Empire Records - DVD

This film got terrible reviews...plain and simple. Why? Because it wasn't aimed at film critics ...at all. The film is an experiment in teen flicks along the lines of "The Breakfast Club" it chronicles the lives of a bunch of angst y, depressed, manic teens over the course of a single day, finding odd little ways to tell each of their stories. It definitely accomplishes this goal, using "Rex Manning Day" as the vehicle for delivering half a dozen life stories without telling a boring narrative. Granted, it's doesn't have the most original plot, or Oscar caliber acting, but it the film does what it sets out to do, and for this reason, earned its cult following. Watch this film and you will find yourself quoting lines and recalling scenes. If you're looking for a fun romp with a story that will neither bore you, nor tax your mental reserves, this is a great flick--lots of fun, quotable dialogue, and of course, great music. Both Cochrane and Embry give memorable performances as the night manager, turned well meaning felon turned philosopher and the happy go lucky stoner respectively. The story line is a tad incongruous and disjointed and some of the characters are stereotypical in their attempts to shatter the stereotypes, but if you go in to this movie with the expectations that it's just going to be a fun flick, you'll be satisfied.

I was so happy to find this movie in one of the dvd bins. Its such a classic 90's movie.

I have to work this weekend for my kids to get me and then to the mall

This movie is a classic! I recommend it to everyone

I saw "Empire Records" back in the '90s when it first came out on home video, and I loved it. It's a true cult classic! And, wow, what an amazing soundtrack! With young actors who were on the threshold of fame, with the always-enjoyable Anthony LaPaglia as their hip boss, with a clever script, and with that jaw-dropping and awesome record store (something all of us vinyl lovers sorely miss nowadays), "Empire Records" is a blast of a flick. From director Allan Moyle, who also helmed the equally classic "Pump Up the Volume."