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Originally Posted by Shane
8. Natural Born Killers (1994) - Copycat killers tried to re-live the escapades of Mickey and Mallory Knox. Over 12 murders in the U.S. and abroad have been linked to the film.
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I know this is supposed to be a contemporary classic, but I thought it was simple shockjockism.
Oliver Stone supposedly filmed this to criticize the glorification of violence by the media. Then he has Mickey and Mallory escape in the end, therefore completely "Hollywooding up" their killing spree. You would think Stone might want show that mad killers get caught and live the rest of their lives in a gray prison cell, but he's too much of a showman to have that happen. He had to play it as a farce, which in my mind obscured the message he was trying to convey. One would think he was just trying to get a rise out of the public, instead of making a point.
I liked a lot of his early work, but Oliver Stone is clearly out of his mind.
Besides, the woman that played Mallory Knox has long put on one of the most annoying shows in Hollywood. Has she ever played anything but the dumb bimbo?