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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 62 reviews)
Sales Rank: 374
Category: DVD
Actors: Paul Walker, Cameron Bright, Vera Farmiga, Karel Roden, Johnny Messner, Ivana Milicevic, Chazz Palminteri, Alex Neuberger, Michael Cudlitz, Bruce Altman, Elizabeth Mitchell, Arthur J. Nascarella, John Noble, Idalis Deleon, David Warshofsky, Jim Tooey, Thomas Rosales Jr., Morgan Johnson, Jamba Mulimbwe, Maurice Lee
Director: Wayne Kramer
Publisher: New Line Home Video
Studio: New Line Home Video
Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
Label: New Line Home Video
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 122 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 794043103056
EAN: 0794043103056
ASIN: B000F5WR4W
Release Date: June 6, 2006
Theatrical Release Date: February 24, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 add another to my all-time favorites list July 11, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I saw the trailer for Running Scared at the theatre and was mildly interested in seeing the flick. It must have come and gone at the theatres pretty quickly because I missed it. When my usual companions and I were having a chicks' movie night at my place, I popped this bad boy in the DVD player. We were thrilled to say the least. This is one of those non-stop action!!! kind of films that actually pays off with interesting characters, plot and lots of violence. Cameron Bright's character is completely fabulous (he was awesome in Birth but wasted in X-Men 3). It's always nice to see children in interesting/tragic/complex roles. See the dang thing.
Chasing down a gun July 10, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
"Running Scared" is a hyper paced drama thriller staring Paul Walker in a really good show for him. He plays Joey Gazell, a low level mob enforcer who is ordered to get rid of a gun that killed a cop earlier. The Russian kid next door Oleg (Cameron Bright) steals the hot gun and shoots his abusive step-father with it, and then runs away. Joey spends the entire night going from one bad situation to another trying to retrieve the gun. Oleg meanwhile, has a wierd night of his own, watching bums shoot it out over drugs, helping a hooker get out of pimp problems, and then there is the evil too-good-to-be-true couple that...well, you'll see.
As I said, this is a good thing for Paul Walker. I don't mean to diminish hiw acting, but the plot dosn't require acting; he relys on screen presence, which he certainly has. Bright did a good job of always seeming over whelmed by the situation he is in, indeed, I probably would be too.
The atmosphere is very cold, oppressive, done with a lot of shadowy blacks and blues. The movie moves faster than a funny car race, going from one plot point to another at break neck speed. The violence is fast and brutal, and it is always interesting ina can't look away, car wreck kind of way. A great movie for action junkies who need a fix.
Absolutely THE most fantastic movie! July 10, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
1. Unpredictable storyline
2. Convincing acting
3. Strong characters
You won't regret watching it..trust me.
Hey - Wasn't this an old Billy Crystal/Gregory Hines cop/buddy movie? Oh, no...wait a minute... July 9, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was just a little hesitant to rent this bad boy, even after reading buckets of great reviews (notably a blurb or two from Ebert & Roeper). I mean, Paul Walker isn't anybody's idea of an actor. But I was bored as all h*** the day I walked in to the video store, and it was either between this, or Underworld: Evolution. And anyway, I loved director Wayne Kramer's 'The Cooler', so I thought what the heck. Took the chance. And boy, oh boy...
The setup is, uh, fast and furious - sorry. A drug deal between some gangsters and mafiosos goes wrong. Badly. Dirty cops get shot, and mobster Joey Gazelle (Paul Walker) is charged to get rid of a tainted gun - a distinctive, silver-plated, snub-nosed .38. Gazelle takes the gun home and hides it in his basement, where his son and his son's best friend, Oleg, watch from hiding. Oleg steals the gun and shoots his abusive, meth-making, Russian Mobster stepfather, then disappears. Joey quickly figures out what happened and bolts after Oleg, hunting for the missing gun. The mobsters - Russian and Italian - and the dirty cops are following right behind, nervous and trigger-happy.
Once Oleg goes on the run the movie jacks into high gear; and like Alice dropping through the rabbit-hole and her surreal journey, Oleg meets menacing characters every step of the way: from the faceless crack-addict to the psychotic wanna-be pimp Lester, to the real, insideous evil of the pedophile couple.
Running Scared is as much a grown up fairy tale as it is a mobster or suspense movie. If you're squeamish at all, forget about it. The writing is spot-on, and I didn't spot the Big Twist until right when I was supposed to, which for this jaded old movie hound is saying something. Director Kramer has a knack for creating dark, violent, disturbing worlds where - much like real life - nobody is innocent and not even children are spared. As a star, Walker won't make anyone forget Steve McQueen any time soon, but he's pretty damn good here, believably portraying Joey's mounting frenzy over always being just one step behind Oleg and one step ahead of the bloodthirsty killers.
The DVD extras weren't bad either: the usual behind-the-scenes back-slapping is here, but Kramer also gleefully throws in some really fascinating movie making techniques - my favorites showing how he shot the reverse gunshot/window scene (without the use of CG), and the swirling camera shot with Oleg in the pedophile playroom. Amazing, creative stuff.
My only complaint, the one thing that kept me from giving Running Scared a full five-star rating, came at the very end, with a scene that was so far out whack with the tone of the rest of the film that it felt tacked on as a concession to the studio. But overall, this is a great third effort from a really talented filmmaker. And don't compare this guy to Tarantino. As much as there are some similarities - mostly in genre choice and all-out violent, kinetic energy - Kramer is in a class by himself. Can't wait for his next...
 Poor Cameron Bright July 7, 2006
0 out of 9 found this review helpful
Zero Stars
Not a resume builder.
No child should have been permitted to appear in this film let alone view it - EVER.
Possibly the most violent movie I have ever seen and I missed the beginning: totally gratuitous buckets of blood and more obscene language than could possibly have any point. There should be a foul word count to see if a record has been broken: this is almost a farce about bleeding, cussing, chasing and shooting. A relentless campaign of sadistic wanton violence.
I feel badly for Cameron Bright and I mean that - really I do: and shame, shame, shame on all of the adults who must be embarrassed that they cannot find real work.
A reminder that 1st time director is code for `can be bought cheaply'.
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