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Actor: Harvey Keitel, Leonard L. Thomas, Paul Calderon, Robin Burrows, Victor ArgoBrand: LION'S GATE ENTERTAINMENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 96 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-08-14
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Lions Gate
Movie Reviews of Bad Lieutenant
Movie Review: The Amazon.com Debate
Summary: 5 Stars
One thing is certain as far as the reviewers at Amazon.com are concerned. You either love or hate this movie. There really is no happy medium. The problem here is; it's loved or hated for all the wrong reasons. What most reviewers forget is, this is a character study of a really bad police officer. Not an "action/adventure" film with explosions and car chases. The three areas of concern for most of the reviewers are Harvey Keitel's full-frontal nudity, the Nun rape scene and religious aspect of the film. These are just my theories concerning these particular segments so I apologize if I offend any of you. Only, I thought most of the reviewers at Amazon.com over-analyzed the "rape" scene and Keitel's "full-frontal" nude scene and used both sequences as the foundation for their critical reviews of the film. Totally missing the point of both scenes. I don't believe Abel Ferrara used Keitel's full-frontal nude scene for "shock value". I believe it was put there to emphasize (exposed in the purest sense) just what an out-of-control drunken, drug addict he really was. I know, I know...you'll argue that Keitel's jerking-off on the side of a car while forcing two girls to watch would have sufficed or, snorting a line of cocaine off the family photo...only...again, this was a character study of a really bad cop.
As for the infamous Nun "rape" scene, the reviewers at Amazon.com...right along with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant missed the whole point entirely. Although no fault of their own, however...the scene makes more sense if you've seen it before Schooly D's "Kashmir" riff was edited out. Page & Plant demanded the video (when it was first released in VHS format) be yanked from the shelves when they learned that a sample of their song was being used as the background score of a Nun being raped. Considering the historical significance of it...Kashmir being a (sacred) region that was conquered and destroyed (essentially "raped") by emperor Akbar and his band of thugs during the late 1500's. The Catholic church being conquered and destroyed (the Nun raped) by two thugs. I believe the scene loses some of its impact and meaning without Schooly D's (Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir") sample. I've never seen the film on the "Independent Film Channel" (just the theatrical and original VHS version) ...however, I can only assume most reviewers have only seen the edited version as most VHS copies were destroyed and the DVD score was re-done without Schooly D's ("Signifying Rapper") riff. Ironic that Page & Plant would later allow some hack like Puffdaddy to sample "Kashmir" for a cheesy re-make of "Godzilla", while ignoring the historical significance of their own material. But that's what greed will do.
Concerning the religious aspect of the film, one reviewer made the suggestion that you watch the film with your children. This isn't a film to sit your children in front of, and deserved the NC-17 rating it received. I've read alot of reviews at Amazon.com concerning this film and the references to Christ, the church, Christianity and religion in general. Only...it really has nothing to do with religion at all (if taken in the same spirit as say; "The Last Temptation Of Christ"). Keitel's character exploits the church as a means of trying to solve the case. The day after the crime occurs he states that; "the church is a racket...I'm Catholic", indicating very early on that he doesn't really care at all that the Nun got raped. It was all about trying to solve the crime as soon as possible to collect the reward money that the church put up so he could pay off his bookie. His revelation with Christ only occurs when he's at the end of his rope...like a coward backed into a corner. He has no shred of moral integrity what-so-ever, and reaffirms it (as if he needed to) in the end when he lets the guys that raped the Nun go. I agree that this is a 5 star movie...but find it quite ironic that most reviewers at Amazon.com give it five stars for all wrong reasons. Keitel's character is a scum bag throughout...and deserved the bullet he received in the end. As for the negative reviews, I believe most reviewers waited an hour and a half for some special effects (something their accustomed to when they watch a movie), and when nothing exploded...they felt ripped off.
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Summary of Bad Lieutenant
He's a gambler...a thief...a junkie...a killer and a cop. Now he is investigating the most shocking case of his life and as he moves closer to the truth his self-destructive past is closing in.System Requirements:Starring Harvey Keitel Leonard Thomas Paul Calderone Paul Hipp Victor Argo Victoria Bastel Zoe Tamerlis Directed by Abel Ferrara Running time: 96 minutes Copyright Artisan EntertainmentFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: NC-17 UPC: 012236114307 Manufacturer No: 11430Similar DVD Movies
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