Nikita is an american television drama for the cw that premiered on september 9, 2010. Fed up with her reputation as eye candy, parillaud considered dropping out of cinema entirely until filmmaker luc besson whom she married in 1986 promised to write a movie just for her. I liked the way parillaud looks a mess and then becomes drop. The original series was based on the 1990 french film nikita, directed by luc besson. Worst american remake of a nonenglish movie see more polls. Point of no return the assassin 1993 rotten tomatoes. It was one of the definitive movie posters of its day and went some way in adding to the films overall reputation as something cool that had to be seen. Luc besson nikita and john badham point approach the figure of the femme fatale differently in their films. Maggie hayward bridget fonda is a violent and unstable drug addict found guilty of murdering a police officer, and is sentenced to death by lethal injection. A lesser remake was quickly made by hollywood in 1993, renamed point of no return. A remake tells the same story as the original but uses a different cast and may alter the theme or target audience. Rent point of no return 1993 on dvd and bluray dvd. If you list a film under its title, you must refer to the title in your writing or cite it parenthetically. Nikita was the movie that put french film maker luc besson on the international map and spawned not only a us remake.
The series stars maggie q as nikita mears, the title protagonist of the series, as a rogue spy and assassin whose mission is to bring down the secret government. Point of no return, a remake of nikita, deviates from the original french movie in several ways. The middle portion focuses mainly on the character development of mathilda and leon which is essential to the movie. After the government stages her execution by lethal injection, she wakes up to an unusual offer. Regal switches from coke to pepsi and some moviegoers are furious. The complete fifth seasonpamid the ongoing battle to stay alive, nikita realizes where her destiny liesand, despite the her misgivings, chooses a dangerous and challenging path. An urgent lifeordeath dilemma befalls nikita the feral street girl and violent drug addictafter killing a police officer at point blank. Hopeless, nikita is given a new lease of life, when she reluctantly exchanges her doomed fate for a secret government program that promises to mould her into a coldblooded assassin under the wing of her sadistic mentor, bob.
The wait wasnt long, either this year saw the appearance of point of no return, a. If you like some substance to your action movies, this comes very highly recommended. The story on the surface is absurd and something youd expect from a grade b international intrigue thriller. With bridget fonda, gabriel byrne, dermot mulroney, miguel ferrer. Mar, 1992 it was a bit of a surprise when upandcomer bridget fonda doc hollywood landed the lead role in the warner bros. Nikita is a drama on cw that airs on thursdays at 9 pm eastern time. The intext citation for a film should key to a workscitedlist entry. That character the sexy delinquent coopted and trained by a. Lefem nikita recent photos the commons getty collection galleries world map app. Despite being a shot for shot remake point of no return 1993 is the inferior film. Jan 27, 2010 the movie was then adapted in 1997 for the u.
As such, she spends most of the film trying to find a way out of her situation. Anna directed by luc besson posted by bigappletiger on 31220 at 6. A young woman is arrested after her involvement in a bloody robbery and sentenced to life imprisonment. The series was coproduced by jay firestone of fireworks entertainment and warner bros. A government fakes the death of a criminal to turn this young woman into a killer on its service. Despite this, the original film remains a classic and one of the best movies in luc bessons career. The main character is offered a choice between death, or the life of an assassin. The television show turned out to be a much bigger success than anyone imagined, which meant the appearance of a soundtrack was inevitable. Therefore, its hard to accept that the french version is the original source material and not the remake. Sure im american and like the remake, but it is not.
When it comes to stupid action films, check your ychromosome sexist stereotyping. Nikita is an american spy drama which premiered on september 9, 2010 on the cw television network. Nikita transforms over the course of the story from a druggedup junkie with nothing to live for to a capable and dangerous woman who wants control over her own life. Bridgett fonda starred in a 1993 remake called point of no return. As such, she spends most of the film trying to find a. It was remade again in hollywood as point of no return by john badham in 1993. The story centers on a secret organization known as division. Nikita was the movie that put french film maker luc besson on the international map and spawned not only a us remake but at least two tv spinoffs. Point of no return 1993 letterboxd your life in film. Remakes of foreign films that never should have happene.
An excellent example of hollywoods ability to ruin a good movie concept. I also think anne parillaud is better suited to the role than bridget fonda. I liked the first season or so of alias which was kinda similar. The series stars maggie q as nikita, a spy and assassin who has gone rogue. Bridget fonda in the lead role, and the movie was remade for us audiences, and. However, she is given a chance for freedom when she is offered the opportunity to become a highly trained government assassin. It is a surprisingly touching movie with the same kind of emotional arc as awakenings. Point of no return is a 1993 american action film directed by john badham and starring bridget fonda and gabriel byrne. I have never seen the television show but i doubt it was any better then. The producers thought she embodied the look of ann parillaud from the movie. A zany outofcontrol thriller that gives lead anne parillaud a big character arc and plenty of. This was part of a trend for hollywood to remake french films in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Nikita ist ein spielfilm des franzosischen regisseurs luc besson aus dem jahre 1990.
We talk about how well the remake point of no return did with brigitte fonda. Sasha luss, wears so many wigs throughout this movie that you may. After nikita s release in france, it was released in over 95 countries. Gaumont handled the sales of distribution rights separately, distribution rights were sold to columbia pictures and the remake rights were sold to warner bros. I was delighted to learn that the wb site has all five seasons of the show and that it is every bit as sexy as i remembered. Rent point of no return 1993 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Point of no return also known as the assassin is a 1993 american action film directed by john badham and starring bridget fonda and gabriel byrne. Mario cecchi gori, patrice ledoux, vittorio cecchi gori.
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