Natural Born Killers

Pros: making of and quality of filming is good
Cons: ...........

SLEEPER54 tossed a line out and hooked me. His premise was to take an old review and re-write it according to the way you would write now. I decided to take the one review that has generated more hate mail and insensitive...

Pros: solid performances, great experimental film technique
Cons: a lack of thematic unity ultimately lessens the impact and muddies the message

Natural Born Killers: The Director's Cut: Ixtlan Productions/ Warner Bros.
Rating: USA: Unrated/ Ireland: Banned/ UK: 18/ Germany: 18/ Netherlands: 16/ Australia: R

I'll admit it...when I first saw Oliver Stone's (WALL STREET, PLATOON)...

Pros: Brilliant social satire--as biting as it ever was
Cons: enough chaos, anarchy, and graphic violence for a dozen films

Oliver Stone's NATURAL BORN KILLERS is one of the most engrossing and powerful films I've seen. Many viewers see it only as some kind of sick exploitation, loaded with graphic violence and chaos, the like of which is rarely seen on the big screen. But...

Pros: Stone's Direction, Script, Cinematography, Editing, Soundtrack, Cast, Everything.
Cons: Must be Viewed with Caution and Intelligence.

Since the day Charles Manson got his followers to kill a bunch of people including actress Sharon Tate in the Tate-LaBianca murders of 1969. The world has had some fascination with serial killers. Richard Speck, John Wayne Gacy, Richard Ramirez, Henry ...

Pros: Stone's masterpiece -- a thrilling piece of cinema
Cons: Definitely NOT for everyone

The first time I saw Natural Born Killers, it was 1994, and it was one of the few occasions in my movie memory that I believed that cinema was unlimited in the ways it could communicate, and in ways it could affect an audience. I was shocked,...

Pros: actors convincingly maniacal
Cons: OVERKILL

Considering the cumulative rating that this gem has received here on Epinions, it looks like I'll be in the minority with this scathing review. I'm willing to stand proud in that position, of course, since this is my effort on the part of...

Pros: A film enthusiast's delight.
Cons: A bigot's delight.

'Ban this sick film!' screamed the Daily Mail - mouthpiece for the faintly literate mob mentality. And like every 'sick' film that the Daily Hate has tried to discredit through the ages, Natural Born Killers is an intelligent and stylish film that's...

Pros: Absolutely brilliant (although controversial) statement on society. Fantastic use of visuals.
Cons: Too surreal at times. Not ambiguous enough in its message. Very violent.

I should have expected more (or maybe less in this case) from Oliver Stone. "Natural Born Killers" tries to combat the evils of society by portraying them in a very bizarre manner. It is an orgy of hyper editing and surrealism - like a music video sans ...

Pros: Unique directional style, great acting.
Cons: May be a little too real for some people.

The Indians once told me stones are the most revered and ancient of recording devices, having seen and witnessed all since the beginning of time. And perhaps I am here on this Earth to write of these mute histories -- just another stone, an "oliver" ...

Pros: A brilliant allegory featuring a great plot, great directing and unforgettable characters.
Cons: Over-the-top violence will probably disturb a lot of viewers.

Probably one of the most violent films ever made, "Natural Born Killers" is one of the most misunderstood. Oliver Stone was excoriated for making this movie and many people complained about the film "glorifying violence". What many viewers failed to ...

Pros: First two-thirds
Cons: Last third

Full Title:
If You Can't Blame People for the Way They're Born, You Shouldn't Hold Oliver Stone's Heavy Hands Against Him

I wish that Oliver Stone could make a film without feeling the need to enlighten movie-going Americans about their...

Pros: well acted. Brilliant camera work. strong cast. Good Message but...
Cons: ...done totally over the top. Very, very violent

Well...

This really is one of those films that will either grip you from start to finish or just make you think why in the name of sweet Jesus did they release this. I am in the middle about this one though. Yes the cast and acting is good and...

Pros: Satire in the most raw form, well done
Cons: Extreme violence

Natural Born Killers is a grizzly depiction of the glorification of violence in the United States today and the epitome of dysfunction in American homes. Oliver Stone poses an interesting question in this film. Are the two linked? Are people natural...

Pros: Stone makes a lot of good points, many of which stick hard and fast
Cons: It becomes migraine-inducing after a while

No question about it. Oliver Stone is one of the most controversial directors in the history of the American cinema. He has tackled the Vietnam war in three different films, and exposed the conspiracy behind the Crime of the 20th Century in his 1991...

Pros: Very on target social commentary
Cons: Level of violence may be upsetting to some

So how far will some people go? How much is too much? We hear all this debate about movie and TV violence and about how it should be regulated. But there is no clear-cut definition on how much is too much.

I bring up this point as an...