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Killer Joe [Blu-ray]

Matthew McConaughey (Actor), Emile Hirsch (Actor), William Friedkin (Director) Rated:
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  • Actors: Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Thomas Haden Church
  • Directors: William Friedkin
  • Format: Multiple Formats, AC-3, Blu-ray, Closed-captioned, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish
  • Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
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  • Studio: Lionsgate
  • DVD Release Date: December 21, 2012
  • Run Time: 102 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (430 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B009POCFTG
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,789 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5.0 out of 5 starsVintage Friedkin
By Thivanka Rukshan Perera on September 3, 2012
Format: Blu-ray
The late Roger Ebert said in his review for "Killer Joe" that the film left him speechless--and that's saying a lot, especially from a guy who's seen a lot of films. Rated NC-17, this was only available at the Opera Plaza Theater in the city (SF), but the small theater was packed! The audience laughed, gasped and--just like Ebert said--were rendered speechless by the shocking, blood-soaked finale.

An inevitable cult classic, there are many scathing scenes (one including the creative use of a chicken drumstick), and a lot of slick, smooth dialog--especially from Joe (brilliantly played by Matthew McConaughey) who just happens to be an officer of the law who moonlights as a killer for hire.

Hats off to veteran director William Friedkin, at 76 he has lost none of the edge he displayed in the 70's with his gritty police thriller "The French Connection", or his synth-infused masterpiece from the 80's "To Live & Die in L.A.". The story, adapted from a play by Pulitzer Prize winning author Tracy Letts ("Bug"), is right up Friedkin's alley, behind the bloody black humor his fatalistic view of human nature still shines through.

There's horror in "Killer Joe"; audiences cringed with pure horror back in the 70's with "The Exorcist", this time they gasped and giggled at the same time.

The overriding criticism against this film is that its characters are deplorable, and that the ending was "unsatisfying". Question: who says a film has to have likeable characters? Your film school instructor? Ever seen Martin Scorsese's "Raging Bull"? The main character (Jake La Motta) is near sub-human, but the film is now considered a classic character study of a self-destructive, sadomasochistic man.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 stars4.5 stars... film (ultra) noir with outstanding performances
By Paul Allaer TOP 100 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on September 2, 2012
Format: DVD
William Friedkin has been around for many, many years but the man still knows how to direct a movie. Now in his mid-70s, his sense for movie-making is as sharp as it was 40 years ago when directing "The French Connection" and "The Exorcist" brought his wide acclaim.

"Killer Joe" (105 min.) was originally screened at the 2011 Venice Film Festival but a battle with the MPAA over the film's NC-17 rating held up its US release for almost a year. The distributor LD Entertainment ultimately decided to release the film unchanged and with the NC-17 rating. The plot centers around Chris (played by Emile Hirsch), a small time drug dealer desparately in need of money, and lots of it. With the help and support of several others, including his dad and also his mom's boyfriend, Chris decides to hire a contract killer, Joe, played by Matthew McConaughey, to kill his mom and collect the insurance money. All I will say is that eventually Joe does his part of the deal, but that there are a number of complications. To give away more of the plot would really ruin your viewing experience so you'll just have to see for yourself how it all plays out. This movie is a great example of a "film noir" and then some, hence I'd call it "ultra-noire".

There is a reason that this movie is rated NC-17, so if you are squirmish about violent scenes, do yourself a favor and don't watch this movie. But if you can deal with that, you will be in for one wild and entertaning ride. There are several noteworthy performances. Let's start with Matthew McConaughey, who without a doubt brings a career-defining performance as Killer Joe. It's a shame it comes in a movie not a lot of people are likely to see due to the rating, as for me this is an Oscar-nomination worthy performance.Read more ›
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3.0 out of 5 starsWorth a look for some of us.
By Amy on December 10, 2013
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Fantastic work by actors, director, cinematographer and a largely compelling story almost make up for the fact that up up to about 2/3 of the way through, everything devolves into not-so-grand Guignol. That's mostly the play, I guess, which Tracy Letts himself has dubbed a "young man's play," but it's not like Friedkin held anything back. I kept thinking "courage of one's convictions" as I was watching (through my fingers).

Others have found this play/movie "condescending"; I wasn't feeling that at all, but these are characters who aren't easy to watch and from whom some viewers may want to distance themselves by any means necessary.

Despite the ultraviolence, fans of "Night of the Hunter" and the original "Cape Fear" will probably want to check this one out. There aren't many actors today who have even a fraction of Mitchum's presence, and McConaughey has that and arguably greater chops. Friedkin is a magician, as is the cinematographer, Caleb Deschanel. And Gina Gershon is absolutely fearless in ways that most women don't get to be on screen these days.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA fantastic dish of Southern-Fried Redneck Noir
By James Donnelly VINE VOICE on December 30, 2012
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In the opening moments of director William Friedkin's KILLER JOE, you're going to know whether or not you're the target audience for this film as Chris Smith (Emile Hirsch; INTO THE WILD; MILK) is let into his father Ansel (Thomas Haden Church; SPIDER-MAN 3, SIDEWAYS) and stepmother Sharla's (Gina Gershon; SHOWGIRLS, BOUND) trailer by Sharla who is wearing nothing but a shirt. If you repel in moral disgust and indignation, you're really not going to like this film at all. If you are unsettled, find it funny, or shaken by this moment, then you are probably someone that will enjoy this twisted amorality play.

Chris is desperate. He owes more than he can pay to some violent bookies and hatches a doomed scheme to kill his birth mother for her insurance money. He gets his father in on the scheme by assuring that a near-mythical hit man named Joe Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), a Dallas homicide detective, will do the job. But since they don't have the money, they only have one option available: Joe will do the job with a retainer on receiving the $25,000 he demands for his work. The problem is that the retainer is Chris's sister Dottie (Juno Temple; THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, ATONEMENT), a beautiful, innocent and very strange young woman. Once things are set in motion, the film begins to reach a fever pitch of hilarity, violence and disturbing sexuality leading to its unforgettable final act, which has events likely to stay with you for some time.

Friedkin collaborates once again with Tracy Letts, a playwright who also adapted another of his plays, Friedkin's 2006 much more disturbing BUG and this is yet another thing that will very likely polarize audiences.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsEnjoyed it.

This is a movie for individuals that are deep thinkers. It's screwed up in many ways but we need to know how jacked up people are so we're not surprised and caught off guard when... Read more

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3.0 out of 5 starsNothing special

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1.0 out of 5 starsDon't waste your time and money on Killer Joe

The concept of a Dallas detective who is also a killer for hire that the public is aware of is completely foolish. Also, he gets a minor (12 yrs old? Read more

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1.0 out of 5 starsOne Star

i did not like this movie. Very poor in my opinion.

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Opening will blow you away.I like Juno Temple!

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Not quite my cup of tea, but the very last few seconds are hilarious.

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