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I saw in the TV guide today that Michael Mann's 'Thief' is on this week. Apparently it's the same sort of idea as Heat.. but probably not as good (because Heat is almost as damn goodas Dogma)

So if you didn't know about it then there you go, you can once more indulge your heat-related fantasies. If you have seen it then is it worth watching?

misterhappy wrote:
> I saw in the TV guide today that Michael Mann's 'Thief' is on this week.
> Apparently it's the same sort of idea as Heat.. but probably not as good
> (because Heat is almost as damn goodas Dogma)

Almost, but not as good! Well done misterhappy, you have seen the light.

Oh and it's James Caan. He's a quality actor. I'll have to watch it and tape it.

Cheers for telling me.

:-)

Next Saturday at 10:30pm on BBC2
The Times Culture section says:

Fans of Michael Mann's Heat will find much to enjoy in the director's first feature film. A crime thriller that resembles Heat in both its stylish visuals and its thoughtful reinvention of a familiar plot - in this case, the story of a master thief, played by James Caan, who needs to carry off one more job to fund his dream of quitting the criminal classes and becoming a model citizen. (1981)

It was in the film choice bit for that day.. so it shouldn't be too bad.

No, I've not seen it. In fact I've never even heard of it. What channel/day/time?

I bet it's on Channel 5, isn't it?

I saw in the TV guide today that Michael Mann's 'Thief' is on this week. Apparently it's the same sort of idea as Heat.. but probably not as good (because Heat is almost as damn goodas Dogma)

So if you didn't know about it then there you go, you can once more indulge your heat-related fantasies. If you have seen it then is it worth watching?