Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (DVD)

...bang per buck. "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" is a thoroughly enjoyable romp that more than entertains for its hour and three-quarters running time. It has verbal sparkle, visual verve and plenty of bang per buck. The performances are strong and the characters engaging. In fact about the only thing going against it is that it is so slick it probably won't stick in your brain for very long. It is pure popcorn entertainment, but its saving grace is that it ...

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...concerned the answer is yes! Kiss Kiss Bang Bang brings the Lethal Weapon style buddy movie slap bang into the new century. With a wry, sardonic narration by Downey that not only follows cinematic traditions but continually apologises for doing so! I dislike the term post modern but it really does fit KKBB so well. KKBB is a modern 'film noir' without the darkness, a 30's PI movie without the world weary PI (Private Investigator) and is the most ...
...call it an action film is a misnomer, it does have a lot of action but it is a lot more than just that. KKBB is the story of Harry (Downey), a useless burglar who, while trying to escape the police after a failed robbery, crashes into a casting session for a film. The lines he has to say relate to his current situation and so he manages real emotion and conviction behind them, astonishing the casting people and consequently being given the part. ...

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...but is basically good. Although Kiss Kiss Bang Bang certainly has the cynical Harry, it doesn't particularly have the dark, depressing settings, and although it is gritty, it also has a comedy value that I certainly can't remember from the more traditional film noirs I have seen - The Big Sleep, The Maltese Falcon, Double Indemnity and The Postman Always Rings Twice. However, I don't think this matters. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a modern film noir and ...
...which can only be a good thing. I knew that there were some comic moments in the film; what I didn't expect was to laugh out loud on more than one occasion. One of my favourite scenes is when a dog makes off with Harry's severed fingers. Then again, perhaps I just have a sick sense of humour! There was also a lot of humour in the relationship between Harry and Perry, something which I think is as much down to their acting skills as the screenplay. ...

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...- Thoughts/Opinions/Extra Information - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a very interesting movie. There's quite alot of violence and isn't particularly for the faint hearted. Its definitely got elements of parody and its interesting how the main character, Harry, also narrates over some of the movie, as he introduces himself as being the narrator at the start of the movie. The narration accounts for some of the parody, with pokes at movies like Robocop as ...
...- Certificate - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is rated 15 in the UK. This is mainly because of the violence present, there is some strong violence and I wouldn't entirely recommend it if you are particularly squeamish. The film also features some strong language as well as nudity/sexuality. - Official Website - The official website for this movie can be found here:- http://wwws.warnerbros.co.uk/kisskissbangbang/?frompromo=movies_maintouts_k isskiss_bangbang ...

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...first time I heard of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang was when a trailer was played before a screening of Night Watch (awful film, don't go and see it). Anyway, I thought it looked good and quite funny, but after that I didn't really think much more to it. Several months later, I picked up a copy of the DVD and decided to give it a try. I'm so glad I did. I'm quite ashamed to say, being the supposed major film fan that I am, that this is the first film I have ...
...preconceptions about the actors. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a modern-day film noir set in Los Angeles. Downey plays Harry, a failed thief who accidentally auditions himself for a part in a film (through amusing circumstances) and gets flown off to LA to play the part. There he meets 'Gay' Perry, played perfectly by Val Kilmer, a private detective who Harry gets assigned to work with in order to do some role research. It's not long before they find themselves ...

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...is likely to happen with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. The movie was seen as a tough sell for Warner Brothers and despite good reviews they only gave it a small release in the US. A lot of good web buzz couldn't prevent the movie from only scraping together a third of its budget in its theatrical run. That's too bad as it's a pretty good romp with some of the best dialogue you've ever heard. Robert Downey Jr plays Harry Lockhart. A petty criminal who robs ...
...friend. The beauty of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is that manages to be witty, cool and just a bit original. It's a spin on the detective genre with a sly eye on the vapid nature of Hollywood. Writer/Director Shane Black is known for writing a few of the 80/90's's macho action flicks such as Lethal Weapon and The Last Boy Scout. Here he throws in some of that reckless abandonment and keeps his tongue firmly in cheek. The pairing of Kilmer and Downey Jr ...

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...Lethal Weapons and The Long Kiss Goodnight, hits the jackpot with a plot that has a twist at every corner, the 'not so obvious' hero and several dead people! ***The Plot*** We begin with Harry Lockhart (Robert Downey Jr) in a toy store. It is clearly late at night and he is on the phone to a young sounding boy who we soon find out is his Nephew. We think that Harry is trying to buy his nephew a present until the alarm sounds and Harry and his friend ...
...he was intending to steal it! Trying to escape the police he stumbles across a casting session for a film. The script he has to read from relates in great detail to his current situation and therefore manages to wow the casting people who thinks he is a brilliant actor. He is given the part and sent to LA and left in the hands of 'Gay Perry' (played brilliantly by Val Kilmer). Perry is a Private Investigator who has been employed by the film to show ...

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I went to see this on the first day of showing. We were planning going to see Mrs Henderson Presents but we stayed in the pub next door a bit too long. So we went to see this instead. Am I glad that we did? Let's find out. + The story + The story is narrated by a petty thief called Harry Lockhart (Robert Downey Jr.) While he's running from the cops, he stumbles into a Hollywood casting audition. He plays the part so well that he's cast. He gets ...
...Gay Perry (Val Kilmer), a detective, whom he has to learn from, for his big screen test. Harry ends up at a party where he sees this beautiful girl called Harmony (Michelle Monaghan), when finally ends up talking to her, she's his long lost childhood friend that ran away from home when she was 16. This chance meeting places him and Gay Perry in the middle of a strange mystery, where a murder and suicide of Harmony's sister are linked but are they? ...

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...and… yes! "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" is Shane Black's debut movie. The name probably doesn't sound familiar, but I can tell you he is a follower of the buddy movie style, and the creator of scripts like "Lethal Weapon" (1987) and "The Last Boy Scout" (1991). The production of Joel Silver and a reduced budget (Warner Bros. was willing to produce the movie with a larger budget if Harrison Ford were to play Gay Perry, the detective) proves to be of extra ...
...always a woman", in "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" the woman is not a femme fatale, and she's not amazingly blonde… She's hot, sexy and a hard bone to chew. She's Harmony Faith Lane (Michelle Monaghan) - Lockhart's first love that swapped the little village in Indiana for Los Angeles so she could become an actress. She is the one with the mystery for the pair Perry/Lockhart to solve. A suicide, a homicide, and a girl with pink hair. Dead body after dead body, ...

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...I have a feeling that Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a film which I will be able to watch time and time again, and pick up more jokes and clues each time. This was not a major box office success, but I think that through word of mouth, this will become an all time classic. It has so many ingredients needed to make a good film, and is a success on all levels. Romance, murder mystery, black humour, old school film noir, mistaken identity, you name it, this ...
...based upon the novel, 'Bodies are where you find them', by Brett Halliday. Rated 15 (some nudity, filthy dialogue and violence) Running time 99 minutes Released 2005 DVD is currently available on Amazon at £2.98 Downside - there are no extras on this DVD release This review may also be posted on dooyoo ...

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Director: Shane Black (Lethal Weapon series) Starring: Robert Downey Jr (Zodiac, Good Night and Good Luck) Val Kilmer (Batman Forever, The Saint) Michelle Monaghan (The Bourne Supremacy, Mission Impossible 3) Production Year: 2005 Running Time: 103 minutes Certificate: 15 DVD Extras: None Cost: Play.com - £4.99 Plot overview: This is very complicated so try and keep up. Harry (Downey Jr) is a thief, who accidentally ends up being ...
...escaping stumbles into an audition. He is swept off to LA to audition seriously for a police drama film and is paired up with Private Detective Gay Perry (Kilmer) to learn the trade. When in LA he meets childhood friend Harmony (Monaghan) who is an aspiring actress there. Harry and Harmony both shared a love of old Johnny Gossamer spy books as kids, which comes in handy when her sister kills herself, Harry and Perry witness a murder, then a body ...

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...Lethal Weapon screenwriter Shane Black, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a comic film noir that takes its genre seriously enough that it never becomes a spoof or self-parody like so many recent efforts. Rather it's a deft and original spin that stills packs a few surprises, great leads, and is consistently funny. Harry [Robert Downey Jr.] is a petty crook who has ended up in Hollywood after accidentally stumbling into an audition room while fleeing from the ...
...is very much how Harry experiences it. Always involving, none of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is genuinely groundbreaking or original, but it's fantastically eclectic entertainment all the same and easily the best work either of the leads has done for some time. Thanks for reading and rating! PriyanPhoenix www.meewella.com ...

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The movie is about a petty thief who accidentally finds himself with a screen test in LA. When there he gets involved in a murder along with a gay private detective who is training him for his role and he runs into the girl who was his childhood sweetheart who also becomes entagled in the murder mystery. I was originally put off this movie as Robery Downey Jr was in it as I am not a fan of his (until now) and only rented it as Val Kilmer was in ...
...the Lethal Weapon movies which I love. But I have to admit that Robert Downey Jr was excellent in this movie and it really changed my opinion of him. Val Kilmer was excellent as always and really suits the extra weight he seems to be carrying these days. The movie was a little slow to start and I initally found the story abit confusing, but the story soon got started and I figured out where the movie was going. Robert Downey jr's narration and telling ...

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I have been bugged to watch this for the past year and finally agreed to take the bullet and sat down to enjoy one of my favourite actors in a film which I thought would be another Smokin' Aces. Well boy was I wrong. Hollywoods favourate underdog Robert Downey Jr narrates this amusing look into the world of Hollywood. After an attempt to rob a toy store - yes toy store - Harry (Rob DJ) finds himself in an acting audition then the next day a party ...
...matters to Harry, he's too busy hitting on an old flame. The story takes a twist and when you expect someone to get up and be ok, they don't. However when you don't expect them to get up, they do. It's silly but brutal and the narration is the best part for me. Robert Downey Jr for the win. ...

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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is one of those movies that no one gives a chance. But give this one a chance, and you won't forget it. This movie was one of the best that i have ever seen. I absolutely loved it. The Movie follws a man named Harry, a small time crook who, after an outstanding coincidence, gets sent to LA to screen test for a part in a new movie. He then meets Parry, an LA detctive who he will be following. After they witness a mysterious death, ...
...in the middle of something way bigger than they imagined. Not only is the end very good, but the movie starts out as one that you shouldn't miss. Everything starts out gret and doesn't stip getting better The haracters all have weird quirks that make them memorable and the story is great. I love how it is funny while also having a great plot and having some good action moments. The acting in the movie is very good, but Robert downey Jr. steals the ...

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