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i will say this about true romance.. tony scott almost fucked it up.

 

i dont mean to talk shit about the guy so soon after his death, he

did hook up some of the most enjoyable and prolific action movies

of all time (top gun and air force one are only the first 2 to come

to mind) but that cat was like the original michael bay: all style,

no substance.

 

true romance is not a bad film at all, and if anything its quite

underrated if nothing else because of how few people really know about it.

everyones heard of quentin tarantino and the majority of the cast in

the film, yet many people have never even heard about it, let alone

know what it is. it was tarantinos first screenplay, and it shows. its his

style as pure as it can come: a comic book nerd goes on the run from

the mob and the cops, heads to LA, tries to sell the stolen blow to a

B+list movie producer, i mean its got that post-modern hollywood style

locked down, its as authentic and flavorful as a movie can come.

 

i often wonder what it would be like if tarantino had directed instead, he

was too new, they never wouldve let him take on a project of that magnitude

being so green. ive also pondered if he would ever remake, or rather reTAKE

his own film, but ive decided that wouldnt necessarily be an improvement

becuase it wouldnt have (you said it) the best cast of all time. one thing that

definitely wouldve been a different and an improvement is that during the

scenes of violence, it wouldnt zoom in on the subject and show them being

shot in slow motion: the violence would occur so rapidly youd barely know

what hit you.

 

so yeah, the flick aint flawless, but it still kicks mucho ass.

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I remember skipping school in the early 90's and was bored one day. I turned on the tv and True Romance was just starting. One of the actors names in the opening credits, I forgot which one, drew me in and I gave it a shot.

 

I was like, why have I never heard of this movie before and this is pretty good.

 

That was my cool True Romance story.

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