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Four Rooms [1995]
Four Rooms [1995]
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Directors: Quentin Tarantino, Alexandre Rockwell, Allison Anders, Robert Rodriguez
Actors: Tim Roth, Amanda De Cadenet, David Proval, Jennifer Beals, Antonio Banderas
Studio: Touchstone Home Video
Category: DVD

List Price: £14.99
Buy New: £3.13
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars(16 reviews)
Sales Rank: 3959

Format: Pal
Languages: English (Original Language), German (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Media: DVD
Running Time: 93 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

EAN: 5017188884914
ASIN: B000066CT5

Release Date: August 1, 2005
Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 1995
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days

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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.co.uk Review
IFour Rooms/I is an unbearable quartet of stories written and directed by hot filmmakers Quentin Tarantino (IPulp Fiction/I), Robert Rodriguez (IEl Mariachi/I), Allison Anders (IGas Food Lodging/I), and Alexandre Rockwell (IIn the Soup/I), which only proves that even the smart guys can really blow it sometimes. The anthology is linked by the hotel in which all the events are taking place, and by Tim Roth as a bellboy flitting from scene to scene. Nobody overcomes the insufferable air of self-congratulation that permeates this exercise in forced hipness. Others involved include Bruce Willis, Madonna, Lili Taylor, Ione Skye, Jennifer Beals, and Antonio Banderas.--ITom Keogh, Amazon.com/I


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4 out of 5 stars Four Rooms   September 1, 2008
Having just watched this film for the first time, I think a good way to describe it is to compare it to a gig. To start off there are two pretty irrelevant stories by two unknown directors which both leave you thinking 'what's this all about?', kind of like the support act. But they do set the scene for the second half of the movie, showing that Roth as the bellhop is having a real bizarre night. Then the headliners come in, Rodriguez and Tarantino, both producing hugely entertaining and enjoyable short stories which make you really pleased you watched the film. The performances by Roth, Tarantino and Jennifer Beals also help the job... definitely worth watching!!


3 out of 5 stars An entertaining experience with a shaky foundation   August 28, 2007
  1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This film is the very definition of 'patchy'. It comes across like the directors responsible were just filling in free time between their real movies - which is probably true. Only Rodriquez's piece has any real merit. br /br /Tim Roth plays the bellboy who is the link between all the stories and subsequently the main character. I think someone should have slapped him and told him to sort his act out. I love Tim Roth usually but here he was just way too over-the-top. If he had exercised a little bit of restraint, the whole film could have been improved. Instead, his overly exaggerated mannerisms really began to test my patience.Starting with "The Missing Ingredient" by Allison Anders is peculiar to say the least. Now peculiar is a good thing in my book, but after promising to be amusing this just goes nowhere. It's just bizarre. br /br /"The Wrong Man" by Alexandre Rockwell unfortunately doesn't have the essentials to sustain it's segment. I think this is the piece most affected by Roth's overtly comic acting. If he had played it straight, maybe, just maybe, this situation might have come out alright. But it lacked any of the requisite tension or nervous comedy required. Like the first story, it just comes out ridiculous. br /br /"The Misbehaviors" from Robert Rodriquez is the real standout. If I didn't know better I would have guessed it was by the Coen brothers - which is a compliment to Rodriquez - there are obvious parallels to Barton Fink. The climax is a simply superb culmination of black comedy and stylish camerawork. Antonio Banderas is terrific as the father of the two little 'misbehaviors'. br /br /"The Man from Hollywood," while better than the first two stories, is probably the most disappointing, only because it's from Quentin Tarantino who I expected more from. He takes the lead role himself here. Now Quentin gets a lot of knocks for his acting, but I find that when he plays obnoxious (like in Pulp Fiction) he is fine, that's what he plays here, and he's fine. The problem is, somewhat surprisingly, in the script. The whole thing is a purposely long winded set-up for a quick punch line at the end. That's fine, but the set up is just too inconsistent. At times it's entertaining, at other times it is just ludicrous, which typifies too much of this whole film. br /br /I'd give it 3.5 stars on the whole, mostly on the strength of "The Misbehaviors" story alone. Other then that it's a decent film. br /


3 out of 5 stars MESSY IN PLACES BUT ULTIMATELY ENJOYABLE   September 7, 2006
  2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Four Rooms is a 1995 film starring Tim Roth as a bellhop who is working new years eve in a hotel,but this isnt going to be an easy night for teddy (roth).The film is written and directed by four directors hence the film is broken into four stories all which happen on the same night and all involving teddy.Each story is quirky,manic,over the top and camp in parts which teddy really invokes as his character as a really kenneth williams feel at times.br /The first two stories pass by with some enjoyment but aint brilliant,the opening story involving witches who want to bring an ex witch back to life is ok,madonna excels in the role even if she is overacting but i would say that was a deliberate ploy by writer and director Alison Anders.br /The second story which is written and directed by Alexandre Rockwell involves a case of mistaken identity which is ok again and there are laughs but its one dimensional in parts and runs out of steam in the end.br /The film is saved by the two most respected directors of all in Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino.Each of their stories involves the best scripts and the most laughs and the madness of the overall story is increased here.Rodriguezs story involves antonia banderas who hams it up as an eccentric father who asks roth to look after his two kids so that he and his wife can head out and then the laughs really kick in.br /Tarantinos story is typical tarantino with a razor sharp script and great laughs courtesy of quentin who stars in his segment along with bruce willis,and it must be said that willis is excellent as a man that gets drunk and falls out with his wife because he wont drive home.br /All in all this is a movie of four parts and not strictly a bonafide film and like me im sure you will love some of it and think the other bits are weaker but thats the gamble that the production company took,but its certainly worth investigating.


5 out of 5 stars open your mind, if you have one   July 17, 2006
  2 out of 5 found this review helpful

To appreciate this film you have to enjoy surrealism, sarcasm, acid-infused abstract ideas and eccentricity. br /This film is great if you can see yourself enjoying an experimental concept/ideas (and your not brain dead/ IQ less than 20)br /Few of the actors are without talent and the directing, although changeable (as there are 4) carries these characters, stories and performances with strength and style. br /I am never encouraged to reveal the plot of films within a review just to convey my perception of it.br /I thoroughly enjoyed this film, it is not often you get a chance to watch a combination of actors that are so well known for their quality of performance, throwing themselves into such a bizarre film so well. A testement to the fact that actors, directors, producers etc are all very creative people, it is mainly the people who watch and buy films who want specific plot twists, lead characters to fall in love at the end, or in this case a generic, stencil-like performance by Bruce Willis, Madonna, Amanda DeCadenet, Time Roth etc br /They wanted to do a bizarre film and they did it extremely well.br /I highly recommend this film as one to watch with lots of people, maybe getting intoxicated in some way and to be in a relaxed humourous state of mind :) enjoy :)


1 out of 5 stars poor poor film.   May 5, 2006
  3 out of 5 found this review helpful

I could not wait to watch four rooms as i am a huge quentin tarrantino fan, but this film is awful.br /It has some good stars in including madonna but that does not make up for the terrible storyline and overacting.br /rent it if you must but do not buy it....you have been warned.

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