Saturday, February 28, 2009

Natural Born Killers (1994)


"A killer social commentary"


A humourous look at the sad realities of our television/media culture. Poking fun at America's Bonnie and Clyde, this movie places a similar couple, Mickey & Mallory, in the middle of a murder spree, set in the 1990's.



Rewatch-ah-bill-ah-tee
I immediately wanted to re-watch this when I was finished.....am i sadistic? maybe......but the way in which it was shot, and the numerous pop culture references strewn throughout, had me wanting to watch it again and again, just to catch what i might have missed.

The Cast
Huge.
Of course you get Woody Harrelson, who i love in White Men Can't Jump, along with numerous other great movies

Juliette Lewis, who i usually find annoying, but did enjoy in this, as well as in Old School

Robert Downey Jr., who has what sounds like an Austrailian accent, he was also Austrailian in Tropic Thunder, and is murderous in his portrayal of his Geraldo Rivera like character

Tom Sizemore, a celebrated Temple University Graduate, my alma mater

Tommy Lee Jones, whose delivery in this reminds me of his performance as Two-Face in Batman Forever

Coach Lou Brown from Major Leaugue, also known as James Gammon

the guy on the couch in Half Baked, also known as Steven Wright

Edie mcClurg, who I'll always remember as the secretary in Ferris Bueller's Day Off pulling unlimited pencils from her hair

Rodney Dangerfield, who I love in CaddyShack, is great in his portrayl of Mallory's perverted father in the fake sitcom, 'I Love Mallory'