Review of Empire Records (1995) by Keali B — 20 Feb 2009

One of my favorite movies. It's got great movie music and parts that are funnier than crap!

This review of Empire Records (1995) was written by Keali B on 20 Feb 2009.

Empire Records has generally received positive reviews.

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By Nathan Rabin (1,078) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 14 Dec 2014

The film exists for its shots of telegenic youngsters busting loose to a bankable soundtrack, and it's the cheesy dialogue, overstuffed plot,…

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By Felix Vasquez Jr. (1,949) for Cinema Crazed (1,907) on 01 Jan 2019

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By François M (254) on 22 Jan 2015

Bien sûr, EMPIRE RECORDS n'est pas du grand cinéma, mais c'est extrêmement amusant…

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By Ola G (527) on 23 Oct 2015

Initially, this lost a whole star due to the simple (and unfair) fact that I was not as young as I was 20 years ago when I last watched this…

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By Brendan N (1,490) on 11 May 2015

Charming as hell, especially if you're a music fan of the time. Sad that the era of proper record stores is on borrowed time…

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By Bfg-1337 (1) on 25 Mar 2021

It's a fun film that's fun to watch if you aren't a movie snob :) The characters are cooL and I like the jokes and quotes…

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By Pissbaby (1) on 21 Oct 2020

Lucas was my favorite and Joe is a badass and AJ having an art hoe aesthetic is everything also Warren is a good kid stop giving him so much…

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By Grant H (1,337) on 19 Aug 2016

My favourite film, I loved the plot it was interesting and quirky and so were all of the characters…

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By Robert B (2,055) on 07 Apr 2015

I worked at a record store through high school and college (a chain, sadly), this is one of my all time favorite movies. DAMN THE MAN…

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By Eric N (566) on 21 Feb 2014

Have enjoyed it the 10 or so time's I've seen it…

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