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Summary: Good movie, but
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If you can tolerate the crappy "acting" by Quentin Tarrintino, then you are a much more tolerant person than me.
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Summary: Awesome vampire movie as well as the collector's edition DVD
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Two outlaw brothers, Seth Gecko ( George Clooney) and Richie Gecko ( Quentin Taratino) are on a fun crime spree as the FBI is looking for them. They take hostage of a traveling former preacher named "Jacob" ( Harvey Keitel) with his family ( Juliet Lewis and Ernest Liu) down to Mexico, over there they hide out in a sleazy strip bar in order to meet someone important to Seth. However, the bar isn't was it's cracked up to be, it is a den of vampires lead by the evil Santanco Pandemonium ( Selma Hayak) as Seth & company must battle against the bloodsucking fiends.
A wild and over-the-top action/horror thriller from director Robert Rodriguez and writer/co-star Quentin Tarantino that entertains and grosses out the viewer. It's very violent and gory to the max, but what works for this movie is that it's two parts of at first as a action movie then on the second half it's a vampire movie. The vampires are definitely awesome looking in this movie, so is Latin American beauty Selma Hayak in that bikini just sizzling the screen as the queen of the vamps, legendary make-up artist Tom Savini does a supporting role as Sex-Machine with explotitation vet Fred Williamson. The film is definitely one for the fans of George Romero's living Dead trilogy, Evil Dead, Re-Animator, Lucio Fulci, Tarantino, and Dead Alive.
This two-disc collector's edition is just as cool as the movie itself! there is great picture & mind-blowing sound quality to add to it, the extras are just exceptional such as an informative commentary by Taratino and Rodriguez, trailer, TV Spots, featurettes, still gallery, music video, alternate & deleted scenes ( Some which had to be cut out to avoid an "NC-17" rating) and the first disc is a full length documentary "Full Tilt Boogie" on how the film was made from beginning to end.
A must have DVD for the fans of gore flicks, Tarantino movies, vampire movies, action and horror comedies everywhere! but not for the squeamish.
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Summary: Evil Mexican Vampire Strippers
Review: "Evil Mexican Vampire Strippers" -- sounds very cheesy, no? Well, as a matter of fact, "From Dusk Till Dawn" is. It's also weirdly entertaining in a gory, cheesy, bizarre vampire-laden way, with over-the-top vampires, crossbow-wielding teens, and ministers kicking butt alongside killer bank robbers. The Gecko brothers are a pair of robbers on the run from the cops: Seth (George Clooney), a murdering thug with a few scruples left, and Ritchie (Quentin Tarantino) a murdering rapist psycho thug who has none. After destroying a roadside liquor, Ritchie "accidently" rapes and murders their hostage (no details are shown), and they take an ex-minister Jacob Fuller (Harvey Keitel) and his teenage kids hostage. Soon they ramble over the Mexican border in the minister's RV, to a strip club called... well, I probably can't say what it's called on amazon.com. But when a bar-brawl turns ugly, a snake-charming stripper (a cameo by Salma Hayek) suddenly turns into a not-so-pretty vampire. And Seth, his ex-hostages, This is a B-movie in every sense, and there's something appealingly cheesy about it. It's a bit predictable -- you know as certain moments approach that so-and-so is going to turn around and be a vampire, you know that Jacob is going to regain his faith... but who cares? If you're looking for amazing plot twists, this is not the movie to watch. The first half is a seedy, gritty hostage situation; the second half is an unashamed flying-body-parts-wallow-in-the-black-gore-fest. These vampires are not in the gorgeous stylish Anne Rice mold -- they are, pardon the pun, ugly as sin. The dialogue is mostly snappy except for the occasional line like "Welcome to slavery." The sets are impressively run-down, seedy and dusty, and the torchlit tunnel didn't even make me laugh at all. (Although as a woman, I would have preferred less stripping -- I fast-forwarded through that part. Or was Rodriegez making a comment on stripper clubs by filling them with evil vampires?) And it takes a good director to not make me laugh at vampire heads bursting into flame as a kid flings holy water balloons at them, or the "disco ball" scene near the end. Weirdly, Clooney actually makes us care about Seth; he has virtually no redeeming characteristics until the vampires start up. Then we get to see a certain change of heart in him now that he's seen that, including the surreal but effective scene where he lectures Jacob on God, heaven, hell, and why he now believes in them (now there's irony for you!). Ritchie has no such luck scriptwise; this psychotic creep was more appealing as a vampire than as a human. Keitel also manages a poignant moment, such as the scene where he insists that his kids kill him if and when he transforms into a vampire. "From Dusk Till Dawn" is a cult film in the best sense of it: Either you'll love it, or you'll hate it. It's a stupid vampire flick in every sense of the word, which is why (except for the stripping) I guiltily enjoyed it. (Not for the weak of stomach)
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Summary: "Dusk Till Dawn" DVD Review
Review: "From Dusk Till Dawn" is the type of movie that you either love or hate. There really is no middle ground. As a fan of both Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino, this one practically had me drooling. A cinematic wet dream for movie geeks and Fangoria readers alike, "Dusk" is an excuse to mix underrated movie stars with yesteryear's cult heroes for plenty of violent mayhem and sharp dialouge. Dawn's first half is a crime spree flick with the psychopathic Gecko Brothers (George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino) kidnapping Harvey Keitel's disgruntled preacher Jacob Fuller and his kids and using them to hop the border. By the second half, it has managed to erupt into a full-out Mexican vampire bloodbath as the Geckos join forces with the survivors of a melee at a Mexican strip bar. Filled with funny one-liners, unrelenting violence, and more vampires than you can shake a stick at, "Dawn" is a somewhat dumb but very fun genre flick. Any movie that includes a jaw-dropping music number featuring Salma Hayek dancing around in a black G-string and matching undergarment with cleavage aplenty is sure to be a winner with at least the male demographic. Miramax's double-disc DVD edition has pretty much every feature you could ask for. Quentin does his very first audio commentary as he and director Robert Rodriguez go back and forth on all the entertaining details of the film's production. If you couldn't get enough information from it, you also get the movie's original production featurette and a full-length documentary, "Fult Tilt Boogie" that covers nearly every aspect of the film's production. There are also a few deleted scenes. While there isn't a whole lot to offer here, there is a cool Salma Hayek snake sequence with some silly-looking digital effects. If you're a true fan of "Dusk Till Dawn", you are gonna want to pick this DVD up.
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Summary: Not for the timid
Review: "Not for the Timid" is really an understatement. Typical Tarantino F-Word flick. The plot is good but could be improved. Juliette Lewis makes a particularly crude request early in the movie that seems to come out of thin air. Santanico Pandimonium (Salma Hayek) carries her share of the latino Vampire shtick. Cheech Marin too is the ring leader and the border guard. Overall not too bad. I didn't know they had vampires in Mexico. Almost like a Kathryn Bigelow film.
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Summary: This movie is good from dusk till dawn
Review: "From Dusk Till Dawn" is actually a good vampire movie. Before I watched it, one of my teachers said the movie was one of the worst he's ever seen and a couple of my friends agreed with him. After I watched the movie, I didn't see why they didn't like it. George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino star as brothers who were recently in jail and now they kidnap a family with a motor home. They make the family take them to a strip club across the border in Mexico where they will then hideout and have a few drinks. But what nobody knows at the time is that the strip club at which they're at is full of vampires. The only thing I saw that wasn't great about "From Dusk Till Dawn" is that it doesn't have good acting except from George Clooney. The other actors with the exception of Quentin Tarantino do a decent job of acting, but not a great job. However, the movie's superb special effects and the exciting killing of the vampires saved this movie from being a flop in my opinion. Cheech Marin is also in this movie and gives this movie a hilarious comedy makeover, and you'll know what I mean when you hear his speech when George Clooney and the others first reach the strip club. Overall, "From Dusk Till Dawn" is an exciting movie with great special effects and I recommend it to anybody who likes vampire movies.
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Summary: One of the Worst films of ALL-TIME
Review: "From Dusk Till Dawn" is pure trash. The plot is ridiculous and the acting is terrible. What a shame for George Clooney to add this piece of garbage to his resume. There are no redeeming qualities contained within. Do not waste your time or money. Above all, don't let the kids near it. The vulgar language and violence are nonsensical. Hollywood, give us a break, will you?
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Summary: Trash.
Review: 'From Dusk Till Dawn' was pure trash from beginning to end. It was a little entertaining, but it has Quintin Tarentino in it, so I knew it was going to be a waste. There is one great thing about it. A SUPER HOT WOMAN DOES A BELLY DANCE!! It is the best scene in the movie!!
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Summary: Clooney at his best.
Review: ...Other than that, "From Dusk Till Dawn" is a very enjoyable movie. I really could not care less about all the vampire stuff; the Gecko Brothers on the run was a very cool concept in itself. For all Salma Hayek fans, this movie is a must-see since it features this lovely lady dancing around in bikinis with a huge python around her neck. Regarding DVD's extras, this collector's series will surely not let you down. Apart from the usual theatrical trailers, TV spots, music videos, and outtakes; Disc 1 also features a 90 mins. full length feature about the movie called "Full Tilt Boogie". In a few words; if you love action or outlaws or vampires or hot chicks or blood and gore or a mixture of all these factors; you jus can't go wrong with this movie!
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Summary: queten tarentino-another excellent director
Review: 3 people get abducted by an escaped con and his brother and go to mexico.they hang out in a bar full of vampires all night.george clooney is in it.he does an outstanding job as a escaped prisoner.then theres some freaky sex offender type-not necessary!and the 3 hostages.they are some old preacher dude,juliette lewis and some mexican kid.this is not for children.it is by far and away the best of the from dusk till dawn set.there is a post rape scene at the front that could turn a few heads.thier is a mexican stripper who.........well.....strips and of course the always awesome julieete lewis to look at.every role ive ever seen her play she did an excellent job.she is my favorite actress.the hype says this movie rocks and it does.there is a special apperance by cheech also.filthy and brief.juliette lewis and george clooney both do an excellent job but have better films out there.
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