‘Underrated’ thriller by Quentin Tarantino simply added to Amazon Prime | Films | Entertainment | EUROtoday

An underrated however “action-packed” thriller written by Quentin Tarantino is streaming now on Amazon Prime. From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) is a surreal, genre-bending, horror/motion movie that focuses on two felony brothers (performed by George Clooney and Tarantino) who kidnap a household as they appear to maintain out of the authorities’ clutches and escape to Mexico.

But throughout their journey, they discover themselves trapped in a distant desert saloon, and uncover that it harbours a horrifying supernatural secret. Reservoir Dogs star Harvey Keitel, Salma Hayek and Juliette Lewis additionally star. It was directed by Robert Rodriguez. Tarantino wrote the screenplay from a narrative and idea by Robert Kurtzman.

Reviews for the movie had been combined, with many taking difficulty with its excessive violence, although it is gone to turn into one thing of a cult traditional.

One fan writing on IMDb mentioned it “stands as one of the most underrated films of the 90’s”.

Another wrote: “Stylish, violent and vivacious it’s a genre defining blast filled with over the top antics, cheesy yet awesome gore effects, engaging dialogue, and a splendid cast to create the ultimate horror action-comedy hybrid masterpiece for the ages.”

A 3rd, writing again in 2000 mentioned: “From Dusk Till Dawn is one bloody action extravaganza that thrills you one minute and grosses you out the next. Run, don’t walk and rent this film. It’s amazing.”

A fourth referred to as it an “action-packed extravaganza”, including: This film is nice in a number of methods. First, the script is written good, it’s darkly humorous. Quite a lot of the strains had be laughing very laborious.

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“The acting is good from all the cast and the special effects are pretty disgusting.”

A fifth mentioned: “For once, this is a film which doesn’t give the viewer all the answers beforehand. You are in the same boat as the characters and you don’t know what’s in store for them.

“If you hadn’t seen this earlier than, with none information of the film, you would be in for an enormous shock as I used to be.”

“An 8/10 for its script (because of Tarantino) and the actors who, whereas not attempting too laborious, make this an satisfying horror flick with a distinction.”

The film has an 18 certificate and known for its gratuitous violence, horror, nudity and profanity – so viewer discretion is very much advised.

From Dusk Till Dawn was added to Amazon Prime within the UK on Monday, February 23. It’s additionally out there to stream, hire, or purchase on different platforms.