1969's 'The Italian Job' is fantastic. The film has an excellent blend of humour and heist elements, along with iconic music and lovely locations. The cast all do decent jobs, but it's Michael Caine that raises it all up a few levels. Noël Coward is also good. It's very entertaining seeing it all play out, a load of scenes are terrific - my favourites would be the ones involving the Mini Coopers. The overall vibe of the film is pretty silly, it doesn't take itself too seriously which is a smart call. It's 99 minutes worth of fun. My only criticism would be the lack of depth into Charlie's crew, it would've been cool and probably amusing to get to know Freddie, William, Rozzer etc. more. I did like the secrecy with the Mafia though. A must-watch.

This did not stand up well to the test of time. It starts out pretty well but it just gets more and more slapstick as it progresses, I know Benny Hill is in it but sometimes it's like he wrote the script too. And the music it just about the worst I've ever heard, the score is simply terrible. Considering the contemporary music available in that era it's a completely epic fail. Still worth a watch for the cars but keep your expectations low.

I give points for innovation to The Italian Job but deductions on style. The pace felt way too slow for a movie of this type. Any car buff needs to watch this film, they are the stars. Amazing scenery and a great final chase scene but the cliffhanger ending...(pun intended)

Very British. Very entertaining. Highlight being of course the actual heist and escape. We even get a glimpse of the iconic Fiat factory. What a great ending! Panavison just looks great. Score is great. No wonder: Quincy Jones was responsible for many pieces. No wonder the movie got a remake. The "prologue" and side stories are a bit pointless though and feel very dated. They would film the heist prep very differently today (much more entertaining like they did for - let's say - the Ocean's franchise).