World Famous Comics: From Dusk Till Dawn (Dimension Collector's Series)
From Dusk Till Dawn (Dimension Collector's Series)
Starring: Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Juliette Lewis, Quentin Tarantino, Ernest Liu Directed By: Robert Rodriguez, Sarah Kelly Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Format: Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Dimension Number of Items: 1 Picture Format: Letterbox Region Code: 1 Release Date: October 03, 2000 Running Time: 108 minutes Theatrical Release Date: July 31, 1998
Description: It's nonstop thrills when George Clooney (THE PERFECT STORM, THREE KINGS) and Quentin Tarantino (PULP FICTION) star as the Gecko brothers -- two dangerous outlaws on a wild crime spree! After kidnapping a father (Harvey Keitel -- U-571) and his two kids (including Juliette Lewis -- NATURAL BORN KILLERS), the Geckos head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety. But when they face the bar's truly notorious clientele, they're forced to team up with their hostages in order to make it out alive!
Amazon.com: From a match made in heaven comes a movie spawned in hell! Young hotshot director Robert Rodriquez (El Mariachi, Desperado) teamed up with Pulp Fiction auteur Quentin Tarantino (offering his services as writer and co-star) to make this outrageous, no-holds-barred hybrid of high-octane crime and gruesome horror. QT plays Richard Gecko, a borderline psychopath who breaks his career-criminal brother, Seth (George Clooney), out of prison, after which they rob a bank and leave a trail of dead and wounded in their bloody wake. Then they hijack a mobile home driven by a former Baptist minister (Harvey Keitel) who quit the church after his wife's death and hit the road with his two children (played by Juliette Lewis and Ernest Liu). Heading to Mexico with their hostages, the infamous Gecko brothers arrive at the Titty Twister bar to rendezvous for a money drop, but they don't realize that they've just entered the nocturnal lair of a bloodthirsty gang of vampires! With not-so-subtle aplomb, Rodriguez and Tarantino shift into high gear with a nonstop parade of gore, gunfire, and pointy-fanged mayhem featuring Salma Hayek as a snake-charming dancer whose bite is much worse than her bark. If you're a fan of Tarantino's lyrical dialogue and pop-cultural wit, you'll have fun with the road-movie half of this supernatural horror-comedy, but if your taste runs more to exploding heads and eyeballs, sloppy entrails and morphing monsters, the second half provides a connoisseur's feast of gross-out excess. Bon appétit! --Jeff Shannon
underrated classic This is a really entertaining film - it's completely over the top but in a very good way. It also has a little of everything to please many audiences. It has the horror, the supernatural, the violence, the crime etc... and it bridges all these genres pretty well. It also features some great performances from the actors. Another good one in a similar vein, but without the supernatural bent is True Romance (Unrated Director's Cut). It's more crime oriented, but is also a great story.
love the movie I absolutely love the movie...give five stars. Crude, campy and totally ridiculous...all admiral qualities.
BUT...The non-anamorphic wide screen (1.85:1)gets a 1 star...because it wastes my perfectly good LCD.
BONUS MATERIALS "COLLECTOR'S SERIES" Since the movie itself has already been reviewed, the one thing I want to share is what is included in the EXTRA / BONUS MATERIALS that is not mentioned elsewhere in the product description on the main page for this product.
Feature commentary with Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino; Outtakes; "Hollywood Goes to Hell" featurette; Theatrical trailer; TV spots [English & Spanish]; Music videos; Still gallery; "The Art of Making the Movie" with commentary by Robert Rodriguez and Greg Nicotero; Deleted scenes and alternate takes; On the set; Cast & crew bios; "Full-Tilt Boogie" full-length feature film; Motion menus; French-language track, 2.0 Dolby Surround; Spanish subtitles; 5.1 Surround; Widescreen [1.85:1]
While I HAVE NOT seen this version but do plan on purchasing it, I did look up what is ON this version that makes it worthwhile. For those of us / you who enjoy the BONUS FEATURES, especially commentary tracks, this looks to be a great addition to an already fun, gory, hilarious "B+" vampire movie.
And, oh,yeah, it's worth watching just for Salma Hayek doing her "snake dance" - SHE is a WOMAN with curves in ALL the right places, not a "runway model" with a stick body.
Hope this helps!
From Dusk Till YAWN. ...Fangs for nothing. Imagine a gang of teenage boys in the locker room trying to be the first to tell a vampire story that has to be sexy, violent and droolingly funny (read: Porkys With Fangs!) and is absolutely none of those things and ... you've got this movie. Utter drivel that doesn't even work as a parody. Even the violence is boring. I guarantee your thumb will be paused on fast forward/skip/next disjointed chapter for the duration. A waste of talents. ...If you want a quality vampire flick that more than deserves cult status, try to find Near Dark.
dusk til dawn I loved every bit of this movie. Every actor, the plot, everything. especially the foru main characters. I just love horror movies. June.
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