For fans of the movie Heat...

[Jonnyt16]

Just finished reading it. Overall I give it 8 out of 10 and if you're a fan of the movie you will definitely enjoy the book. As someone already mentioned, it is nice when you already "know" the characters...their personalities, appearance, mannerisms, etc.

The score the trio took down (McCauley, Shiherlis, and Cheritto) in Mexico seven years before the movie took place was intense and VERY risky. This was also when they met Trejo. In the 5 years after the movie, Chris Shiherlis really grew even more disciplined and methodical and in my opinion to a greater degree than Neil McCauley was.

I would have liked to known more about when/how McCauley and Shiherlis met other than just a brief mention of their time in Folsom State prison. You also never learn how Cheritto became part of the crew.

Solid book and entertaining throughout it's entirety. Have to smile when you learn the crew's overall weapon of choice was the CAR-15 even long before their scores in Los Angeles.

[Whalstib]

Most frustrating movie EVER!!

Some scenes are so well done but much of it is preposterous and slow moving!

This marks when Pacino became a parody of himself as well and stopped acting.

Had such incredible potential...too bad Scorsese didn't get ahold of it!

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

Only 40 pages in, but I really like the writing style.

[AKFAN]

This is a good clip about the actual events the movie Heat is based on, definitely worth watching. It happened in Chicago in the 60's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e_g...nnel=PopoMedic

[Hush]

Most frustrating movie EVER!!

Some scenes are so well done but much of it is preposterous and slow moving!

This marks when Pacino became a parody of himself as well and stopped acting.

Had such incredible potential...too bad Scorsese didn't get ahold of it!

Pacino's character was a coke head. Not directly alluded to in the movie, but part of the character's backstory.

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[SteyrAUG]

Most frustrating movie EVER!!

Some scenes are so well done but much of it is preposterous and slow moving!

This marks when Pacino became a parody of himself as well and stopped acting.

Had such incredible potential...too bad Scorsese didn't get ahold of it!

Gonna need an example.

[gsd2053]

Holy Shat! I don't know how it can work. But heat is my favorite movie of that genre.

Wait it's a prequel and it's called Heat 2? That's different

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

Gonna need an example.

I think I know what it means. You could make a TIGHT 1:30 pure action movie if you take out the wife/girlfriend parts. Heck, even the Waingrow parts to pare it down more. I thought that too when I first watched it, but all that 'stuff' adds a lot to the characters in the long, and I mean long 3 hour run.

[Adrenaline_6]

Nobody does action scenes like Mann. He uses the right music and very little dialogue. The way it would be in real life, minus the music of course. The music just pulls you in to the action at hand. The cliff scene on Last of the Mohicans is another great example.

[ViniVidivici]

As well as the classic "yo homie, is that my breifcase" scene....