Four Rooms | | Cast : | Quentin Tarantino, Amanda De Cadenet, Jennifer Beals, David Proval, Antonio Banderas | | Director : | Alexandre Rockwell, Quentin Tarantino, Allison Anders, Robert Rodriguez | | Studio : | Miramax Home Entertainment | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned | | Released Date : | December 25, 1995 | | DVD Released Date : | January 04, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 03, 2005 | | Summary | A DEAD F**KING WH*RE!!!!!!!! | Content
 | tim roth is halarious in this film, i passed this movie up for like ever then seen it at the store for like 7 bucks so i gave it a chance. i wasn't disapointed and now im glad i own it. the first room story is boring and dumb (the one with madonna). but after that it takes off. man was i laughing, i kept rewinding the part with the kids. this isnt a straight up comedy, its like dark humor. i enjoyed it. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 21, 2005 | | Summary | Most unusual | Content
| This is by far the freshest piece of film I have seen in some time. A brief glimps into four rooms of a hotel containing the most unusual characters, hinged together by an equally unusual bellhop. It is not the fact that the film includes significant stars (this is evident), but that each star and his/her situation (predicament...fait....), however unfathomable, prove perfectly suited to the environment. I am drawn to each room and the characters within as if I were a fly drawn in by the draft of an open door. While such characters are outrageously fictional, we also imagine the very real and potentially ecclectic groups of individuals that might be found in any given hotel on any given day. This is a movie that you will either love or hate. If you are willing to try something thoroughly new and refreshing, definitely give this a try..., or four. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 11, 2005 | | Summary | Entertaining | Content
| "Four Rooms" is far more entertaining than you would expect from its generally negative reviews. Which is not to say that any of it is a masterpiece but if you enjoyed "Love American Style" on television and are not put off by a raunchy take on that anthology concept you should make an effort to view this film. It was made between the time Tarantino made "Pulp Fiction" and worked on "Dusk Till Dawn" with Rodriquez. Many in the large cast are Tarantino and Rodriquez regulars. Here are a few of the reasons to watch each of the four stories:
"The Missing Ingredient" - Madona has simply never looked better and her "come get me" dress will burn your eyeballs. Alicia Witt plays her stock alienated teen and delivers sarcasm as only she can.
"The Wrong Man" - Alexander Rockwell directed this segment shortly after directing "In the Soup" so he already knew how to get the most out of Jennifer Beals. Her diatribe about Ted's sex organ is a cinema classic.
"The Misbehavers" - Rodriquez directs his favorite actor Antonio Banderas in something that is a throwback to classic Laurel and Hardy. Not only do his two kids misbehave when left alone in their hotel room, but their misbehavior is so comprehensive that the closing shot reveals a room of total anarchy. It is wonderful slapstick on a huge scale, with comic timing worthy of the Laural and Hardy and the Marx Brothers.
"The Man From Hollywood" - This has the best script with Tarantino reserving the best stuff for his own character. He even reprises the "tasty beverage" line from "Pulp Fiction. Beals has already found her way to this room by the time bellboy Roth arrives and she delivers more good lines. I was impressed that Tarantino built up his suspense "before" the contest began and then did not try to extend the suspense but ended things on the first attempt.
The best bit in the whole film might be Roth's phone call to his boss. Marisa Tomei answers the phone in a room full of comatose post-New Years Eve partygoers. She then does a version of her "My Cousin Vinnie" expert witness routine, this time concerning types of handguns. In the foreground the entire time are the only other conscious (but totally stoned) inhabitants of the room. They are playing against each other in a video game. One just stares in stunned fascination at the screen, holding the controller but not using it as the other player maniacally manipulating the other controller throughout the entire phone conversation. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 25, 2005 | | Summary | A nice collection of auteur directing... | Content
| Genre: Comedy
Genre Grade: C+
Final Grade: B-
Tim Roth gives a hilarious performance in this collection of four short films by four different directors. Allison Anders directed the first segment of the film. She is pretty much an unknown and according to this part of the film, she isn't much of a director. Alexandre Rockwell (In the Soup) directed the second segment, and it was hilarious and quirky and entertaining, which lifted my spirits for this seemingly stupid film. Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, Desperado) did an excellent job in the third segment of the film, giving the best direction in the whole film. Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill) wrapped up the movie with his segment, but it didn't compare to the dark humor that Rodriguez gave the film. Tarantino did stick to his roots though, writing great dialogue and having a little fun with shock value too. His mistake is that he wrote himself into the script and gave the worst acting out of anyone else in the film.
In the end this was a funny and interesting compilation of stories that ultimately makes Tim Roth look like a hysterical madman. Check it out if you enjoy any of the directors of the film or if you like Tim Roth. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 10, 2005 | | Summary | A modern masterpiece! | Content
| Unless you count New York Stories, this is probably the only movie of it's type. 4 directors, 4 stories, 4 rooms, 1 hotel and 1 bellhop boy staggering from room to room and landing himself in all sorts of situations such as having the privalige of chopping off a man's finger, getting off with a witch, and having to babysit two young trouble makers plus much more!
Everything takes place either in the hotel rooms, corridor, elivator or hotel office. It's brilliantly done, with the 3rd and 4th rooms being the funniest and best put together. However the first two rooms are enjoyable also.
It had never really been tried before, however the four directors including Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodrequez, managed to pull it off! It's just a shame that this movie often goes completly unrecognised. It's totally under-rated. Buy it now. Really, no ones movie collection is complete without this. |
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