True Romance (1993) -- Appreciation Thread
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Re: True Romance (1993) -- Appreciation Thread
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For any fans of True Romance, you should check out the series The End of the F***ing World on Netflix.
Also, when are we going to get a new Bluray for this? The old one is out of print.
For any fans of True Romance, you should check out the series The End of the F***ing World on Netflix.
Also, when are we going to get a new Bluray for this? The old one is out of print.
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Re: True Romance (1993) -- Appreciation Thread
A favorite despite Tarantino having written it. Patricia Arquette is sexy as hell and Christian Slater is actually very good.
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With a different director Goodfellas probably wouldn't have been as good, but you have to give credit to the writing.
The Scott brothers are only as good as the writing, that is why IMO most of their filmography ranges from mediocre to straight up Michael Bay type garbage. With a different writer, True Romance would probably have been shit.
"With a good script, a good director can produce a masterpiece. With the same script, a mediocre director can produce a passable film. But with a bad script even a good director can’t possibly make a good film."
- Akira Kurosawa
The Scott brothers are only as good as the writing, that is why IMO most of their filmography ranges from mediocre to straight up Michael Bay type garbage. With a different writer, True Romance would probably have been shit.
"With a good script, a good director can produce a masterpiece. With the same script, a mediocre director can produce a passable film. But with a bad script even a good director can’t possibly make a good film."
- Akira Kurosawa
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Re: True Romance (1993) -- Appreciation Thread
Its one of my favorite movies of all time. Damn good score and music as well.
I tend to like a lot of Tony Scott movies and many play a certain way with me. I will watch them, get pissed off with the frenetic cutting/editing and end up not particularly liking the movie, but i will always give them a second chance and usually upon second or third viewings i will start appreciating them a lot more. Classic example was Spy Game which i didnt care for first time, but now see as one of his best movies. Hell i hated Dominio first time i saw it, but now i like it quite a lot. A shame he is no longer with us.
I tend to like a lot of Tony Scott movies and many play a certain way with me. I will watch them, get pissed off with the frenetic cutting/editing and end up not particularly liking the movie, but i will always give them a second chance and usually upon second or third viewings i will start appreciating them a lot more. Classic example was Spy Game which i didnt care for first time, but now see as one of his best movies. Hell i hated Dominio first time i saw it, but now i like it quite a lot. A shame he is no longer with us.
#111
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Favorite movie of all time.
In fact, excited as hell to attend the True Romance Fest in Hollywood in a couple months! Just going to the viewing party (with special guests) and not staying at the Safari, but still should be a blast watching with a couple hundred superfans as well.
www.trueromancefest.com
In fact, excited as hell to attend the True Romance Fest in Hollywood in a couple months! Just going to the viewing party (with special guests) and not staying at the Safari, but still should be a blast watching with a couple hundred superfans as well.
www.trueromancefest.com
#112
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Re: True Romance (1993) -- Appreciation Thread
With a different director Goodfellas probably wouldn't have been as good, but you have to give credit to the writing.
The Scott brothers are only as good as the writing, that is why IMO most of their filmography ranges from mediocre to straight up Michael Bay type garbage. With a different writer, True Romance would probably have been shit.
"With a good script, a good director can produce a masterpiece. With the same script, a mediocre director can produce a passable film. But with a bad script even a good director can’t possibly make a good film."
- Akira Kurosawa
The Scott brothers are only as good as the writing, that is why IMO most of their filmography ranges from mediocre to straight up Michael Bay type garbage. With a different writer, True Romance would probably have been shit.
"With a good script, a good director can produce a masterpiece. With the same script, a mediocre director can produce a passable film. But with a bad script even a good director can’t possibly make a good film."
- Akira Kurosawa
To say that True Romance was good, despite Tarantino, is like saying Seven Samurai was quite good, despite Kurosawa!
#113
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Re: True Romance (1993) -- Appreciation Thread
Its one of my favorite movies of all time. Damn good score and music as well.
I tend to like a lot of Tony Scott movies and many play a certain way with me. I will watch them, get pissed off with the frenetic cutting/editing and end up not particularly liking the movie, but i will always give them a second chance and usually upon second or third viewings i will start appreciating them a lot more. Classic example was Spy Game which i didnt care for first time, but now see as one of his best movies. Hell i hated Dominio first time i saw it, but now i like it quite a lot. A shame he is no longer with us.
I tend to like a lot of Tony Scott movies and many play a certain way with me. I will watch them, get pissed off with the frenetic cutting/editing and end up not particularly liking the movie, but i will always give them a second chance and usually upon second or third viewings i will start appreciating them a lot more. Classic example was Spy Game which i didnt care for first time, but now see as one of his best movies. Hell i hated Dominio first time i saw it, but now i like it quite a lot. A shame he is no longer with us.
I saw Spy Game with a date in the theater. It was awful. No, I didn't get laid that night either, so I refuse to revisit it.
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i had the soundtrack to TR on CD. still have some songs and one by Hans Zimmer that is my favorite...Amid the Chaos of the Day. You're so Cool is great as well. Of course, John Waite's In Dreams, i love...
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I was lucky enough to come across this shirt on eBay which is virtually identical to the Hawaiian shirt Clarence wears in the movie.
https://www.yourprops.com/Christian-...3-YP78599.html
https://www.yourprops.com/Christian-...3-YP78599.html
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I was lucky enough to come across this shirt on eBay which is virtually identical to the Hawaiian shirt Clarence wears in the movie.
https://www.yourprops.com/Christian-...3-YP78599.html
https://www.yourprops.com/Christian-...3-YP78599.html

#117
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QT said that the Burl Ives song was the only song (From his script) that made it into the film. I've always wondered what the the other original songs were.
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