Natural Born Killers
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Movie Reviews of Natural Born Killers
Movie Review: A frenzied, bent out of shape film...
Summary: 5 Stars
The NYTimes said this film was the "most radical film released by a major studio since A Clockwork Orange", and they were right. This one is actually more radical, especially in the way the story is told. While A Clockwork Orange is brilliant (and better than this film), its story was told in a rather straightforward manner. Here Oliver Stone goes crazy with 35mm, 16mm, video, and even animation to comment on America's love of violence, and the media's obsession of it. The film has some of the most intense editing ever, and it becomes completely surreal in the final third where it stops making logical sense and becomes something you can only experience (there was a guy who said "what the f***" very loudly in the theater during this last third). The film is rather ugly (it was based on a script by Tarantino), but Stone makes the most of it, making it much more interesting (the sitcom parody with Rodney Dangerfield is a brilliant bit of casting) and memorable than if Quentin had done it. There are some really stupid scenes (when Mickie and Mallory feel sad after killing a Native American, but feel no remorse towards any of the other killings), and there are times Stone overindulges himself, but it's definitely worth watching for the great performances (Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Rodney Dangerfield (my favorite standup by the way), Robert Downey Jr. as an Aussie tabloid reporter, and Tommy Lee Jones) and the hallucinatory frenzy of it all... Movie Review: Not What the Title Implies
Summary: 3 Stars
THIS IS NOT THE DIRECTORS CUT.
I give the Directors Cut 5 stars, and ordinarily I would give even the edited version at least 4, but when I purchased "The Oliver Stone Collection" edition of this movie, I assumed the movie contained therein would be the Directors Cut. IT IS NOT.
The deleted scenes are great to have, but those scenes were also contained in the old beat-up VHS of NBK I owned years and years ago and lost. Attempting to replace it (my DIRECTORS CUT version), I bought this one on DVD. I was extremely disappointed that this is not the version I had come to love.
Very little of the movie is deleted, but purists seeking to obtain the TRUE version of this movie should stay away. Remember when Robert Downey Jr. gets a hole shot in his hand? Gone (or at least cut away far faster than it's supposed to). Remember when Tommy Lee Jones gets his head mounted on a stick? Gone. These are just two examples.
For those of you specifically seeking the Directors Cut, this is not it. I love this movie to death, but I was looking for something specific and did not get it. Very misleading labeling, if you ask me.
Movie Review: mushroom-fueled mess
Summary: 1 Stars
it amazes me that people give this mushroom eater money to make crapola like this.
I usually like Harrrelson, J. Lewis is (very often) terrific in everything she does--but here, man, both are UN-NATURAL, stiff--and not to be taken serious at all. Nothing that happens in this flick has a flicker of believability.
I'd say this is another one for the trash--except I have way too much respect for the late, great Rodney Dangerfield to do that. Too bad his appearance is nothing more than a cameo here.
Lastly, I liked Platoon just fine when I saw it many years ago; it was right on the mark, authentic...however, this effort here is one, big, bogus mess. It seems somebody's had too damn many mushrooms...or something.
Movie Review: Warning - This movie is deeply violent and disturbing
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the most haunting movies i have ever seen, It is one of my favorites. Those of you who havent seen this, read the warning above. If you like Tarentino-ish movies like yours truly, than watch it. The riot scene at the end of the movie gives me chills every time I watch it.Movie Review: discombobulated
Summary: 4 Stars
i always wanted to use that word (discombobulated) for a movie and this movie is a perfect one. everything from the soundtrack to violence and the cameo appearence from the late Rodney Dangerfield all turn this bizarre movie into a success. it felt as if you really took a trip into the mind of a couple of maniacs, in a way that they saw the world.
not for everyone is an understatement. If violence isn't a problem, go ahead and watch. There are plenty of trip scenes where i almost felt like either this movie or Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was copying each other somewhat (not sure which one came out first and don't feel like looking it up)
nevertheless, i loved this movie for a long time. it had the perfect soundtrack picked for it as well as many memorable scenes. it was one movie you can't erase from your brain so if you haven't watched it yet, the name alone should let you know what it's about if it wasn't obvious enough. I think the reason so many people didn't like it is because the movie jumps around quite a bit, feeling very disconnected. Of course, that was the effect the director was going for so you could feel what these two nutty a--holes were going through. i say in that aspect, he succeeded.