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"Exclusive
Behind-he-Scenes Interviews!" - Front Cover
Summary
"It's nonstop thrills
when George Clooney (Batman And Robin, TV's ER) and
Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction) star as the Gecko
brothers - two dangerous outlaws on a wild crime spree!
After kidnapping a father (Harvey Keitel - Pulp Fiction)
and his two kids (Including Juliette Lewis - Natural
Born Killers), the Geckos head south to a seedy Mexican
bar to hide out in safety. But when they face the bar's
truly notorious clientele, they're forced to team
up with their hostages in order to make it out alive!
From Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino - creators
of Desperado and Pulp Fiction - From Dusk Till Dawn is
explosive action entertainment! Plus, exclusive
never-before-seen interviews with hot star Clooney - and
filmmakers Tarantino and Rodriguez!" - Back Cover
Soundtrack - 3.5 Sticks of Butter
The musical score suited this movie quite well,
but aside from the music in the bar that the main character and his companions
enter none of the music is all that memorable.
Plot - 3 Sticks of Butter
This is a hard one to judge, From Dusk Till Dawn
is geared more to the action fan, but for a "horror" movie I'd have to say it is
generally plot heavy...but herein lies the question. What is the plot supposed
to be? Was it supposed to be centered around the action aspect of the movie or
the horror? The thief and psycho or the vampires? These two genres are merged
together with much more skill than in the movie Octopus so neither aspect seems
one hundred percent out of place. This is because both ideas had close to the
same amount of screen time. I preferred the thief and psychopath idea to the
vampires, however it did make for an entertaining end.
Action - 4 Sticks of Butter
Like I said this movie caters to the action
lover. From explosions and hostages to vampires and holy water, this movie is an
action lovers dream. I'm usually not fond of the "classic" action movie, but
From Dusk Till Dawn adds humour and intriguing characters to the mix to make
this movie one that even the most staunch opponents of action flicks will be
able to enjoy. However if you are looking for the average horror movie action
you'll have to wait until the movie is about half over. So if you're looking for
mind numbing horror action you might be disappointed.
Effects - 2.5 Sticks of Butter
Filled with a wide selection of visual effects
one would imagine a higher rating in this category. The explosions were large
and there was a fair amount of blood all of this fairly believable. The vampire
design was rather imaginative, but this film's biggest problem came from the
effects.
My first problem with the vampires was the fact
that they appeared very reptilian - which is not how they are usually portrayed,
this could be considered ingenious or inaccurate depending on the viewer. While
it was interesting to see a new spin on the vampire, it could be hard to swallow
for some hard core vampire fans. All in all a hard core fan might be able to see
passed this, however, the fact that not all of the vampires had this basic
reptilian look is something that should not have been overlooked, and thus the
score of 3.5 has been cut to 2.5 not on account of bad effects or originality,
but because of inconsistency.
Characters - 3 Sticks of Butter
From Dusk Till Dawn sports a charming group of
misfits. All well cast with strong interpersonal interaction, and no out of
place humour. The language is quite colourful, but well suited for the
characters and helps enhance their personalities rather than take away from the
viewing experience.
Overall Impressions - 3 Sticks of Butter
A good way to spend an evening From Dusk Till
Dawn will generally appeal to most people, as there is a little something for
everyone. The fact that there is genre overlap may turn some purist off from
this film. No aspect of the movie seemed to be obviously missing, with the
exception of the glaringly obvious inconsistencies with the vampires.
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