John-Travolta Movie Reviews
VHS movie reviews for "John-Travolta" sorted by average review score:
Eyes of an Angel
Released in VHS Tape by Artisan Entertainment (12 September, 1995)
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captivatiing and heart wrenchingThis movie just shows the dedication that dogs have for people they love. They will go to extreme lenghts to protect the people that they love and who have shown them love. Unconditonal love is what we get from our pets, this movie will have you rooting for the dog and praying for the people he loves. It doesn't start out very fast paced but once you get involved you can't leave the screen til you find out what happens. Dobies are our dog of choice so this was especially meaningful to us. The little girl befriends this dog and in turn he becomes her hero and protector. Wonderful story, I love to watch it over and over again!!!! Other recommendations would be "The Doberman Gang" "Those Amazing Dobermans" and the "Daring Dobermans".
Very MovingI saw this movie several years ago on HBO, but have never been able to find it to purchase. Fantastic story, but the best character in the story is the Dobe. As one who has had at least two for the last 20 years, they are that loyal. They look mean, but for "their people" they are big softies, and they will get to you. Early Travolta, but good.
Really TouchingA story of a girl who meets a fighting dog, that's probably the nicest dog ever. She wants to keep him but her father(Travolta) won't let her. He's already working on low wage, then his wife's(who's dead) cousin is trying to rip Travolta off! A GREAT story! Watch it!!
Eyes of an Angel
Released in VHS Tape by Warner Home Video (24 February, 1998)
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captivatiing and heart wrenchingThis movie just shows the dedication that dogs have for people they love. They will go to extreme lenghts to protect the people that they love and who have shown them love. Unconditonal love is what we get from our pets, this movie will have you rooting for the dog and praying for the people he loves. It doesn't start out very fast paced but once you get involved you can't leave the screen til you find out what happens. Dobies are our dog of choice so this was especially meaningful to us. The little girl befriends this dog and in turn he becomes her hero and protector. Wonderful story, I love to watch it over and over again!!!! Other recommendations would be "The Doberman Gang" "Those Amazing Dobermans" and the "Daring Dobermans".
Very MovingI saw this movie several years ago on HBO, but have never been able to find it to purchase. Fantastic story, but the best character in the story is the Dobe. As one who has had at least two for the last 20 years, they are that loyal. They look mean, but for "their people" they are big softies, and they will get to you. Early Travolta, but good.
Really TouchingA story of a girl who meets a fighting dog, that's probably the nicest dog ever. She wants to keep him but her father(Travolta) won't let her. He's already working on low wage, then his wife's(who's dead) cousin is trying to rip Travolta off! A GREAT story! Watch it!!
Pulp Fiction
Released in VHS Tape by Disney Studios (12 September, 1995)
Starring: Travolta, Jackson, Thurman, and John Travolta
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UndeniableQuentin Tarantino seems like one of the biggest f@#k-sticks in Hollywood. He always cameos in his films - playing the weed that he most likely is in real life - and loves putting so much apparent drivel into the dialogue that you wonder if you're watching an R-rated Seinfeld episode. Yet the bulk of the actors he chooses to deliver these sermons are so charismatic and talented that you're still thoroughly entertained while waiting for a point, if indeed one exists. And when that point invariably emerges it's full of unmistakable insight and humour, which makes it all worthwhile.
So as much as I'd like to, I can't deny him the bulk of the credit for some great films, and Pulp Fiction stands out as my personal favourite.
Pulp FictionThis film does not need a thousand words to describe it is one of a kind all action plotting it is not a titanic were you can watch it once and then leave it you have to watch it two or three times as it is such a complex film with different stories all coming together at one time or another brillantly directed by tarantino but you can't forget roger avary with helping QT with the stories we all wish he would do as well as qt an amazing film made on such a little budget bringing back stars and including some of the biggest stars in hollywood is there nothing this man can't do he reserected john travolta's career and what a powerfull performnce he played in this film i won't give to much away but voted one of the best films of the nineties next to goodfellas this film is not to be missed.
John Travolta Collection - Grease, Urban Cowboy, Saturday Night Fever
Released in VHS Tape by Paramount Home Video (02 May, 2000)
Starring: John Travolta
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GreaseGrease is my all time favorite movie. John Tavolta and Olivia Newton-John were fabulous. The are very talented.
Look Who's Talking / Look Who's Talking Now
Released in VHS Tape by Columbia Tristar Hom (05 June, 2001)
Starring: John Travolta and Kirstie Alley
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Awesome Good Times!These movies were hilarious. I myself watch them over and over again. They're just great.
White Man's Burden
Released in VHS Tape by Hbo Studios (23 March, 1999)
Starring: Travolta, Belafonte, Lynch, and John Travolta
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A LESSER KNOWN POINT OF VIEW.This thought-provoking screenplay is brilliantly written as well as brilliantly acted by the entire cast -- and everyone involved should bust their buttons with pride over the end result.
I literally hollered out loud at the end. You think you have this movie all figured out and then you're hit in the head with a lead pipe full of reality.
If you agree or disagree with me, one thing is certain -- you will never forget this movie!
Oscar
Released in VHS Tape by Disney Studios (17 July, 1992)
Starring: Sylvester Stallone
Oscar was Sylvester Stallone's agreeable, 1991 effort at broad comedy, a fast-talking, suspender-snapping gangster farce featuring the Rambo star as a 1930s Chicago mob boss, Snaps Provolone, trying to go straight during overlapping personal crises. No, this isn't Billy Wilder, but director John Landis (Coming to America) has crackling fun with Oscar's fruit salad of traditional comic themes and tools, including mistaken identities, a powerful man's weakness for his children, and a nonstop parade of outre secondary characters. The cast includes Kirk Douglas as Stallone's father, whose deathbed wish compels Snaps to go into legitimate banking at the exact moment the latter's daughter (Marisa Tomei) announces her love for a chauffeur. Meanwhile, another woman claiming to be Snaps's offspring is engaged to a fellow (Vincent Spano) who has stolen $50,000 of the big man's money. Wackiness ensues. The winning cast includes Peter Riegert, Don Ameche, Chazz Palminteri, Eddie Bracken, Harry Shearer, Yvonne DeCarlo, and Bruce Davison. --Tom Keogh
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HOW DID THIS MOVIE EVER FLOP?Lets see we have a funny plot. A top notch cast with old giants, (Kirk Douglas, Don Ameche) An "A" list star, (Stallone) an "A" list director, (John Landis) a fine supporting cast, (Chazz Palmintari, Marisa Tomei, Tim Curry) and several television favorites (Kirkwood Smith, Ken Howard, Yvonne De Carlo,[Who actually belongs in the old giants list]) a ton of sight and word gags and a movie that flows smoothly and constantly makes you laugh and somehow it flops at the box office and isn't heard of? I don't get it. It is another absolute RIOT. All the actors I've named (and quite a few I haven't) just keep the whole thing roaring (Particularly Palmintari). How this movie remains ignored is beyond me. Even the basic plot of a gangster trying to go straight in a dishonest world works wonders! Why haven't you seen this move? Why don't you buy it now! You won't regret it!
A "Nicely Rounded" MovieOSCAR displays Stallone's talent for portraying a comic role that is all too often overlooked for action movies. With an all-star cast to back Sly up, this movie easily floats well. A not-so-unique plot sometimes slows this movie down, but all-in-all, OSCAR is a pretty funny movie.
Sly plays a big-time gangster who promises his dying father (cameo by Kirk Douglas) to go straight. This, however, proves difficult for our hero, with drawbacks such as a mixed up mix up of little black bags, a daughter who changes fiances three times before lunch, a bag-full of annoying visitors, and scandalling bankers and thugs.
OSCAR's cast includes the talents of Sylvester Stallone, Tim Curry (halarious role! ), Linda Gray, Joey Travolta, Ornella Muti, Peter Reigert, Yvonne De Carlo, Marisa Tomei (adorable little snotty girl), and Chazz Palminteri among many, many others.
Although it's out-of-print, it's well worth the trouble to track down and see!
Oscar is a delight !A delightful comedy directed by John Landis (Trading Places, Coming To America) and starring Sylvester Stallone (Rocky) in one of his best performances to date. He plays a gangster who is trying to lead a clean life as a banker after vowing to his dying father (played by Kirk Douglas) to leave his life of crime. The events that occur on the day he will become a banker puts him and everybody around in one big surprise after the other. Funny performances by Marisa Tomei, Tim Curry, and the remaining cast.
Oscar is a classic comedy despite the negative reviews it recieved when it was released. The audience loved it. Well at least I did!
Recommended
A-
Pulp Fiction (Special Collector's Edition)
Released in VHS Tape by Miramax Home Entertainment (18 March, 1997)
Starring: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, and Bruce Willis
With the knockout one-two punch of 1992's Reservoir Dogs and 1994's Pulp Fiction writer-director Quentin Tarantino stunned the filmmaking world, exploding into prominence as a cinematic heavyweight contender. But Pulp Fiction was more than just the follow-up to an impressive first feature, or the winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival, or a script stuffed with the sort of juicy bubblegum dialogue actors just love to chew, or the vehicle that reestablished John Travolta on the A-list, or the relatively low-budget ($8 million) independent showcase for an ultrahip mixture of established marquee names and rising stars from the indie scene (among them Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames, Harvey Keitel, Christopher Walken, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Julia Sweeney, Kathy Griffin, and Phil Lamar). It was more, even, than an unprecedented $100-million-plus hit for indie distributor Miramax. Pulp Fiction was a sensation. No, it was not the Second Coming (I actually think Reservoir Dogs is a more substantial film; and P.T. Anderson outdid Tarantino in 1997 by making his directorial debut with two even more mature and accomplished pictures, Hard Eight and Boogie Nights). But Pulp Fiction packs so much energy and invention into telling its nonchronologically interwoven short stories (all about temptation, corruption, and redemption amongst modern criminals, large and small) it leaves viewers both exhilarated and exhausted--hearts racing and knuckles white from the ride. (Oh, and the infectious, surf-guitar-based soundtrack is tastier than a Royale with Cheese.) --Jim Emerson
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Cult indieIn less than a decade, 'Pulp Fiction' has become a cult classic, making many people's top ten films of all time. Not only was it a highly impressive second feature but it made Quentin Tarantino a real big Hollywood player (especially after the fantastic 'Reservoir Dogs') and it didn't just ressurect John Travolta's career but it made him cool again. There's countless moments in it to treasure, many of which have even become famous, especially Travolta and Jackson's conversation about the Royale with cheese. Cult movie fans should also be acquainted with the debate over what really was in that suitcase: diamonds, a human soul or even a Royale with cheese!
The story has three basic threads - revolving around two hitmen (Travolt and Jackson), a boxer (Willis) and a couple robbing a store (Roth and Plummer). The cast itself is formidable, with Thurman and Travolta being especially good. Yes it's violent, and has set off various arguments over the validity of such thrillers as valid cinema. The truth is, this grips you from start to finish, and proves beyond doubt that Quentin Tarantino is a force to be reckoned with.
Tarantino's BestPulp Fiction was a groundbreaking film in a couple of different ways. It was an independent release and its success opened the door up for all kinds of maverick filmmakers and companies to release films that otherwise would have never been made. It also had a profound stylistic influence. It was a hip movie with sharp dialogue, graphic violence, cool soundtrack and intricate plotlines. In the wake of its success, many movies try to copy this style, but most failed as they lacked Quentin Tarantino's unique vision. Mr. Tarantino was able to pull John Travolta out of a decade long funk and directed him to the finest performance of his career and one that garnered his second Academy Award nomination. He also pushed Bruce Willis to a stellar performance that showed he was more than just an action hero. The cast is first rate including a beguiling Uma Thurman, Ving Rhames, Harvey Keitel, Eric Stolz, Rosanna Arquette and Christopher Walken. The best performance of all is given by Samuel L. Jackson who is absolutely amazing. It was a crime that he did not win the Academy Award for the role. Pulp Fiction is broken up into three parts and includes flashbacks, flash-forwards and twists and turns and some mysteries that are never revealed. It is a rare film that is both stylish and full of substance.
Duh it's a Tarentino flickIn the bizz of movie watching certin names are linked to certin subjects. Steven Spielberg= Hart warming, Gorge Lucas= star wars and Indiana Jone, Quentin Tarentino= Violence. In pulp fiction you get a violent story line that has about three storys that come together at the end. It is a great movie that is a must see.
Pulp Fiction
Released in VHS Tape by Miramax Home Entertainment (18 March, 1997)
Starring: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, and Bruce Willis
With the knockout one-two punch of 1992's Reservoir Dogs and 1994's Pulp Fiction writer-director Quentin Tarantino stunned the filmmaking world, exploding into prominence as a cinematic heavyweight contender. But Pulp Fiction was more than just the follow-up to an impressive first feature, or the winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival, or a script stuffed with the sort of juicy bubblegum dialogue actors just love to chew, or the vehicle that reestablished John Travolta on the A-list, or the relatively low-budget ($8 million) independent showcase for an ultrahip mixture of established marquee names and rising stars from the indie scene (among them Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames, Harvey Keitel, Christopher Walken, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Julia Sweeney, Kathy Griffin, and Phil Lamar). It was more, even, than an unprecedented $100-million-plus hit for indie distributor Miramax. Pulp Fiction was a sensation. No, it was not the Second Coming (I actually think Reservoir Dogs is a more substantial film; and P.T. Anderson outdid Tarantino in 1997 by making his directorial debut with two even more mature and accomplished pictures, Hard Eight and Boogie Nights). But Pulp Fiction packs so much energy and invention into telling its nonchronologically interwoven short stories (all about temptation, corruption, and redemption amongst modern criminals, large and small) it leaves viewers both exhilarated and exhausted--hearts racing and knuckles white from the ride. (Oh, and the infectious, surf-guitar-based soundtrack is tastier than a Royale with Cheese.) --Jim Emerson
Average review score:
Cult indieIn less than a decade, 'Pulp Fiction' has become a cult classic, making many people's top ten films of all time. Not only was it a highly impressive second feature but it made Quentin Tarantino a real big Hollywood player (especially after the fantastic 'Reservoir Dogs') and it didn't just ressurect John Travolta's career but it made him cool again. There's countless moments in it to treasure, many of which have even become famous, especially Travolta and Jackson's conversation about the Royale with cheese. Cult movie fans should also be acquainted with the debate over what really was in that suitcase: diamonds, a human soul or even a Royale with cheese!
The story has three basic threads - revolving around two hitmen (Travolt and Jackson), a boxer (Willis) and a couple robbing a store (Roth and Plummer). The cast itself is formidable, with Thurman and Travolta being especially good. Yes it's violent, and has set off various arguments over the validity of such thrillers as valid cinema. The truth is, this grips you from start to finish, and proves beyond doubt that Quentin Tarantino is a force to be reckoned with.
Tarantino's BestPulp Fiction was a groundbreaking film in a couple of different ways. It was an independent release and its success opened the door up for all kinds of maverick filmmakers and companies to release films that otherwise would have never been made. It also had a profound stylistic influence. It was a hip movie with sharp dialogue, graphic violence, cool soundtrack and intricate plotlines. In the wake of its success, many movies try to copy this style, but most failed as they lacked Quentin Tarantino's unique vision. Mr. Tarantino was able to pull John Travolta out of a decade long funk and directed him to the finest performance of his career and one that garnered his second Academy Award nomination. He also pushed Bruce Willis to a stellar performance that showed he was more than just an action hero. The cast is first rate including a beguiling Uma Thurman, Ving Rhames, Harvey Keitel, Eric Stolz, Rosanna Arquette and Christopher Walken. The best performance of all is given by Samuel L. Jackson who is absolutely amazing. It was a crime that he did not win the Academy Award for the role. Pulp Fiction is broken up into three parts and includes flashbacks, flash-forwards and twists and turns and some mysteries that are never revealed. It is a rare film that is both stylish and full of substance.
Duh it's a Tarentino flickIn the bizz of movie watching certin names are linked to certin subjects. Steven Spielberg= Hart warming, Gorge Lucas= star wars and Indiana Jone, Quentin Tarentino= Violence. In pulp fiction you get a violent story line that has about three storys that come together at the end. It is a great movie that is a must see.
Eyes of an Angel
Released in VHS Tape by Avid Home Entertainment (21 January, 1997)