Jackie Brown | | Cast : | Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster | | Director : | Quentin Tarantino | | Studio : | Miramax Entertainment | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | December 25, 1997 | | DVD Released Date : | August 10, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 01, 2005 | | Summary | An Underrated Masterpiece | Content
 | Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown" had a bad reputation because of Quentin's earlier film, "Pulp Fiction". Most of the violence that was in "Pulp Fiction" is gone, but there is much more story in this brilliant adaptation of a classic novel written by Elmore Leanord called "Rum Punch".
One of Quentin Tarantino's usual actors, Samuel L. Jackson returns as the character Ordell. And apparently it's always been a dream of Tarantino's to work with the legendary Pam Grier. And she plays, you guessed it, Jackie Brown. Personally, I've never read Elmore Leanord's classic book. But, since I watched "Jackie Brown" on the I.F.C. channel, I know I will read it soon.
"Jackie Brown" tells the story of an illegal gunsalesman, Ordell and one of his best friends, Jackie. He has a half a million dollars from his sales stashed in Mexico. And Jackie is a stewardess and she knew where the money was, so, now, the money is pretty much floating around. And Jackie got in a little law trouble recently. A federal officer played by Michael Keaton is suspecting her of drug use and robbery. But Ordell got her out of jail. Now, even if Ordell's friend Louis, Jackie, his girlfriend Melanie or somebody else gets killed, it's all about the money.
"Jackie Brown" features great preformances by especially Pam Grier, and, well, all the actors do extravagent work. The Collector's Edition DVD is what any fan of the movie cannot do without. "The documentary Jackie Brown: How It Went Down is basically a vacuous cast-and-crew lovefest, but their enthusiasm is genuine, and the other bonus features are consistently worthwhile. A 54-minute interview with Quentin Tarantino seems excessive until you fully appreciate the writer-director's passionate devotion to movies and movie knowledge; film students are advised to listen attentively. The gem of the bunch, however, is the complete "Chicks with Guns" infomercial that's partially seen in Jackie Brown; it's like the NRA meets the Snap-on tools calendar girls! For those seeking pop-cultural perspective, trailers for films starring Robert Forster and Pam Grier demonstrate the rigors of survival in Hollywood, making their Jackie Brown comebacks even more gratifying. At least one deleted scene is a classic, as Grier cracks up Michael Keaton with an improvised zinger. Digging deeper, there's a well-chosen archive of reviews and articles, and DVD-ROM features allowing movie playback with informative text and trivia or side by side with the complete screenplay.".
Don't waste any more of your time. Buy Jackie Brown!!! |
| Rating | | | Date | June 21, 2005 | | Summary | Good actors involved but still lacks punch. | Content
| Jackie Brown a Quentin Tarantino film is one of those films that brings an assorment of good acting talent laced with rare but good 70 music and feroicus dialouge, the problem is they did not blend well together thus making the storyline long, boring and played out long before the credits roll. Based On famed crime author Elmore Leonard's "Rum Punch" Pam Grier of the 70's black explotation craze is an flight attendent who gets mixed up with a gunrunner, FBI and a bail bondsman over a stash of millon dollars which is brought in illegaly into the U.S Apart from the music and great actors the film is weak and often times fails misrably to sustain the audeience's attention to views these moraly corrutpetd indidvduals for nearly 2 hours. Now i see why it did poorly at the box office. But I must admit Pam Grier Is still one hot looking woman after all these years but her sexy persona and charm isn't enough to save this film. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 18, 2005 | | Summary | The third masterpiece from Quentin Tarantino | Content
| For his third film, which followed the delirious success of Pulp Fiction, writer/director Quentin Tarantino did something different. Using Elmore Leonard's novel Rum Punch, Tarantino molds the author's material into his own with Jackie Brown, relying more on dialogue and story then on the kinetic energy that helped him make a name for himself with Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs. Revolving around the title character, played by blaxploitation survivor Pam Grier, Jackie is a flight attendant with a problem. While transporting money for Ordell (Samuel L. Jackson), she is caught by the FBI, and in an effort to save herself, plays both sides to her advantage. Among the mix are a wily Fed (Michael Keaton) looking to bring in Ordell, Ordell's doped up beach bunny girl (Bridget Fonda), his fresh from jail partner (Robert De Niro), and bail bondsman Max Cherry (Robert Forster in his Oscar nominated role) who is both attracted to, and compelled to help, Jackie in her survival. Grier, Jackson, and Forster are perfectly cast, but perhaps the most understated performance comes from De Niro in a subtle yet complex role as a newly free criminal re-discovering the world. Like Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, and his recent Kill Bill films, Tarantino's Jackie Brown isn't for everyone, but the man's talent for storytelling and dialogue and the performances from the key players help make his third film a masterpiece on par with his other modern day classics. Much like the Special Edition of Pulp Fiction (released around the same time as this DVD), Miramax's two-disc Special Edition of Jackie Brown doesn't feature a commentary by Tarantino, but it features a horde of featurettes and an hour long retrospective interview with the man himself that is worth the price of admission alone. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 18, 2005 | | Summary | Tarantino's Casablanca | Content
| Time will prove this movie a masterpiece. "Jackie Brown" has pacing, intelligence, laughs, atmosphere, and thrills -- none the least of which are in the utterly honest and often hilarious dialogue -- but mostly it has heart. Quentin Tarantino has created a love story for the 1990s and a song for the ages. Max Cherry and Jackie Brown are easily the hottest middle-aged mismatched couple in movie history, and just as sweet as a child's first crush. I saw the film for the first time last night, and I honestly miss the pair of them already. I intend to buy the DVD so I can savor them and their clever, soulful, poignant adventure, again and again and again.
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| Rating | | | Date | June 13, 2005 | | Summary | A more sedate Tarantino | Content
| This is not the usual Tarantino film in that there is not much action and not the usual buckets of blood, but it is a very good movie. Samuel L. Jackson plays a gun-seller with many small-time crooks working for him like Robert DeNiro, Bridget Fonda and Pam Grier. Pam Grier works as a flight attendant on a small airline that flies to Mexico which is where Jackson's money is hidden. Grier gets arrested by an ATF agent while carrying $50,000 of Jackson's money. Along with her bail bondsman Robert Forster, Grier concocts a plan where she has both the ATF and Jackson believing she is working with them. This is a well written and acted movie. It is also a testament to how well-made it is that while this a long movie and is very slow-paced, I wasn't bored as I usually would be with a film that took its time like this one. |
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