Natural Born Killers

Pros: Brilliant social satire--as biting as it ever was

Cons: enough chaos, anarchy, and graphic violence for a dozen films

The Bottom Line: Any film with Nine Inch Nails music can't be bad, but this one is just incredible. A powerful satire taking its stance in '90's pop culture.

Review: Oliver Stone's NATURAL BORN KILLERS is one of the most engrossing and powerful films I've seen. Many viewers see it only as some kind of sick exploitation, loaded with graphic violence and chaos, the like of which is rarely seen on the big screen. But...

Pros: Stone's Direction, Script, Cinematography, Editing, Soundtrack, Cast, Everything.

Cons: Must be Viewed with Caution and Intelligence.

The Bottom Line: "Natural Born Killers (Director's Cut)" is an All-Out, In-Your-Face Film from Oliver Stone that Stands as One of the Most Misunderstood Films of the 1990s.

Review: Since the day Charles Manson got his followers to kill a bunch of people including actress Sharon Tate in the Tate-LaBianca murders of 1969. The world has had some fascination with serial killers. Richard Speck, John Wayne Gacy, Richard Ramirez, Henry ...

Pros: Stone's masterpiece -- a thrilling piece of cinema

Cons: Definitely NOT for everyone

The Bottom Line: It's a stunning, exhilarating movie experience, bound to provoke strong reactions.

Review: The first time I saw Natural Born Killers, it was 1994, and it was one of the few occasions in my movie memory that I believed that cinema was unlimited in the ways it could communicate, and in ways it could affect an audience. I was shocked,...

Pros: A film enthusiast's delight.

Cons: A bigot's delight.

The Bottom Line: Question: If this film is so sick, how come no one attacks Independence Day, whose body count exceeds it by several thousand (including one entire sentient species)?

Review: 'Ban this sick film!' screamed the Daily Mail - mouthpiece for the faintly literate mob mentality. And like every 'sick' film that the Daily Hate has tried to discredit through the ages, Natural Born Killers is an intelligent and stylish film that's...

Pros: Unique directional style, great acting.

Cons: May be a little too real for some people.

The Bottom Line: Oliver Stone's unflattering portrayal of both the media and human nature is not for everybody, but if you're into social commentary, definitely check this one out.

Review: The Indians once told me stones are the most revered and ancient of recording devices, having seen and witnessed all since the beginning of time. And perhaps I am here on this Earth to write of these mute histories -- just another stone, an "oliver" ...

Pros: A brilliant allegory featuring a great plot, great directing and unforgettable characters.

Cons: Over-the-top violence will probably disturb a lot of viewers.

The Bottom Line: The film brilliantly parodies the American fascination with violence and its destructive impact on American culture.

Review: Probably one of the most violent films ever made, "Natural Born Killers" is one of the most misunderstood. Oliver Stone was excoriated for making this movie and many people complained about the film "glorifying violence". What many viewers failed to ...

Pros: Satire in the most raw form, well done

Cons: Extreme violence

The Bottom Line: The most violent film since "Clockwork". Great message, if you can surpass the grizzly images!

Review: Natural Born Killers is a grizzly depiction of the glorification of violence in the United States today and the epitome of dysfunction in American homes. Oliver Stone poses an interesting question in this film. Are the two linked? Are people natural...

Pros: An exciting, violent, savage film which forces an audience to examine its own reactions

Cons: Bizarrely it doesn't seem as violent or controversial as it did when it was released

Review: Have you seen Bonnie and Clyde? Have you seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show? Have you read Euripides' Bacchae? Have you seen Beyond the Valley of the Dolls?

Bizarrely, all these works have one thing in common - transgressive individuals who...

Pros: It will open your eyes to how twisted and sadistic America really is-everyone needs to see this film at least three times

Cons: It's a bit long (1:59) but it's worth it!

Review: “Media is like the weather, only it’s man-made weather. Murder- it’s pure. You’re the one that made it impure; your buying and selling fear.”
Undertones of sublime wisdom and the laconic concepts of the "real", and the "abject"...

Pros: Camera work, acting, EVERYTHING is incredible!

Cons: None for me, some will find it too violent though

The Bottom Line: It's the best film of the 1990's. Powerful film, incredible cinematography great acting, it's just great.

Review: Watching this film is almost an out of body experience. It seeps you into it, along for a ride you won't soon forget. We're talking powerful stuff here.

Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers is a meditation on violence and the media. When...