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The Two Jakes
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0097360185447
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Paramount
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 SurroundFrench (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 SurroundEnglish (Subtitled),
Manufacturer: Paramount
MPN: D018544D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 23, 1999
Running Time: 137 minutes
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: August 10, 1990
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Editorial Review:
Set more than a decade after the story in Chinatown, this 1990 sequel brings Jack Nicholson back to the screen as L.A. private detective Jake Gittes. Older, fatter, worn, and frustrated, the Jake of 1948 is still haunted by the tragic events of the earlier film. While investigating a case involving adultery and questionable land dealings by an L.A. tycoon (Harvey Keitel as the other Jake), Gittes unexpectedly confronts a few old ghosts and discovers that the resource of choice in Southern California--one for which people die--is no longer water but oil. The film had a notorious production history, with Nicholson taking over the project from writer-director Robert Towne, and the dense plot can be difficult to follow. But if The Two Jakes doesn't measure up to the legendary status of its stylish predecessor, the film does satisfy on its own terms and brings the events of Chinatown to a moving conclusion. Terrific work by Keitel and supporting players Meg Tilly, Madeleine Stowe, Eli Wallach, and Ruben Blades. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - It's All About The Script...And There Wasn't One
CHINATOWN was and always will be one of my favorite movies.
The shame of this sequel is that script never came together. In fact, I remember reading about the feud that ensued between Jack Nicholson and screenwriter Robert Towne over the production of this movie. Nicholson complained that Towne left town without finishing the script and actress Meg Tilley was quoted that she could remember feeling the heat from just-copied pages fresh from a copy machine having just been thrown together. ... Read More
Rating: - A Disastrous Sequel
A disastrous sequel to Chinatown--- it's hard to believe that the same screenwriter wrote both movies. While Jack Nicholson does a credible job directing, the screenplay is a convoluted mess. This movie was justifiably panned when it came out.
Rating:  - Jack Nicholson should be directing films.
Let's make this short...This chair I'm in is too short for this computer, and I'm all squished here, with my left foot bent under sideways causing the side of it to stretch open my callous...painfull.
I love this film, it starts beautifully, maintains a great mood, has all it's parts in order, and I wonder how many of you ever noticed the distant car shot that looks likes it's driving up a womans body represented by the hills...
It's always about that...no matter what the McGuffin is in a film. ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent Neo-Noir on DVD / Improved Picture / It's jake!
When it was first screened, I picked "The Two Jakes" apart like a pizza; only to turn around and love everything about it. Roman Polanski is special and just about any other directors' great films pale by comparison. And a the sequel of a favorite is always a sitting duck. "Jakes" may not be Polanski but Nicholson, Towne, Zsigmond, Van Dyke Parks (beautiful, moody music score) and company did a fine job of a follow up! Compared to other neo-noir films of it's or any other period, it's a very, very good picture. ... Read More
Rating: - jake gittes,1948.Transfer grade A
It starts out well but as it progesses becomes increasingly muddled and confusing.The cinematography is stunning as is the LA 40's ambiance.There are reasons to buy this DVD;the transfer,the lush photography and production values and the Extra; An interview with Jack Nicholson.But the movie itself is a curio and not a success ,imo.It has some good performances(Farnsworth,Meg Tilly)and a lumpy star turn by Nicholson.Amend to 3 stars for good, no more.
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