ONE OF THE BEST FILMS OF THE AWESOME 90's, MY MOST WATCHED VIDEO & ONE OF MY TOP 5 FAVE FILMS

Rating: 10/10 (21 August 2018)

I love this film so much & have watched a ridiculous amount of times since owning it on video when it first came out but i will admit that even more now as I'm older, i do think that George Clooney was slightly miscast as Seth. I since have found out the Underrated but great, Joe Pilato (Day of the Dead '85) was set to play Seth & oh my he would've been perfect & also in my opinion the also underrated Robert Davi or the also underrated William Forsythe both could've played the part of tough & foul mouthed Criminal Seth, but it is what it is & it's still Clooney's best role & film by far & he's not bad at all but he's just not very convincing as a tough-nut. Still "Seth" is a Cool Character & the part shot Clooney to the big stars & like i said he's good & Cool but there's other's who could've pulled the part off probably better.
This was a huge film in the 90's a massive instant cult classic & has gotten better & better as the years have gone on.
This rugged flick is a perfect "Late Night" Film.
I first saw this great movie when i rented it on video way back in '96 or '97? I think? But anyway it looked cool on the cover & i thought it was another Crime Thriller like pulp fiction or reservoir dogs so i was so shocked when it turned into a vampire Horror film!!! Such a great twist & one that could not be kept secret today with social media!!!
I'm so glad i grew up in the 90's it was so much better back then & i remember hot summer nights up late watching Dusk Till Dawn over & over i even took it a sleepover when i just brought it on video & introduced some friends to it's brilliance & i had the movie soundtrack & constantly listened to it so yeah i was obsessed with this CLASSIC movie & still am.
From Dusk Till Dawn means a hell of alot to me for so many reasons & at that time in the 90's i was so into Quentin Tarantino i was watching Reservoir dogs & Pulp fiction & same with Rodriguez i was watching Desperado so the team up was a beautiful thing.
From Dusk Till Dawn also opened up a cinema world to me a movie world as it introduced me to old school B-movie stars & Horror icons such as Fred Williamson & Tom Savini & i was a huge fan of both after this vampire film plus i became a big Danny Trejo fan too so my mind was full of this new movie world created by Tarantino & Rodriguez.
A nice shock twist & some fantastic characters in this excellent film i mean Seth played well by George Clooney was such a cool, smooth & tough guy character he was AWESOME!!!
Also "Sex Machine" played by the Horror legend, Tom Savini was a fantastic character & Frost played by the cool as hell B-movie legend Fred Williamson!!! What an excellent cast, Harvey keitel,Juliette lewis,Danny trejo & even Tarantino himself all delivering solid performances, A Fantastic cast. Also the Crime Thriller first half is excellent & brilliantly scripted & shot it's exciting & brutal & then we have the crazy horror second half with some of the greatest vampire FX ever put on screen!!! These are ALSO the best looking/designed vampires in any horror movie ever!!! This is a true Cult CLASSIC & a genuine CLASSIC movie!!!
There's been nothing like it or as good since!!! A dusty 70's style road crime Thriller & an 80's style creature feature mixed hybrid that works perfectly & is one of my favourite films of all time it's in my top 5.
This really is a crazy & fun, wild ride from a suspenseful Crime Thriller to a Monster Siege Horror. There's lots of great humour sprinkled throughout too & some great characters.
Yes i spent many late nights up watching From Dusk Till Dawn & have great nostalgia & memories of this AWESOME movie & i went & brought a book on Tarantino after seeing this it was called King of Pulp.
This is easily one of my most watched films of all time & i still know every word it's one of the best scripts for a movie ever!!! Ridiculously quotable & Cool as hell.
Infact there's no film out there as Cool & exciting as From Dusk Till Dawn in my opinion.
My video of this was on fire i watched it that much & it still amazes me that it flips from a proper Tarantino style Crime Thriller into a full blown Vampire Horror film.
It's a unique brilliantly directed movie by the legendary Robert Rodriguez & written by the legendary Tarantino so two BRILLIANT minds at work created this masterpiece.
From Dusk Till Dawn owns a big piece of my movie loving Heart & still is the GREATEST vampire movie ever made in my opinion.
A little update here as recently a short 2 min promo trailer for From Dusk Till Dawn came out in 1991 directed by legendary fx guy Robert Kurtzman & starring day of the dead star JOE PILATO as Seth Gecko!!! I was shocked it's a little teaser trailer to help raise money for the project at the time back in '91 & i have to admit it that Joe pilato would have made a fantastic & way better Seth Gecko yes a better choice than George Clooney in my opinion as Joe looks tougher & more intense & seems more deadly like a Criminal should & he has that nice back history of being one of the most famous Horror movie villains of all time as Captain Rhodes from Day of the Dead (1985) another Romero zombie CLASSIC.
Also Joe Pilato was the FIRST to wear the Black suit/white shirt & thin black tie that's become iconic because of Reservoir dogs & Pulp fiction but Joe Pilato was the first!!!
If you watch the promo trailer he looks so cool & his hair is fairly long & slick back & i can see that TARANTINO copied his entire look on to John Travolta as vince in Pulp fiction now I've seen this i honestly think that role of vince as well as Seth should have gone to the great Joe Pilato R.I.P!!! I actually think Tarantino made some wrong choices now for not using a better older genre actor who Tarantino himself was a huge fan of but hey that's my movie mind over thinking as usual but yes pilato would've made a better seth & a better vince & he should have definitely been cast as a reservoir dog!!!!
Anyway some films from our childhood or just growing up stick with us for life & this fun Vampire Thriller definitely has stuck with me & owns a special place in my heart along with "Jaws" & "Dragnet" & "Ghostbusters 2" & "Big trouble in little China" & some other's that i consider to be in my all time top 10 fave movies!!!
I loved & lived the Awesome 90s & "From Dusk Till Dawn" was a huge part of that defining era of films for me, even though we as movie geeks
Grow & watch alot more films & maybe our tastes even change abit & we enjoy more sophisticated "Drama" films or "Epic" films or even "Historical" films, we always come back to those "good memory" & Nostalgic films & remember just why we loved them so much back then!!!
I have a big bunch of films that i call my "Comfort Films" & those flicks are my safety net from the cold, cruel & harsh Adult world, i can go into my little movie world & feel safe again.
I also loved the low budget straight to video sequel starring Robert Patrick.