Natural Born Killers on Blu-ray & DVD (1994)

Natural Born Killers

1994

Overall rating: 3.5 out of 5

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A frenetic, bloody look at mass murder and the mass media, director Oliver Stone's extremely controversial film divided critics and audiences with its mixture of over-the-top violence and bitter cultural satire. At the center of the film, written by Stone and Quentin Tarantino, among others, are Mickey (Woody Harrelson) and Mallory (Juliette Lewis), a young couple united by their desire for each other and their common love of violence. Together, they embark on a record-breaking, exceptionally gory killing spree that captivates the sensation-hungry tabloid media. Their fame is ensured by one newsman, Wayne Gale (Robert Downey, Jr.), who reports on Mickey and Mallory for his show, American Maniacs. Even the duo's eventual capture by the police only increases their notoriety, as Gale develops a plan for a Super Bowl Sunday interview that Mickey and Mallory twist to their own advantage. Visually overwhelming, Robert Richardson's hyperkinetic cinematography switches between documentary-style black-and-white, surveillance video, garishly colored psychedelia, and even animation in a rapid-fire fashion that mirrors the psychosis of the killers and the media-saturated culture that makes them popular heroes. The film's extreme violence -- numerous edits were required to win an R rating -- became a subject of debate, as some critics asserted that the film irresponsibly glorified its murderers and blamed the filmmakers for potentially inciting copy-cat killings. Defenders argued that the film attacks media obsession with violence and satirizes a sensationalistic, celebrity-obsessed society. Certain to provoke discussion, Natural Born Killers will thoroughly alienate many viewers with its shock tactics, chaotic approach, and disturbing subject matter, while others will value the combination of technical virtuosity and dark commentary on the modern American landscape.~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide

Natural Born Killers details

Formats:	18 DVD, Blu-ray
Starring:	Woody Harrelson, Balthazar Getty, Tommy Lee Jones, Rodney Dangerfield, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Sizemore, Juliette Lewis
Director:	Oliver Stone
Genres:	Action/Adventure - Crime, Thriller - Crime
Studio:	WARNER HOME VIDEO

Name	Discs
Natural Born Killers	18 Feature

DVD Information

Run time:	1 hour 54 minutes
Rental release:	12 Nov 2001
Main languages:	English
Dubbed:	French, Italian
Subtitles:	Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish
Hearing impaired subtitles:	English, Italian

Name	Discs
Natural Born Killers	18 Feature

Blu-ray Information

Run time:	1 hour 54 minutes
Rental release:	28 Jul 2008
Main languages:	English

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A classic, Juliette Lewis is briliant as Malory.

By smith from london , 28 Apr 2005

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I cant believe the reviews Ive read on this film! Natural Born Killers is a brilliant postmodern assaults on postmoderism itsself.

The camera angles and changes in medium are there for that very reason. Its a violent yet artistic attack on the senses. The narrative isnt supposed to be believable, its a hightened super reallity where the media is god and nothing is real.

This is also reflected outside the narrative by cutting disturbing scenes with the 'polarbear coco cola' advert. Its telling us a lot more about ourselves and how we view violence in the media than you might first realise.

Open your eyes and watch it again, if not then stick to the hollywood melodramas.
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A real stinker

By Gazebo (7 reviews) , 03 Nov 2012

Half a star indicates 'painful' and so it was. Other than the lead female the acting was overwrought. The message unsubtle and obvious. The worst film I have seen in a long time. It will leave you faintly nauseous and not a little insulted
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Must see flick

By Ellie85 (19 reviews) from London , 09 Nov 2011

I loved this film, although my friends who watched it with me thought it was abit too weird....Very strange how it jumps from one thing to another - but I was gripped. Classic film that everyone should see.
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Great film!

By Check (6 reviews) , 18 Jun 2011

A great classic! I watched this when it was first released and looked forward to watching it again. A well writen story with some fantastic actors.
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Stranger than I expected

By Peter2011 (25 reviews) , 12 May 2011

Ok this is a strange film. This was a bit too out there for me. But that's what Oliver Stone does! It was quite hard to watch but could have been good if he hadn't gone 'out there' so much.
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Very hit and miss

By Bassman71 (630 reviews) from Didsbury, England , 23 Mar 2011

Young lovers, both abused as children, start randomly killing, media makes them the next big thing, authorities come after them, more media coverage.

Oliver Stone's controversial (at the time) kill-fest which hasn't dated well in some areas (very 90s black and white cut-aways & cinematics) & well in others (media hysteria, celebrity culture).

Standouts are Rodney Dangerfield's wife-beating, child-molesting Father played as a sit-com, Robert Downey Jnr's Australian journalist/presenter & Tommy Lee Jones as spitting-mad prison governer.

It is all a bit messy, jumps around a lot & all seems a bit pointless.

Soundtrack is very good though.
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