In it's place is a blatant marketing exercise for the new BMW mini mixed in with some good but uninspiring action sequences. ![]() In fact most of the good features that the original had going for it were lost. Good music Lovely cars 60's Fashion Stunning backdrops Good stunts Original and plausible plot Memorable cliff hanger A very British film with plenty of character 8/10 The new film is very different to the original movie. However 35 years on it still hold it's own and has many merits including. When viewed today it obviously lacks some of the refinements we have come to expect from the typical Hollywood blockbuster, some of the acting and camera shots are laughable. This is one of the few films I can think of that doesn't have a happy ending but it does have the feel good factor and an excellent cliff hanger to boot. Much of the film is very typically British from the cast and their accents to the Austin Mini cars (red, white and blue with GB stickers on the back!). ![]() They find themselves up against it with both the Mafia and the Italian authorities. Set mostly in Turin-Italy the film is about a group of clumsy English villains who set out to grab a stash of gold bullion during transit. ![]() The original 1969 film offered something different.
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