Review of Tears of the Black Tiger (2000) by Sara H — 03 Jun 2007

Interesting cinematography and a retrospective look into early western films with a Thai twist.

This review of Tears of the Black Tiger (2000) was written by Sara H on 03 Jun 2007.

Tears of the Black Tiger has generally received positive reviews.

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By Arash X (169) on 15 Apr 2009

Kind of a hybrid of melodrama, spaghetti western, and musical with the bonus of occasional very ample splashes of gore in the style of early…

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By Scott C (2,765) on 10 Mar 2011

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By Lee M (4,001) on 28 Jul 2012

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By James H (4,675) on 25 Oct 2008

Funny that flixster has this one here. Entertaining, at times visually impressive. Quirky eastern humour. The pond-sequence is my favourite…

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By Kelly P (513) on 06 Jan 2008

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By Cory P (151) on 30 Mar 2008

Oh man, this movie was totally rad. It was like watching a spaghetti western after eating 6 pounds of mescaline. Wacky, wacky stuff…

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By Paul N (1,195) on 07 Jan 2009

Awesome and original. an offbeat, melodramatic, over-the-top, violent and weird homage to thai cinema of the past, with a great retro look…

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By Sunder S (7) on 18 Dec 2007

[font=Century Gothic]In Tears of the Black Tiger, Dom(Chartchai Ngamsan) promises to meet Rumposey(Stella Malucchi), so they can elope, but…

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By Mike M (2,387) on 24 Jul 2011

Beautiful to look at, very stylized, and totally bizarre. I really enjoyed it because it was so odd and fun to look at…

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