Review of To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) by Donald W — 04 Jul 2009
This is a slick well made cops and robbers movie. It's set in the 1980's and is the story of a master counterfeiter and a Secret Service agent who is trying to catch him. He becomes obsessed when his partner is killed and steals the money he needs to set up the counterfeiter.
I first saw this movie at someone's house who had rented it from Blockbuster. I had the VHS at one time but sold it to a pawn shop. Now I have the DVD. There are some interesting special features on the DVD including missing scenes and alternate endings.
Watching it brings back memories of the 1980's. At the beginning of the movie an Arab suicide bomber tries to kill President Reagan but blows himself up falling off a hotel roof. Although the story is all fiction it shows how little things have changed since then.
But is also shows how easy it was to counterfeit money back then and why they had to change our money to the more colorful version we have today.
This review of To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) was written by Donald W on 04 Jul 2009.
To Live and Die in L.A. has generally received very positive reviews.
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