I watched "Natural Born Killers" this afternoon.
What an unreal film!
It's like a cross between "Clockwork Orange" and "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (the book, not the film).
It was fucking mind blowing!!
For a detailed synopsis click here >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_Born_Killers
It was really cool to see Woody Harrelson play something other than a faffing baboon. He really pulls off this natural insanity well. He has this smile that he does and while he still remains attractive there's this danger about him.
Juliette Lewis is mad. I love her in everything she does. I generally don't have many female idols (I don't know why, I relate more to males), but I really respect her as an actress. She's always right there in the moment.
Of course it also includes my two of my favourite actors; Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Downey Jr.
Quentin Tarantino wrote the script, but Oliver Stone basically reworked it so much that Tarantino is just credited for the story.
On a slightly different note, did you know that Woody Harrelson's dad was imprisoned for being a hit man? That is fucking nuts. FUCKING NUTS! No wonder he's turned into the fucked up pot smoking old fart he is today. He's had an awful childhood.
Downey played an Australian in this film. Everyone raves about his accent, but I found it ever so slightly annoying and not very natural. Although, I've heard him do it recently and I feel he has refined it a lot.
It also has these elements of animation and psychotic flashes, which all add to the detail of this movie.
Essentially though, it is chaos. Absolute chaos.
It has this complete psychedelic feel throughout it. You literally start to feel mad as you watch it. It's like "Apocalypse Now". You are completely consumed by it.
Hmmm... I don't think I've explained this well. I can't quite organise my thoughts enough to write about it.
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