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Jackie Brown - 2 Disc Collector's Edition [DVD] [1998]
enlarge	Director: Quentin Tarantino Actors: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm Category: DVD List Price: ~~£17.99~~ Buy Used: £1.00 as of 22/11/2009 01:38 GMT details You Save: £16.99 (94%) New (23) Used (41) Collectible (3) from £1.00 Seller: zoverstocks Rating: 47 reviews Sales Rank: 4507 Format: Box set, Collector's Edition, PAL, Widescreen Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Discs: 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Number Of Discs: 2 Running Time: 148 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5017188883245 ASIN: B00005LDBG Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 1997 Release Date: September 16, 2002 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review The curiosity of Quentin Tarantino's IJackie Brown/I is Robert Forster's worldly wise bail bondsman Max Cherry, the most alive character in this adaptation of Elmore Leonard's IRum Punch/I. The Academy Awards saw it the same way, giving Forster the film's only nomination. The film is more "rum" than "punch" and will certainly disappoint those who are looking for Tarantino's trademark style. This movie is a slow, decaffeinated story of six characters glued to a half million dollars brought illegally into the country. The money belongs to Ordell (Samuel L Jackson), a gunrunner just bright enough to control his universe and do his own dirty work. His just-paroled friend--a loose term with Ordell--Louis (Robert De Niro) is just taking up space and could be interested in the money. However, his loyalties are in question between his old partner and Ordell's doped-up girl (Bridget Fonda). Certainly Fed Ray Nicolette (Michael Keaton) wants to arrest Ordell with the illegal money. The key is the title character, a late-40-ish flight-attendant (Pam Grier) who can pull her own weight and soon has both sides believing she's working for them. The end result is rarely in doubt, and what is left is two hours of Tarantino's expert dialogue as he moves his characters around town.p Tarantino changed the race of Jackie and Ordell, a move that means little except that it allows Tarantino to heap on black culture and language, something he has a gift and passion for. He said this film is for an older audience although the language and drug use may put them off. The film is not a salute to Grier's blaxploitation films beyond the musical score. Unexpectedly the most fascinating scenes are between Grier and Forster: glowing in the limelight of their first major Hollywood film after decades of work. I--Doug Thomas/I Amazon.co.uk Review The curiosity of Quentin Tarantino's IJackie Brown/I is Robert Forster's worldly wise bail bondsman Max Cherry, the most alive character in this adaptation of Elmore Leonard's IRum Punch/I. The film is more "rum" than "punch", though, with a slow, decaffeinated story of six characters glued to a half million dollars brought illegally into the country. The money belongs to Ordell (Samuel L Jackson), a gunrunner just bright enough to control his universe and do his own dirty work. His just-paroled friend Louis (Robert De Niro) is just taking up space and could be interested in the money. However, his loyalties are in question between his old partner and Ordell's doped-up girl (Bridget Fonda). Certainly Federal Agent Ray Nicolette (Michael Keaton) wants to arrest Ordell with the illegal money. The key is the title character, a late-40-ish flight-attendant (Pam Grier) who can pull her own weight and soon has both sides believing she's working for them. p Tarantino changed the race of Jackie and Ordell, a move that means little except that it allows him to heap on black culture and language, something he has a gift and passion for, though the film is not a salute to Grier's blaxploitation films beyond the soundtrack. Unexpectedly the most fascinating scenes are between Grier and Forster: glowing in the limelight of their first major Hollywood film after decades of work. --IDoug Thomas/I

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 47 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...10 Next » Tarentino#x27;s Most Underrated Movie March 17, 2006 Charlie (Birmingham, UK) 20 out of 21 found this review helpful This is Quentin Tarentino#x27;s most underrated movie and probably the best.pI saw this in the cinema when it first came out and came out thinking it was brilliant. What makes this movie work so well is it#x27;s chilled out vibe. This is conveyed through the excellent sound track, derived from the blaxploitation movies of the 70s. I would say that this is the best soundtrack used yet in one of Quentins movies.pThe film runs at a slow pace which can put off some viewers, but I found that there was enough going on in the plot to keep me watching. It may not have the same level of violence as most Tarentino movies, but the characters are deep and develop well over the 2.5 hours.pThe dialogue, as can be expected by a Tarrentino movie is brilliant. It is rare to have a director with such talent that can make a hollywood movie, but have the ability to create this "Art House" vibe and make a movie that is different from the mainstream. Jackie Brown is the height of Tarrentinos movie making talent and I would recommed this to anyone who has a sense of style and taste, who isn#x27;t afraid of going against the flow. A great adaptation, Tarantino style February 25, 2006 12 out of 13 found this review helpful Tarantino adapted JACKIE BROWN from one of Elmore Leonard#x27;s books, RUM PUNCH. Leonard, being a favourite author of Tarnatino#x27;s, usually lets his characters develop the story for the reader, and using as little violence as possible in the process, so it is quite difficult to believe that Tarantino, who#x27;s renowned for making crime movies of the more vilent genre, would take RUM PUNCH and adapt it as one of his own movies. But does Tarantino succeed in the process of adaptation? Yes he does.pJackie Brown (Grier) is a 45-year-old stewardess for Cabo Air, but she also has a backyard job, she is also a courier for 40-something year old Verona Beach gunrunner Ordell Robbie (Jackson), who#x27;as plan is to get his fortune down to Cabo San Lucas in Mexico. But when Jackie is arrested for suspected drugs trafficking, Ordell knows he needs to speed up his final plan of retirement. Helped (in some way) by his old friend and fellow convict Louis Gara (De Niro) and well shagged Beach Bunny Melanie (Fonda), Ordell and Jackie plan the final payoff. But Jackie has plans of her own and Ordell#x27;s money.....pMany people shun this movie because it doesn#x27;t contain Tarantino#x27;s ultra-violence, quirky dialogue and junky characters. The whole point of the movie is taking a novel and adapting it as his own. If Tarantino had taken RUM PUNCH and taken all the characters and situations out and written his own movie, then it wouldn#x27;t be an adaptation. The vilence and dialogue aren#x27;t there, but the movie is still a wonderful piece of homage to the 1970#x27;s genre of Blaxploitation (Cleopatra Jones, Foxy Brown, etc) Also, using 70#x27;s Blaxploitation queen Pam Grier for the lead role only helps the movie to be as entertaining and original as it is. Awesome film on an amazing DVD August 22, 2002 17 out of 19 found this review helpful When I first saw Jackie Brown, I thought that Samuel L Jackson played amazingly. The scene of him explaining the different types of guns to De Niro set the mood for the film.pThe film really excited me. All the different characters who had very different personalities came together to try and get a 500k sum in cash. The relationship between De Niro and Sam is so well thought through. This exceptional film with a great story combining a sexy stewardess (Jackie Brown) an ex con and also a stoned out loser.p Those of you who have Jackie Brown on DVD know that this is going be great. First of all, you dont have to change sides which was a pain in the first one. Then you have a second disc with loads of extra features.p It will include cool DVD games for the PC, deleted scenes, interview with Quentin, original documentary and at least 10 other special features. This is well worth buying. Tarantino Masterpiece January 3, 2004 Mr. Damian J. McGrath (Bristol, UK) 21 out of 24 found this review helpful Like him or not, Quentin Tarantino keeps making masterpieces. Kill Bill may have recieved poor ratings, but its still an excellently made film, and an artistic masterpiece. Pulp Fiction, possibly his most famous creation, was another cinematic landmark, with the originally hard to follow flashbacks and stories within stories. Reservoir Dogs was a masterpiece for the sheer cheek to produce a film set mainly in a warehouse, and featuring 70s cheerful music to acts of horrific violence and bloody scenes.pThen you have Jackie Brown. A forgotten gem in the Tarantino Collection, this film is my personal favourite. Its not as violent as his others, but the storyline is excellent.pBasically, the film is about Ordell (played by Samuel L Jackson) trying to smuggle half a million dollar into America from Mexico, using his friend, air stewardess Jackie Brown. Ordell is played to perfection by Jackson, and the character really comes alive, thanks to his paranoid nature, including shooting his friend for getting arrested because he thinks investigations could bring up his name.pThe smuggling plot falls apart when Jackie Brown is arrested smuggling in a tester amount of £50,000 and fears for her life after Ordell visits her apartment, gun in hand, but after a while, she convinces him on her loyalty, and the plan continues, but where do Jackie's loyalities really lie, and who will survive in this tense, yet compelling tale.pThe film is 2 and a half hours long, and I really couldnt turn away, and that is something I dont say about a lot of films. I simple love Samuel L Jackson's acting ability, and this is potentially his finest performance.pIn short, excellent film, another true masterpiece, and probably the only Tarantino film that doesnt need 2 or 3 watches to understand and appreciate it. Ironically, you'll appreciate it so much, you'll watch it 2 or 3 times because its so damn good. *** COOL, CLASSY AND INTELLIGENT *** October 17, 2002 Mr. N. Carnegie (Kirkcaldy, Scotland, UK.) 19 out of 22 found this review helpful Based on Elmore Leonards novel "Rum Punch", Quentin Tarantino's cool and classy adaptation is considered by many (in Europe, at least) to be his most mature (agree) and perhaps finest work (probably disagree). However, whilst Jackie Brown may not have the instant impact of Reservoir Dogs or the wide appeal of Pulp Fiction it is still his coolest, most subtle and intelligent movie to date. This movie and Tarantino suffered in the wake of expectation following the critical and popular success of Pulp Fiction, with too many people expecting a retread or at least a faster paced movie. Sadly perhaps due to the dissapointing reception this received, Tarantino has not made another movie since this was made about five years ago but I have to say I loved every minute of it and Tarantino's work is very sadly missed.pHowever, this movie (or at least the European DVD) is not as advertised by Warner Brothers. It's not an action thriller. It's much more of a slow-burn thriller, starring Pam Grier (as sexy stewardess Jackie Brown), a smuggler caught in the act by an ambitious cop (Michael Keaton), whilst working for gun-runner Ordell (played by Samuel L.Jackson). Add into the melting pot, Jackson's partner in crime ex-con Louis (Robert De Niro in a very understated performance) and other supporting turns by both Bridget Fonda as Ordell's perpetually stoned out bitchin' beach bunny girlfriend and Chris Tucker in an impressive straight role and you have a very impressive ensemble cast. And whilst Michael Keaton provides great entertainment as Ray Nicollette, in a role he later reprised in Out Of Sight, the show is stolen by Pam Grier and in particular (the Oscar nominated) Robert Forster as a lonely battle worn bail bondsman who falls for the glamarous but ageing Jackie Brown. I hate reviews that tell you the whole plot, so suffice to say that this is a thriller where most of the principal characters are double dealing and double crossing each other to get their hands on Ordell's money and the rest as they say is in the telling. I certainly don't want to spoil this for anyone who hasn't already seen it (and it's certainly worth watching more than once)! pIt's clever, it has wonderful dialogue, an excellent cast, understated black comedy, a typically different, typically classy Tarantino style soundtrack and a great story. It just oozes class. I bought this on DVD in the UK and am pretty surprised that it has only just become available (in this format) in the US. pWELL WORTH CHECKING OUT!!! Showing reviews 1-5 of 47 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...10 Next »

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