"Repo Man is always intense"
Added 9/21/2009
Well actually, it wasn't always intense. Alex Cox directed this film, he also did Straight to Hell, with Joe Strummer of The Clash. Emilio Estevez (Breakfast Club, Outsiders, Men at Work) stars in the film along with Harry Dean Stanton (Alien, Paris Texas). Although the film was goofy, quirky, and had it's moments, from time to time, the plot was ridiculous, and sort of took away from the other parts of the film that seemed more developed, like the working relationships, between the characters, that seemed to capture some sense of reality, but then was later elaborated upon, for film purposes.
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It Looks Good Too!
Added 8/9/2009
Don't forget the amazing cinematography by Robby Muller! Runs the gamut from the really arty look like he normally does for Wenders and Jarmusch right on through to a stagey, almost Ed Wood look--sometimes switching back and forth several times in one scene. and yet it maintains a coherent visual style that never overshadows the movie itself. guy went on to shoot the okay "to live and die in LA" a year later--its actually kind of funny how many shots in that movie are basically re-hashes from Repo Man. obvioulsy every other element of this film is genius too.
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American classic
Added 7/28/2009
Strange coincidences and mystery abound in 1980s Los Angeles. Hilarious action ensues and many classic performances are delivered with some of the most memorable dialog ever. Your treated to the grim specter of urban L.A. wasteland, exciting police action, evangelicals, the disturbing secrets of John Wayne, cosmic awareness and philosophy, Dioretix, car chases, cute girl, governmental conspiracy, street thugs, UFOs, Henry Dean Stanton, the Circle Jerks and a great soundtrack....
"Repo Man" has all these things and more. Ah, so many laugh out loud moments.
"Repo Man" is an example of why I feel American films constitute the majority of the greatest films made. Yes, director Alex Cox is British and, btw, he sites Luis Bunuel and Akira Kurosawa as influences. I highly respect these filmmakers (how much have they left their mark here?). But like so many of my favorite films "Repo Man" could only been made here in America. It especially captures the time it was made and place it's set. It's a creation of the 1980s with this music and with this slew of characters that all inhabit a plot which perhaps only somehow makes sense on an American cultural level. The story has gotta do with a missing 1964 Chevrolet Malibu and the mysteries of the universe. And... and well just see the movie. What like a 90% chance you have and that's why your here. We're fans. If not set in L.A. or in the 80s, you have a different film. The whole weird blend forms something greater than the sum of it's parts. "Repo Man", now an influential classic, was low budget and a cult film, but this makes it no less a masterpiece and deserving of a place of honor in the annals of film history.
-Classic lines-
"I don't want no Commies in my car! No Christians, either!" -Bud (Emilio Estevez's greatest role ever)
"here's [censored] room to move as a fry cook. I could be manager in two years!"
"..it's a beautiful night... you can almost see the stars."
"The more you drive, the less intelligent you are."
"It happens sometimes. People just explode . . . natural causes."
"A lotta people don't realize what's really going on. They view life as a buncha unconnected incidents and things. They don't realize that there's this, like, lattice of coincidence that lays on top of everything. Give you an example; show you what I mean: Suppose you're thinkin' about a plate o' shrimp. Suddenly someone'll say, like, plate, or shrimp, or plate o' shrimp out of the blue, no explanation. No point in lookin' for one, either. It's all part of a cosmic unconciousness...." -Miller (Played by the remarkable Tracey Walter)
"I never broke into a car, never hot-wired a car, kid. I never broke into a trunk. I shall not cause harm to any vehicle nor the personal contents thereof, nor through inaction let that vehicle or the personal contents thereof come to harm. That's what I call the Repo Code, kid. Don't forget it, etch it into your brain. Not many people got a code to live by anymore." -The Repo Code as espoused by Bud
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80's cult classic
Added 7/19/2009
An outstanding cult classic with totally cool performances by Estevez and Harry Dean Stanton. I am getting tired of the "Reaganesque" descriptions in the other reviews though...watch this movie for the great no holds barred, irreverent humor and forget trying to look for deeper meanings! This is a must have for any classic/cult film collection.
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great movie
Added 5/22/2009
this is a great movie but it is a little weird watched it when I was little and went back years later and watched it again still love it
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"Repo Man is always intense"
Added 9/21/2009
Well actually, it wasn't always intense. Alex Cox directed this film, he also did Straight to Hell, with Joe Strummer of The Clash. Emilio Estevez (Breakfast Club, Outsiders, Men at Work) stars in the film along with Harry Dean Stanton (Alien, Paris Texas). Although the film was goofy, quirky, and had it's moments, from time to time, the plot was ridiculous, and sort of took away from the other parts of the film that seemed more developed, like the working relationships, between the characters, that seemed to capture some sense of reality, but then was later elaborated upon, for film purposes.
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It Looks Good Too!
Added 8/9/2009
Don't forget the amazing cinematography by Robby Muller! Runs the gamut from the really arty look like he normally does for Wenders and Jarmusch right on through to a stagey, almost Ed Wood look--sometimes switching back and forth several times in one scene. and yet it maintains a coherent visual style that never overshadows the movie itself. guy went on to shoot the okay "to live and die in LA" a year later--its actually kind of funny how many shots in that movie are basically re-hashes from Repo Man. obvioulsy every other element of this film is genius too.
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American classic
Added 7/28/2009
Strange coincidences and mystery abound in 1980s Los Angeles. Hilarious action ensues and many classic performances are delivered with some of the most memorable dialog ever. Your treated to the grim specter of urban L.A. wasteland, exciting police action, evangelicals, the disturbing secrets of John Wayne, cosmic awareness and philosophy, Dioretix, car chases, cute girl, governmental conspiracy, street thugs, UFOs, Henry Dean Stanton, the Circle Jerks and a great soundtrack....
"Repo Man" has all these things and more. Ah, so many laugh out loud moments.
"Repo Man" is an example of why I feel American films constitute the majority of the greatest films made. Yes, director Alex Cox is British and, btw, he sites Luis Bunuel and Akira Kurosawa as influences. I highly respect these filmmakers (how much have they left their mark here?). But like so many of my favorite films "Repo Man" could only been made here in America. It especially captures the time it was made and place it's set. It's a creation of the 1980s with this music and with this slew of characters that all inhabit a plot which perhaps only somehow makes sense on an American cultural level. The story has gotta do with a missing 1964 Chevrolet Malibu and the mysteries of the universe. And... and well just see the movie. What like a 90% chance you have and that's why your here. We're fans. If not set in L.A. or in the 80s, you have a different film. The whole weird blend forms something greater than the sum of it's parts. "Repo Man", now an influential classic, was low budget and a cult film, but this makes it no less a masterpiece and deserving of a place of honor in the annals of film history.
-Classic lines-
"I don't want no Commies in my car! No Christians, either!" -Bud (Emilio Estevez's greatest role ever)
"here's [censored] room to move as a fry cook. I could be manager in two years!"
"..it's a beautiful night... you can almost see the stars."
"The more you drive, the less intelligent you are."
"It happens sometimes. People just explode . . . natural causes."
"A lotta people don't realize what's really going on. They view life as a buncha unconnected incidents and things. They don't realize that there's this, like, lattice of coincidence that lays on top of everything. Give you an example; show you what I mean: Suppose you're thinkin' about a plate o' shrimp. Suddenly someone'll say, like, plate, or shrimp, or plate o' shrimp out of the blue, no explanation. No point in lookin' for one, either. It's all part of a cosmic unconciousness...." -Miller (Played by the remarkable Tracey Walter)
"I never broke into a car, never hot-wired a car, kid. I never broke into a trunk. I shall not cause harm to any vehicle nor the personal contents thereof, nor through inaction let that vehicle or the personal contents thereof come to harm. That's what I call the Repo Code, kid. Don't forget it, etch it into your brain. Not many people got a code to live by anymore." -The Repo Code as espoused by Bud
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