True Romance: Director's Cut (DVD)

Clarence Worley (Christian Slater) is a bit of a loner, who has 2 loves in his life, Elvis Presley and Kung Fu flicks. Whilst celebrating his birthday, with his traditional trip to a cinema, he meets Alabama (Patricia Arquette) and they hit it off in spectacular fashion. After a night of talking and passion, they rush off and get married, and not even when he finds out that she was a call girl paid for by his boss as a present, does it change the way he feels. As the new Mr. and Mrs. Worley settle down to married life, Clarence learns about the way her pimp, Drexl (Gary Oldman), treated the call girls, and with anger building up inside him decides to pay him a visit. In ...  Read the complete review

Normally I'm not a fan of the crime/gangster thriller movie like this one unless of course they are very good. Normally I go more for a comedy but this being a Tarantino movie there is some dark humour in there amongst all the swearing and violence. Of course it's got romance but it's unlike your usual mushy affair and does put a twist on the normal romantic clichéd formula. For the most part I enjoyed this movie but found it often quite violent and over the top. Plus it's a simple plot that has been done many times. Basically someone annoys some hard people by stealing something and they go after them to get back what is rightfully theirs. ...  Read the complete review

It's difficult to explain what makes True Romance so great. It's plot is unrealistic, there is some lack of continuity in the plot and the direction is at times, poor. But despite these huge faults it manages to be really, really great. True Romance has it all. Despite the fact the plot is completely unrealistic, it's well developed and the plot twists add to the film, unlike so many films where they detract by being over-complicated. The characters are well sculpted and stay true to their roles throughout the film. You get the impression that Alabalma and Clarnce are truly in love, epitimised by the final gun-fight. Unlike ...  Read the complete review

True Romance is considered by many a cult film of the nineties. It wasn't seen by mnay on it's theatrical release but has since found it's audience on video. The film is a warped love story that features two lovers (Slater and Arquette) who end up with a siutcase of cocaine and journey to LA to sell it to a big movie producer. Problem is that the cocaine belongs to a mob boss and he wants it back. The script was written by Quentin Tarantino and his style is evident in the film even though he didn't direct it. There's a lot of cool dialougue that referances old movies and pop culture. It's also got a large cast of recognisable faces. In ...  Read the complete review

always have... always will! That is by far the best line in the movie! And one of my favourite catch phrases! Ok lets get the negative bit over first! THE EXTRAS ARE PANTS!! They are so pants that there aren't any - oh except for an interactive menu - wow!! So don't expect loads of Taratino style featurettes, cos ya ain't getting none people! Now for the postive bits!!! This movie is typically Taratino, great characters, violence and fantastico storyline. We follow the life of Clarence Wurley (christian slater), who is an avid Elvis fan - so avid he thinks Elvis talks to him and is his mentor! he also works in a comic ...  Read the complete review