Movie mixed scissors scenes 
by dmg e-mail:donfreeman@webtv.net
Natural Born Killers


STARRING: Woody Harrleson Juliette Lewis Robert Downey Jr. Tommy Lee Jones Tom
Sizemore Rodney Dangerfield

ACCESS: video:note that there are two versions that were released. there is
the original and the "director's cut" . I would advise you to get the
director's cut as tt has a great deal of footage that was cut out of the
original. there's even an entire scene starring Ashley Judd as one of the
victim's relatives that was left on the "cutting room floor" when they edited
the original. note that the director's cut is not necessaily better than the
original, just more complete.

DESCRIPTION: Oliver Stone's satire on our hopeless fascination with
charismatic criminals is a virtual shock-fest. he switches from film to video,
from color to black and white. he uses stock film footage as a backdrop to the
action taking place in the foreground. anything to keep the audience from
relaxing. the movie follows the bloody path of Mickey (Woody Harrelson) and
Mallory (Juliette Lewis) two star-crossed young lovers who start off on a
bloody rampage after killing her apathetic mother and abusive father (Rodney
Dangerfield). along the way they are turned into folk heroes by an insatiable
media led by Wayne Gale (Robert Downey Jr.). They are eventually captured,
leading to a prison riot scene that is not for the faint of heart. the warden
(played by an over the top Tommy Lee Jones) winds up with his decapitated head
on a pole. you don't see that every day.

SCISSORS SCENE: Mickey and Mallory are joy-riding in an open convertible. he
is driving and she is excitedly talking about getting new clothes. to
emphasize her point she climbs up on top of the front seat and snakes her
long, shapely legs around his neck, giving him a tight but not deadly squeeze.
he manages to keep the car on the road as he gasps out that she can have
whatever clothes she likes. she is soon satisfied and releases him.

POSITIVES: not a bad set-up, bizarre but good camera work, perfect lighting,
great choice of clothing (Juliette is wearing her Daisy Dukes- btw they should
be mandatory for all scissors scenes imho). note that this is a playful, light
scissors, not a kill or punishment type. i prefer the other, but these have
their place as well.

NEGATIVES: the biggest negative i can see here is missed opportunities. after
seeing the "gentle" scissors early in the movie i was waiting for Mallory to
use this method to dispatch one of her many victims. (when it was announced
that the director's cut was being released i was hoping the "new footage"
might include one but, alas, it was not to be.)

OVERALL RATING: **