Paparazzi | | Cast : | Cole Hauser, Robin Tunney, Dennis Farina | | Director : | Paul Abascal | | Studio : | Twentieth Century Fox Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | September 03, 2004 | | DVD Released Date : | May 24, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 01, 2005 | | Summary | A little Princess Diana, a lot Death Wish | Content
 | Clearly inspired by the way Princess Diana died, "Paparazzi" is a revenge movie that, once the opening horrors take place, becomes a latter day "Death Wish" with its male lead in the role Charles Bronson made famous.
This is a film adaptation about a bunch of creeps that are paparazzi and how they knowingly disturb the life of a new action star and his family. The story seems somewhat realistic until the actor starts taking revenge on guys that do nothing more than take pictures for a living.
It gets a bit dumb later when a cop, who has pretty much figured out who's killing all these photographers, winks at the actor as if to say, "Good job, buddy." It hardly has the style or panaches of that closing scene in "Death Wish" where Bronson acts out a gun with this thumb and forefinger, but still the fingerprint of "Death Wish" is repeated.
This movie was OK for an evening at home but I'd have been horrified if I'd paid $7 to see it at the theater. It is an average movie "inspired" by the death of one of the world's most beloved figures, then goes on to mimic the actions of one of America's greatest get even flims.
While the theme of paparazzi might be new, nothing else about this film is. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 31, 2005 | | Summary | "Everyone wants to have steak..." | Content
| When an action star's reputation and family are threatened, Bo Laramie (Cole Hauser) goes vigilante on the paparazzi involved, the most noxious of which is played by Tom Sizemore, a fitting outlet for his acting skills, rage, rage and more rage. In this Mel Gibson film, extremes are the norm, the plot cast in black and white. As the action hero, Cole Hauser is beset by unscrupulous photographers in search of lascivious pictures for their rag, "Paparazzi". Laramie's distraught wife (Robin Tunney) is everywhere assaulted by outrageous images, barely surviving a paparazzi-induced automobile accident that leaves their son hospitalized in a coma.
It all started with a punch-out, similar to what happened to Alec Baldwin in real life. Taken to the cleaners by the photographer he slugged (a gleeful Tom Sizemore), Laramie has incurred the wrath of the yellow press. Sizemore is particularly potent in this over-the-top film that is clearly biased toward the besieged celebrities who are fair game for the long-range lenses of intruders with no consideration for privacy. Unfortunately, the script begs believability when Sizemore and his band of brothers break into Laramie's home to plant cameras and end up assaulting Bo's wife (still recovering from a lost spleen). Dennis Farina plays a Colombo-esque L.A. detective who waxes suspicious when two of the offending paparazzi are killed, one in a motorcycle crash off the canyon road and the other courting "death by cop", thanks to the machinations of Hauser's character. (Who wrote this thing?)
Hmmm. I sense the reincarnation of Charles Bronson's death Wish vigilante series. The only character's name I remember is Bo Laramie, the others in such ludicrous roles that it is sufficient to tell them apart by sight, and this is a motley crew of photographers, bewhiskered and overweight, slumping in their SUV's or running through the brush to escape the furious Laramie. There are a few cameos, a slimy Vince Vaughn, fawning Chris Rock, unctuous Matthew McConaughey and a quick visual of Mel Gibson on a bench. Sizemore's character's mantra is "Everyone wants to have steak, but nobody wants to date the butcher!", easily one of the most entertaining lines of the movie. Is this broad comedy, tongue-in-cheek suspense, or a horror flick? Hard to tell. The only thing more obvious than the good and bad guys is the product placement, wink, wink. If only life were as simple as in the movies. Luan Gaines/2005.
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| Rating | | | Date | June 08, 2005 | | Summary | TAKIN IT TO THE TABLOIDS | Content
| Maybe PAPARAZZI is reprehensible in its legitimizing the murder of vile photographers, but as movies go, it's entertaining and I for one was delighted to see these heartless, incendiary shutterbugs get their just desserts. Cole Hauser is effective as studly Bo Laramie, a hot new star whose life changes drastically when the paparazzi start invading all aspects of his life, eventually resulting in a car accident that seriously injures his wife and son. Hauser decides to take things on his own, and get revenge on the four responsible for this. Head honcho Tom Sizemore is vile and despicable, and one can't wait for him to get what's coming to him, that's for sure. Former cop Dennis Farina is on hand as the detective out to snare both the paparazzi and the murderer. We get some cameos from Vince Vaughn, Mel Gibson, Matthew McConaughey and Chris Rock. I liked this movie, because I despise the tabloids' reckless abandon in supposedly bringing the "truth" to the world. Freedom of the press should not include stretching the truth and fabricating it as well. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 30, 2005 | | Summary | 2 & a half | Content
| This is a story about a Hollyweed celebrity who has had enough of a few members of the Paparazzi that have made his life hell. When they go to far by recklessly taking photos of him while driving, he and his family end up in an automobile accident. And all the Papparazi do is take photos and print lies. Enough is enough to him and he goes after them himself with revenge on his mind.
I thought the movie was ok, but I wouldnt wanna own it or see it againt soon. It didnt interet me enough to want to see the bonus bonus features. I didnt think the main actor played it angry enough. I didnt feel like he was super p.o like he was supposed to be be playing. And I dont understand the cop lookin' back all the time.
Apart from that, it should have been more gorey or more vengefull. Theres hardly any real feeling of revenge. Quite frankly when it comes to revenge on the paparazzi i'd rather see scenes like in Seed Of Chucky.
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| Rating | | | Date | May 09, 2005 | | Summary | Vigilante Justice for those pesky Paparazzi!! | Content
| I was skeptical when I first rented this DVD, but all in all how could one not be interested in seeing a movie where you can take revenge against the biggest jerks of all time?!
Directed by Paul Abascal, Paparazzi chronicles the aftermath of four paparazzi photographers whose search for the all-important "perfect shot" ends in a tragic car accident. Movie star Bo Laramie (Cole Hauser) is understandably furious when, thanks to the notorious celebrity chasers, his wife, Abby (Robin Tunney), is seriously injured, and his 8-year-old son is paralyzed. After the accident, Bo dedicates his life to putting a stop to a paparazzo's deadly overzealousness. Chris Rock, Matthew McConaughey, Mel Gibson, and Vince Vaughn are featured in Cameo Appearances in this film.
All in all a good flick, it's light beer, not dark, but still smooth and worth a sip! |
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