The repossession mambo high resolution repo men movie posters starring jude law, forest whitaker, liev schreiber, rza, alice braga, carice by steve frosty weintraub february 2, 2010. Even at the end where you find one chasing after the other to take a heart back to the union, they were fighting but the friendship was still very much intact. Since islam forbids images of him, the director shot all the scenes containing him from the first person. Fortunately there is an easier way, we can offer to buy your home in as little as 2 hours, this would allow you to end the repossession process almost immediately and give you. The repossession mambo follows the lives of one of these biorepo men. After leaving the project, universal then announced this film then titled repossession mambo and reportedly approached cast and crew members from. The genetic opera is a 2008 musical film, written and composed by terrance zdunich and darren smith, and directed by darren lynn bousman of saw 2, 3 and 4 fame. Dick and alfred bester, then you will probably like this one as well. The message is a 1976 film about the life of the prophet mohammad.
If youve encountered the book, its obvious that garcia always intended for. Author eric garcias book the repossession mambo wasnt published until 2009, but it had already been adapted into the. When repo man remy law is injured on the job and fitted with a brand new heart apparently not covered by his workers comp he ends up on the run from his former repo partner jake whitaker. Greatest movie plot twists, spoilers and surprise endings. Repo men is based on the novel the repossession mambo written by screenwriter eric garcia in 2003 and published in 2009. Im not usually one for romance, but the ending totally made me coo. Universal execs reportedly wanted to remove all the musical numbers from repo, even though it was by very design a rockopera. His text from earlier in the film has been published into a book, the repossession mambo. Essentially it is about a credit union repo man the kind that takes your car if you dont make your payments except instead of cars, he repossesses artificial organs artiforgs. Review the repossession mambo repo men eric garcia.
At the end of the book the author describes how he had tried to get the book sold as a film for 10 years and he re wrote the story so it would fit into what hollywood and in my opinion he actually ruined his own story as the film is poor so give this book. With jude law, forest whitaker, alice braga, liev schreiber. Repo men is a 2010 americancanadian science fiction actionthriller film directed by miguel sapochnik, and starring jude law, forest whitaker, liev schreiber, alice braga and carice van houten. The repossession mambo is confusing to follow at first until you realize that you are reading the manuscript of a book the narrator is writing as it is being typed. Repo men the movie compared to the book repossession mambo the repo men film is a dark, at times comedic dystopia with plenty of action and tension. The repossession mambo is a fabulous science fiction noir starring a bone weary antihero who in some ways will remind the audience of logan logans run. The repossession mambo, originally published in 2009 as a massmarket paperback, now has been reissued as repo men, to tiein with the movie version, also written by garcia. Was i in store for the next great hardedged scifi film. Eric garcia the repossession mambo also published as repo men scribe au. The major benefit of a voluntary repossession is that you wont have to face the auto lenders cost of repossessing the vehicle.
After leaving the project, universal then announced this film then titled repossession mambo and reportedly approached cast and crew members from repo to come over and work on this film. The repossession mambo by eric garcia in doc, rtf, txt download ebook. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. I prefer the book ending because it allows for a sequel which would have been awesome. The narrator is the demon azazel, who narrates in denzel washingtons voice because he is telling the story while possessing denzels body the narrator in fight club both the book and the film never actually. Eric garcia the repossession mambo also published as repo men. The repossession mambo is a science fiction novel by eric garcia that was released in 2009. He must therefore go on the run before said ticker is repossessed. Ten minutes into the repossession mambo i felt that hunger. It is based on the novel the repossession mambo by eric garcia.
Never once does the movie achieve any sense of coherence right up until the ridiculous third act and in my opinion enraging ending. Karin slaughter was at the melbourne writers festival, and talked of how she was. The books ending was poetic and even though i saw it coming 50pages off, it felt like the right thing to happen. The first time i ever held a pancreas in my hands, i got an erection. But if they default on payments, an organization known as the union sends agents to repossess the organs. It seemingly takes the only thing i liked about repo. Based on eric garcias novel repossession mambo and hiltons offkey musical repo. Its like it has a personal vendetta against happiness.
Set in the near future when artificial organs can be bought on credit, it revolves around a man who struggles to make the payments on a heart he has purchased. In the future, medical technology has advanced to the point where people can buy artificial organs to extend their lives. Thanks to the technological miracle of artiforgs, now you can live virtually forever. You see, in this future, virtually any body part can be replaced by something called an artiforg. For one, if you like the paranoia element in works by philip k. Nearly indestructible artificial organs, these wonders of metal and plastic are far more reliable and efficient than the cancerprone lungs and fallible kidneys you were born withand the credit union will be delighted to work out an equitable payment plan. The repossession mambo by eric garcia librarything. A onetime expert in his field who has accidentally found himself with a. Repo men the movie compared to the book repossession mambo. At the end we see that remy called his book the repossession mambo, which is the name of the book the movie is based on.
The book will jump from his past, which he is typing for his son he never gets to see, and will quickly jump to the present of him hiding in shady apartments and basements to hide. Facing possible repossession of your family home can be an awful process to go through. Its just a well, i would ruin the ending if i finished the sentence. Remy realizes that seizing organs is a bad thing after he himself gets an artificial heart, so he tries to save beth and even to erase the whole customer file of his former employer.
Remy turns to look at jake, but instead the background flickers and voices are heard. The entire corporation is contradictory in nature and ends up not. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The book however has a completely different ending and events which were much much better. But it wasnt hollywood and i understand why the film ended the way it did, too. Its plot twist about a dream state was similar to the plot twist of brazil 1985. But, when you take your vehicle back to the lender or dealership before they send the repo man for it, thats called voluntary repossession. The repossession mambo by eric garcia, paperback barnes.
Repossession definition of repossession by the free. I think it was the adrenaline more than the mass of tissue and metal between my fingers, but the medical nature of what i was doing did little to. The story is based on the novel repossession mambo by eric garcia, which was just listed as a finalist for the 2010 phillip k. A genetic opera, repo men scripted by garcia and garrett lerner takes place in a nottodistant future where bodily organs are scientifically created and sold for a hefty price. Granted, between these two releases there were a fair number. Im not spoiling this bit, but let me say that they are both interesting endings, and im not sure which one i like. I hesitate to compare the two, but im just saying that i had the same what no.
Directed by miguel sapochnik and written by eric garcia and garrett lerner, based on the novel, the repossession mambo by eric garcia. This gory scifi actionthriller was miguel sapochniks directorial debut film with a story based on the 2009 novel the repossession mambo by eric garcia. Technically, repomen is well filmed and well performed. This is the storys reality the ending was simply emulating this point. The chick is prolly gonna get all sorts of fucked up and jude law will be a vegetable forever. Repo the genetic opera vs repossession mambo repo men. At the end of the book the author describes how he had tried to get. You might consider voluntary repossession if you can no longer afford your auto loan payments and other options arent viable. This video is me giving an ending spoiler for the movie the video is just me talking about how it ends. I would say repo mens ending had the same impact on me as the mists did.
E is the best scifi film of the decade but thats a fantastical, more innocent depiction of our future. It is revealed that remy, in fact, sustained brain injury when jake hit him with the metal hook earlier in the film. Hopefully this trend will reverse itself, but it could be tough. Remy is one of the best agents in the business, but when he becomes the recipient of an artificial heart, he finds himself in the same dire straits as his many victims. Repo men also known as repossession mambo, repreneurs. The movie itself is based on the novella the repossession mambo, which is. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The film ends with frank delivering a sales pitch for the neural network. To reclaim possession of for failure to make payments due. But with the extra bit at the end, it becomes a bad excuse for going to the movies. Nearly indestructible artificial organs, these wonders of metal and pla.
I found this book quite slow, although thats probably just me. The repossession mambo has been added to your cart add to cart. Its a gory, dystopian and ultimately very moving black comedy that never takes. February was a stronger than expected month, for the most part, but 2010 continued to lose ground to 2009. Liked it so much i wanted to see it again so i bought the dvd. The novel is gritty and imaginative and, consider yourself warned, occasionally the imagery is rather, um, visceral.
Im all for a good twist ending, but this felt like an assault on the soul. Its a sorry end for repo men crescenta valley weekly. If you arent aware, heres a brief history of repo men. Readers who relish something different will appreciate this deep extrapolation of twentyfirst century americas health industrys hypocritical corpocracy. A one time expert in his field who has accidentally found himself with a.