Run Lola Run | | Cast : | Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu | | Director : | Tom Tykwer | | Studio : | Columbia/Tristar Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Widescreen | | Released Date : | June 18, 1999 | | DVD Released Date : | October 30, 2001 | | Language : | French (Subtitled), English (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), German (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 29, 2005 | | Summary | She just keeps going... and going | Content
 | This energetic foreign film, clocking in at a mere 80 minutes, is good solid entertainment. A very clever mix of the classic story OCCURENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE, The Energizer Bunny and early MTV videos, the visuals are chaotic and unique. Ironically, the dark story line gives birth to an extremely optimistic ending. Like the Energizer bunny, Lola continues to run.
This DVD has a nice audio transfer but the video has some problems with dark regions. The disc offers a music video and a director/star commentary as extra features.
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| Rating | | | Date | July 27, 2005 | | Summary | Totally Engrossing! | Content
| I don't think I have ever watched a movie move as fast as this one--couldn't believe it when it was over. It's exciting, innovative, visually perfect, and accompanied by terrific music. The characters are appealing and interesting. There was never a slow moment nor a wasted frame. "Run Lola Run" is as good as it gets. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 27, 2005 | | Summary | Tried to like it, but bad music ruined it. | Content
| It was kind of an interesting film, but I found the music boring and monotonous. Some of you have good points about the technical merits and originality, but I just could not get past the music, so for me it was not enjoyable. If the director and producer both had tin ears, there are millions of cheap, underpaid musicians in the world. Or just leave some of the more obnoxious music out.
Germany/Austria has given so much great music to the world: Mahler, Brahms, Schumann, Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, Handel, Bach, to name a few. It's a shame that this movie from Germany could not do better.
The characters were difficult to identify with. Maybe that was intentional. It was difficult for me to understand why Lola cared about her worthless boyfriend.
I have never rated a movie this low before, but there are some worse films than this. It would have been a decent movie if they had taken the care not to ruin it. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 15, 2005 | | Summary | Both exciting and philosophical movie | Content
| I saw this German movie almost two years ago. However, I can remember this movie clearly, because it really impressed me. It is very philosophical and also exciting movie. Moreover, it is only 80 minutes movie, but I assure you will be fluttered through the entire movie.
To sum up this movie simply, heroine Lola have to arrange a hundred thousand dollars in order to save her boy-friend Monni and she manage to arrange it. Monni had to deliver a bag with 100 thousand dollars to the boss of the gangster, but he left it to a train and a homeless man took it away. If they fail to deliver the money, he is likely to be killed by the gangster... From the beginning, as title goes, she is running and running.
The movie is made of three short scenarios. They are slightly different with each other at the beginning, but the difference become larger and larger as the scenario proceeds. So the scenarios end up very differently at the end. The style of the movie is fresh and its basic concept is nice. Smaller changes become bigger changes. It is not so special when we see it as words, but I think you will be surprised by this concept in the movie. To people who dissatisfy with the movie of just acrobatic action and seek for philosophical implication, I recommend this movie! |
| Rating | | | Date | April 22, 2005 | | Summary | A MUST-OWN DVD! | Content
| I just watched this movie for a History of Cinema class, and I must say that it is one of the best movies that I have ever seen in my life. Don't let the fact that it is a German movie throw you off; this is brilliant movie making to the extreme! A pulsating, non-stop action thriller, you will NEVER want this movie to end.
Run Lola Run is an great example of the New Wave style of movie making; but while this movie is cinematically innovative, it's also incredible for its message: We are all just pawns in the game of life. The slightest, smallest thing can change the path of our lives completely; and this movie shows this message perfectly. Any fan of action films must watch this movie! And if you are thrown off by the fact that it's a foreign movie, the DVD also offers an option of English dubbing. The dubbing is hardly noticible after a while, and the action more than makes up for it. I must also say the the amazing techno music accompanies the action supurbly. Everything is edited around the music, and the results are awesome.
Some of you may recognize the actress who plays Lola from the Bourne movies. She was amazing in those movies, but she is at her best here. She perfectly mixes action and drama, and is often very humerous as well. She helps to make this movie the great cinematic masterpiece that it is.
Overall, I strongly suggest that you watch this movie. It is a terrific film, and you will be rivited from beginning to end. OVERALL RATING: 10/10 |
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