they got caught and how it was all handeled in the end.
For me the movie portrayed the English Government and Secret Service M5 either didn't really care about the trist, or was aware the whole time and working it from both ends... or maybe both. Truly a movie for those really into Spy movies.

If you like old spy movies I would recommend "The Spy who came in from the cold" 1965 with Richard Burton

This one deserves a better DVD transfer.......2003-01-14

Anthony Hopkins has made many made-for-TV movies, and this is one of them.

And it's better than most.

However, DirectSource's video transfer is grainy at best--my copy even jumps forward to the next "chapter" before the end of the previous one! Hardly what I like to find in a DVD. (Therefore the rating of 3 stars instead of what otherwise would rate a 4 or even 4 and a half.)

If you're looking for a watchable version of this one on DVD, it will "do," since the subject matter is good enough to hold one's attention. However, if you like your movies presented with a decent image quality, don't spend your money on this one.

I can only hope a DVD edition with better picture resolution than this one (the only one available at the moment) becomes available in the future!

A Little of This...........2002-03-02

A little history, a little spy thriller, a little Anthony Hopkins... all adds up to a lot of entertainment!

Excellent movie!.......2001-07-08

I enjoyed this movie very much. It is based on a true story and really holds your interest. As usual, Anthony Hopkins is wonderful! If you like spy stories, you will enjoy this!

"Blunt the Fourth Man" and "Guilty Conscience"

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"Blunt the Fourth Man" and "Guilty Conscience"
Starring: Anthony Hopkins
Director: John Glenister; David Greene
Manufacturer: Movie Ventures
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ASIN: B000AMQSEU
Release Date: 2001-02-14

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Guilty Conscience is good story, fair DVD
Great Movie, Lousy DVD
Dreadful....hard to believe Hopkins and Danner could be this bad
DON'T BUY IT UNTIL YOU READ THIS!!!
Great movie - Lousy copy

Guilty Conscience/Blunt the Fourth Man
Starring: Anthony Hopkins , Blythe Danner , Swoosie Kurtz , Donegan Smith , and Wiley Harker
Director: David Greene
Manufacturer: Westlake Entertainment
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Release Date: 1999-06-01

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Guilty Conscience is good story, fair DVD.......2007-08-27

I don't quite agree this DVD is horrible, but to me that only paid $5.47 and have paid more for used, I suppose it is a matter of what you expect. Furthermore this movie was made at a time when the quality of the original wasn't all that great. Go back and look at other movies of this period and you will see the color and sound wasn't very good. This DVD in fact is not a great transfer. It almost looked like it might have been copied from VHS in the beginning of it, but it does improve somewhat as the movie progresses. The sound isn't great either, but all-in-all this is watchable and the story is very interesting. In a nutshell an attorney played by Anthony Hopkins imagines ways he would kill his wife and even ways his wife and mistress would kill him, but not till the last minutes do you see a murder and know they won't get away with it. But before the murder you will see Hopkins argue with himself on the lack of merits on various methods of disposing of his wife and then with his wife and mistress on how they plan to dispose of him. His skills at argueing his points will make you truly think he is a barrister. It was interesting to hear Hopkins say "Quid Pro Quo" as well since it was more menacing in a later movie. I would love to see this on a better quality DVD as well but I have no complaints here considering the price.

Great Movie, Lousy DVD.......2007-01-25

Arthur Jamison (Anthony Hopkins) is a brilliant and successful criminal defense attorney. There's just one problem. His wife (Blythe Danner) has decided to file for divorce and is planning to milk him for all he is worth. Since Arthur doesn't want that, he needs to figure out a way to kill his wife. But, being the attorney he is, he knows that he'd be the first suspect. While he plots various ways to bring about her demise, his mistress (Swoosie Kurtz) shows up unexpectedly. Now what will Arthur do?

This is an interesting little made for TV movie from the mid-80's, made long before any of the stars were a success. It has a bit of a low budget feel, but all three stars do a great job acting. It almost feels like a play since almost all of it takes place in Arthur and Louise's house and these three characters are the only real characters.

The plot is hard to discuss without giving anything away. We get several sequences of Arthur's plots to kill his wife and then the cross examination he images he'll have when the case goes to trial. I was getting a little bored with the movie, but half way through there's a great twist that grabbed my interest for the remainder of the film.

While the movie itself is 5 stars, I had to take a couple off for the DVD transfer. It's absolutely horrid. The picture looks like it is a third of fourth generation VHS recording. The transitions at the original commercial breaks are jarring.

While this is great movie, the DVD is a disappointment. If you must have this movie, go ahead. But be forewarned this is not the quality we normally get these days.

Dreadful....hard to believe Hopkins and Danner could be this bad.......2006-02-24

Not only was the DVD quality dreadful, the entire movie was equally awful. I bought this thinking that the acting would make up for the video quality. Much to my surprise, I found that even terrific actors (Anthony Hopkins and Blythe Danner) can make dreadful films. The acting was awful, the plot boring.

I had trouble even sitting still for the 90 minutes of the film. Avoid this stinker at all costs.

DON'T BUY IT UNTIL YOU READ THIS!!!.......2005-07-15

Nearly all the other reviews are right...the transfer copy of this was obviously done off the TV by somebody with a subpar VHS recorder, a low-quality tape and bad editing skills. But beware...at least half a dozen cheap video companies have made their prints from the same inferior master. So don't think buying a different copy with different graphics will make a difference, it won't, it's still the same lousy print. Until a real reputable company (Criterion, Image, etc.) buys it and announces they will be putting this out, any future copies will be as bad as these. That being said, if the quality of your print matters little, then buy it and enjoy the film, it's a great one!

Great movie - Lousy copy.......2005-07-09

This is a very good movie and very cleverly written, and I highly recommend it, HOWEVER, the quality of the copy I received from this Canada-based company was the worst copy of a movie I have ever seen. If you made a copy of a copy of a copy and did that at least 20 times, you would end up with a better copy than I got. And as unbelievable as it may seem, it actually says on the box and on the cassette label that it was recorded in EP instead of SP, which of course was never mentioned in the description. I will never buy from this company again, and in closing take note that Amazon has a no return policy on video purchases, so beware. Thanks a lot for the rip off, guys.

Blunt The Fourth Man-Guilty Concience & High Risk -The Cape Town Affair 4 Action & Adventure Movies On 2 Seperate DVDs

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Blunt The Fourth Man-Guilty Concience & High Risk -The Cape Town Affair 4 Action & Adventure Movies On 2 Seperate DVDs

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Blunt The Fourth Man-Guilty Concience & High Risk -The Cape Town Affair 4 Action & Adventure Movies On 2 Seperate DVDs
Blunt The Fourth Man - Guilty Concience - Action & Adventure DVD
Anthony Hopkins
High Risk -The Cape Town Affair - Action & Adventure DVD
James Brolin

ASIN: B000TFORA0

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Blunt The Fourth Man-Guilty Concience & High Risk -The Cape Town Affair 4 Action & Adventure Movies On 2 Seperate DVDs DVD 1, Movie 1. Blunt The Fourth Man: The true story of Anthony Blunt, the "fourth man" in a notorious United Kingdom 1951 government spy scandal. DVD 1, Movie 2. Guilty Concience:Criminal attorney Arthur Jamison (Anthony Hopkins) wants to divorce his wife Louise (Blythe Danner) but will have to clean out all his assets to meet her alimony demands. With the help of mistress Jackie (Swoosie Kurtz), Arthur plans to murder his spouse and thus stave off financial ruin. But how best to pull off the dirty deed? Conjuring up an imaginary alter ego (also played by Anthony Hopkins), the attorney cerebrally stages several murder scenarios before hitting upon the perfect scheme. Linear time is ignored & Guilty Conscience keeps the audiences on its toes. Are we watching another imaginary killing, or is this one the genuine article? DVD 2, Movie 1. High Risk :Stewart Raffill directs the high-action comedy caper igh Risk about a four-man band of theives trying to pull off the perfect crime. Stone (James Brolin), Tony (Chick Venera), Dan (Bruce Davidson), and Rockney (Cleavon Little) hire two inept airplane pilots and plot a major heist. The plan is to rob a mansion in South America belonging to the wealthy drug lord Serrano (James Coburn). After they break open his safe and steal five million dollars, they try to escape the jungle while being followed by the Columbian army and a group of bandits led by Mariano (Anthony Quinn). Ernest Borgnine appears in a brief cameo. 95 mins , STARS:James Brolin - Stone, Bruce Davison - Dan, Anthony Quinn - Mariano, James Coburn - Serrano, DVD 2, Movie 2. The Cape Town Affair: After a purse is stolen on a South African bus, this tale is set in motion--involving secret information and communist espionage! 100 min.STARS:Jacqueline Bisset, Bob Courtney, Jon Whiteley, James Brolin, Claire Trevor - Mo, Gordon Milholland,

Blunt: The Fourth Man: Christmas Greeting Card: Pappy Holidays

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Blunt: The Fourth Man: Christmas Greeting Card: Pappy Holidays

Manufacturer: AFA Entertainment
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ASIN: B000B2KKES

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Back Cover: Joy to the World! Let the power of this joyous season fill your hearts and souls throughout the coming year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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Good movies, TERRIBLE transfer.....

Guilty Conscience/Blunt, the Fourth Man
Starring: Anthony Hopkins
Manufacturer: Westlake Entertainment
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ASIN: B00003ES3J
Release Date: 1999-11-30

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Good movies, TERRIBLE transfer............2000-05-28

These are good movies; of the two I liked "Guilty Concience" better, but that's just a preference -- "Blunt" was quite interesting as well. The price is right too.

However, this is a NASTY tansfer. Obviously vidoe source, cheap, careless transfer, audio noise & hiss so bad that the dialog is often unintelligible, wobbly color, and sectors so bad that my DVD player choked and to be forced to skip the chapter.

Personally, I'd be careful about any DVDs from this publisher.

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