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Summary: This movie is astounding!!!!! Neil Fans take note!
Review: This movie is a fine piece of art. Not for the short of attention span, it moves slowly and deliberately, immersing you in every black and white frame. The story concerns one mans metaphysical journey from life into death where every word, every look, every gesture, has a meaning, if you pay attention. The soundtrack by Neil Young is enormous. Filled with crushing reverb and a single riff that haunts through the film like a deranged ghost. This film wasn't meant to appeal to everybody. If you liked Pink Floyds The Wall, you'll likely walk away stunned. If you fell asleep halfway through Comfortably Numb, its your loss.
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Summary: Outstanding! The most Haunting and Original movie of the 90s
Review: It is the late 1800s, and our hero from the east, William Blake (a mesmorizing Johnny Depp) walks into the town of Machine wearing a fancy new suit and ready to start his new life with his promised job as an accountant...The streets are muddy, the women are treated terribly...and everyone seems to be on the verge of insanity. Welcome to the Wild West.
I wont go too much into the plot, but William is rejected from the job he had been promised and is left with no money and no place to stay. He gets involved unknowingly in a love triangle and ends up fleeing the town as a wanted man for the murder of two citizens.
As William flees, he is aided by a remarkable Native American who calls himself "Nobody" (played to perfection by Gary Farmer). He is also hunted by three men who cliam to be the best killers in the West. The cast, incredible. The direction, impeccable. The soundtrack, perfect (although some would argue that it simply sounds like a bunch of noise being made by a guitar). The script is witty enough to lighten the often heavy mood of the film, and the characters are very colorful (one of my favorites is the too friendly and very creepy Crispen Glover character, just see what kind of feeling you get from this friendly guy who has perhaps been working on the coal train too long)
Now I realize that this movie may not be everyone's cup of tea (just look at the undeserving editorial review of the DVD and VHS), but everyone I know who has watched it has been either captivated, disturbed, enamored, or just plain creeped out. Either way, nobody I know has left a viewing of this movie with a feeling of indifference. Love it or Hate it, it leaves its mark.
A note on the "R" rating-it is well deserved. The movie may not be very gory or have alot of sexual content, but the violence in it is very disturbing and real. Just a note.
This movie is not only for arthouse movie goers or Jim Jarmusch fans...and not a movie just for guys either. I am a younger girl who was suggested this movie, and was simply captivated by it.
Give it a try!!
Hope you found this review helpful
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Summary: Nice odd independent Jarmusch
Review: Dead Man is as quirky as any Jarmusch film and I was 45 minutes into it before I decided I liked it. I kept thinking about the things I would highlight in my negative review, but suddenly I was on the wavelength of humor and began to love it. It has no pretensions of looking like a western. Although they ride horses and wear cowboy hats the characters are all firmly entrenched in the modern day. There is a great running bit about the posse chasing the dead man. You've got the cool killer, the chatterbox and the token minority. It certainly doesn't play out the way you would think. The outlandish Indian who thinks Johnny Depp is a famous poet is inspired. And you also have a nice cameo by Robert Mitchum, in his last screen appearance. Depp is great as usual. If you like Jarmusch, you'll like Dean Man. If you are new to his style you will have to get use to it.
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Summary: Love Jim Jarmusch, HATED this movie
Review: Mystery Train, Ghost Dog great films. This one, Couldn't sit through it. Self-aware garbage.
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Summary: An underrated masterpiece.
Review: Full of subtle observations, wry humor and with gloriously satisfying gunplay, this is the only Western that I truly love.
The cast is huge and all the characters in the movie are genuinely funny.
This is a considerably bleaker West than the one we are accustomed to. Only more so as the movie is in black and white. While this might be a put off at first, it becomes soon difficult to visualize director Jim Jarmusch's west in any other way. It is also so profoundly anti-american that even the hotshot critics seem to pan it.
Johnny Depp's character is somehow similar to that in Sleepy Hollow, despite being in extremely different situations. This film is also the better of the two.
The story is : Accountant travels from Cleveland to Machine,Far West - finds position already taken - puts up with Girl - meets with Girl's Fiance, who shoots, killing girl + fatally injuring Accountant, is killed by Acountant - escapes on a Pinto, wakes up to see Fat Red-Indian standing over him - three bounty hunters despatched to get Accountant - by Girl's Fiance's Father = Accountant's Employer.
Memorable characters. Memorable dialogue. Memorable screenplay.
Great Movie. Watch.
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Summary: A Masterpiece, a work of art
Review: I don't understand the Editor's Review, and quite frankly, he has lost all credibility with me. If he has studied film, art, or has any appreciation for theater, he would realize that this film by Jim Jarmusch is a work of art in every sense of the word. Deeply Philosophical at times, dark at times, comical at times, this is one of the most thought provoking films ever created. The cinematography is masterful, playing with black and white, and done so that the audience feels the action extends beyond what is seen on the screen. The acting is phenominal, and the screen play is outstanding. I own it, and I have watched it over 7 times. I have never been bored by it. The musical score is outstanding, especially considering thet Niel Young performed the score as he watched the film.
One of my favorite films of all time, there is no equal.
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Summary: Most overlooked film of the last decade!!!
Review: Try finding this DVD in a store. Go ahead, try. I could not find it anywhere. If it wasn't for Amazon I'd still be looking. This film is about an easterner named William Blake ( Johnny Depp ) who goes out west in the late 1800s for a promised accounting job, but instead becomes a wanted outlaw traveling up the West Coast with an Indian called Nobody ( Gary Farmer ). It's in black-and-white and features the music of Neil Young. Now, before you get turned off right there, we're not talking about Neil Young singing. It's all Neil Young guitar work.
The film features a lot of familiar faces in cameos or supporting roles : Michael Wincott and Lance Henriksen ( as gunslingers sent to kill Blake ); Robert Mitchum; John Hurt; Billy Bob Thornton; Iggy Pop; Crispin Glover; Alfred Molina. In one solitary but crucial scene, Gabriel Byrne appears, portraying in thematic terms the same role he assumed in the crucial scenes of Miller's Crossing : the role of Death. Also worked into the plot is the poetry of the famous William Blake, who is somehow confused ( reincarnation? ) with Johnny Depp's character in the mind of Nobody.
This film is due for a comeback, however brief.
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Summary: Transcends all others
Review: This film is one that will survive the ages. Its subtle mix of landscape, humour, ponderings and Neil Young make it completely hypnotic. I acknowledge that there are some people out there who will simply not get the point of it all but for those who see it and understand it it is indeed a pleasure for all the senses. Pull up the beanbag and get comfortable because this is a journey worthtaking.
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Summary: Yeech my ...
Review: I agree with all the good reviews. It's definetely a slow movie that takes a while to get into, but it works on so many different levels. All I can say is that it has a special charm that few movies have and Jarmusch seems to nail in almost all his movies.
After more and more times I view it, I realize what Jarmusch is doing, he's creating poetry through film. Not all of it makes sense, and the humor is hard to understand, but it is all very well done. It is without a doubt the most underrated film of the 90's, along with "Buffalo '66".
Note: The review that is titled, "Yeech" is a horribly written review that shouldn't be taken seriously. If you can't give a valid reason why the movie is bad other than, "it's just dumb", then just don't say anything.
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Summary: This is just GREAT!!!!
Review: I saw for the first time last night "Dead Man" which had been advertised as this weird Western that Johnny Depp was in. At the time of its release, it commanded a bit of a stir but quickly went gently into that good night. Unfortunately, I had not had a chance to see it before it came to cable. Upon my first viewing, I immediately fell in love with it.
The story, set in the 19th century, centers around an accountant who receives an offer of employment in this horrible town only to arrive a month too late to discover they had given his job to someone else. He demands to see the boss, Robert Mitchum, whose performance is a stitch, who quickly frightens him into letting well enough alone. He then encounters a myriad of off-beat characters in his quest to survive. Johnny's performance is enhanced by the quirky characters that abound in this story and it is fun trying to figure out who is who. Your typical Western, this certainly is not, but the performances all around make this quite a memorable viewing experience. Additionally, the sound track by Neil Young complements the film perfectly. The film is multi-layered and I can assure you that on each viewing, you will undoubtedly discover some nuance you had missed before. Suffice it to say, it is a story that perfectly captures the "survival of the fittest" theme. There is nothing disappointing about it at all, though I must caution you, you may find yourself at the beginning asking "What on earth is this about?!!" Be patient and you will discover a gem of a movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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