On June 10th Warner brings ‘Natural Born Killers‘ back to life. One of the those “Love it or Hate it” films, it was originally released in 94 and considered among the most controversial films ever made. This Oliver Stone movie shows a completely distorted view of reality. The famous director seems to have outdone himself on this movie. Not only is Natural Born Killers a visual masterpiece with great outdoors and indoors shots. It is also an insane, bloody and brilliant satire that makes you think about the power of media when the story glorifies crazy murderers.

While there is definitely a strong social statement, the story is too erratic and scattered to be completely coherent. Visually however, Natural Born Killers is stunning. It is intensely colorful, unflinchingly violent and innovative in its cinematography. It will be exciting seeing it on HD after so many years! This movie is not for most, but if you decide to try it out, be warned: It is not for the faint of heart, and not for the weak of stomach. Apparently, the Blu-ray version will not have the unrated four minutes of censored footage that was previously released on DVD, it will have only the 118 minutes theatrical version.

Synopsis:

Delivery boy Mickey Knox (Woody Harrelson) falls in love with his customer Mallory Wilson (Juliette Lewis). He soon helps her kill her abusive father (Rodney Dangerfield) and enabling mother (Edie McClurg), beginning their macabre journey down Route 66. Their M.O.: every few miles, they attack everyone within their site, invariably leaving only one person alive to tell the tale. The two are made famous by unscrupulous reporter Wayne Gale (Robert Downey Jr.), as they run all across the country, pursued by the equally sadistic Jack Scagnetti (Tom Sizemore). Just before the trial, a ratings-whoring interview by the same reporter who made them famous leads to pandemonium, not just within the prison itself, but nationwide.

Specs

• BD-50 Dual-Layer Disc

Video Resolution/Codec

• 1080p/VC-1

Aspect Ratio

• 1.85:1

Audio Formats

• English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround

Subtitles/Captions

• English SDH
• French Subtitles
• Spanish Subtitles

Extras

• Audio Commentary with Oliver Stone
• Deleted Scenes
• Alternate Ending
• Charlie Rose interview with Oliver Stone
• Theatrical Trailer
• Exclusive packaging with 42-page book featuring rare photos and press materials plus Oliver Stone’s all-new thought-provoking essay on the film

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