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Summary: FEEL GOOD MOVIE
Review: This movie is the best movie in the world. my sister first showed it to me when i was about 13. i am now 15 and watching this movie has become a bimonthly habit. Last weekend actually, i was so sad i watched this movie twice. There is just something about it that makes me feel great. Lucas just makes me crack up with his "chinese man" quotes. Warren, well, is Warren. My favorite character i would have to say is Cory (Liv Tyler). If you have never seen this movie, i would reccomend it. it is the sh**! I love it!
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Summary: Empire Records Remix
Review: Could Empire Records have been any better than it was before? Nope, it was perfect. But with this new Fan Remix edition given to us by Warner Bros., there is a lot more to enjoy. Sixteen minutes of additional footage, 4 deleted scenes, and 3 music videos to enjoy, in fact. If you're here, you obviously know the story that is Empire Records. It's a great actual coming-of-age film that has the ability to touch on subject that is relatable to any person between the ages ... well, of any age. There are great performances (Liv Tyler, Renee Zellwegger, Robin Tunney, Ethan Embry, the whole cast!), the film's many subplots never run into each other, and the soundtrack has got to be near one of the best and biggest of any movie. The additional 16 minutes added into the movie gives more character development to certain characters, new little scenes obviously edited out for they supplied only minimum yet effective humor, and some stuff that would have rallied the actual storyline. There are 2 of the 4 deleted scenes that makes the infamous Sexy Rexy an actual good guy, and also include an unseen performance of Mon Amour by Coyote Shivers, Renee Zellwegger, and Maxwell Caulfield (Rex) that was cut from the movie. Warner Bros. truly released this for the fans of Empire Records, a la Fan remix. But if given the chance, any person will easily take a liking to the movie. If you're into stuff like this. That's what I think, but "Who knows where thoughts come from? They just appear. Mm-hm."
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Summary: Save The Empire!
Review: Originally I wanted to see this movie because I had a crush on Johnny Witworth [who plays AJ] but that crush has long fizzled out. NOW.. it's just one of the funniest movies ever. Sadly it's not more well known and didn't do well @ the box office or get great reviews, but that's ok it's still awesome! It's just a nice little story about a small independent music store. One day the night manager Lucas [Rory Cochrane] has an epiphany.. he gathers the days register take and instead of depositing it like a good boy, what else is he gonna do with it?.. he goes to ATLANTIC CITY BABY!! Thus forcing the manager Joe [Anthony LaPaglia] and the rest of the empire staff to cover for him on of all days.. REX MANNING DAY! Mix in an aging popstar with a bad haircut, his less than enthused manager, an artist, a smart chick, a loose chick, a chick obsessed with dying, a shoplifter named Warren Beatty, and an uptight store owner who wants to turn the Empire into a chain store and you have non-stop laughs. The there's the unforgettable catch phrase that everyone must know!... "Well Sinead O'Rebellion.. shock me, shock me, shock me with that deviant behavior!" Also stars.. Liv Tyler, Renee Zellweger [she sings!], Johnny Witworth, Robin Tunney, Ethan Embry, Maxwell Caulfield, Debi Mazar, Coyote Shivers, and Brendan Sexton III
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Summary: Empire Records ROCKS!!
Review: I have been reading the other reviews here for "Empire Records", and noticed that most of you are probably under the age of 18. WEll, I am well over that age, and I still loved this movie!!! I have seen it several times now, and it is just one of the movies that have that unique quality - to be viewed many times - The story centers around a record store, Empire Records, which is about to be turned into a "Music Town", and the fact that one of the employee's, Dazed and Confused's pothead, Rory Cochrane, loses all the store's money in Atlantic city. When all the teen employees find out they go out of their way to save the little store. It's a day-in-the-life kind of film. It stars Anthony LaPaglia as the manager, Robin Tuney, Liv Tyler, Renee Zellwigger, Debi Mazar, Maxwell Caulfield, Brendan Sexton, and Ethan Embry. I thought that everyone was great in the film. And the soundtrack really rocks!! It is without a doubt, one of the best soundtracks ever, it is a big part of what makes the film so great. It's really just a fun, teenage romp of a film. For those teens at heart(like myself), it can be just as good as it was for the teens out there that have all given this movie rave reviews. ... (you won't be disappointed!!)
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Summary: What's with today, today?
Review: I adore this movie -- I think it's one of the best on earth, though I have a hard time getting people to agree with me. Forget all those deep, cynical foreign films. Forget your art-house flicks. Settle down with a can of Coke and a few packs of Pez and WATCH THIS MOVIE. If you had an adolescence, you will relate to it. Rory Cochrane is a bloody genius as Lucas -- he is so Zen. Liv Tyler and Renee Zellweger are kind of annoying, and Robin Tunney's "I'm-so-depressed" thing gets kind of old, but Ethan Embry is very cool as Mark, the spacy stoner. After watching this movie, I guarantee you will be spouting lines from the movie and singing snatches of "Say No More, Mon Amour" before you know it -- and you won't even be able to help it! Maybe it's not the most well-written movie; maybe not the most deserving of an academy award; maybe the acting ain't on par with Meryl Frigging Streep....but who cares? It's like the movie equivalent of Pez and a Coke. Enjoy it!
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Summary: Quirky, Offbeat Indie Film About Quirky, Offbeat Characters
Review: Allan Moyle's EMPIRE RECORDS (1995) is pretty much as how I described it in the title of this review. Although it's essentially a comedy, it contains disparate elements that are off-putting at times. Still, it manages to work. The director, Allan Moyle, had previously directed the similarly uneven PUMP UP THE VOLUME (1990), which starred Christian Slater in a truly inspired and star-making performance. In this film, he directs an intersting combination of dependable character actors (Anthony LaPaglia and Maxwell Caulfield, both Australian actors playing Americans) and up-and-coming young actors who would eventually make it big (Renee Zellweger, Liv Tyler and Tobey Maguire), combines them into a quirky, often-meandering script---and somehow makes it all work. Here's the setup: In a large but independent record store (in Wilmington, Delaware, of all places), Empire Records, which has been around since 1959 (as the large neon sign out in front constantly reminds us & the store's customers), a trusted employee named Lucas (an inspired performance by no-name actor Rory Cochrane) is put in charge of closing the store one night by the responsible but boring store manager Joe Reaves (LaPaglia), when he experiences a kind of epiphany when he lets in a strange girl after Midnight (when the store closes, another fact of which the movie is always seeming to remind us). After a sort of weird conversation which essentially leads to nowhere, Lucas finds in the boss' office plans to sell Empire Records to behemoth Music Town. This will not do, and the now-philosophically-transformed Lucas decides to drive to Atlantic City, New Jersey with the store's $9,000 in the day's proceeds to hopefully win enough money to buy out the store and thus prevent it from being "sold out to the man." He puts it all on the line for a game of craps, winning on his first roll and doubling his stash to $18K. Feeling really lucky, he decides to do it again...and craps out. Dejected, and seemingly in shock, he returns back to the store, wondering how he'll explain it all to Joe. In the morning, well, let's just say that everything hits the fan...and then some! With fading pop star Rex Manning (Caulfield) scheduled to make an autograph-signing appearance that day, and lovestruck, seemingly innocent store employee Corey Mason (Tyler) practicing to meet and seduce him, and her (...) friend and fellow employee (Zellweger) with her own tricks up her sleeveless blouse, and a death-obsessed, head-shaving Goth fellow employee (Robin Tunney) who just plain has issues, and a 16-year-old pathological shoplifter who calls himself Warren Beatty, the pot is all stirred up on this day, after which you can be sure that none of the principals will ever be the same. I loved Anthony LaPaglia's nuanced performance, as a thirty-something guy in a position of authority who really feels just as put-upon as any of his employees, who wants to kill his thieving underling for betraying his trust, and yet can't help covering for his mistake and trying to help him. Indeed, Joe tries to be everyone's father figure while still haplessly trying to exert control over the situation. It shows yet again that Anthony LaPaglia is one of the most underrated actors in the world, even to this day. Also welcome is Renee Zellweger in a young, pre-JERRY MAGUIRE role in which she, surprisingly, takes on a bad-girl role and plays it very believingly (and gets some of the best lines in this film). She is one of my favorite actresses today, and this role shows that she had bigger and better things coming up ahead for her. Liv Tyler is fresh-faced, beautiful and just shining through in her role that is not quite as simple as it initally seems to be. Her interplay with Zellweger makes for some of the best scenes in this film. Also, Debi Mazar is good in her cynical role as Rex's publicist who secretly can't stand the self-obsessed jerk. Lastly, Tobey Maguire has a small role as a stoner named Andre that's good for a look. Whether or not you will like EMPIRE RECORDS just depends on whether or not you go for quirky, young-casted independent films...and also if you go for big 70's, 80's & 90's-filled rock'n'roll soundtracks, with diverse songs that permeate every scene. It also helps if you like Anthony LaPaglia, Renee Zellweger and Liv Tyler! I found it far more satisfying than the overrated John Cusack-starring-love-dud HIGH FIDELITY (2000). Although it has some fairly racy language and situations at times, EMPIRE RECORDS is a solidly PG-13 film that is appropriate for most kids over the age of 10. They're also sure to enjoy the music! RECOMMENDED
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Summary: best movie ever
Review: this is the best movie ever. if you are going to buy it you need to know that there are two versions, the blue (fan edition) and white (origional). i would recommend the origional but the blue version is good too. either version, it is the best movie you will ever see. real life problems and lovable characters. theres a lot to relate to. GREAT MOVIE.
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Summary: One of the best movies ever
Review: If you like great 90's rock, a funny cast, loads of teen stars from the mid-90's, and a classic love triangle this is the movie for you. It is totally one of my favorites and a cult classic, anyone who was a teen in the 90's this is your movie!
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Summary: A forgotten gem
Review: The fact that this movie is not common in pop culture is a sin. It is one of the wittiest films of the 90s. Lucas should be a hero. Mark should be a hero. But unfortunately, few people don't know what they are missing. I was psyched when the DVD came out. The added scenes actually develop the characters more, and make things click a bit better than the theatrical cut. The story of a little independent record store...brilliantly simple, and not afraid to be itself. This should be required viewing for anyone who appreciates films along the lines of the View Askew movies. Just see it!
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Summary: Loved it
Review: I recently saw this movie, and I loved it. I found it to be similar to those classic 80's movies (Ferris Bueller's Day Off, etc.) which made me enjoy it even more. I loved the character's personalities and the music was great! Does anyone know what song the band is singing at the end when they are playing on the roof to get money? Enjoy the movie!
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