Repo Man

Pros: Great dialogue and some interesting ideas
Cons: the second half loses steam

Repo Man: Edge City/ Anchor Bay Entertainment
Rating: USA: R/ UK: 18

Author’s Note: Welcome to KingpinLJC’s very first write-off, this one covering Alex Cox’s 1984 cult classic, Repo Man. When you’re done...

Pros: mildly amusing?
Cons: bad editing, reminder of 1984's styles

Deciding to view a movie made way back in 1984, I popped in REPO MAN, starring Emilio Estevez as a guy in the car repossession business. Why I decided to watch this film was based solely on boredom and a recommendation by a friend who said "Repo man is...

Pros: Extremely entertaining cult classic. Influenced me into career change.
Cons: A camp film. Cheesy special effects. Influenced me into a career change.

Have you ever told your kids not to do what they see in movies or TV? If you are a parent, of course you have. They will tell you that they are fine, and know better than being influenced by what they see. Do not believe it for a minute! I am here to...

Pros: This is a cult classic that is as fresh today as it was when it first came out.
Cons: Some people can't or won't understand what the movie is trying to do.

The life of a reviewer is always intense. Thankfully, KingpinLJC has hosted a write off of the sci-fi/punk/slacker movie "Repo Man" to help us all let out a little bit of frustration. Be sure to check out the fine reviews from the other folks...

Pros: Emilio Estevez, killer soundtrack, original story ...
Cons: Either ya like or ya don't, there is no in between ...

This is my entry into KingpinLJC’s very first write-off. (I had some problems with my first posting (a huge thank you to Mike_Bracken for his help, as well as a swift kick in my, err, his help *grin*) and have had to re-post, thus...

Pros: Everything.....
Cons: Not to be watched with talkative hippies.

My friend rolled her eyes as her hippy stepdad came down the stairs. "So what are you girls doing?"

"We're going to watch Repo Man, I've never seen it," I said, excitedly.

My friend feigned a smile. "We...

Pros: One of the seminal cult films of the '80s
Cons: Not for every moviegoer -- if you can't tune in, you'll be turned off

Repo Man is a grimy, filthy, anxiety-ridden piece of work from the epicenter of the Reagan Era, and if that's not enough, it takes place in L.A. It's messy, confusing, and self-indulgent. It's also very funny, and Alex Cox creates such a strong...

Pros: Wild and off center humor.
Cons: Plot takes a beating towards the end.

"Repo Man" is a damn good movie, but you have to be in the right mood, or at least the right frame of mind, to appreciate it. Its off center and off kilter humor is very much like the drug humor of the 60s, except without the specific...

Pros: Cult appeal
Cons: None

There are only a few movies that I’ve seen more than ten times. Like most red-blooded American boys my age, I saw all three “Star Wars” and all three “Indiana Jones” movies ten times or more. The same goes for “Casablanca” (1942) and “Citizen Kane”...

Pros: Great punk movie, lots of action...
Cons: Never got far beyond midnight cult status...

If it wasn't for the awesome job Gary Oldman did in "Sid and Nancy", I'd have to give this the nod for Best Punk Flick of the 80's. It deserved a helluva lot of credit for bringing the scene into focus all the way back in '84. It was a little...

Pros: Harry Dean Stanton, great sound track
Cons: too loosely plotted, too few developed characters

I watched Repo Man for the first time in a couple of years and I found that it has weathered the 90's quite nicely. It still matters; in fact, in this new era of meaningless teen flicks, Repo Man speaks to the youth culture with more energy than...

Pros: good soundtrack, for the 80's buff
Cons: kind of wacky

This is one of my favorite movies ever!! L.A.+80's+punk+sci-fi= Repo Man. I've seen it at least 20 times. This movie came out in '84? and takes place in Los Angeles. It stars Emilio Estevez as Otto, a punk who loses his job at the grocery stock boy,...

Pros: Captures the essence of early 1980's punk angst, looks and feels REAL!
Cons: Plot line weak and

If you had to to pick one movie that gave you the real feel of the early eighties, some would pick Wall Street or some Hughes flick. Nothing can compare to Repo Man in capturing the real feel for the early Reagan years. Otto ( Emilo Estevez ) is a...

Pros: Humor, attitude, music, high weirdness
Cons: Weak plot, cheesy special effects, occasionally overly juvenile

I had heard of this legendary cult movie for years before I
finally saw it. My girlfriend bought a copy and kept teling me how great it was, but during the viewing I got the sense she was wondering, "What did I ever see in this thing?"...

Pros: The Plot, The Soundtrack, The Acting
Cons: ANYONE BUT EMILIO!

This is a great film from the 80's. It's unlike other films from the 80's because it's one of the few great indie films of that decade. Emilio Estevez puts up what is probably one of a limited few good performances of his and Harry Dean Stanton is...