Review of Empire Records (1995) by Shane Crothers — 13 Feb 2009

One of the best music movies of the 90's.

This review of Empire Records (1995) was written by Shane Crothers on 13 Feb 2009.

Empire Records has generally received positive reviews.

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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 Ruthie J (1) on 02 May 2014

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By Tim Brayton (2,283) for Alternate Ending (372) on 26 Aug 2017

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By Katie W (410) on 16 May 2018

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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 Eric H (2,898) on 26 Apr 2014

For me, Empire Records is a conflicting movie. On the one hand, it's hysterically funny…

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Sometimes re-watching a film 19 years later gives one better appreciation of the material. And boy, has this one aged well…

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Its an awesome movie…

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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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