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Summary: Best Tarantino film ever!
Review: The is one of my all time fav's. It's sorta like a violent, exaggerated modern day version of a fairy tale. So much happens in this movie. Something dramatic happens in every scene. It's nutty, it's violent, it's witty, it's shocking, it's sad, it's romantic, and entertaining. Action packed violence can never be not found in a tarantino film. I cant believe it's 10 years old already. You couldnt tell. Gary Oldman, hahaha, who plays the pimp who thinks he is black, talks black, and acts black. My favorite scene was when Clarence paid a little visit to his new wife's former pimp, Oldman. Course it didnt end up with a friendly chat. lol. I guess he thought it was white boy day! hehe. I give this classic 5 stars.
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Summary: top notch action
Review: All the best actors of the 70's-90's, this movie never misses a beat. Really outstanding mob-action film. Arquette really steals the show, and Dennis Hopper was amazing. WOW!
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Summary: stealing, cheating, killing. who says romance is dead?
Review: I loved this movie because it was a good time. Slater and Arquette worked great together. I liked Gary Oldman's dreadlocked performance and his sorta gangster images and voice. Val Kilmer sorta wasnt seen much in this movie, you could barely see him at all. Brad Pitt was great fun as the druggy. Dennis Hopper seems like a gentle kind of guy in this movie. he seems very calm. Christopher Walken is great as always and Samuel L. Jackson gets killed to quick. true romance is true cool
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Summary: One of my all time favorites
Review: Clarence ( Christian Slater) is a lonely guy who must spend yet another birthday by himself. His boss hires a hooker named Alabama (Patricia Arquette) to keep him company. They end up hitting it off and falling for each other right off of the bat. However there is a problem. Alabama works for Drexl Spivey (Gary Oldman) who is a pimp/narcotics dealer. Clarence wants Alabama to leave Drexl behind, and goes to see him. When he does, all hell breaks loose, and Clarence is forced to kill him. Clarence accidentally mistakes Alabama's belongings for a suitcase full of narcotics that was meant for Drexl's boss Vincenzo Coccotti(Christopher Walken). Thinking that everything is fine, Alabama and Clarence get married and go out to Hollywood where they will attempt to sell the narcotics and start a new life with the money. The only probelm is that Coccotti dispatches his right hand man Virgil (James Gandolfini) and the rest of his gang to track Alabama and Clarence down. So now the two have to avoid Coccotti's men, as well the cops that are hot on their tails. "True Romance" became an instant favorite of mine after the first time that I saw it back in 1993. I have seen it many times since, and still consider it one of the best films to come out of the 90's. Quentin Tarantino was the man behind the brilliant script that offers a classic tale of love and revenge. The ending is absolutely outstanding, and provides for an overall enjoyable experience. The film could be described as a modern version of Bonnie and Clyde. However, Tarantino's trademark dialogue, and the outstanding cast make "True Romance" a much better film in my opinion. The cast is filled with outstanding actors that includes - Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Gary Oldman, Dennis Hopper, Brad Pitt, Samuel L Jackson, James Gandolfini, Dennis Hopper, Christopher Walken, Bronson Pinchott, Chris Penn, Michael Rapaport, and Tom Sizemore. Every single one of them turns in a top notch performance. "True Romance" offers a well rounded cast, and an outstanding love story filled with action, revenge, classic dialogue, and a great ending. The DVD is great. The film was re-released with the Unrated Director's Cut 2 Disc Special Edition. The extras are wonderful. You get an interactive behind the scenes featurette, selective commentaries from Brad Pitt, Dennis Hopper, Michael Rappaport, and Val Kilmer. There is also over 30 minutes of deleted and extended scenes, and an alternate ending to the film. Do yourself a favor and pick this up as soon as you can.
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Summary: True Romantic
Review: If you don't get it, don't see it again. For me, it rests in my dust free enclosed shelf case beside my other prized DVD collectibles (I have watched these films many times over.) This film would have gotten 5 stars if QT had directed it. Much of the hard to quantify QT intuitive energy and pacing is missing. But Scott delivered in spades because the dialogue sets the pace, and I really like his choice of the ending. It made the gritty fairy tale romance complete for me. I totally bought Patricia Arquette's Alabama (she is the heart and soul of this film, ...
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Summary: I don't get it....
Review: why do we care about this couple? why does a 20-something loner who has worked in a comic book shop for 4 years suddenly take up killing and drug-dealing? why does a movie director have armed bodyguards? why do all these big-name actors have such tiny parts? it smacks of trying to cash in on a movie that was unnoticed on its original release. the viewer is asked to swallow an awful lot in order to keep the movie going. I didn't care a bit about what happened to these characters, or why they were doing anything. and why the stupid "happily ever after" ending? if you're trying to make a edgy movie that doesn't follow Hollywood conventions, why do you tack on that ending? I don't get it....
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Summary: Wow !!!
Review: OK, so I was not actually old enough to see this movie in the cinema when it was first released, but bought the DVD on a recommendation. Honestly, it is possibly the best movie I have ever seen - I could watch it forever. Everything about it keeps me entertained, and never lets me get bored watching it - the humour , the romance, and even the violence (though not to the same extent). Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette are both amazing (she has the cutest laugh!!) as Clarence and Alabama. Even though he is a bad guy, Gary Oldman, I think, is so cool as 'Drexl', and Brad Pitt as stoner 'Floyd' is hilarious. Had they used the alternative ending, I would not have liked the movie so much as, for me, it would have ruined the story. The one used is just perfect. The entire cast, storyline, music(- I can never listen to 'Chantilly Lace' the same way again!!)and everything else about 'True Romance' just blow me away every time I watch this movie.
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Summary: ElVIS is KING
Review: Although directed by Tony Scott this is definitley a Quentin Tarantino movie. Lots of action and dark humor plus the "mexican standoff". every1 in this movie is great and maybe my favorite character was floyd. Brad Pitt is hilarious.
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Summary: Great Movie!
Review: True Romance is an underated film that would have gotten much more then it deserved. This is a great film with some trademark Terantino dialogue that just really leaves with a feeling. This movie has great action and great humor. The humor involved is witty and funny(classic Terantino). There should have been no reason y this movie didn't become so famous. It has a great cast with Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Walken, etc. This movie is ivolved around Christian Slater....a proclaimed loner who falls in love with a prostitute(Patricia Arquette). Christian Slater goes and tries to help her get out of prostituting. The movie evolves around their love and a $5 million dollar suitcase they come upon....Overall this is a great action film.....and this is coming from someone who watches films like Casino, Gladiator, Saving Private Ryan, Chinatown, Taxi driver, and other such great films. The special edition is really great and gives you a lot of bonus features. This is a great movie to own, and it has made it in between all my mob and war movies.
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Summary: Fun, stylish, violent Tarantino/Scott adventure
Review: Tony Scott's True Romance has become something of a minor classic in the years since its original 1993 release. It's a great, often overlooked film and I recommend it regularly to people who like Tarantino. True Romance was one of Tarantino's first screenplays and the sale of the script allowed him to make Reservoir Dogs. It's a story full of Tarantino's trademarks: graphic violence, movie references, great dialogue, quirky characters, shootouts, etc. I don't doubt that the film would have been a masterpiece if Tarantino had directed, but Tony Scott does a admirable job. His direction is straightforward and non-extravagant. He just stands back and lets Tarantino's characters and dialogue run wild. At heart, True Romance is little more than a conventional lovers-on-the-lam crime adventure. A guy and a girl, madly in love, come across a suitcase full of cocaine and are out to get rid of it while avoiding the gangsters that are on their tails. However, what elevates the film above the conventions of its genre are the quirky characters, juicy Tarantino dialogue and a good sense of humor. The exceptional cast doesn't hurt either. The movie is jam-packed full of great actors: Christopher Walken, Dennis Hopper, Brad Pitt, Gary Oldman, Chris Penn, Tom Sizemore, James Gandolfini, Saul Rubinek, and Samuel L. Jackson (briefly). The cast is great, and the two leads Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette are both very good and believable as a young couple. Despite the seemingly ironic title, it actually is a romance at heart. Clarence and Alabama could be the Bonnie and Clyde of the '90s. The 2-disc special edition is the one to own. It has a lovely widescreen transfer in the proper 2.35:1 aspect ratio, your choice of Dolby Digital or DTS soundtracks, three audio commentaries, deleted scenes and an alternate ending. A pretty packed DVD of a fine movie. The film itself is the unrated version which actually differs little from the R-rated version except that there's more violence. It's a very enjoyable movie that fans of the crime/gangster/action genre are sure to like and fans of Quentin Tarantino will certainly enjoy.
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