Hey Mr. Harper i am a big fan of your Retrospectives! But till this day i wonder why you havent made a retrospective of "Ronin" (1998) one of the best films of the 90s (maybe ever). I really hope you are reading this and maybe you are fixing this in the (near) future. Cheers Briggadoon
@@pest174 @_ 3nekos Yeah!!, i love the semi realistic atmosphere in the south border with Mexico mix of modern American western and ancient Mexican prehispanic cultures in a world inhabited by bikers, truckers, repentant shepperds, thiefs, and vampires which makes the movie evoke magic; it's soo surreal. And to me the most special part and fun is when Jacob tells the crew that they just arrived to my favorite bar ever: The Titty Twister. The energy the director infuses; the atmosphere inside and outside the bar is so contagious. And Cheech Marin shouting out nasty stuff at the bar entrance is hilarious. There's a camera take from director Rodriguez where Cheech is rambling frantically in front of the camera and the bar shows in the background sooo infused with energy with the multicolor neon lights and flames coming out the roof which I find genius. It's like the bar is alive. I love the camera work by director RR. And I think QT's energy and influence adds up greatly to the overall film.
A year before my dad passed away, he wanted to take me (who was 10 at the time) to go watch this in the theater. We didn’t get a chance to see it there but did rent it and watched it and my 10 almost 11 year old brain almost exploded by how cool this movie was! It’s still one of my all time favorites and always reminds me of my dad! The dialogue is a awesome, witty and sharp like Oliver says! Thanks for the review! Great behind the scenes info!
totally feel the same man lol. I saw this when I was 8 with my dad the year it came out. i remember we watched it home. and remember having no idea it was a vampire movie till the vampires popped off lol but also I always too think of my dad when I think of this movie
I was a huge Quentin Tarantino fan when I watched this at the cinema, had no idea what it was about and the second half came out of nowhere and was a MASSIVE suprise. Still one of my favourite cinematic memories.
Yeah I never heard of it and my friend wanted me to watch it, when we started it I thought I was gonna be so bored because I didn't care much for crime movies, then it surprised the shit out of me like nothing else really has. I wish more movies did that.
I believe you but how could you be a big Tarantino buff and not know? lol I mean even my friend had seen the TV spots before we went and he a casual film fan. Not to mention all the posters and stand ups at the theater. I wish I hadn’t known, would’ve made it even better lol
The way I saw it, I never really believed that Richie actually thought the cashier was blowing their cover, and was purposely lying to Seth just so he could see him die.
@@EvilDick1995 ha ha bro.. the bit about Richie lying through his teeth constantly because he likes to kill did a great job making viewers want to see him die. They couldn’t have made Quentin come off any creepier. lol The scene of him staring at Juliette made my skin crawl lol
When I was in highschool I made a bunch of my friends watch this. It was early 2000's, so back in the day where you go into a movie blind with the exception of info from TV trailers which none of them had seen. The sudden emergence of all the vampires (particularly the band) caused a hilarious reaction from everyone who expected a Reservoir Dogs style flick.
I generally do not like George Clooney, but he was awesome in this movie. I recently bought this classic on Bluray. Love how the first half seems like a Tarentino crime drama, then enter the vampires and the Rodriguez action horror flick at the end.
Agreed on the Clooney point. I love the first half of the film, once it turns whacky I'm out.... pure and utter crap in my opinion. Each to their own of course.
They would’ve got drunk at the bar, Carlos would’ve shown up the next morning, Richie would’ve asked for a higher cut, probably would’ve either ended in a shootout or Richie dying
This movie came out when i was 14 and it has stuck with me ever since. So great. Love every aspect of it. The horror the humor the dialogue the acting. Bravo to all involved.
Do you really think any set with Savini even close by would have subpar practical effects? The man is a god. I would have been terrified to work on the effects knowing he was going to see them first hand day in and day out.
I absolutely love the Texas/Mexico border setting of From Dusk Till Dawn, always had a fascination with that type of setting. Another reason why I loved Breaking Bad and Fear The Walking Dead.
Watched this in the theatre back in 96 and as a teenager I was blown away. Don't know if I like it as much today but it sure is very entertaining to watch. :)
I was rewatching this literally the other night, one of my favorites. It's such a weird movie but somehow it works. This is probably my favorite George Clooney performance he's just so goddamn cool.
As others have stated, I had no idea it was a horror movie when I went to see it in the theatre and was pleasantly surprised with the overall movie. At the time I only knew Tarantino from Reservoir dogs and Rodriguez not at all. The soundtrack quickly became one of my favorites as it included Cheech Marin's speech's from the movie dialogue, when seems to be a staple of Tarantino films as Pulp Fiction also included film dialogue on it's soundtrack as well. It is one of my favorite horror movies, not only because of my above reasons, but also because of the inclusions of Tom Savini and Fred Williamson, who I enjoyed long before this came out.
That line, and Clooney's delivery of it, is so damn perfect! I don't know that I've ever laughed so hard at one line in any movie, especially the first time I saw it in the theater!
Back in the lat 1990's after I had moved to Greece, me and my brother came across this Harley Rock bar that played quotes from this movie (Especially the Pussy speech) and music and the bar was decorated in rock and biker themes and felt just like this. The dude behind the bar looked just like Danny Trajeo and dressed like him. There was a jail cell in the back where we would gather with women and make out (At least the cool people did, I had my chance but blew it as I was just 18 and too shy to make any moves. REGRET) We all eventually became friends with the owner and would hang out together and stay there from 9pm till 9am in the morning watching the sun rise. Many a nights I would share a bottle of bourbon with bikers who invited us to their table just because we were friends with the owner who had a kick ass Harley. It was the best place me and my brother ever went to and we did for three four years until it was closed. Those times are gone and never coming back. But the photos and memories remain. The place was called 'Bookers' and it was the best rock back I ever had visited. This film will always remind me of Jimmy and Akis and George and Christina and all the girls.
This movie brings back so many memories for me. As a teenager, me and a bunch of my friends rented this, and me being the film buff I am, I was the only one that knew this was a vampire movie. We had dropped acid before the movie started and when Salma 1st transforms into a vampire, my friends thought they were hallucinating because of the crazy shift in tone and, of course, the acid. I had to calm them down and explain that it was all part of the movie. Once again, another excellent job Ollie!!
Excellent retrospective, Oliver. You continue to be one of the best film based RU-vidrs out there and really, I do sincerely wish you reach a 100K subs as you sir deserve it. This film to me is a masterpiece. Does it have flaws? Yeah, the tonal shifts between the more serious moments to the campy, goofy moments is there. But man; I do love it. And made me fans of Tarintino, Rodriguez and Clooney.
Wow! Just noticed there is no "Fright Night" retrospective. That movie is so incredibly solid.👌. Acting, effects, humor, "stakes" all of it top notch. Dig the channel, you be you Oliver. Watch Fright Night again and I'll be sure to see it on here sooner than later.
Great review on this, Oliver. One of my favorites growing up and I still own the soundtrack to it which I play a lot driving home from work and it always puts me in the mood with Dark Night being played the most. The sequels were what they were but I've yet to see the TV series. I will now with your recommendation.
One of my favorite movies. The latter half shocked many people when it came because many thought this was going to be a gritty crime thriller. I think people have forgotten this movie. But it's one of the best neo-grindhouse popcorn flicks ever made.
Brenda Hillhouse, who plays the hostage at the beginning, was also Bruce Willis character's mum in Pulp Fiction alongside Christoper Walken who played his father.
This movie felt more like two movies with the same characters. I found this movie to be a fun frightfest that helped revive the horror genre in the 1990's.
Great review! I completely agree about your final comments on George Clooney, he is one of the coolest characters in this film with the best dialogue. I always thought Quentin Tarantino was great in this too- he plays insane really well and is is so creepy
Strongly remember going to see this at the cinema as a student and loved it. Clooney has powerful star chops and the action in the second half is utterly wild and totally goes for it. Great retrospective Oliver!
I love your videos, I feel like I'm gaining something form them instead of wasting time. Not to mention the fact that I also have a syringe interest in movies it's good to find a channel that really digs deep into the film's history and what not.
Seth Gecko will always stick out in my head as an amazingly badass and cool character. Everything about him just radiates hard-boiled badassery and style.
The turn the film takes half way through is waht makes it! I too love it when movies actually surprise me like this. It's so rare a movie takes that kind of risk.
When I was young I was obsessed by this movie. My friend had it on VHS and for many years I've watched it at least couple times a year. And I'm the kind of person that doesn't enjoy rewatching movies.
This movie came out when I was 16... so yeah. I was a big fan. It's one of those things that probably shouldn't exist but Rodriguez threw a wrench in the entire formula.
Great video of one of my fave movies, bought it on vhs on release with no knowledge of the second act....was blown away. Also you have inspired me to watch again, so I'm gonna dig out the dvd and introduce my kids to something cool. And I agree Clooney is awesome in this.
Great as always! One of my all time favourites, however one thing you might have mentioned: There was an original filmposter painted by Fank Frazetta (Rodriguez is a huge fan of his classic Fantasy-Art), however the studio decided to use a generic poster, focussing on the cast (Clooney mostly). I really like the orignal artwork, totally fits the whole movie (and theme)
lupo1185 I can totally believe they would do something boneheaded like turn down a Frazzeta poster. Modern studios have no clue when it comes to movie posters.
Sorry but the poster was a commissioned piece, done quite a while after, what is odd is that the original poster was done by legendary poster artist Graham Humphreys but he has so little time to work on it it, it was just a photo comp in the end.
On a related note, it's a shame Robert hasn't followed with his Fire and Ice-live action remake after seven years now. Here's hoping it somehow does reach fruition(along with his Escape From New York-remake).
Dash dot dot - I've a Frazetta-Artbook lying around, featuring the picture and telling it was intended as being the poster beforehand but...who knows. Maybe it was somethimg in between and they were only thinking of possibly hiring Frazetta or so... mikethefanvoyable - I did not know that Fire and Ice-live action was even a thing...however I do not know if I really want to see that...however I'm quite sure I DON'T want to see a Plisken-Remake...there is only one Plisken!
Fair enough. Still, I for one think there's good potential in either of these possible remakes. With Fire and Ice, Rodriguez has stated he wants to do with Frank Frazetta what he did with Frank Miller in Sin City. I find that very intriguing, especially considering how he and Frazetta were close friends. You should check this out: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TfBeyP5ZiRk.html With Escape From New York, well, John Carpenter has given Robert his blessings with it, so, I think that should say plenty. That certainly wasn't the case with Rob Zombie.
this was banned in Ireland for 8yrs 1996-2004, until it was given over 18 film certificate for the 2 disc special edition to be released: Desperado was made & released by Columbia Pictures not Miramax
Saw this in the cinema when it came out. Loved it. My wife at the time had no idea what it was about and sat there with her mouth hanging open when the Vampire Scenes started. Gold!!
Great retrospect of one of my favourite films. You’re so right about a Clooney; he owns this movie and it’s my favourite performance of his whole career
I hadn’t seen anything at all about this movie beforehand. Changing channels one day, I came upon this movie shortly after the beginning and was intrigued by seeing George Clooney playing a bad guy. When the vampire twist happened near the end, I was FLOORED! Great movie, great subversion of expectations!
Fantastic retro review. One of my favorite Rodriguez's movies and some great dialogue written from QT (sic). IMO, no one writes better dialogue than him. Not a huge fan of the Machete movies but still good none the less. BUT love the Mariachi trilogy, Sin City and Planet Terror.
The soundtrack was recently re-released on colored vinyl with updated gatefold artwork illustrated by Matt Ryan! It’s pretty easy to find as I always see it in record stores
Man, another fantastic retrospective. This one actually scared the crap out of me when I first saw it back in the day. I had no idea the second half was going to turn into a horror flick and so it really caught me off guard. I think the visual effects and CG were a lot more convincing back then as well, at least to my untrained eye. Now much of it hasn't aged the best and so it's easy to see how hokey it is. Great stuff though, as you mentioned the acting is superb and the humor is often smart. I need to watch this again soon.
Saw this first day it came out. Was anticipating it for months. Movie always seemed mire popular at the time even tho it didn't make a lot of money. Great review.
I recently bought a bunch of horror movies and other 90s hits from a guy. All on vhs and after watching every single one so far I look up retrospective on the film and just wanna say your videos are the best!
Great movie & great soundtrack. Tito & Tarantula's "After Dark" is my favorite. The intro is my ringer every October. The documentary of the behind-the-scenes of the movie is also pretty cool... you can see the passion, the grind, and fatigue of just making it. The actors are interviewed including an extra rare Harvey Keitel one (he almost never does them). Some FDTD special edition have the 2-pack: movie & documentary. It's called "Full Tilt Boogie".
If you watch the Laserdisc version when the movie change from thriller to horror you have to change the disc to the other side. Its like having 2 movies. Great movie.
I remembber renting this from Blockbusters as an add on in a 3 film deal for a weekend. I didn't know what it was and wasn't so interested in vampire movies (still not) but I realised that it was tongue in cheek and had to watch it a second time to appreciate it fully.
One of the finest retrospectives I have ever seen. I own From Dusk till Dawn on VHS, DVD and Blu-Ray. When I was a teenager this was my second biggest love in movies. I watched it regularly and even could speak the dialogue along, I just couldn't get enough of it. Still today one of my absolute Favorite movies and the best performance of Clooney ever put onto film, IMO. I never really was happy with the sequels, the game nor the TV Show but somehow repected it for having at least a place in the history of everything surrounding FDTD. I guess I watch it again tonight. My absolute favorite quote from the movie is still: Carlos: So, what, were they psychos, or... Seth: Did they look like psychos? Is that what they looked like? They were vampires. Psychos do not explode when sunlight hits them, I don't give a fuck how crazy they are! Always gets me hahaha ^^
Fantastic video as usual. Just to add: another founder of KNB appears in the film, Howard Berger is the vampire that bites Tom Savini on the hand. LOVE this film.
Ollie, i saw this when England had its first year of the celebration of cinema for over 100 years, yup when cinemas charged only £1 pound to go see a film in 1996! 1997 was an even crazier year but when i saw From Dusk till Dawn the first time they charged only a pound, it was in a super packed theater in London. TO SAY EVERYONE ENJOYED IT! Is an understatement to say the least! This is why it'll always rank as one of my best cinema going experiences, seeing a kick ass film with an excited audience, made the overall enjoyment 100x times moreso better at the end of the day. Again thank you very much, for the well researched review of the movie!
You won't be sorry watching the rest of the tv series. It's ham and eggs, but the mind doesn't always require fine cuisine to be nourished. Basically it's goofy fun.
H.D Beird it seems like a sleazy cash in on the film though. no Tarantino scripts, just a bunch of random unrelated people with the From Dusk Till Dawn Title on it... but I haven't seen it though I'm just a big fan of this film.
I loved that you used "Four Rooms" for the Tim Roth clip! I am curious what your thoughts on that movie is! It's style and execution are definitely interesting.
I never knew it took the turn it did when I saw it at the cinema back in the day. I just knew it was the latest project that Tarantino was involved in, and that was good enough for me. I went in expecting the usual QT violent gabfest, and I got that for a while, but holy hell was my mind blown when the "real" movie kicked in. Still one of my favourite trips to the cinema, ever.
In and around 2000, while I was starting out, I had people showing interest in a screenplay I'd written that was a western horror. Many people commented how novel the idea was to mix two distinct genres and I got a big head about it. Eventually someone came along and heard me talking about it and said "oh, like From Dusk till Dawn?" and i was like ??... eventually I learned there were other films like Dust Devil and my idea was not nearly as original as I thought. I'm still proud of that screenplay, but I did shelve it for a few years and cursed Tarantino for stealing my thunder.
From Dusk till Dawn is ranked in my top 4 or 5 movies of the 90's by far. With; Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Jurassic Park and The Matrix also being in there etc. Excellent review Oliver. Don't know how or why, but who the hell could hate on your work man? 10 haters thumbed this down, to hell with them this was excellent!