Darkman | 
 enlarge | Director: Sam Raimi
Actors: Liam Neeson, Frances Mcdormand, Colin Friels, Larry Drake, Nelson Mashita
Studio: Mca (Universal)
Category: Video
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Rating:  53 reviews
Sales Rank: 16258
Format: Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: VHS Tape
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6301916603
UPC: 096898097833
EAN: 9786301916608
ASIN: 6301916603
Theatrical Release Date: August 24, 1990
Release Date: May 4, 1999
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From Amazon.com
When attorney Julie Hastings (Frances McDormand) uncovers corrupt city real estate dealings, evil thugs attack her scientist boyfriend, Peyton Westlake (Liam Neeson). Left for dead after his lab is detonated, he miraculously survives when the ensuing blast hurls him into the nearby harbor. Treated as a John Doe at a city hospital, he is unknowingly submitted to radical therapy which numbs his nerves to feeling--but which heightens his strength and his emotions. Once conscious, Peyton escapes from the hospital and builds a ramshackle lab in an abandoned industrial plant. Horribly burned and scarred by the lab explosion, he uses synthetic skin to impersonate his would-be murderers and seek retribution for their evil deeds. Peyton also tries to reunite with Julie, who believes him to be dead. While the film has an average script, it is overcome by the flashy cinematography of Bill Pope, the bombastic score by Danny Elfman, and the well-choreographed direction of Sam Raimi. The director confidently walks the line between suspense, action, comedy, and romance as he examines a bitter, victimized antihero who risks becoming as monstrous on the inside as he appears on the outside. --Bryan Reesman
Chronique amazon.fr
Avec Darkman, Sam Raimi nous sert un cocktail explosif d'action et de romantisme. Sur un scenario de ses amis les freres Coen (avec lesquels il a participe a la realisation du Grand Saut), il ressuscite le mythe de La Belle et la Bete et le transpose dans un contexte tres moderne. La Bete, Darkman en l'occurrence, est un homme atrocement defigure, laisse pour mort apres une scene de torture a couper le souffle. Mais il etait auparavant un savant de genie ayant decouvert le moyen de produire de la peau synthetique. S'il va pouvoir, grace a ses talents, preparer sa vengeance, comment va-t-il pouvoir affronter a present son amour ? Sam Raimi, realisateur des Evil Dead 1 et 2, nous regale avec un film base sur un univers de cartoon et une ambiance nevrotique. Les amants maudits sont brillamment incarnes par Liam Neeson, decouvert par le grand public quelques temps plus tard dans La Liste de Schindler, et Frances McDormand, complice des freres Coen. --Christophe Gagnot
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I'm everyone... and no one.everywhere...nowhere...call me Darkman (3.5/5) October 29, 2007
falcon (canada)
this movie is pretty good,all things considered.i'm sure it borrows
heavily from some horror movies in the 30's and 40's,as well as from
some more modern films.still,i liked it.it has a fairly original
premise,if you look at the small picture.the actual general plot has
been used a lot,but the details are somewhat different(although some
people might notice parallels between this one and another film,which
was released a bit before.i won't give any of the plot away
here,though.as for the acting,it's decent enough,but there not
spectacular.then again most of the actors have characters that have
little to do.except for Liam Neeson,who is superb,and puts in an award
winning performance,in my mind.of course it helps that he has a fairly
well defined character.at least more than the others do.the only thing
i didn't like about the movie,and this is a small complaint,is that i
felt it was slow at times.otherwise,i thought it was pretty good.not
profound,or great,but pretty good.my vote for Darkman: 3.5/5
Flawed but with many strengths July 10, 2004
C. MCCALLISTER (The waters of the Great Lakes)
This movie could have been the typical normal-guy-gets-transformed-into-superhero movie, and it certainly lurks in that vicinity, but, to me, it has something extra. Liam Neeson brought the main character to life and, like Batman, we have a flawed superhero with a dark side, bordering on the vigilante. Is he seeking justice, just revenge, or a venting of rage? Or, is it all three? The cinematography fits the movie well, with many dark shots and a good use of lighting and shadow.This was one of Neeson's early films, and it shows. I'm a big fan of his, but he occasionally overdoes the expression of anguish, and that happens several times in Darkman. Overall, this is worth watching, and occasionally rewatching.
 Comic THRILLER!! June 17, 2004
I'm not a Darkman fan but I have to admit this movie was great. There is lots of good action and great lines. I certainly loved this movie. Great!
snoopy133704 May 16, 2004
Jon P. Whipple (St Petersburg, Florida United States)
Darkman is one of the best Dark comicbook adaptations ever done. Sam Raimi directing Liam Neeson and a excellent cast in what I call a movie that i never tire of seeing( and i've seen it at least 40 to 50 times!!! 10 when it was in a regular theatre!!!!!!!) Good transfer to DVD. I would've given it five stars if it would've had DTS or Dolby 5.1 and more extras!! Hope Universal does a 10th Anniversary ED. in 2005! If you love Action in the Batman or comic book Genre this is it!!!!
 This Movie Deserves 0 Stars February 19, 2004
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I walked out of the theatre after about a half hour of this violent mess. I literally could not stomach such grossness. The reviews led me to believe this might be fairly good, so I went to see it in the theatre -- it was nothing like they described.I could not stomach it, and as I wrote, I walked out of the theatre after about thirty minutes, which was about twenty minutes too long.
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