; 400x60

click here to see our uploads list
click for new
Film Reviews, Festivale movie section, a reel life
click here for current front page

Festivale online magazine, January 1998
Cop Land movie review
Cop land

Sylvester Stallone plays the pet sherriff in a dormitory suburb filled with cops (called Garrison). He worships the 'real cops' who are fit enough to join the 'real force' his hearing deficiency excludes him from.

Movie Poster, Cop Land, Festivale film reviews; copland.gif - 6433 Bytes
Amazon.com logo
Search for:
UK's largest videos store
So how does he investigate wrongdoing by his heros? "Being right", he is told, "is not a bulletproof vest."

Sylvester Stallone is a highly under-rated person, many people confuse his unclear speech with lack of intelligence. They ignore the fact that he has an Oscar nomination for WRITING Rocky. When I heard that Stallone was putting on weight for a role and an underdog, I wondered just how much he identified with his character.

The plot is simple: good cops, bad cops; murder, mayhem, mystery, and corruption in low places. This isn't a breakthrough film, I doubt that many people will notice Stallone's performance.

What I sincerely hope will be noticed and dealt with is the most blatant case of product positioning I've seen. We all remember the huge soft drink signs in Blade Runner and Superman, and the whole "Pepsi Free" spiel in Back to the Future, the placement in Cop Land is more frequent, but not quite as obvious as billboards. Throughout the film characters carry around, and smoke, a certain brand of cigarette. The damn things are everywhere. We could do with a little more time spent on content and a lot less spent on incorporating advertising into the film.

Click here to buy films from one of the online stores in Festivale's on-line shopping mall Ali Kayn
For credits and official site details, click here.
Search Festivale for more
Bookmark and Share

Like us on facebook

Send your comments or review
Go to the links page for booklovers

Enter movie, TV show, or person
 
Provided by Internet Movie Database.
Just the facts:

Title: Copland(1997)
Written by: James Mangold
Directed by: James Mangold
Produced by: Christopher Goode, Kevin King, Cathy Konrad, Richard Miller, Kerry Orent, Meryl Poster, Ezra Swerdlow, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Cary Woods
Edited by: Craig McKay
Director of Photography: Eric Alan Edwards

The Players: Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Peter Berg, Janeane Garofalo, Robert Patrick, Michael Rapaport Cathy Moriarty
See: official site
For session times of current films, use the cinema listings on the Movie links page. For scheduled release dates, see the coming attractions section.
Bookmark and Share

Like us on facebook



A Reel Life, the Festivale film sectionMovie Reviews IndexClick here to go to our links to movie sitesContact us at Festivale
Movie images, sounds, and video clips are solely owned by their respective companies.
No other uses are permitted without the prior written consent of owner.
Use of the material in violation of the foregoing may result in civil and/or criminal penalties.

disclaimer

Festivale Online Magazine
Celebrate everything!


ISSN 1328-8008
Published in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
disclaimers | contact the editor | Festivale revision history

: Published in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia : copyright © Festivale 1999 All rights reserved
Filed: 29-Dec-1997 : Last updated: 28-Feb-1998 : Last tested: 3-Jul-2014
Last Compiled: 3-Jul-2014
Entire site refreshed: Dec 2008-Feb 2009 | Site URL transferred: Jan 2005 (previously www.festivale.webcentral.com.au)

Report a bug

upcoming movie releasesIndex of movie reviewscontents of current issueA Reel Life movie section