True Romance

Pros: Stylish, witty action with a bevy of stars!
Cons: None, really.

“I like you Clarence. Always have, always will.” The King True Romance is one of those movies that is difficult to stick into a nice neat pigeonhole. Rumored to be the script that Quentin Tarantino sold in order to finance his ...

Pros: Many, many good scenes
Cons: One horrifically bad scene

In 1993, the world got to see the first completed script penned by Quentin Tarantino, in the form of the Tony (brother of Ridley) Scott film True Romance. As one would expect, this is not your typical romance, true or otherwise.

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Pros: Interesting and quirky,with dialog that actors vie (and die) for
Cons: Violence Woo Style, and not a very pleasant story, in spite of the ending

This is a movie so far away from my idea of romance that it earned it's own review. Romance for the 90's? Romeo and Juliet with a Twist? Interesting story? Not terribly, in terms of structure. Great acting? Yes, I have to admit that is present in...

Pros: The Tarantino dialogue, a cast loaded with great actors, two super-classic scenes
Cons: Too many bullets are fired, not enough Walken and Hopper

"True Romance" is an odd little beast. It manages to weave a singular vision from two, seemingly oppositional threads. On one hand you've got the hyper-verbal, seventies-cinema obsessed script written by Quentin Tarantino. On the other hand, you have...

Pros: Tarantino, story, Slater
Cons: Arquette

I’ve never been a fan of romances, but with True Romance you have a romantic movie for the whole family—action for dad, romance for mom, and plenty of “f” words flung around for the kids. True Romance revolves around Clarence and Alabama ...

Pros: The blending of styles, amazing cast, sharp witted, score
Cons: There is no menu screen on the dvd

Everyone knows who Quentin Tarantino is and if they don't know him by name chances are they have heard of Pulp Fiction at least. Tony Scott is also a well known filmmaker with 80's staples such as Top Gun and Days of Thunder as well as recent films Man ...

Pros: A radical experiment in film-making.
Cons: The strange plot.

Have you ever fallen asleep in front of the TV and woke up about three o'clock in the morning and there is a movie on that is so unusual that you decide to stay awake and watch it to the end? That's what happened to me the other night when I caught the ...

Pros: Jam-packed with stars, Scott's directing & Tarantino's script, extras on special edition DVD
Cons: The cursing & graphic violence will offend some

There's no doubting it: Tony Scott's 1993 film True Romance is the director at his finest hour. Much like the film's main protagonists, it's as if fate brought film maestros Quentin Tarantino & Tony Scott together for this ...

Pros: The Cast; Script; Action scenes
Cons: Too many small cameos from the cast; Needed to be directed by Tarantino.

True Romance (1993) Christian Slater as Clarence Worley Patricia Arquette as Alabama Whitman Dennis Hopper as Clifford Worley Michael Rapapport as Dick Ritchie Christopher Walken as Vincenzo Coccotti Gary Oldman as Drexl Spivey Brad Pitt as ...

Pros: Great Acting, Good Action, Many Well-Known Actors On Hand.
Cons: Not Enough Vincenzo Coccotti !!

Quentin Tarantino wrote this screenplay before he was a household name. It is easy to find parallels between this film, and all of his own subsequent works, such as 'From Dusk Til Dawn', 'Jackie Brown', and especially his modern classic (oxymoron...

Pros: Original, fast paced, a multitude of stars
Cons: Too violent, swearing

True Romance is a fantastic film which boasts an all-star cast including the likes of Christopher Walken, Christian Slater, Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman amongst others and the film is filled with such colourful characters and indeed dialogue which provides ...

Pros: excellent dialog, character acting : exciting script, well directed
Cons: may be too violent or Tarantino-esque for some

"True Romance" is a film about relationships, although it might not seem that way on the surface. After repeat viewings however, I think you’ll agree that although the movie moves and shakes like the Quentin Tarantino crime flick that it is,...

Pros: Smart, energetic, and most importantly, entertaining
Cons: There are some subtexts in the narrative, but this stuff isn't "deep"

It was my lunch break. I wasn't feeling very hungry, so instead of going to the in-store pizza place and cafe, I strolled out of the front end where all the cash registers are located and I headed off for the video department, which was located near the...

Pros: Strong cast, engaging script
Cons: The title seems to mislead some people as to the actual subject matter of the film

True Romance is a rollercoaster ride that combines the elements of any basic action movie with the unique stylings of Quentin Tarantino. The fact that it wasn't directed by Tarantino (instead it was directed by Tony Scott) adds even more diversity to...

Pros: cast, script, story, direction
Cons: Clarence has multiple personalities

"True Romance" was the first movie script that Quentin Tarantino sold. He got all of $50,000 for it, which helped fund his breakthrough film "Reservoir Dogs". Although action veteran Tony Scott ("Top Gun", "Days of...

Pros: Gritty, truthful, with memorable characters
Cons: Absolutely nothing

Lets start off with the cast: Christopher Walken, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Christian Slater, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, James Gandolfini, Michael Rappaport, Samuel L. Jackson, Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore, and that little guy from "Perfect...

Pros: see review
Cons: see review

The appeal of "True Romance" is that it has no appeal. Its offbeat nature gives the film its hook, but the motions it goes through often become overwhelming.

We meet Clarence (Slater), who isn't your typical movie hero because...

Pros: Violent, Non-PC Entertainment
Cons: Violent, Non-PC Entertainment

If you don't understand the title it is cause you haven't seen this movie.

This has to be my favorite action movie ever!!!! Just seeing Gary Oldman in dreads is enough, who would've thunk he could pull that off so well.

Girls--Brad...

Pros: casting, dialog, story, you name it
Cons: no such thing as a con here

Everyone knows that there are lots of sites on the internet with *.wav files culled from movies, everyone's favorite lines. I want an mp3 of this entire movie, every single line, I don't care if I have to buy a new hard drive to hold it and 512 megs more...

Pros: Acting, directing, script, story, characters
Cons: can get pretty violent, cursing, drug use

Written by Quentin Tarantino (the director of "Kill Bill" and "Pulp Fiction") and directed by Tony Scott (director of "Top Gun") brings another gory movie in the alignment of other Tarantino stories. This movie is called True Romance, a movie that ...

Pros: It was a movie that was very entertaining
Cons: There wasn't nearly enough of Val Kilmer, Brad Pitt, or Christopher Walken

The movie starts of quite slow with main man clarence (christian slater) sitting in a bar on his birthday hitting on a blonde that isn't interested in seeing kung fu movies with him. After the opening credits, Clarence's life begins to change. After ...

Pros: great actors
Cons: too violent, screenplay not so good

I am really shocked that so many people recommend this movie. In fact 94% (!!!) from them recommend it. I'm really wondering why? For its violence? For a Quentin Tarantino screenplay? I don't know why.
My opinion is in completely contradiction with...

Pros: Great Cast, Great Acting, Great Dialogue
Cons: may be a bit extreme for some

True Romance: Wow, what a cast. Denis Hopper, Christopher Walken, Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, James Gandolfini, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt and Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Rapaport and a cast against type Bronson Pinchot and I'm not sure if Val...

Pros: Cast, Crew, Plot, the whole movie is a pro
Cons: Balkie

I find it hard to believe that The Washington Post, as such an established and respected reviewer, could come up with the review that they did. True Romance is one of my all time favourite movies. The cast is brilliant, and characters are well rounded...

Pros: An all-star cast that form a tight alliance of not so similar characters. Pitt as a pot-head, Walken as a stylish gangster, and Val Kilmer as a mystery man.
Cons: The film is extremely violent and is by no means suitable for impressionable youngsters. It gives off an impression that killing is O.K. if the person being killed is a "bad" person.

When this film originally came out on video, it was recommended to me by my friend who had an extreme obsession with Elvis. For this reason alone I was intrigued by the film. Little did I know that "the King" was not the most relevant part of...

Pros: Unique story, Great acting, Great music
Cons: that it wasn't longer!

How many times a year do people ask you what your favorite movie of all time is?

I'm always proud to say True Romance. Not only because the movie through and through wonderful, but because I'm usually telling people about a movie they've...

Pros: Amazing story line, keeps your interest.
Cons: The accent of Arquette, at times, gets on my nerves.

This is a movie that takes you on a ride that you will never forget. You have a hooker, a man who has Elvis as his guardian angel, and hundreds of pounds of cocaine for sale. Christian Slater again plays an outstanding role, and doesn't get much credit...

Pros: So many good actors, Walken, Hopper, Gandolfini, Slater, Pitt, Arquette ....
Cons: The shower scene where Patricia Arquette gets the crap beat out of her.

This is by far my all-time favorite movie. I remember when this was out at the theater's, it must have been the underrated sleeper hit of the century because no one wanted to see it or talked about it. I psyched myself into going to see it on an...

Pros: Gratuitous violence, Slater's best movie, many very recognizable names and faces
Cons: Gratuitous violence

This is a movie you can watch 4, 5, 6 times!! Some scenes you wanna' watch over and over again!!

The most enjoyable scene in the movie comes in the form of some light banter between Christopher Walken and Dennis Hopper. This is a scene the...

Pros: Every single scene!
Cons: Not a single one.

With the exception of the well-written review by Jack Sommersby I just read, I have never met a single person who doesn't absolutely love this movie. Being that it was released without a lot of fanfare, most people I talk to have never heard of True...

Pros: A modern love story that works well for dates or beers with the guys.
Cons: Not long enough to get enough into characters background.

Pulpy films are becoming oh-so popular these days it's nice to see an original still swimming with the big fish. True Romance has an all-star cast including favs like Christian Slater, Brad Pitt, Patricia Arquette, Christopher Walken and even that guy...

Pros: Tarantino hits the spot, again!
Cons: Not many people have heard of this film.

Where do you start, this film is one of Tarantino's lesser known movies but from the start you can tell it is one of his movies. If you liked Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs then you will love this, it has everything, romance, comedy, action, an all-star...

Pros: Writing, acting, uniqueness
Cons: A bit over the top at times

With so many new movies released every year there are only a few I choose to view multiple times. True Romance is among those few.

What begins like a 90s John Hughes film with sappy misfits finding solace in their mutual inability to fit in...