Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Griff Lees Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

digitalbeachbum I remember seeing this in 1984 in a run down theatre which had rats and a leaky roof. The movie was so damn funny we went out and bought tickets for the next two showings. My friends and I instantly used the quotes from the movie in a variety of day to day experiences for the next 34 years.The movie is filled with social and political quotes and themes which go against the system. The variety of characters all represent the spectrum of society then and now. The script is brilliantly written which transcends generation after generation.The cast is an all star cast, which back in 1984 most of them were relatively unknowns with the exception of Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton and Tracey Walter.The story is fragmented and there is no real purpose other than to have the viewer think outside the box about the social and political issues from corrupt governments and big rich executive types. It's about class warfare and the struggle of the middle class while inject the anarchy of social misfits.A must for any serious movie fanatic.

LeonLouisRicci Endlessly Quotable Cult Movie From Writer/Director Alex Cox is Filled to the Frame with Sight Gags and Witty Placements All Begging for Repeated Viewings. The Icon of Los Angeles, "The Car", is Central to the Plot of a Frenetic Chase to Find a Chevy Malibu (Calif.), that for Some Reason is Worth a $20,000 Finders Fee. What Transpires is an Onslaught of Cultural Witticisms, Puns, and Satire About Everything From Consumerism, Religion, Pop-Culture, Fringe Groups, and the Kitchen Sink.It is a Beautiful Blend and a Barrage of Mind Tweaking that is Oh So Infrequent in the Mainstream of Movies Made for the Masses. Part of its Charm is the Way All of this "INTENSITY" is Handled with Such a Likable Tone of Aloof Awareness and Serious Silliness.Emilio Estevez has Never Been Better and Harry Dean Stanton is Casting Genius. The Rest of the Cast Also Make This a Winner About a Bunch of "Losers". It's Rich and Rewarding for Anyone Willing to Concede its Pretense of a Painful Examination of Who and What We Are, and What We are Waiting For, and What We Do While We are Waiting.Whether it be the Rapture or the Aliens Coming to Save Us, Religion, Communism, or Self Help Mumbo Jumbo. The Point to This Thing Might Be That There is No Point, or that No Matter What Vehicle We Take to Get There, We All End Up at the Same Place. One of the Top Cult Films of All Time. Seems to Make Everyone's List. See it to See if it Makes Yours.

Spikeopath Repo Man has become one of those films where even though it was savaged by many critics of the time (not Ebert, he loved it), was met with very poor box office as well, but now everyone seems to shout that they loved it back then, always have! It is the very definition of a "cult movie", a pic that went underground and found its audience, so much so it burst back above ground and today is still being discovered by an ever intrigued movie loving audience.Repo Man was one of a kind, a film that refused to be pigeon holed, a true original. Story for what it's worth has Emilio Estevez as L.A. punk Otto Maddox who gets bluffed into a repo man job. Taken under the wing of Bud (Harry Dean Stanton), Otto gets to become a fully fledged repo man, taking on all the perks and dangers that come with the territory. But when a mysterious 1964 Chevy Malibu arrives on the patch, all bets seem to be off because everyone is either after it or being disintegrated by it!The life of a repo man is always intense.OK! Where to start? Offbeat, eccentric, punk, funky, funny, smart? Repo Man is all those things, it dares to be bold and challenging, its satirical edges slicing away at film genres and American societies. Director Alex Cox (how wonderful that such an American film is directed by a British guy) fills out this scuzzy part of L.A. with hippies, freaks, punks, aliens, scientist nutters, UFO nutters, effeminate coppers and the repo men themselves, a bunch of grizzled souls hardened by life's travails, but always with a quip, a smile and a gunshot at the ready.The dialogue fizzes with cheeky derring-do, some lines even today still quotable and used in pubs and clubs across the continents. Robby Muller's cinematography has snap crackle and pop, as does the rocking soundtrack as Cox invites the likes of Iggy Pop, The Circle Jerks, Black Flag and The Plugz into his weird and wonderful world. Performances are bang on the dollar, Stanton the class act, Estevez superb, Tracey Walter proving what his fans already knew, that he's a legendary character actor.From an opening involving a pair of smoking boots, to the glowing sci-fi nirvana finale, Repo Man kicks ass. One viewing is never enough, and for sure there are those who have seen it once and hate it to the point of refusing to ever watch it again. That's a shame, because repeat viewings are essential, because the more you watch the more Cox's deliriously cheeky movie makes sense. 9/10

pontifikator Released in 1984, "Repo Man" is at the confluence of punk rock and generic brands. Starring Emilio Estevez as Otto, "Repo Man" is the hip story of disaffected youth. In the early 80s, men were still wearing wide lapels, paisley ties, and coiffed hair, and our hero in "Repo Man" has a buzz cut and a pierced ear sporting a cross. And when he drinks beer, it comes in a white can that says "BEER," and the can has a huge UPC on the side.In addition to Mr. Estevez, we have the inimitable Harry Dean Stanton and Sy Richardson as Otto's mentors in the car repo business. Otto's fellow repo men are named Bud, Miller, Lite, and Oly. If you can see "Repo Man" on the big screen, I recommend it because the signs in the background are part of telling the story of the punk esthetics, with Mr. Stanton's voice over and Mr. Richardson's smooth lyricism. Read all the signs.Among the strange things about the punk movement is how modern it still is. Compare the costumes here with, say, "Earth Girls Are Easy," a film released four years later. The costumes in EGAE are hopelessly dated, but you'd be hard pressed to put a year on "Repo Man" based on how people dressed.And unlike EGAE, "Repo Man" still holds up. It's a funny movie still.