Arrow Video Wild Things UHD [Limited Edition] [Blu-ray]

This 1998 neo-noir potboiler is one of those cases where picking the wrong cast or the wrong director... even the wrong cinematographer could have condemned this to trashcan status. I've never seen a film that could as easily have gone off the rails had it not been so perfectly directed and the cast not clicked. Director John McNaughton, known for films such as Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer and Mad Dog and Glory (starring Bill Murray) was an ideal choice for a film that walks the razor-blade-thin tightrope between thriller and parody. And he walks it like Philippe Petit!The film is a riot and delights in pulling the rug out from under the viewer's feet at every turn! It helps that the film has a killer cast who absolutely revel in every sleazy, exploitative second. It's a film that is utterly ruined by the trailer, so it's essential to try to watch this without any prior knowledge of the plot.Suffice to say, it's got Matt Dillon and Kevin Bacon as strong, masculine leads, Theresa Russell vamps it up in the maternal role and Bill Murray essentially plays an ancestor of Bob Odenkirk's Saul Goodman. Because Bill's lawyer character, Kenneth Bowden, could be Saul's Dad, they're so similar! The revelations in this film are the two young female leads. Denise Richards was best known for playing the chaste Carmen Ibañez in Starship Troopers before this and Neve Campbell was best known for clean cut roles in the then-ongoing teen television drama Party of Five and the first two films in the Scream franchise. And boy do those girls shake off those good girl images for this! Richards became an icon and Campbell showed just how versatile an actress she really is. The supporting cast are also uniformly great, including a bloke who spends his time baiting crocodiles (maniac!!)Cinematographer Jeffery L Kimball, who worked on numerous Tony Scott projects, including Beverly Hills Cop 2, Top Gun and the Tarantino-written neo-noir True Romance (also released on a fabulous Arrow 4K disc) captures the steamy essence of this part of Florida. Screenwriter Stephen Peters' writing has been likened to the work of crime writers such as Charles Willeford and, importantly, his plotting is solid: that's what sells the film. The dialogue is a joy. It's foul-mouthed, utterly vulgar and guaranteed to have you regularly spitting out whatever you're trying to drink in a combination of shock and laughter.More than anything, the film is delicious fun. Critics didn't really know how to react to it at the time. They knew it was a classic and it was brilliantly constructed. They also knew it was indulgent trash at heart and that posh critics aren't supposed to revel in 100-ish minutes of blackly comical sleaze.Arrow's 4K release, approved by the director, looks amazing. It's more contrasty than previous releases, but that look works perfectly for the film. I'd only seen the 108 minute version before, so I watched the 115-minute unrated version this time. Oh my word!!! 'Scabrous' is actually the word to describe to describe this. There were moments where I honestly couldn't believe what I was watching and hearing. British film critic Derek Malcolm apparently described Walerian Borowczyk's La Bête as 'like dying and going to smut heaven!' I think that's how I'd describe this version of Wild Things. There's a different line dubbing for the unrated version during the end credits that nearly made me fall on the floor laughing!I can't help but love a film about bad people who revel in being good at being bad! Add this film to the list of films that I wish I could have made myself! Sheer joy! If you haven't seen this, don't read anything about the film, blind buy the Arrow release, make sure no one easily offended is in the house, and sit back for a couple of hours of utter trashy bliss!

great film, havent watched it in years despite owning on DVD so going from SD to 4K is massive, also nice that the extended version is also on this disc, nice little fancy box set and Arrow do make their stuff look good, so all in all one happy customer and another DVD out of the slowly dying DVD collection as a result

This being an Arrow release, two things are certain: it'll be a great transfer, but they'll include a bunch of cheap printed materials as a way to justify the inflated price. I don't really mind the fact that it only includes a 4k disc and no ordinary blu-ray, as everything is on the one 100GB disc, but at this price, you'd expect it to be there to complete the package at least.The transfer itself is pretty great - not pin-sharp, but that's likely a limitation of the original photography. It's presented in Dolby Vision if you have a compatible setup, and the disc has both the theatrical and unrated version of the film, which is very welcome. There's a decent selection of extras, but this isn't really the kind of film that lends itself to much in that department. At a slightly lower price point this would easily be 5 stars. Luckily I grabbed it on sale.The film itself is an interesting, twisty thriller with some sexy moments scattered throughout. It had been so long since I last saw it that I couldn't remember how it ended. It's not the greatest film, but it's a fun ride, and will definitely keep you guessing until the end.

This is what's called "a trashy thriller" I've watched some films called this and frequently been disappointed but this is the one, the original item the genuine article the real thing! Set in the steamy marshy coastal area of the Florida Everglades this movie is beautifully photographed from start to finish even the alligators look great. The plot is incredible complicated but don't worry about that just let everything wash over you, there's a rape thyme but that is misleading ending in an astonishing twist, following that about four or five surprises/double crosses, all of the four main characters are involved in some way and by the end only one of them is left alive! Kevin bacon - Matt Dillon - Denise Richards - Neve Campbell are perfect and in a supporting roll Bill Murray adds some comedy. This Blu-Ray is the Unrated Version and shows a bit more of the two lesbian scenes between Denise Richards & Neve Campbell.

With a quality cast this audacious 1990s thriller has jaw-dropping plot twists which even Hitchcock might balk at. Everyone involved must have had a hoot in this sleazy tale set amongst the affluent elite of southern Florida. Things look bleak for high school guidance counsellor Sam Lombardo (Matt Dillon) when he is accused of rape by two female students. However, unsurprisingly, things are not what they seem and this is one of those movies in which you just sit back and enjoy the convoluted and complex ride. There are enjoyable turns by Robert Wagner and Theresa Russell, but for me the stand-out performance is that of Bill Murray who plays a disreputable lawyer hired to defend Lombardo. Yes, there is a lot to criticise, but only if you approach it as something other than a trashy B-movie. Great fun.

Oh, boy does this film suck. (It so does NOT suck) But Neve Campbell's performance makes up for its many, many shortcomings. Bill Murray is, as ever, cool. (It’s just a shame that prudish Matt Dillon doesn’t even show his ass) Denise Richards is one of my favourite actresses and is much, MUCH better when clothed. This version seems to be an extended version (nearly TWO HOURS!) There’s some rather excellent SDH subtitles. No extras. Zero, zilch. Not even a trailer. Worth watching for Kevin’s Kevin. Big-boobed Denise may not be a Julianne Moore. Or even a Sandy B. But she’s pretty to look at. And a far, FAR better actress than that Jennifer Aniston.

Great movie with a great cast!!

Película realizada en 1998, una suerte de thriller erotico muy en la línea de ‘Body of Evidence’, que causará polémica por la infame escena del ménage à trois; y aunque ahora ya no es tan subida de tono la escena, sigue conservando un lugar en la cultura pop. El año 1998 fue un éxito en la carrera de los protagonistas, por esta cinta y otras que sacarán ese mismo año, pero más que nada por esa candente escena…Neve venía de hacer ‘The Craft’, ‘Scream’ y ‘Scream 2’ y aunque fue un rol arriesgado, y recibió críticas, salió avante. Estrenaría ‘54’ el mismo año.Matt también hizo ‘Loco por Mary’ ese mismo año, y digamos este rol le dio un empujón a su carrera además de darle la etiqueta de galán.Pero aquí la que se ganó la etiqueta de sex symbol en letras capitales fue Denise Richards, el mismo año estrenaría ‘Starship Troopers’, pero fue aquí donde se convirtió en la actriz más sexy y provocadora del año.Para quienes no la hayan visto, tienen que, olviden las secuelas que son totalmente inferiores. La primera es un must que debe estar en su Blu-ray-teca.Me encantan estas ediciones de Arrow Video.Wild Things bluray limited edition contiene la versión de cine y la versión unrated, booklet con un ensayo, poster de doble cara, 6 postales y portada reversible.El Blu-ray tiene audio y subtítulo en inglés.NO contiene audio ni subtítulo en español.Es una pena que Amazon Mx no se haya puesto las pilas en traerla a la venta, solo mediante vendedores externos, pedirla a Amazon EU fue más barato para conseguirla.

Edizione arrow 4k. Edizione clamorosa in una qualità eccellente. In italia siamo fermi al dvd del 2002....non ci si crede

Wild Things" is lurid trash, with a plot so twisted they're still explaining it during the closing titles. It's like a three-way collision between a softcore sex film, a soap opera and a B-grade noir. I liked it. An update of 1981s Florida Noir, Body Heat.90s queen of slick exploitation/teen horror, Neve Campbell gives Matt Dillon and Kevin Bacon lots of chances to squint ominously, and has a sex scene with Denise Richards (of "Starship Troopers") that is either gratuitous or indispensable, depending on your point of view.Plus, it has Bill Murray (who also appeared in the director's Mad Dog and Glory, opposite De Niro and Uma Thurman) as a storefront lawyer (think: Saul Goodman) who delivers 20 minutes of hilarity, which at the time is the last thing we're expecting.Movies such as this either entertain or offend audiences; there's no middle ground. Either you're a connoisseur of melodramatic comic vulgarity, or you're not. You know who you are. I don't want to get t I'm telling you: It's bad taste. Bad taste elevated to the level of demented sleaze.The plot: Matt Dillon plays Lombardo, a high school teacher who was "educator of the year" and has an engraved lucite goblet to prove it. As the movie opens, he writes "SEX CRIMES" on the board at a school assembly, and introduces speakers on the subject, including police officers Duquette (Bacon) and Perez (Daphne Rubin-Vega). In the back of the room, a student named Suzie (Neve Campbell) stalks out, yelling "kiss my ***" It's not yet clear if she's referring to Bacon or Dillon, but this is the kind of plot where it works either way.Then we meet Kelly Van Ryan (Denise Richards), the richest kid in the upscale Florida enclave of Blue Bay. She's got the hots for Mr. Lombardo. She follows him home, asks for rides, washes his Jeep and turns up in his living room so thoroughly soaked, she reminds us of the classic Hollywood line about Esther Williams: "Dry, she ain't much. Wet, she's a star!" Later, we see her leaving the teacher's humble bungalow, looking mad.Why is she mad? The thing is, the ending of this film begins at the 45-minute mark, and is so complicated, I doubt if it can be given away. What sets up everything, in any event, is Kelly's testimony that she was raped by Mr. Lombardo--and the surprise testimony of Suzie that she was, too.Suzie lives in a trashy trailer out behind an alligator farm run by Carrie Snodgress. But Kelly lives on the right side of town, in manorial splendor, with her bikini-wearing, cocktail swilling mom (Theresa Russell), who has had an affair with Lombardo despite being married to Robert Wagner. Hearing her daughter has been raped by him, Mom is enraged, and snarls, "That SOB must be insane to think he can do this to me!" That's the kind of dialogue that elevates ordinary garbage into great trash. Here's another line, after a murder: "My mother would kill me if she knew I took the Rover!" Bill Murray lands in the middle of this pie like a plum from heaven. Wearing a neck brace as part of an insurance scam, Murray runs his shabby storefront law office like a big downtown spread; when he asks his secretary to "show Mr. Duquette his way out," all she needs to do is look up and say, "goodbye," since the door is in arm's reach of everything else in the office.Without giving away the ending, that's about all I can tell you. See the movie, and you'll understand how very much I must leave unsaid.The director is Chicago based John McNaughton, whose work includes inspired films such as Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, the criminally underrated NormalLife (bluray, please!) and the aforementioned Scorsese produced Mad Dog and Glory. He likes to show audiences how wrong their expectations are, by upsetting them. That worked in "Henry" as grim tragedy, and it works here as satire.Don't leave when the end titles start to roll. Credit cookies (those little bonus scenes they stick in between "Key Grip" and "Location Catering") are usually used for outtakes showing Butt Reynolds blowing his lines or Jackie Chan breaking his legs. In Wild Things, McNaughton does something new: flashbacks, showing us stuff that was offscreen the first time around. The movie is still explaining itself as the "curtains" close. That said, any "explanation" would be a Warren Commission - like undertaking. But what a ride!While the R-rated standard-def DVD version of 'Wild Things' included an audio commentary from director John McNaughton and some outtakes, there are zero supplements on this Blu-ray version of 'Wild Things' -- not even a theatrical trailer. To be fair, the deleted scenes from that earlier release have been reintegrated into this Unrated version, but the missing audio commentary is a real bummer (especially for a film with such a twisty plot).

Aucun des "sexcrimes" n'est aussi bon que le premier : après, on connaît le principe, on est moins surpris, moins "halluciné".Mais ce film-là, le 1, je l'ai vraiment adoré. C'est le genre de film où quand on arrive à la fin, on est complètement surpris, et on veut le revoir pour vérifier si on n'a pas laissé échapper des infos.De belles femmes, un terrible suspense, un scénario beaucoup plus complexe que ce que l'on pourrait imaginer au début.Je recommande!