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Bound [1997] (REGION 1) (NTSC)


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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review

Destined for cult status, this provocative thriller offers a grab bag of genres (gangster movie, comedy, sexy romance, crime caper) and tops it all off with steamy passion between lesbian ex-con Corky (Gina Gershon) and a not-so-ditzy gun moll named Violet (Jennifer Tilly), who meets Corky and immediately tires of her mobster boyfriend (Joe Pantoliano). Desperate to break away from the Mob's influence and live happily ever after, the daring dames hatch a plot to steal $2 million of Mafia money. Their scheme runs into a series of escalating complications, until their very survival depends on split-second timing and criminal ingenuity. Simultaneously violent, funny and suspenseful, Boundis sure to test your tolerance for bloodshed but the film is crafted with such undeniable skill that several critics(including Roger Ebert) placed it on their top-10 lists for 1996. --Jeff Shannon


Violet and Corkey and The Perfect Plan
Review date: 2008-11-14 Rating: 8 out of 10

Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon are Violet and Corkey, not necessarily dangerous women - just don't want to be messed around. When Corkey moves in next to Violet, she gets rather excited about her, and falls in love with Corkey - she really wants a way to get away from Caesar; a money-launder who works for the Mafia boss Gino.

Things work out nicely for the pair when Caesar gets some money off a crazy guy messing them around. All they have to do is steal it, and make it look like it wasn't them who did it!

This is an excellent film from the Wachowski brothers (Matrix trilogy) - it's got a lot of class and excellent qualities oh and lovely angles and use of music to bring up the momentum of what they're doing. Jennifer is amazing in this movie and really does the bi-curious bit very well. I like the way they managed to get rather rough Corkey with a dodgy past and clean sexy Violet together, and it worked well for me.

Some people say the sex scene in this was a bit unjustified but I thought it wasn't distasteful - but didn't really add much to the story. At least they didn't use a tackier way to get the point across, and really only adults should be watching a movie like this, as the scene with the cutters is nasty.

Well wroth a watch, the extras are not very good, just the commentaries that are worth talking about, otherwise this isn't an extras fest. The presentation of the movie is excellent and the sound is well balanced, which is great.

Hopefully we'll get a blu-ray of this in Tru-HD, and full AVC with a load of extras.

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Reviews


SOOOOO BAD!!!!
Review date: 2008-08-11 Rating: 2 out of 10

If I could give this 0 stars I would. I seriously can't understand why anyone would give this 5 stars! Ok fine, it's good to see a mainstream lesbian film but the main characters are just plain annoying and the plot is ridiculous. I was cringing the whole way through.

A considerable disappointment
Review date: 2008-04-28 Rating: 4 out of 10

I found this film a major disappointment. The plot seemed hackneyed and the sexual motif contrived and unnecessary. It seems a low budget enterprise and I cannot imagine how anybody could consider this outstanding, for any given year. And why on earth is it being considered an example of film noir? It has nothing representative of that genre either in style, theme or lighting. Film noir was essentially typical of the B-feature gangster movies of the 40's and early 50's and with some notable exceptions has not survived that period. This film is certainly NOT an exception to that rule!

oh my
Review date: 2008-01-25 Rating: 2 out of 10

this is one of the worst movies I ever saw. Bad actors, stupid story, predictable from the start. If there was something good, sorry I didn't get it.

Good story, but by God, rent it first!
Review date: 2007-12-19 Rating: 6 out of 10

I will first start off by warning people, those of a a delicate disposition should steer clear of this film. Like any film from the Wachowski Brothers it pushes boundries. It is a simple heist film where the two protaginists attempt to steal 2 million dollars from the mafia. Corky (Gina Gershon) is a recently released inmate and Violet (Jennifer Tilly) is a gangsters moll. Violet's mafia lover Ceser (Joe Pantolino) is the man who obtains the money for the mafia, but when he realizes that Violet has betrayed him he goes and hunts for her and whoever (Corky) shi is with with a veiw to killing the both of them. The only thing a reveiwer should mention to anybody wanting to see this is that Violet and Corky are lesbians and there is a scene of strong lesbian activity near the beginning. An some VERY strong violence just after! Obviously it is not the sort of present one wants to give, unless you've vetted it and your pretty damn sure the recipiant will like it! This is one DVD when it cannot stress the importance of renting it FIRST! I consider myself pretty worldly and even this shocked me!

Product Details/Specifications


Actor(s):
Christopher Meloni
Jennifer Tilly
Joe Pantoliano
John P. Ryan
Gina Gershon

Creators:
Jennifer Tilly (Primary Contributor)
Gina Gershon (Primary Contributor)
Andy Wachowski (Producer)
Andy Wachowski (Writer)
Larry Wachowski (Producer)
Larry Wachowski (Writer)
Andrew Lazar (Producer)
Jeffrey Sudzin (Producer)

Director(s):

Recording label: Republic Pictures
Manufacturer: Republic Pictures
EAN: 0017153116328
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen,
Release date: 2001-08-14
Universal product code (UPC): 017153116328
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Region code: 1
Running time: 108 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1996-10-04
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: Spanish (Subtitled)

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