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10/18/08
Tears of the Black Tiger (2000)
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Reviews Counted: 59
Fresh: 45
Rotten:14
Average Rating: 6.6/10
Consensus: With a vibrant pastel color scheme and stylized action sequences, Tears of the Black Tiger is a bizarre, yet thoroughly entertaining Thai western.
Theatrical Release:Jan 12, 2007 Limited
Synopsis: TEARS OF THE BLACK TIGER takes a journey back to a lost past – the heroic years of Thai genre cinema, when influences from Hollywood and everywhere else were subsumed into rollicking Thai... [More]
Starring: Chartchai Ngamsan, Stella Malucchi, Suppakorn Kitsuwan, Arawat Ruangvuth
Director: Wisit Sasanatieng
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Reviews for Tears of the Black Tiger
Top CriticIt is nice just to sit back and let the day-glo colours wash over you, marvelling at the high-spirited energy.
12/07/07
If the story were as captivating as the color palette, we'd all be crying tears for the Black Tiger.
11/04/07
Tears of the Black Tiger ultimately works best as an exercise in cinematic style, making it not only a quirky little nostalgia trip but a noteworthy cult flick worth checking out.
06/25/07
Has lots of pop energy and an admirable poker-face when it comes to its Douglas Sirk-ian storyline. And even though it's essentially a Frankenstein's monster stitched together from a zillion other movies, you really haven't seen anything like it.
04/26/07
Top CriticTears of the Black Tiger is like a fever dream dripping with overripe romantic melodrama. Imagine Douglas Sirk directing a spaghetti western.
04/21/07
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03/31/07
The movie is a riot of tropical turquoise, magenta and pink, spiced with marigold, red and green. You'd swear it was drenched in a tangy tamarind sauce
03/30/07
The movie is fun to watch, with an attractive cast.
03/30/07
Top CriticDelirious and oddball at once, it's like a plate of meringues -- delicious at first, but soon everything tastes the same, and after a while you get sick.
03/17/07
Camp out with Tears, a hoot, and your tent will be wet only from tears of laughter.
03/16/07
The movie is a long time coming, but the wait for the self-absorbed film to end seems even longer. Maybe the Black Tiger's tears are of frustration.
03/14/07
You've never seen and never will see anything quite like Tears of the Black Tiger.
03/08/07
Top CriticThe early scenes are interesting and enjoyable. And then the novelty wears off, but the film doesn’t end.
03/05/07
It's safe to say you've never seen a film like this before.
03/02/07
Who knows ... you just might love it.
03/02/07
An enjoyably energetic genre romp.
03/02/07
Top CriticA garishly colored pastiche of classic Thai movie genres that draws liberally on both American and Hong Kong influences.
03/02/07
A parody of and winking homage to the history of Thai melodrama, Wisit Sasanatieng's uproarious filmmaking debut exuberantly combines pop and kitsch with a wholesome belief in the thrills of bad art.
03/02/07
Top Critic... this pop-art confection both spoofs and celebrates the crazy conventions of movie melodramas and genre cinema with pure affection.
03/01/07
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