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	Man on Fire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Man on Fire is a 2004 film directed by Tony Scott, starring Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Radha Mitchell, Giancarlo Giannini, and Christopher Walken.
		Man on Fire loosely follows the first of the series about a former Marine and Foreign Legion soldier turned mercenary.
		The remake was released on April 23, 2004 in the U.S. and drew $23 million USD in its opening weekend.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Man_on_Fire (883 words)

	Man on Fire (2004): Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Man on Fire, with a best-ever Denzel Washington, is the first (nonreligious) sure thing to hit the multiplex this year.
		Man on Fire is as ludicrous as "John Q," "Virtuosity" and "Out of Time," yet substantially more violent, artificial, self-conscious and dull.
		Man on Fire is ponderous and bloated, dragging the Bible and Giannini into its swirling cesspool.
	www.metacritic.com /film/titles/manonfire (1492 words)

	DVD Times - Man On Fire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Although Man On Fire is based on a novel — previously filmed in 1987 — it’s basically a Charles Bronson film with added nutrients such as character, shading and decent dialogue.
		Man On Fire, even though it begins with Creasy musing “Will God forgive us for what we’ve done?”, isn’t really interested in ethical conundrums and eventually settles down to being a reactionary, crowd-pleasing action movie with an ending that desperately flails at significance but doesn’t redeem the ugliness of the morality of what precedes it.
		Man On Fire is well worth seeing, both for the excellent performances and Scott’s direction which will certainly divide audiences between those who, like me, love it and those who find it gimmicky beyond rational understanding.
	www.dvdtimes.co.uk /content.php?contentid=12963 (3383 words)

	Man on Fire Review :: Hollywood.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Man on Fire wants to be a visually striking, adrenaline-filled film about a former assassin-turned-bodyguard who gets revenge on the bad guys who kidnap his young charge.
		Man on Fire is, at times, very much an adrenaline ride, especially when Creasy is on the warpath, with fast cuts and documentary-style camerawork.
		Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
	www.hollywood.com /movies/reviews/movie/1750520 (575 words)

	Man on Fire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Both Man of Fire and Without Remorse came out in the early 80s and both contained very inventive ways to "talk" to people, but surprising neither has had many people ripping off their ideas.
		Man of Fire is definitely one of the better revenge flicks of the year.
		Man on Fire, from the inventive book came the vengeful movie, with a fire that didn't flame out, just didn't burn as bright as it could.
	www.pages.drexel.edu /~hdy22/reviews/manonfire.html (700 words)

	CD Baby: MAN ON FIRE: Habitat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Join MAN ON FIRE on a conceptual musical journey through a concrete jungle of greed, power, love, death, loss and discovery.
		Man On Fire is of rare breed in the progressive rock movement today, mixing classic progressive rock with a bit of Peter Gabriel and modern King Crimson.
		Man On Fire might have done the album of the year and songs like Mr.
	www.cdbaby.com /cd/manonfire (670 words)

	The Aisle Seat - Man on Fire
		The Punisher is dark and comic bookish, Kill Bill is an astonishing blend of various exploitation genres, and Man on Fire is operatic.
		This is the second time Man on Fire has come to the screen.
		Man on Fire is rated R for language and strong violence.
	www.geocities.com /gamut_mag/manfire.htm (993 words)

	Man on Fire (2004) - A Hollywood Jesus Movie Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Despite being mortally wounded during the kidnapping, Creasy is “a man on fire,” as he vows to kill anyone involved in or profiting from the kidnapping.
		Man On Fire is the latest in a series of “lone gunman (or swordwoman) gets justice” films released over the last several months.
		The difference between Man On Fire and most of the others listed is that it strives to be a character study in addition to an action piece.
	www.hollywoodjesus.com /man_on_fire.htm (2642 words)

	Rites Of Spring Festival - Man On Fire
		Man On Fire was officially introduced to the world through the release of their critically acclaimed self-titled debut CD in 1998, it was their sophomore effort,
		Collectively they knit together the signature Man on Fire sound, which has been described as unique, modern and adventurous with a refreshing lack of obvious influences.
		Adrian’s contributions add a whole new layer to the CD, which Man on Fire believes to be their most definitive musical statement to date.
	www.rosfest.com /Performers-2005/Man_on_Fire.htm (350 words)

	TheMovieBoy Review - Man On Fire (2004)
		"Man on Fire" was filmed on location in Mexico City, and never, or rarely, before has a country been portrayed in such a boldly negative light.
		At almost two-and-a-half hours, "Man on Fire" is a long motion picture, perhaps longer than need be for what is essentially a "point-A-to-point-B" revenge tale, but the time is used wisely and nothing seems extraneous.
		"Man on Fire" may or may not be a fully accurate vision of the current environment in Mexico City, but it certainly works to the benefit of a film that is as uncompromising and plausibly compelling as this one.
	www.themovieboy.com /reviews/m/04_manonfire.htm (1099 words)

	Man on Fire Movie Review at Hollywood Video
		Denzel Washington and his talented co-star Dakota Fanning (I Am Sam) share a few heartfelt moments as the bodyguard and his young charge, but their relationship is so sketchily rendered that it never packs much emotional weight.
		Although Man on Fire is certainly a better film than either of those duds, it's still a disappointingly mediocre picture that ultimately crashes and burns.
		Man on Fire tries to expand the genre, and it has plenty of tension and enough surprises to make for a decent pay-off.
	www.hollywoodvideo.com /movies/movie.aspx?MID=138821 (1534 words)

	Man on Fire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Man on Fire and The Punisher have uncannily similar stories, although the latter is from a comic book and the former is based on the novel by A.J. Quinnell.
		Creasy is a washed up, drunk, ex-military man. His friend Rayburn (Christopher Walken, The Rundown, Gigli) convinces him to take the Ramos job, and he does so reluctantly.
		Man on Fire devolves into action entertainment, in the very capable hands of Scott.
	www.haro-online.com /movies/man_on_fire.html (656 words)

	Reviews: Man on Fire - Christianity Today Movies
		Man on Fire is the most brutal of them all.
		Man on Fire is properly rated R for a great deal of brutal violence and obscene language.
		Man on Fire, written by Brian Helgeland (The Order, Mystic River) is set in Mexico City where, we are told, a kidnapping occurs every 60 seconds and 70 percent of the victims are never seen again.
	www.christianitytoday.com /movies/reviews/manonfire.html (2486 words)

	Make Them Die Slowly By David Edelstein
		It was shocking in the early '60s when James Bond 007 had "license to kill." In Man on Fire, the hero has license to torture and kill.
		Man on Fire ends with a thank you to Mexico City, "a very special place." As the city has just been portrayed as the most malevolent cesspool of murderous scumbags this side of Bogota, that's either a nasty dig or a desperate attempt at heading off an international incident.
		Still from Man on Fire by Stephen Vaughan© 2004 20th Century Fox.
	www.slate.com /id/2099360 (1019 words)

	Filmtracks: Man on Fire (Harry Gregson-Williams)
		Man on Fire: (Harry Gregson-Williams) A remake of the 1987 Elie Chouraqui film of the same name, 2004's Man on Fire places Denzel Washington in the role previously occupied by Scott Glenn.
		It's easy to hear that Scott --whether explicitly or otherwise-- asked Gregson-Williams to pump up the testosterone level for Man on Fire to levels exceeding even the techo-thriller Enemy of the State, for the cues of synthetic looping are brutal in their volume and intent.
		On the whole, Man on Fire has several worthy ideas and occasional potential, but the overall package is disjointed, confused, and suffers from poorly rendered mixings of Gerrard's voice and totally unnecessary sound effect sampling by Gregson-Williams.
	www.filmtracks.com /titles/man_fire.html (822 words)

	Man on Fire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Denzel Washington is a man on a mission in "Man on Fire."
		Denzel Washington plays an avenging angel in "Man on Fire," a full-throttle, good-vs.-evil thriller about an ex-CIA agent bent on eliminating, one by one, a ruthless Mexican gang of kidnappers and dirty cops.
		"Man on Fire" is actually a second go at the novel of pseudonymous author A.J. Quinnell by producer Arnon Milchan, who shepherded to the screen a 1987 French⁄Italian production starring Scott Glenn and Joe Pesci and directed by Elie Chouraqui.
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/icopyright_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000491820 (578 words)

	IGN: Man on Fire Review
		In Man on Fire, Washington plays Creasy, a retired Marine haunted by his violent past and unable to bring his life together.
		Man on Fire is one of several revenge/vigilante flicks, following Kill Bill, The Punisher and Walking Tall.
		In the case of Man on Fire, it's actually one of Tony Scott's better efforts in terms of pacing.
	dvd.ign.com /articles/542/542442p1.html (1279 words)

	:: rogerebert.com :: Reviews :: Man on Fire (xhtml) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Tony Scott's "Man on Fire" employs superb craftsmanship and a powerful Denzel Washington performance in an attempt to elevate genre material above its natural level, but it fails.
		"Man on Fire" has a production too ambitious for the foundation supplied by the screenplay.
		He might have gotten away with that in a movie of more modest length, but "Man on Fire" clocks in at close to two and a half hours, and needs more depth to justify the length.
	rogerebert.suntimes.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040423/REVIEWS/404230302/1023 (861 words)

	Man on Fire
		Drawn from A. Quinnell’s novel, Man On Fire appears to be a true life story of brutally responding to widespread crime and corruption in Mexico.
		Unfortunately, when Fanning leaves the action, the edgy film makes with a lot of quick cuts that are more nagging than entertaining, as the sight of a shot of Creasy drowning in a pool is a reminder of a man who has played a dangerous game with his life.
		Man On Fire finally leads its remaining characters to their rightful places, but in an overproduced, protracted manner with too many snazzy e-mail-like subtitles that sometime even relay English dialogue.
	www.projections-movies.com /reviews/manonfire.htm (543 words)

	MAN ON FIRE
		That should pretty much tell you how Fire is going to end, and if you're in possession of at least one-half of a brain, fingering those responsible for the kidnapping won't be too difficult, either.
		The predictability of Fire is one of two big glitches in the film.
		Her preternatural acting ability is almost frightening, and Fire takes a big hit when her character disappears with 90 minutes left.
	www.sick-boy.com /manonfire.htm (729 words)

	Review: Man on Fire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The key to Man on Fire's success is unquestionable: it doesn't rush things.
		The grim second half of Man on Fire is about retribution and karma, not voyeuristic satisfaction.
		Man on Fire is a remake of a 1987 film starring Scott Glenn.
	movie-reviews.colossus.net /movies/m/man_fire.html (688 words)

	SoundtrackNet : Man on Fire
		The music in Man on Fire is almost like a continuation of the Spy Game score in terms of style.
		Man on Fire is a tale of revenge, and the score shows this very well at times.
		The music in Man on Fire was vital to the film as there was such raw emotion behind Denzel Washington's troubled character.
	www.soundtrack.net /soundtracks/database?id=3709 (1059 words)

	Man on Fire
		Man on Fire is, without a doubt, an excellent film, boasting several stand-out performances, especially from the intense Denzel Washington, and the thoroughly adorable Dakota Fanning, who looks destined to be a popular child actress for several years to come.
		Additional music for Man on Fire is credited to (among others) Justin Caine Burnett (so this is where he’s been hiding since Dungeons & Dragons!), and Welsh breakbeat duo Mike Truman and Chris Healings, aka Hybrid, but quite what their actual contribution was remains unclear.
		What is clear is that, with Man on Fire and his other recent releases, Harry Gregson-Williams continues to grow as an artist, and his standing in the film music world continues to rise.
	www.moviemusicuk.us /manonfirecd.htm (782 words)

	MAN ON FIRE - WIDESCREEN DVD
		What used to be the province of the Times Square grindhouse and drive-in movie theatres is now star-vehicle blockbuster fodder, making the revenge sub-genre's subversive qualities and carefully cultivated atmosphere of frustrated rage suddenly a reflection of the demons plaguing mainstream culture.
		Man on Fire is Mandingo re-imagined for our post-9/11 wonderland, packed with a disturbing race and class dialogue and an equally disturbing level of violence presented in as populist a way as possible for easy digestion and facile rabble-rousing.
		After the mayhem depicted in Man on Fire, I'm guessing that not many are scrambling to book their family vacations there.
	filmfreakcentral.net /dvdreviews/manonfire.htm (780 words)

	Man On Fire : film review
		Man On Fire is every bit as heavy-handed and dismal as the little-seen original from the late 1980s that starred Scott Glenn (both were based on a novel by A J Quinnell).
		Man On Fire does have a few good things going for it, namely in the acting department.
		Man On Fire is the third revenge-themed film released in the past month, following Kill Bill Volume Two and The Punisher.
	www.musicomh.com /films2/man-on-fire.htm (759 words)

	Salon Directory
		In Tony Scott's "Man on Fire," Washington plays Creasy, a bodyguard with a mysterious, troubled past that the movie never bothers to explain, and he the hero, out to avenge the kidnapping of Pita (Dakota Fanning), the rich little squirt he's been hired to protect.
		Justice is being served, which means that "Man on Fire" is, in Scott's eyes at least, a deeply moral movie.
		Whatever its real-life vices and virtures are, Mexico City is probably not the kind of city you want to piss off, which may explain why, at the end of "Man on Fire," just before the credits roll, the unctuously apologetic missive "A special thanks to Mexico City: A very special place" pops up.
	www.salon.com /ent/movies/review/2004/04/23/man_on_fire (398 words)

	IGN: The Stax Report: Script Review of Man on Fire
		Man on Fire is an unabashed revenge tale.
		Creasy has become the titular "man on fire," an Italian phrase for a man on a bloody vendetta.
		Man on Fire could have easily have been a Stallone or Schwarzenegger vehicle back in the day.
	filmforce.ign.com /articles/401/401078p1.html (971 words)

	Movie Info for Man on Fire on MSN Movies
		A man whose ideals have been shattered for the last time is out for violent justice in this thriller.
		Creasy (Denzel Washington) is a former United State intelligence agent-turned-mercenary who has seen too much of the violence and corruption in the world and has become jaded and withdrawn.
		Man on Fire is based on a novel by A.J. Quinnell, which was previously filmed in 1987 with Scott Glenn as Creasy.
	entertainment.msn.com /movies/movie.aspx?m=549555 (232 words)

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