Totally 80's
Everything about this movie is so 80's,its overwhelming. Still it was pretty good, i gave it a 6. To be honest,I think the script couldve been better among other things.
It was too 80's for me as well. I'm a HUGE Sean Penn fan, but just couldn't get past all of the 80's cheesiness.
"I know a thing or two about a thing or two!" -Robert De Niro (This Boys Life)
it is a problem to be an 80s movie?? young studs of today are so imbecile, go watch your crappy star wars or your miami vice remake, 80s was the real time where the movies where original with good actors who can act!!
shareTake it easy and don't jump to conclusions. Just because I have some problems with this film doesn't mean I have a problem with 80s movies in general.
I can deal with the hair and clothing, but the musical score in this film distracts way too much. It's a very generic 80's score and I'm sorry, but it just doesn't stand the test of time. Most of the film's that I love from the 80's have a timeless musical score and the overall look, in terms of art direction, seem so much better as well.
I promise I'll give it a second chance, perhaps I was just expecting something else from this film.
My favorite time period for films is actually the late 70's early 80's, with films like The Godfather I & II, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Once Upon a Time in America, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Apocalypse Now, to name a few off the top of my head. As you can probably guess, my favorite actors come from this era as well: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman, etc.
"80s was the real time where the movies where original with good actors who can act!!"
Oh come on, give me a break! I believe there are great films and actors in todays films, you just have to look for them. If you only look as far as the big box office films, than surely you need to look closer. Some of the most interesting and truly "original" films have come out in recent years.
"I know a thing or two about a thing or two!" -Robert De Niro (This Boys Life)
The music score was totally 80's but i liked it.
shareWell, the movie WAS made in the 80's. To criticize the music for being "totally 80's" would be like criticizing Casablanca because the music is so 40's.
shareI agree w/ Jerv...WTF are you people talking about? The film was released in 1986 and was about murders that took place in 1978. Maybe evertone should have been wearing zoot suits or better yet, they could all don futuristic garb and Jabba the Hut could have taken the place os Sean Penn.
shareYeah the ugly freaky 90 s and today is so much better LMAO !
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