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Southland Tales [Blu-ray]

Starring: Curtis Armstrong, Nora Dunn Director: Richard Kelly

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Actors: Curtis Armstrong, Nora Dunn, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Beth Grant, Christopher Lambert
Directors: Richard Kelly
Format: AC-3, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Release Date: Nov 18 2008

Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

ASIN: B001F7Q4HU
Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #24,515 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)
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On the DVD

"Usident TV: Surveilling the Southland" featurette
"This Is The Way The World Ends" Animated Short

Blu-ray Exclusive - Commentary with Writer/Director Richard Kelly
Southland Tales: The Prequel Saga Graphic Novel Gallery

Synopsis

California is at the epicenter of a political and environmental disaster that threatens to destroy the world in this ambitious fusion of comedy, drama, dystopian science fiction, and music from writer and director Richard Kelly, his first film after gaining a cult following with Donnie Darko. In the year 2005, a nuclear attack wipes out part of the state of Texas, and three years later America is a virtual police state, with the government taking control of nearly every part of people's lives, supposedly for their own good. A German firm has found a way to generate energy using seawater, but both public and private concerns are desperate to prevent the new technology from being introduced in the gasoline-starved United States. A Marxist underground based on the West Coast is determined to bring down the federal government through violent revolution. In this midst of this chaos, we follow a number of stories that continually return to three principle characters. Boxer Santaros (Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock) is an actor famous for his role in action films; he's trying to secure financing for a new project, but reality keeps mirroring the events in his script and he struggles to hold on to his identity following a bout with amnesia. Krysta Now (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is a porn star who is reinventing herself as a television pundit offering her views on politics, contemporary culture, and teenage sex. And Roland Taverner (Seann William Scott) is an L.A. police officer whose identity has mysteriously split in two, and he struggles to track down his other half. Featuring a massive supporting cast which includes Mandy Moore, Miranda Richardson, Wallace Shawn, Jon Lovitz, Kevin Smith, Amy Poehler, and Justin Timberlake, Southland Tales received its world premiere at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival; director Kelly also created an accompanying series of three graphic novels that chart these events and characters prior to this story. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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5.0 out of 5 stars Take the Risk, Sep 3 2009

By	Brent Kroeker - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Southland Tales (DVD)

I loved this film the first time I saw it; I still love it after having seen it half a dozen times. There are so many layers in this movie that each viewing offers something new to discover. Even though it's long, I continually find myself absolutely riveted throughout its entirety.

Despite having seen it numerous times and having read the graphic novel prelude saga, I still can't claim that I understand everything that's going on. Perhaps I merely lack the mental capacity to comprehend it all, but nevertheless I don't see this as being a failing of the movie. It's what keeps me interested. As mentioned, each viewing unveils something new and profound. Not everything in life has to "make sense" to have an impact.

There are elements of the absurd and layers of irony which pique my funny bone like no other movie I've seen. Some really important contemporary issues are raised and excellently satirized. The music seems to fit perfectly, often ironically chosen too. The acting is very nuanced and entertaining. I admit I was concerned when I first saw the list of cast, but I've grown a real appreciation for them all, especially "The Rock" and Justin Timberlake. All seem to play roles which gently mock their real life stereotypes. For example, there's the musical dream scene in which Justin Timberlake, hopped up on drugs and with beer in hand, lip syncs a song, while surrounded by adoring back-up dancers all dressed up like Marilyn Munroe. Ironic and self-deprecating. Oh, and the character he plays is a wounded war veteran, and there he is in a blood-soaked shirt singing The Killers' All These Things That I've Done ("I've got soul, but I'm not a soldier"). Do you begin to see the layers?

I could go on and on, but maybe I'll stop there. It seems that the majority of people either love this film or hate it. Maybe that just means you should try before you buy. But certainly do try: if it ends up being as important a movie to you as it is for me, the risk of wasting 144 minutes of your life is worth it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Film, Jul 13 2008

By	Marwan Marwan (Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This is a modern day SCI-FI film. It's part action, black comedy, political, love story...It even has a short musical interlude. It has just about anything you want in a movie..It's just excellent.

If you don't appreciate a nice long story with twists and turns then this movie is not for you.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Muddled and Pretentious Garbage, April 4 2008

By	Kasey Driscoll - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

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Polarizing indeed, but then again maybe it was over my head. Whenever people hail a film for being "strange" and "weird", but yet "brilliant!" in the same sentence you have to wonder if they really know what they watched. With all due respect, my opinion is that I watched a long, plot-less, aimless, and bloated wannabe dystopian social commentary. I am calling Richard Kelley's bluff here and respectfully asserting that Southland Tales is a turkey with a capital T. Kelly brought us the perplexing but appealing cult hit Donnie Darko and you'd think that Kelly either threw caution to the wind or was just that confident that the oodles of fans who flocked to read far into Darko's story would bite into Southland Tales hook, line, and sinker. Which of course for the most part they did. But there is no real direction here, the dialogue is absolutely terrible, and even the cinematography is well below par.

The film stars Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sean William Scott (who plays twins), Miranda Richardson, Kristen Stewart, Justin Timberlake, Mandy Moore, and Jon Lovitz. Kevin Smith also appears and I think I remember him giving P.T. Anderson a hard time about creating ostentatious nonsense like Magnolia but yet here he is appearing in something far more guilty of such repute. This cast, albeit not a multitude of critical darlings, should've known better and maybe they do. Even ex-wrassler "the Rock" must have had some doubt as to the legitimacy of Kelly's vision.

I'm going to try not to stray from providing some kind of plot overview here but I may struggle. Texas suffers two nuclear attacks and the country is propelled to war. Our civil liberties continue to suffer mightily. Some technology is introduced to answer the imminent peak oil crisis that involves using ocean currents. It eventually leads to enough chaos that it effects the space time continuum, I think. Meanwhile, the primary three characters in Los Angeles are brought into the picture. The film sputters into chaos just as I began not to care and for that I guess it kept me watching, but for all the wrong reasons.

Anyway, I want to find something nice to say about Kelly and his film but it is really difficult. Donnie Darko is a very good movie and there are little flashes of that talent here but Southland Tales is so convoluted that it really can't be redeemed at all. Perhaps Kelly's intentions were there and I hope he returns with something equaling the standard of Darko, but there are so few signs of that in Southland Tales. Donnie Darko had appeal beyond reading into Kelly's complexities but this movie does not. Some advocates for the film suggest it is a commentary on the globalized military and the media/entertainment industry's interaction with society. Perhaps it is for them and for Kelly. I suppose that's fine but it certainly didn't touch on those things effectively or realistically for me. I would definitely say that Kelly bit off way more than he could chew if he intended to make this film some all-encompassing social commentary. Perhaps a longer version was justified or perhaps it should've been several films, I'm not sure. At the very least, this makes me curious what he does next. I sincerely hope it's very different.

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