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True Romance (1993)
Rate:
9
Viewed:
4/04, 11/13, 7/25
11/13:
True Romance is a trashy popcorn flick that's made specifically for IMDb/Tarantino fanboys who are
incapable of discerning the difference between reality and fantasy.
Observe Alabama looking fine after she's savagely beaten up. How about that Clarence? For a seemingly high
school dropout, he has the most perfect lines at the right time to come off as cool and witty in order to seize
the opportunity of a lifetime.
Nevertheless, everybody is in top form, and they do their part equally well. Reading off the star-studded
opening screen credits, I saw two notable names: Samuel L. Jackson and Val Kilmer. The former is in the
picture for like ten seconds while the latter is totally unseen from the face above, providing only his voice
for Elvis.
All in all, True Romance has the moxie but is an all-around unbelievable movie.
7/25:
Which stands out the most in True Romance: the all-star cast, the violence, or the writing by Quentin
Tarantino?
It's interesting to see Christain Slater and Brad Pitt together in a couple of scenes; based on them, it would
be easy to think that one was on the way up and the other on the way down. How things have changed dramatically
for both when Interview with the Vampire came out the
following year.
How about the untimely death of four actors: Val Kilmer, Christopher Penn, Tom Sizemore, and James Gandolfini?
They were 65, 40, 61, and 51, respectively, with the last three most likely from drugs. There are lots of
references to various movies throughout True Romance that can only come from Quentin Tarantino's mind.
The most memorable scene is the conversation between Christopher Walken and Dennis Hopper in regard to Sicilians
being black. By the way, Michael Rapaport's reactions during the roller coaster ride weren't faked.
All in all, True Romance obviously has to be seen.