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Hailed by many critics as one of the best films of 1995, this finely tuned black comedy sparked a renewed interest in movies based on books by prolific crime novelist Elmore Leonard, whose trademark c...( read more 
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MCT:July 16, 2008This movie is just great. An incredible cast puts in the perfomance to deliver a movie that is as funny as it is attractive. One to watch many times again.
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MCT:July 10, 2008
John Travolta returns to the Pulp Fiction style of movies in this Barry Sonnenfeld criminal dark comedy. Nicely done.
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MCT:July 3, 2008
Great Elmore Leonard adaptation, but not *quite* as great as Jackie Brown. James Gandolfini is hot as 'Bear.'
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MCT:June 7, 2008
A smart and stylish cool little film, with a very fine cast and a fairly original story. Sonnenfeld's best.
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MCT:June 3, 2008Chili Palmer: Rough business, this movie business. I'm gonna have to go back to loan-sharking just to take a rest.
A Hollywood/crime comedy about a mobster trying to get into the movie business after growing tired of his crime lifestyle.
John Travolta stars as Chili Palmer, a bored mobster who goes on a job to LA, only to fall love with the Hollywood scene. He befriends a number of characters involved in the film business and makes an effort to use his knowledge in loan sharking to make life in Hollywood work for him.
Travolta is the coolest that he has ever been in this movie. He was mainly just stoned in Pulp Fiction, so that doesn't count. Here he is a gangster, with a Brooklyn accent, and he's a film buff.
Chili Palmer: Now I've been shot at three times before. Twice on purpose and once by accident. And I'm still here. And I'm gonna be here for as long as I want to be.
Based on the book from Elmore Leonard who also wrote the original story of Jackie Brown (Rum Punch) and Out of Sight, which was also adapted by screenwriter Scott Frank, this movie is about the way these people use their dialog and how cool they all play it.
Chili Palmer: Harry, look at me. You're trying to tell me you fucked up without sounding stupid, and that's hard to do.
A great cast rounds out this film as well, including Gene Hackman as a B-movie producer, Rene Russo as an actress who hates her roles, Delroy Lindo and James Gandolfini as some LA tough guys, Dennis Farina as a mobster pissed off at Travolta throughout, and Danny DeVito as a big shot actor.
Bo Catlett: It says here you're getting Martin Weir for the part of Lovejoy?
Chili Palmer: That's right, we're getting Martin.
Bo Catlett: Come on, how you gonna do that?
Chili Palmer: I'm gonna take a gun, I'm gonna put it to his head, and say, "sign the fucking papers, Martin, or you're dead." That's it.
Bo Catlett: I wonder, would that work?
Although there is a lot of plot to follow, the movie moves along easy enough to be understandable to anyone, especially after repeated viewings, which doesn't matter too much because this is a fun movie to watch.
Bo Catlett: I'd like to introduce my associate, The Bear. Movie stuntman, champion bodybuilder. Throws out things I don't want.
Bear: I think you ought to turn around and head back to Miami.
Chili Palmer: So you're a stuntman, huh?
Bear: Yeah.
Chili Palmer: You any good?
Bear: Am I any good?
[He turns to Bo, laughing. Chili grabs him by the balls, then throws him down the stairs]
Chili Palmer: That's not bad for a guy his size.
A very funny movie, good performances, great dialog, and a cool soundtrack.
Ray "Bones" Barboni: Let me explain something to you. Momo is dead. Which means that everything he had now belongs to Jimmy Cap, including you. Which also means, that when I speak, I speak for Jimmy. E.g., from now on, you start showing me the proper fucking respect.
Chili Palmer: "E.g." means "for example". What I think you want to say is "I.e.".
Ray "Bones" Barboni: Bullshit! That's short for "ergo".
Chili Palmer: Ask your man.
Bodyguard: To the best of my knowledge, "e.g." means "for example".
Ray "Bones" Barboni: E.g., i.e., fuck you! The point is this: is that, When I say "jump", you say "OK", okay? -
MCT:May 21, 2008wow i have not seen this movie in ages but i think that this was a brilliant movie 2 watch...this has a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...john travolta was brilliant in this movie...imn not sure which is better this or the sequel/follow-up be cool because they are both so funny movies 2 watch...the director of this movie has made men in black, men in black 2, wild wild west, this n some other movies but i cannot remember which other movies he has made..this has a good cast of characters throughout the movie...this is really enjoyable movie 2 watch
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MCT:April 27, 2008
really nice comedy flick .. i really love the Chilli Palmer character n on how John Travolta gives his best on this .. n u should get the sequel which also superb .. be cool:)
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MCT:January 8, 2008
One of the '90s best: cool & collected, spot-on Hollywood satire with great characters & great score.
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MCT:December 3, 2007
It was great to watch this kind of movie. A gangster running a movie business. The actor portrayal of DeVito adds a hilarious touch to the movie.
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MCT:September 1, 2007
A bit of a muddle and probably pretty worthless historically but it's humorous enough to sustain its RT. Typical post-Pulp Fiction performance by Travolta, good support and, to keep the geeks happy, there's some interesting postmodern japes to be had.
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MCT:August 14, 2007this was kind of a nutty film. If you are a John Travolta fan...then watch it. If not, don't waste your time.
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MCT:July 30, 2007
Get Shorty is a film that has alot of talent in the acting and the script. It has a little bit for everyone but it seems to end without a full ending. Other then that, I enjoyed the film and think that it has a fun time with itself.
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MCT:July 27, 2007You know for a synopsis of the movie to include hysterical..you would think it is..in fact this movie is not hysterical at all..in fact i dont think it was funny at all...i mean it was decent it had its moments..but nothing great..be cool is better
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MCT:July 14, 2007
I expectd it to be funnier ... but I enjoyed it all the same.
Hailed as a masterpiece, 'Get Shorty' seemed to be more of a delusional black comedy to me. That meaning, it does not confuse it's viewers, but rather itself.
There seem to be some plot holes e.g. what happened to the dry cleaner guy in the end?, but that's not it. It's difficult to put one's finger on, so I'm beating round the bush.
The script is witty, the acting good (even Travolta is bearable - JESUS!), the plot average ... but let me say it like this: it's like fruit. Tasty, but not filling.
Recommended for fans of the cast, or of movies about Hollywood. -
MCT:July 8, 2007
This film is easily one of my favourites. It captures, perhaps better than any other, the sheer lunacy of hollywood's ultra-rich - not to mention Dennis Farina's in it; the absolute best actor of all-time when it comes to delivering the f-word.
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MCT:June 16, 2007
this film is just brilliant all the way thro. funny in the right places and serious too. definately shows how cool a guy travolta is
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MCT:June 15, 2007
This movie flat out rocks. Truly a 'cool'ovie. Travolta in the best role of his career, hands down. No one sucks in this movie and it stands as one of the best (if not THE best) adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel. Danny DeVito is priceless.
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MCT:June 4, 2007
Awful...The only things i remember are violence...and f*** 10 times in like every scene...also it was like a bad 'movie business' version of 'Be Cool'
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MCT:May 27, 2007
if you looked up cool in the dictionary this film would be it, a rather satirical look at the movie industry blended with a cool gangster flick! awesome!
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MCT:May 10, 2007
One of John Travolta's best movies, he is joined by such great actors as Gene Hackman and Rene Russo. Retaining the "Cool" of his Pulp Fiction character, Travolta plays a different kind of mobster this time as Chili Palmer. With a smart comedy script this movies does not fail to entertain.
Chili (Travolta) is a a calm slick gangster that is tired of loan sharking and striving to move into the film industry. Following the trail of his latest job he meets B-movie producer Harry Zimm (Hackman) and Karen Flores (Rene Russo) who inadvertently provide him with the opportunity he desires. Up against other gangsters, incompetent director, dim witted actors and followed by a disgruntled gangster associate he has plenty of problems to tackle. Needles to say as with all my reviews I only give general overviews of film plots not to spoil the surprise.
A slick, well written gangster comedy, definitely worth a watch. -
MCT:May 6, 2007
me acuerdo que la vi con mi papa y al final dijo: creo ke no le entendí no se de que se trató. y yo le dije inocentemente: pues vela otra vez. El se rio diciendo
-si no estoy baboso-, y los dos reimos.
Años despues la vimos otra vez y entonces nos pareció bastante graciosa :p
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