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Who said romance was dead?

Advantages: Original, fast paced, a multitude of stars
Disadvantages: Too violent, swearing

True Romance is a fantastic film which boasts an all-star cast including the likes of Christopher Walken, Christian Slater, Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman amongst others and the film is filled with such colourful characters and indeed dialogue which provides a somewhat memorable movie. The plot is that Chrisitan Slater is an affable and well-meaning comic book clerk who goes out on a date with a hooker, played by Patricia Arquette, and they both fall ...
...chemistry between the two stars in the film, and they set out on a wild road trip after Slater kills Drexyl, Arquette's former pimp and coming into possession of some narcotics owned by the Mob. Oldman hams it superbly as the somewhat larger than life and colourful pimp and rarely has there been such a character in a film who is so obnoxious, so unbelievably vile with no redeeming characteristics whatsoever that we cannot help but cheer when he meets ...

Boothegoose 10.05.2006 · Read full review
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Review of True Romance (Director's Cut) (DVD)

Not Exactly Valentine's Day

Advantages: A-list ensemble cast, tarantino script, great action scenes
Disadvantages: Occassionally over-graphic

This film from 1993, directed by Tony Scott (previous works such as 'Top Gun' and Crimson Tide') and written by the universally known Quentin Tarantino. It is a tension filled and action packed movie with some really poignant and occasionally chilling sequences. The story centres around Clarence Worley (Christian Slater of 'Murder in the First' and 'Broken Arrow') a comic book store employee with a passion for Sonny Cheeba kung-fu movies and Elvis ...
...marathon in a cinema. Here he meets Alabama (Patricia Arquette of Stigmata.) She is a happy, young southern girl and they immediately hit it off. After the inevitable night-time events, Clarence awakes to find Alabama crying and she confesses she is a call girl hired by Clarence's boss as a birthday present. As she's crying obviously, the two already mean more than that to each other and are married the next morning. This is only the first five minutes ...

BZ2886 06.06.2008 · Read full review
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Review of True Romance (DVD)

True Brilliance

Advantages: Lots of great actors. Great story
Disadvantages: Oldman's part. QT version would have been better

...to remember. Yes, well in True Romance we have quite a large cast of well known actors and if you watch it with my family the Yer manning is beyond excessive. Anyway True Romance is a 1993 film written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Tony Scott (the lesser of the Scott brothers). It tells the story of Clarence Worley (played by Christian Slater and I know he's an idiot just bear with me). Clarence is a pretty ordinary man though a bit of a loner. ...
...so apparent that the screenplay is by Tarantino from the dialogue. Clarence is talking to a girl in a bar about how he thinks Elvis is prettier than most women and if he had to do a man it would be Elvis. He then goes to the cinema to watch three Kung Fu movies as is his birthday tradition when he meets the beautiful Alabama (Patricia Arquette). They hit it off and he takes out and takes her home. However, when ever Clarence finds Alabama crying ...

Phelthew 01.08.2008 · Read full review
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Review of True Romance (DVD)

I would marry this film

Advantages: very quotable, a gallery of stars
Disadvantages: a slow paced 10 minutes at the start

...emotions and develops into a true gangsters moll by the end of the film, showing guts and determination sticking by her 'true love'. She has some great 'white trash' outfits to wear during the film which look great paired with Slater's wannebe Elvis look. Hopper, for a change, doesn't play a nutter! he's very calm and mild. Outstanding performance playing against type for once. Rappaport(dick ritchie), really bugs me but the script needed him as ...
...& Beverly hills cop 2. True romance didn't feel to me as if it was in the same style of either of these films, rather a balance of the 2. BHC2 is lighthearted & easy going & the fan is much darker and brooding. The mixture of these 2 without slipping over to comedy action film is what i feel you get with True Romance Conclusion ---------------- What is basically a road movie (often compared to Badlands) is pepped up by an amazing supporting cast ...

earlofaldgate 12.05.2006 · Read full review
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Review of True Romance (Box Set) (Classic Collection) (DVD, CD, Senitype And Booklet) (DVD)

The Bigger the hit, the faster the rush, the Sweeter the revenge!

Advantages: Great action packed film, Great actors, Good storyline
Disadvantages: You may not be able to get into the story-line!

...WHSmith. ***CRANK 2*** Crank 2: High Voltage was released this year and contains Jason Statham again. Chelio’s tears through the town in search for the Chinese criminal who has possession of his heart. Amy Smart, Dwight Yoakham, and Efren Ramirez revisit their roles from the original film. ***OVERALL OPINION*** I think Jason Statham is a fantastic actor anyway and I have to say that I loved this film. It was full of action and also has some funny ...
...I wouldn’t hesitate to watch Crank 2. My dad did how-ever borrow the DVD and after 30mins he switched it off as he couldn’t quite get into the film. If you like Jason as an actor and if you like his other films I think you with thoroughly enjoy this film. I would recommend it to anyone who like’s action packed films. (review als on dooyoo) ...

kiss_me2070 27.12.2009 · Read full review
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