{"id":2087,"date":"2007-01-09T20:33:49","date_gmt":"2007-01-10T03:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2087"},"modified":"2022-04-23T09:31:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T16:31:39","slug":"assassination-bureau-the-1969","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2087","title":{"rendered":"Assassination Bureau, The (1969)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s the greatest story of the decade &#8212; and covered by a woman!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Assassination-Bureau-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Assassination-Bureau-Poster-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-28483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Assassination-Bureau-Poster-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Assassination-Bureau-Poster-86x128.jpg 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Assassination-Bureau-Poster.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn aspiring journalist (Diana Rigg) hires the underground Assassination Bureau to kill its own chairperson (Oliver Reed).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Black Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Curt Jurgens Films<\/li>\n<li>Diana Rigg Films<\/li>\n<li>Journalists<\/li>\n<li>Oliver Reed Films<\/li>\n<li>Plot to Murder<\/li>\n<li>Telly Savalas Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAlthough it&#8217;s based on a clever premise, this British farce is a disappointment on every count. Things go wrong from the very beginning of the story, when Rigg hires Reed to kill himself, and he willingly agrees &#8212; only to fob the job off onto his colleagues as a taunting excuse to murder them first. Such blatant narrative illogic kills the entire enterprise of this not-very-amusing black comedy, which ultimately has no real point. Adding insult to injury, even fans of Rigg or Reed will be disappointed: they lack any chemistry at all together:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Assassination-Bureau-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Assassination-Bureau-Still-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Assassination-Bureau-Still-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Assassination-Bureau-Still-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Assassination-Bureau-Still-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Assassination-Bureau-Still-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Assassination-Bureau-Still-1536x862.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Assassination-Bureau-Still-481x270.png 481w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Assassination-Bureau-Still.png 1819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Rigg&#8217;s transformation from an independent young feminist to a corset-wearing lovebird is unwelcome. Only recommended for those who enjoy fast-paced, high-color historical action flicks without much substance. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nicely done set designs depicting turn-of-the-century Europe<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Assassination-Bureau-Sets.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Assassination-Bureau-Sets-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Assassination-Bureau-Sets-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Assassination-Bureau-Sets-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Assassination-Bureau-Sets-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Assassination-Bureau-Sets-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Assassination-Bureau-Sets-1536x861.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Assassination-Bureau-Sets-481x270.png 481w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Assassination-Bureau-Sets.png 1817w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo. Though Peary lists it as a cult movie in the back of his book, I doubt it still has much of a following.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0064045\/\">IMDB entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1969\/03\/24\/archives\/screen-british-murders-are-cute.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1281ass.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitallyobsessed.com\/showreview.php3?ID=6195\">Digitally Obsessed Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/78229.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s the greatest story of the decade &#8212; and covered by a woman!&#8221; Synopsis: An aspiring journalist (Diana Rigg) hires the underground Assassination Bureau to kill its own chairperson (Oliver Reed). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Black Comedy Curt Jurgens Films Diana Rigg Films Journalists Oliver Reed Films Plot to Murder Telly Savalas Films Review: Although it&#8217;s based on a clever premise, this British farce is a disappointment on every count. 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