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I don't know why, but I had heard bits and pieces about this film, mostly bullocks-- it was made for nickels, the bloke who shot it sold off his nipper to get it financed, etc. So, I plunked down my $21.36 (S&H included, american exchange rate) and bought this on DVD for my own burgeoning collection.

And what can I say but bleeding FANTASTIC! This tiny little movie succeeds in the face of overwhelming adversity. Limited budget, no-name actors, and other rakish types and yet against those odds, they delivered what has to be one of the most overlooked movies of all of '99.

I was a fan of Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, since it was done by the chaps over here across the pond, but I'll admit it...Blood Guts Bullets and Octane is a better time at the cine.

Do yourself a favor, spend the pence, this little marvel is a fine addition to anybodies DVD catalogue.

The short hairs...I loved it.

Goes a Long Way
This is a good example of how someone can take a tiny budget, a fun idea, a skeletal story and a cast/crew of unknowns and whip together something fun and exciting. It's better than a lot of other action movies out there (although there are no typical ugly special affects, e.g., pyrotechnics, bullets bursting through bodies, etc.) The banter between the protagonists is a mixture of Quentin Tarrentino meets caffienated salesmen.

I don't know any of the cast, but most of them have lots of charisma.

Some may grouse that this movie was too self-conciously indie, too derivative of Resevoir Dogs or is just an ambitious person's calling card - but in my mind, it puts a lot of big movies to shame. It's certainly better than anything that goes direct to video.

If you wanted to improve this movie (remember, we're dealing with newbies here), the FBI personnel were used to tell the story. Their role as the storytellers was a little wooden, too obvious and not all that necessary - so I would trim their parts down.

the blood, the guts, the bullets and the octane fall dead
I was expecting bigger and better things from writer and director Joe Carnahan because he did infact write and direct NARC! Carnahan plays the mouthy, bad talking, macho Sid French and that other guy plays his partner. A lot of bad acting equals to miscasting. The black cop was annoying. The funniest guy was Vernon who was saying his guy friend had sexual relations with Johnny Cash. A tour-de-force of bad camera work mixed with bad editing and a wooden and stilled supporting cast. I think this tries to echoe into the realm of Quentin Tarantino but it never goes anywhere. A total waste of my time