Narc opinions

chrisfarrar · 06-16-03, 04:14 PM

Hey, i was thinking about picking up this dvd tomm, just wanted some opinions?

FunkDaddy J · 06-16-03, 04:24 PM

I think it's one of the best films of 2002, and Paramount has put together a great DVD:

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=6630

purplechoe · 06-16-03, 04:29 PM

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Originally posted by Jason Bovberg
I think it's one of the best films of 2002, and Paramount has put together a great DVD:

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=6630

I was on the fence about this dvd. Thanks for the review, I'll be picking this one up tomorrow.

WillyShatsWig · 06-16-03, 06:04 PM

Another review here.

DavidH · 06-16-03, 08:30 PM

Good movie, but definitely a bite off of Training Day.

folgersnyourcup · 06-16-03, 08:38 PM

This is a must-buy disc for me tomorrow. I'll be trying to track down a 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea disc as well.

I swear, I'm just getting more and more excited about well mastered dvd's like Narc and wonderful classics like 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea and The Love Bug being released with great picture quality and wonderful extras.

It's a wonderful time to love dvd's! (But bad for my checking account.....yikes! 26 discs in the last month purchased!)

mwj · 06-16-03, 09:26 PM

Here is one more review. Sounds good.

review

danol · 06-16-03, 10:23 PM

If you like Jason Patrick he was in another one called RUSH with Jenifer Jason Leigh, Greg Allman, and Sam Elliott.

P.S. I watch these DVD to see what I was after my career ending accident and all my friends seen I was in sitting in a wheelchair at my local roller rink. Here take this, you got the wrong cigarette
after a year I was burnt out and feeling no pain but I was broke.

Watch these DVD but don't get the itch to try thinking you can't get addited if you do your dead wrong in a New York minute. The only thing I didn't do was mainline some brown or china white Heroin. All the rest you can think of except Exstasy and I crawled out of using it all to get rid of the thought of never walking again!

Year was July of 1985 to June 1986, I have stayed clean for 17 years now, now am just addicted to hanging out on the internet. I will watch Narc or Rush to remind me no human being can beat it!

Just like Tony Montana the idea is don't get high on your own supply, and the character Al Pacino played did get high on his own supply and

Spoiler:

mdc3000 · 06-17-03, 09:12 AM

If you like gritty cop dramas and want to see some top notch acting, then most definately check out NARC... It was really really damn good.

MATT

roger_d · 06-17-03, 10:18 AM

I just picked it up at Target for $15.99. Cheapest place that has it.

theneobez · 06-17-03, 11:00 AM

It was average for me personally, not really my type of film though. Like what everyone else said, if you like gritty crop dramas go pick it up.

Brain Stew · 06-17-03, 11:08 AM

Danol you did drugs?

kmac2878 · 06-17-03, 01:50 PM

"Drugs are bad, mmkay."

Sessa17 · 06-17-03, 02:22 PM

Haven't seen the DVD, but I feel this is a "rental" movie, DEFINITELY not a blind buy movie on less your a die-hard cop movie fan.

I love dark movies, I'm a big Liotta fan. But the movie is just typical. Take out the cursing & it could have easily been a made for TV movie. Liota was good, but he just played Liota, the same character he always plays. Patrick was good but I find the guy pretty bland. I know there are people that love this movie, but I have to wonder if they have seen a lot of cop/crime movies, b/c for me, I've seen tons of movies just like this one.

shanester · 06-17-03, 03:22 PM

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Originally posted by Brain Stew
Danol you did drugs?

It all makes sense now.. I need to be high on something to unscramble his posts

FunkDaddy J · 06-17-03, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sessa17
I know there are people that love this movie, but I have to wonder if they have seen a lot of cop/crime movies, b/c for me, I've seen tons of movies just like this one.

I'll have to politely disagree. I've seen many cop/crime films, and rarely is there so much broiling beneath the surface. NARC's parallel, interlocking stories involving children/innocence elevated the film, in my opinion. And I think both Liotta and Patric are underrated actors doing some of their best work here.

Sessa17 · 06-17-03, 05:03 PM

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Originally posted by Jason Bovberg
I'll have to politely disagree. I've seen many cop/crime films, and rarely is there some much broiling beneath the surface. NARC's parallel, interlocking stories involving children/innocence elevated the film, in my opinion. And I think both Liotta and Patric are underrated actors doing some of their best work here.

No problem. I totally agree w/ the "boiling beneath the surface" that is apparent in this movie. But it is absolutely done the same way in many other movies (LA Confidential for one, does it better w/ Crowe & Spacey's fallen character), & even by the same actors. I'm a big Liotta fan, but this is the same performance he almost always does. Patrick just gives the same performance he did in Rush. The movie is by no stretch a bad movie. I just feel it is a typical movie, nothing sets it apart from countless other cop/crime dramas. Again, except for the profanity, there was nothing in this movie I couldn't see in a Law & Order special.

NaturalMystic79 · 06-17-03, 05:13 PM

Definately a great dark, gritty cop film. I picked this up from Best Buy today for $17.99. I would of gotten it at Target for $15.99 but it was out of my way.

teddydogg · 06-17-03, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by NaturalMystic79
Definately a great dark, gritty cop film. I picked this up from Best Buy today for $17.99. I would of gotten it at Target for $15.99 but it was out of my way.

Thats what price matching is for all you have to do is bring in the ad and they will match the price saving you $2 + tax.

harosa · 06-18-03, 06:47 AM

NARC is in no way a Training Day clone and the movie has a definite twist that wasnt given away in the trailers. Great, gritty performances and a dark look at undercover cops.

uteotw · 06-18-03, 11:21 AM

Well, I rented this one last night instead of buying it and I guess I'm glad I did.

I thought the acting was first-rate, esp. Ray Liotta--absolutely tremendous and I'd almost buy it just because of that. Jason Patric was very good too.

HOWEVER, the ending left me a bit soured. Basically

Spoiler:

Thoughts?

Deftones · 07-12-03, 03:45 AM

since this was the most recent thread, I'll post in it.

Man, this was a great flick. I meant to check it out in the theaters, but I never got around to it. The story was phenomenal. Jason Patric and Ray Liotta were amazing in it. I liked the gritty feel of the city and how they did their jobs. Probably one of the best flicks I've seen this year so far.

FireStarta316 · 07-12-03, 11:56 AM

Amazing movie, you will love it

ArchibaldTuttle · 07-12-03, 01:50 PM

I thought it was really well done as well, but to me it just seemed like an episode of NYPD blue or a similar show with high production value, don't get me wrong I enjoyed it, but it didn't seem like anything special

Frank TJ Mackey · 07-12-03, 03:29 PM

great little flick.

suspenseful, well acted, enjoyable

06-16-03, 04:14 PM	#1
chrisfarrar Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 146	Narc opinions Hey, i was thinking about picking up this dvd tomm, just wanted some opinions? __________________ Xbox Live Gamertag: Dafeva My DVD's

06-16-03, 04:24 PM	#2
FunkDaddy J DVD Talk Reviewer Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 3,061	I think it's one of the best films of 2002, and Paramount has put together a great DVD: http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=6630 __________________ Jason Bovberg Author of the apocalyptic horror novel Under the Skin and the throwback pulp novel The Naked Dame

06-16-03, 10:23 PM	#8
danol Never allowed to post again Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: PA/NJ Border Posts: 1,392	If you like Jason Patrick he was in another one called RUSH with Jenifer Jason Leigh, Greg Allman, and Sam Elliott. P.S. I watch these DVD to see what I was after my career ending accident and all my friends seen I was in sitting in a wheelchair at my local roller rink. Here take this, you got the wrong cigarette after a year I was burnt out and feeling no pain but I was broke. Watch these DVD but don't get the itch to try thinking you can't get addited if you do your dead wrong in a New York minute. The only thing I didn't do was mainline some brown or china white Heroin. All the rest you can think of except Exstasy and I crawled out of using it all to get rid of the thought of never walking again! Year was July of 1985 to June 1986, I have stayed clean for 17 years now, now am just addicted to hanging out on the internet. I will watch Narc or Rush to remind me no human being can beat it! Just like Tony Montana the idea is don't get high on your own supply, and the character Al Pacino played did get high on his own supply and Spoiler: killed his best friend, he didn't even give him time to explain he married his sister, just gunned him down if front if his sister that told him they were married. She asked if he wanted 'her' then she started shooting first. Tony never felt any pain using a 8 ball or 1/8 of a ounce a day.

06-17-03, 09:12 AM	#9
mdc3000 DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Guelph, Ontario Posts: 9,451	If you like gritty cop dramas and want to see some top notch acting, then most definately check out NARC... It was really really damn good. MATT __________________ Armchair Directors - Video Movie Reviews Letterboxd Rank 'Em As You See Them 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Spending Tab 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007

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06-16-03, 06:04 PM	#4
WillyShatsWig Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Devon, UK Posts: 190	Another review here.

06-16-03, 08:30 PM	#5
DavidH DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,463	Good movie, but definitely a bite off of Training Day.

06-16-03, 08:38 PM	#6
folgersnyourcup Banned Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 342	This is a must-buy disc for me tomorrow. I'll be trying to track down a 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea disc as well. I swear, I'm just getting more and more excited about well mastered dvd's like Narc and wonderful classics like 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea and The Love Bug being released with great picture quality and wonderful extras. It's a wonderful time to love dvd's! (But bad for my checking account.....yikes! 26 discs in the last month purchased!)

06-16-03, 09:26 PM	#7
mwj Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 814	Here is one more review. Sounds good. review

06-17-03, 10:18 AM	#10
roger_d DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Woodbridge Va. Posts: 1,267	I just picked it up at Target for $15.99. Cheapest place that has it.

06-17-03, 11:00 AM	#11
theneobez DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,331	It was average for me personally, not really my type of film though. Like what everyone else said, if you like gritty crop dramas go pick it up.

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06-17-03, 02:22 PM	#14
Sessa17 DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: NJ, the place where smiles go to die Posts: 7,393	Haven't seen the DVD, but I feel this is a "rental" movie, DEFINITELY not a blind buy movie on less your a die-hard cop movie fan. I love dark movies, I'm a big Liotta fan. But the movie is just typical. Take out the cursing & it could have easily been a made for TV movie. Liota was good, but he just played Liota, the same character he always plays. Patrick was good but I find the guy pretty bland. I know there are people that love this movie, but I have to wonder if they have seen a lot of cop/crime movies, b/c for me, I've seen tons of movies just like this one. __________________ "I got the shotgun, you got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right?" - Omar Proudly doing my part to support the economy

06-17-03, 05:13 PM	#18
NaturalMystic79 DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Empok Nor Posts: 1,796	Definately a great dark, gritty cop film. I picked this up from Best Buy today for $17.99. I would of gotten it at Target for $15.99 but it was out of my way.

06-18-03, 06:47 AM	#20
harosa DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 1,083	NARC is in no way a Training Day clone and the movie has a definite twist that wasnt given away in the trailers. Great, gritty performances and a dark look at undercover cops.

06-18-03, 11:21 AM	#21
uteotw DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,732	Well, I rented this one last night instead of buying it and I guess I'm glad I did. I thought the acting was first-rate, esp. Ray Liotta--absolutely tremendous and I'd almost buy it just because of that. Jason Patric was very good too. HOWEVER, the ending left me a bit soured. Basically Spoiler: Jason Patric killed Ray Liotta because he believed he (Oak) had murdered the other cop. But then we find out the other cop blew his own brains out--so now Patric has killed a baby (in the first scene, not on purpose, of course) and now a fellow cop for wholly misplaced reasons. And now he gets to go home to his wife and kid (or had they already left?) and live with that. Just not a story line I can see myself watching over & over. I can't really believe that Patric, an experienced undercover narcotics agent, would be convinced that fast by two drug- and gun-running criminals--convinced enough to kill Oak. I guess you could say he killed Oak because he believed Oak was going to kill the tied-up criminals, but I just couldn't buy it. Great acting, good twist, but just didn't sit well w/me. Thoughts? __________________ I want you to hit me as hard as you can. My Gamertag: PraySilence

07-12-03, 03:45 AM	#22
Deftones DVD Talk Godfather Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Arizona Posts: 59,174	since this was the most recent thread, I'll post in it. Man, this was a great flick. I meant to check it out in the theaters, but I never got around to it. The story was phenomenal. Jason Patric and Ray Liotta were amazing in it. I liked the gritty feel of the city and how they did their jobs. Probably one of the best flicks I've seen this year so far. __________________ John Henson: McDonald's has dumped Kobe Bryant as their spokesperson and have replaced him with Yao Ming. Apparently McDonald's prefers Yao because he is a bigger international star, and he doesn't rape so much. "You are everything that's wrong with this forum".---SleepyW

07-12-03, 11:56 AM	#23
FireStarta316 Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 94	Amazing movie, you will love it

07-12-03, 01:50 PM	#24
ArchibaldTuttle Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 658	I thought it was really well done as well, but to me it just seemed like an episode of NYPD blue or a similar show with high production value, don't get me wrong I enjoyed it, but it didn't seem like anything special

07-12-03, 03:29 PM	#25
Frank TJ Mackey DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: IL Posts: 2,678	great little flick. suspenseful, well acted, enjoyable