Plantiana Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Console best movie i've ever seen.

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

William Tremblay 5.4/10??? Come on IMDb! In a way I can understand because my friend didn't really like this movie. I LOVED IT! I bought it used at the corner videostore, never heard of it so my expectations were low not to say null. It's now in my top 5 of 2013 movies somewhere after Wolf of Wall Street. It's even in my top 50 best movies ever along with smoking aces and running scared. I loved the first part, loved even more the second, and my only negative point is Brendan Fraser, witch in my opinion kind of ruined the crazy vibe of this great movie. I am not an Elija Wood fan but he did a remarkable character in this film. I strongly suggest you watch this movie and make your own opinion. I don't want to spoil the movie so I won't say more but if like me your in love with this piece of art or have any questions you can let me know. I just enjoy talking about Pawn Shop Chronicles. 9/10 Not 5.4 tskk

Knox D Alford III (knoxiii) I'm so glad I watched this movie. First take a look at the cast. There must be around 20 celebrities in it. Wayne Kramer directs. There are about 3 vignettes that begin from a small town pawn shop. The first scene really summarizes the concept of business leverage as it relates to the pawn shop experience of negotiation. I had too many favorite characters to list. It is a unique movie with fantastic acting. The action sequences are over the top. The comedy is great. The drama somberly deals with serious issues. It's just a down home good time in the heart of Dixie. Every character is what I would call quirky, which makes for a rich spread of personalities. Completely off the wall and irreverent, I highly recommend it with 7/10 stars to start off your weekend in a great mood. Knox D. Alford, III

roseybaby63-59-43149 I never heard of this movie before. I don't remember ever seeing it advertised. I don't even know if it ran in U.S. Theaters. I was looking through movies on Demand and happened upon it. The title intrigued me. The plot sounded interesting and then I saw that Vincent D'Onofrio and Paul Walker were in it...I was hooked. I'm so glad I found this movie. I've watched it twice so far.It's an anthology movie, which is one of my favorite types of movies. Each of the three stories originate from General Lee's Pawn Shop. It's here where we're treated to the characters of Alton and his friend, Johnson. The conversations these two have are pretty damned funny. The pawn shop is a central spot in the movie as the movie begins and ends here and each story begins in the shop. The first story, 'Shotgun' is my favorite story. It centers around three men... Raw Dog (Paul Walker), Randy (Kevin Rankin) and Vernon (Lukas Haas) and there half baked plot to rob meth from meth maker and dealer Stanley (an unrecognizable Norman Reedus). This story had me laughing out lout a whole lot. The conversations between Raw Dog and Randy are funny. Of course, things start going wrong from the very beginning and have an explosive ending. I don't want to give too much story away, but trust me, the whole "clown mask" thing had me falling off my chair. The scene with The Man was a bit odd, but what the heck, the whole thing is odd. The second story, 'The Ring' is a much darker tale. A man, Richard (Matt Dillon), stops at the pawn shop to pawn his new bride's ring because something was wrong with his account. While there, he sees the ring he had made for his first wife, who had mysteriously disappeared six years earlier. He sends his new bride away, buys Alton's car for sale and goes on a quest to find out what happened to his wife. Oh, yeah, he sorta loses his mind. What he discovers involves a man named Johnny Shaw (Elijah Wood) and some disturbing goings on. I liked how this story ended. The final story, 'The Medallion' involves a man who performs a tribute to "The King"...Elvis Presley. Ricky (a nearly unrecognizable Brenden Fraser) is a sad sack of a guy. He wants to be Elvis, but he's doing free shows, which aren't very good. His girlfriend leaves him and he ends up at the pawn shop. He coasted in on fumes and pawns his gold medallion that actually belonged to Elvis. The town is weird and there's a strange scene involving the two barber shops. Ricky gets a chance to make a deal for success. All it will cost is his soul. This final story strangely brings all the stories together and explains a few things. Everything comes around full circle at the end, which takes place, of course, in the pawn shop. The stories, characters and acting are all really good. It's like taking a crazy roller coaster ride. I have already recommended this movie to many of my friends. I liked it that much. I also think it has excellent potential to become a cult favorite/classic. The dialog is so good and very quote worthy. If you ever get a chance to watch this little gem, I recommend you do so. It's worth it.

zif ofoz Just discovered this movie and decided to watch as it is listed as a 'comedy'. And a very dark comedy it is! There are some really disturbingly funny scenes, but I found the balance of the film to be a sarcastically allegorical comment on life in America. Why the previous reviewers missed this is a surprise! Throughout the entire story director Wayne Kramer has offered to the viewer symbolic remarks on religion, politics, and economic life in the American laboring society.First we see the pawn shop - in America everything is a commodity that can be sold and bought - nothing has real value and value is always marginalized when the seller is in 'need'.Second Kramer offers the three rednecks who, on the surface are religious, in symbols only, and have no idea why 'they believe' because they are too consumed with destructive self indulgence. Then when Vernon is left for dead a 'savior' appears not to save him but to offer the chance for revenge. In America it's just believing that makes religion true, not understanding and living it.Third Richard discovers 'the ring' in the pawn shop and seeks answers as to how it got there. Kramer again shows us how property is valued in the social order. Material things along with humans are gifts for capitalist overlords. Shaw represents the ownership society. And when they offer favors to the 'working class' they are to be obedient and grateful, as seen with the caged women for Shaw's pleasure and the 'number one' caged girl who refuses to leave because she gets 30 minutes of television a week in 'the house'. Richard is the liberator and freedom fighter that American's always reject and destroy.Fourth Kramer gives us Ricky, the fourth rate Elvis impersonator, and here Kramer sums up the movie. Americans want to be 'a star' but few have that kind of talent outside of being a big fish in a small pond. And thats where Ricky finds himself. His image is compelling to the locals in that unnamed small southern town and they willing follow him around! Ricky wants a barber to even his sideburns and must choose between two identical barber shops. Kramer smartly symbolizes the American political system here as there is no real difference between the two leading parties (Democrats & Republicans). But the locals think there is a difference between the two barber shops and when Ricky picks one over the other mayhem erupts in the street. In America perception is what drives the choices. When the choice really doesn't exist! When Ricky gets to perform at the carnival he is so unprepared and untalented the locals reject him. Then when he accepts the offer made by the street preacher (Mephistopheles type character), Ricky's whole image changes when he starts singing 'Amazing Grace'. Suddenly the local towns folk see him as bright and talented because he has accepted their Christian values. Then the naked and filth covered cage women show up and wrap themselves in the American flag. The image of justice and freedom shine as long as Americans have patriotism and God. Shaw returns from the dead to claim the filth covered women and a new woman. They all follow him out. The locals are too star struck to notice what's happening right before them. Kramer shows how Americans cannot escape the capitalist system (Shaw) because society will always give into religion, patriotism and those who control the money.The film closes with Harry (little man/big truck) entering the pawn shop to teach Alton a lesson but JJ quells him easily and then it's business as usual for Alton. Harry is the collective conscience of America and it's small and easy to overlook, but it's always there.Pawn Shop Chronicles is a triumph for Kramer - it's perfection start to finish!