Repo Man | | Cast : | Harry Dean Stanton, Emilio Estevez | | Director : | Alex Cox | | Studio : | Universal Studios Ho | | Format : | Animated, Color, Widescreen | | Released Date : | March 02, 1984 | | DVD Released Date : | January 20, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | June 16, 2005 | | Summary | Great Movie, Lousy DVD | Content
 | First off, let me say that I LOVE this movie. There is nothing else out there like it. It is the first movie about Nothing, long before Seinfeld and Napoleon Dynamite came along.
But actually, it's not about Nothing. It's about a quest. A quest to find the Holy Grail of car reposession: A Chevy Malibu.
So why 2 stars? Because this DVD SUCKED, that's why. The widescreen was pretty good, and the audio was okay. But other than that, where were the captions or subtitles? And more importantly, WHERE WERE ALL THE GREAT SCENES I REMEMBERED?
I never saw this in the theater. I grew up watching reruns of it on TBS. I got to hear all the repeats of "flip you" and "melonfarmer" in all their dubbed glory. When Leila swears at Otto at the end, my memory is her saying, "You Nerrrrd!" Not that-other-word.
That's okay. I can deal with more cussing. In fact, I like it. But what makes me want to say "Flip You" to the makers of this DVD is that we are missing all these great scenes:
1. The crazy guy in the car babbles on and on to Kevin about various things, including Lorna Doone cookies. Kevin's response is, "Lorna Doones? I love Lorna Doones!" From this DVD - GONE!!!
2. Bud gets pissed at a phone booth for no apparent reason and goes and gets a baseball bat or crowbar or something and beats the thing to smithereens. Otto wants to get in on the action, so he picks up the bat and starts doing some smashing of his own, with some nice maniacal laughter. Bud has to make him quit and leave. This scene - GONE!!!
3. Otto goes home again to see his hippy parents. The Good Reverend on TV is going on and on of course. I remember him saying these specific very cool lines, "Suffer the fires of eternal damnation! Now these are the end times..." Otto's parents are covered in spider webs. He walks up to the TV and turns it off. They give him a kind of lost look, and he gives them a disgusted look, and finally he just walks out the door with nothing else said. This Nice Scene - GONE!!!
4. Seems like the "Bad Man", Lite did a lot more talking on the movie I remember. Seems like he said some stuff about "break the bone", like in the song. Where did it show that in this DVD? GONE, that's where!!!
5. There was one scene with the crazy guy in the car where he is talking either to Otto or Kevin, and he runs his fingers through his hair. As he runs his fingers through his hair, a handful of hair falls out. This was really gross but crucial to us fully understanding how far his radiation poisoning had progressed. Where is this scene, I ask you? GONE!!!
6. I'M SURE THERE ARE MORE SCENES, BUT WHERE ARE THEY??? GONE! GONE, I TELL YOU!!!
And why? I wouldn't mind this if this was just a regular DVD, but this supposed to be the "Special Edition" DVD! When are you movie execs going to figure out that we consumers don't care about gimmicks like tin-cases shaped like license plates? We want SUBSTANCE, not PACKAGING.
I haven't listened to the commentary track yet, but everybody has good things to say about it so I'll give a star for that at least.
Now, on to the soundtrack. This is a great soundtrack, but it too left me disappointed. I recognized the songs in it, but where was the main Repo Man track? You know which one I mean! I wanted to hear the lonely guitar solo that comes up while Otto walks the streets alone. That awesome track that comes up while the bum is sobbing on the side of the street and Otto just keeps on walking past, ignoring him as just part of the wasteland that is Urban USA. Where was that incredible soul-transcending track by the Plugz? We get a taste of it on the final track, but nothing like the main track. How disappointing.
The bottom line: If you've gotta have Repo Man, it's a good buy. But I'm still holding on to my much-worn VHS recording of the cable version. I suggest you do the same. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 13, 2005 | | Summary | what's up with LA | Content
| Together with Kiss Me Deadly and Pulp Fiction, Repo Man paints Los Angeles in a fantastic and lurid light. Do yourself a favor, watch all three and see the town self destruct morally over and over and over. Total punk. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 07, 2005 | | Summary | Plate. Shrimp. Plate of shrimp. | Content
| An outstanding movie from the early/mid 80s. Outrageous humor, tight direction, excellent acting -- would you rather sit through "Breakfast Club" or watch "Repo Man"? Unless you're braindead, you'll choose "Repo Man"! Harry Dean Stanton gives Ye Olde Performance Of His Career and Emilio Estevez is *PERFECT* as Otto. I love movies that paint the government as heinous evil scumbags without a trace of conscience, and the weird government agent with the metal hand is genius! THEY JUST DON'T GET BETTER THAN THIS ONE, KIDS!!! |
| Rating | | | Date | April 02, 2005 | | Summary | ...NO CHRISTIANS EITHER!!!!!!!!!! | Content
| This movie is funny, intelligent and BENT! This combination is what makes it a true classic. It's not for everyone, women don't seem to like it, but it's a unique little masterpiece. Read the other reviews for a plot summary. For those who said this is Emilio Estevez's best movie, I agree. It's also the biggest step away from conventional roles he ever took. Harry Dean Stanton steals the show though. He's the reason (along with the sight gags and other humorous weirdness, including the one liners) to see this movie, both once and repeatedly. Remember: A Repo Man's got all night, every night... P.S. 'Maximum Overdrive' sucked-I think Stephen King even apologized for it-- |
| Rating | | | Date | February 06, 2005 | | Summary | A "guy" flick | Content
| Women seem to hate this movie, or at least claim not to understand its appeal. I rank Repo Man in my top-10 all-time films; yep, right up there with Casablanca, Citizen Kane and Apocalypse Now. |
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