True Romance
1993 Directed by Tony Scott
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Stealing, Cheating, Killing. Who said romance was dead?
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
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Film 14 of The June Challenge
"I look back and am amazed that my thoughts were so clear and true, that three words went through my mind endlessly, repeating themselves like a broken record: you're so cool, you're so cool, you're so cool."
First of all, the cast. This film has Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, James Gandolfini, Christopher Walken, Brad Pitt, Gary Oldman, Chris Penn, Tom Sizemore and Samuel L. Jackson. And Val Kilmer as Elvis. Now that is one impressive cast and this...this is one impressive movie.
Even though this was directed by Tony Scott, Tarantino's script ends up completely taking over the film. Not to put down Scott's direction or anything - this is probably his…
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RIP Tony Scott. So many great movies. 'You're so cool.'
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Can you believe this was my first time seeing this film? I know, I know fucking stupid right?
Well now that I've finally seen it, color me impressed. I love Quentin Tarantino, and while he didn't direct this film, he wrote it. That's very evident from the start. The dialogue is top notch and full of the wit and humor QT is know for. It didn't feel like a Tony Scott film at all; it felt like a Tarantino film through and through.
Another thing that felt weird about this film was the fact there were a lot of well known actors in smaller roles who went on to become much bigger stars than the leads. Christian Slater and Patricia…
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"Do you like to get pie after you see a good movie? "
OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHY HAVEN'T I SEEN THIS UNTIL TODAY????????
I'm seriously IN FUCKING LOVE with this movie.
EVERYTHING, EVER-REE-THING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Christian Slater is fucking SEXY.
Brad Pitt scenes made me lauuuuuuugh my fucking head off.
Patricia *drools* Arquette...I love you.So fucking good, the music, the acting, the violence, the love and Patricia Arquettes laugh, PERFECTION.
YOU'RE SO COOL.
YOU'RE SO COOL.
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I love everything about this film. It's one of my all time favorites. I always wondered what this and Natural Born Killers would look like if Tarantino directed them.
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What is there to say about True Romance? There's something for everyone here: love, sex, romance, guns, drugs, shootouts, violence, snappy dialogue, and plenty of funny. I rewatched this in honor Tony Scott passing and I'm always glad when I watch this film. I think it's the best thing Tony Scott ever did and due to Scott playing a counter-weight, it's one of the best things Tarrantino has written.
The side cast is like a who's who list and some of them are my favorite performances by great people. In particular, I don't think Gary Oldman was ever more fun than he was here and I think it's the best evil/tough Christopher Walken scene of all time. Brad Pitt was…
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Film 14 of The June Challenge
"I look back and am amazed that my thoughts were so clear and true, that three words went through my mind endlessly, repeating themselves like a broken record: you're so cool, you're so cool, you're so cool."
First of all, the cast. This film has Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, James Gandolfini, Christopher Walken, Brad Pitt, Gary Oldman, Chris Penn, Tom Sizemore and Samuel L. Jackson. And Val Kilmer as Elvis. Now that is one impressive cast and this...this is one impressive movie.
Even though this was directed by Tony Scott, Tarantino's script ends up completely taking over the film. Not to put down Scott's direction or anything - this is probably his…
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Walken never gets enough screen time.
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I love this film - always have, always will!
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I watched True Romance last night for the first time and I love it!
The cast is great, the music and everything seems to fit just right.
Christian Slater reminded me of somebody I had a crush on, maybe that influenced me too.I think this is one of the most romantic movies of all time, I like the dinner scene so much with "in dreams" playing and all.
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True Romance adds more fuel to the fire that is my relationship with Tarantino, a man whose 90's output I am a big fan of, whereas everything since Kill Bill I've had a very hard time with. His undiluted love for cinema is evident in every single one of his movies and, unsurprisingly, this one is packed full and bursting with references to a multitude of his favourite films. Beginning with the soundtrack which lovingly harks back Badlands all the way to outright mentions of classics in the dialogue, this is a love letter to film if I ever saw one. In Tarantino's better works, of which this is definitely part, these references are used playfully, so as to not…
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Tony Scott and screenplay by Quentin Tarantino, a match in heaven if there ever has been one!
I had almost forgotten how brilliant this movie was....almost!
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Great movie, a must watch! you dont even have to be a Tarantino fan
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6/10
First time seeing this... and that's probably the problem. If I had seen this when it came out then I might have loved it. As it is I've seen many films of a similar ilk but done much better... Pulp Fiction and In Bruges to name specific examples.
The acting was fine... the dialog, as expected, sharp. I think where it faltered was the direction. I didn`t care for the fast edits where conversations started in one location and a quick edit later continued in another location. I also found the score a little drab.
Don`t get me wrong I didn`t hate the film, but at no time did I get deeply engaged.
Again, much of this is probably due to having seen better films of this style. OK... but not great.
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A film I've been meaning to catch up on for quite a while and it didn't disappoint. The screenplay was written by Tarantino which makes for some sharp dialogue-the "Sicilian" scene with Dennis Hopper and Christopher Walken a stand out-and the familiar strands of alternative violence, comedy and periodic timepieces (in this case, a pink cadillac). Plenty of star cameos to spot with Hopper doing a great turn. The silly final shootout and annoying Hans Zimmer score (better suited to nature programmes) are the only things to spoil matters.