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Oliver Stone would like to have the last word on America's media culture of voyeurism and violence, but whatever he's trying to say in this grisly, unconventional movie comes across terribly garbled. Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis play traveling serial killers who become television celebrities when a Geraldo-like personality (Robert Downey Jr.) turns their madness into the biggest story in the country. Stone extensively rewrote an original script by Quentin Tarantino, and he employs a mosaic of different film stocks, video, and pop pastiches to create a sense of blurred lines between visual phenomena. (The background on Lewis's character's life as an abused child, for instance, is presented as a sitcom starring Rodney Dangerfield.) But the result of these experiments is a pompous, even amateurish effort at grasping the reins of a real-life national debate. One almost wants to tell Stone to sit down and raise his hand next time if he thinks he has something to say. The controversial director would like Natural Born Killers to be nothing less than a monumental achievement, but it's one of the emptier entries in his filmography. --Tom Keogh
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By Eric
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This true masterpiece directed by acclaimed director and writer, Oliver Stone, is avant-garde filmaking at its breaking point. The whole theme of Natural Born Killers is that the media is obsessive over violence and brutality; therefore, the extreme violence in the movie is used as a satire, not as entertainment. Definitely one of the most controversial movies ever released, especially in the 1990s when the Simpson trial, Rodney King, and the Menendez brothers became celebrity darlings because of the mass media and not because of anything credible. The acting by all the leads, especially Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis, is amazing. Their true love is another theme that proves vital in Natural Born Killers. It is the one and only thing that can hold people together when faced with such things as violence and a tormented childhood. The actual violence portrayed is not even that graphic after one viewing. It is the break-neck pacing and high-speed cuts that give the movie its violent intensity. If not Woody Harrelson, then definitely Juliette Lewis should have received some sort of Academy nomination, such as an Emmy, if not an Oscar.
Oliver Stone beats one in the face with this media spectacle that boasts every type of film style imaginable. Everything from 36 mm to black and white to animation to a video camera to color tinting to fast and slow motion is used in abundance with fascinating success. Roger Ebert said, "Seeing this movie once is not enough," and he is right! A must see.
Brilliant Filmaking!
By luc séguin
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un classique, mélange de b.d. et de gore. Le tout magnifiquement filmé. Oliver Stone sait choquer et surprendre. Bravo bravo
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A film that didn't turn out as I expected. Ok I knew there was going to be violence just from its title but all the killing, the swearing and the chaos never stopped. I didn't particulary enjoy this film yet it for some reason it kept me interested, I wanted to see if fate played for or against Mickey and Mallory, two of the most twisted characters ever to come to a movie screen.
There's nothing gratifying in Natural Born Killers but there is an important message on how the media nowadays glorifies violence, creating cult followers for mass murderers - what Oliver Stone manages to do is portray the negative in the 90's, particularly American pseudo-culture. You have Rodney King, O.J Simpson, Tonya Harding, The Menendez Brothers... and all these things are linked by a single medium - 90's television.
Definitely not one of my favourites, but I do appreciate why people respect this movie so much, it's well made, just not to my liking as such. What would have been interesting to see was original script writer Quentin Tarentino's version, apparently much altered from the film. As it is though, its worth a viewing.
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Stone Destroy Tarantino's great writing
OK, when I first saw NBK, I enjoy it pretty much. Then, I look at the back cover to notice that Tarantino wrote it. Read more
Published on Jun 3 2009 by gilles
5.0 out of 5 stars
A MONUMENTAL MASTERWORK!
NATURAL BORN KILLERS is an aggressive, in-your-face, timeless bloodsoaked masterpiece. Man, this movie NEVER gets old! Read more
Published on May 16 2004 by Xander Elmius III
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Cult Classic from the 90`s.
A Hedonistic Couple (Woody Harrelson & Juliette Lewis), who murder more that fifty people, while they got married. They Kill for the thrill of it. Read more
Published on May 11 2004 by Christian Pelchat
5.0 out of 5 stars
boil it down....a great love story!
this movie was fantastic. it has a little bit of each genre in it. woody harrelson gives an amazing performance along side a great cast of talented actors. Read more
Published on May 7 2004 by "badfish_313"
3.0 out of 5 stars
Stone thinks he knows better than Q.T.
There are some impressive cinematic moments in NBK. There are some great performances (know one ever really mentions Sizemore),musical score/selection aint bad. Read more
Published on May 5 2004 by SGECKO67
4.0 out of 5 stars
Satire is so misunderstood
I've heard the comments on the movie. People going on and on about the extreme violence. What many fail to grasp is how this movie is a satire on violence. Read more
Published on May 3 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love.Media.Blood.Mayhem
One day as i was sitting at home scrolling through ondemand, i noticed the movie "Natural Born Killers. Read more
Published on April 23 2004
1.0 out of 5 stars
Oliver Stone more like Oliver Stoned
Stone extensively rewrote an original script by Quentin Tarantino .Both Oliver Stone and Quentin Tarantino should have been shot for this Mish Mash of a Pathetic Movie ,Stone for... Read more
Published on Feb 23 2004
1.0 out of 5 stars
yea....eh..
i dont know if you guys know Sarah Edmondson and Ben Darras but they commited 2 crimes after watchingg this movie. Search on google and you will see. Read more
Published on Feb 21 2004 by Katherine
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not a slasher flick
This movie was released in 1994. I realized immediately that I did not want to see it -- the name alone was enough to put me off. Read more
Published on Feb 15 2004 by Clifford Story
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