The Killing of John Lennon

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Theatrical Release Date:

01/02/2008

DVD Release Date:

08/05/2008

Run Time:

112min.

Starring:

Jonas Ball , Mie Omori , Gail Kay Bell , Krisha Fairchild , Robert Kirk

Director(s):

Andrew Piddington

Distributor(s):

IFC

MPAA Rating:

Not Rated

Genre(s):

Drama

Plot: What sort of man kills one of the most beloved musicians in the world, and what prompts him to pull the trigger? Filmmaker Andrew Piddington explores these questions in this fact-based drama which examines several weeks in the life of Mark David ... Read More

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You know what? This idiot'; no matter how deranged or whatever, deserves to be castrated so he oes not poison the world with his off spring. That may seem ungodly coming from a child of God, But thi... s lame ass killed one of the most notworthy voices of the 20rst century!!!! oh what this world could be musically if this man had survived...kll the bastard!!!!! he does not deserve the air that he breathes!!!!!!!! Full Review

November 8, 2008

Artzilc

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fair points he was a great musician. but to be honest the image the director was trying to persue was that of the idea mark chapman realised john lennon was a phony, he said in his song about how you ... dont need everything to be happy in the world yet he still wanted everything. hipocrite springs to mind? maybe mark chapman was one of the only ones to realise he was a fake and that the killing of him made people look at it in a different perspective. i say watch this film in terms of the budget put into the production it is excellent and dont read the naive critics who complain about times square not looking like it did in the 80's because thats near enough impossible Full Review

September 12, 2008

chomperstereofig

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Being a fan of the Beatles since that Sunday night in 1964 I, and I'm sure other Beatle fans as well, think nothing can explain why that A-hole did what he did.The guy shot a Beatle! And not just any ... Beatle. John was the founder of the group that changed music forever. They influenced a whole decade. He preached peace and love only to have his life cut short in such a cowardly fashion.I hope nobody watches this movie. Full Review

May 22, 2008

lpzmanuel

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After two decades of refusing to utter the name of John Lennon's murderer, these people decide to glorify one of the worst assasinations of the 20th century. However the movie treats him, whatever it ... might uncover about the inner workings of an evil murderer, or whatever excuse the filmmakers had, it gives the assassin the notoriety and fame he killed one of the legendary talents and cultural forces in history to acquire. I agree with the previous writer and hopes no one puts one dollar into the hands of these filmmakers and that the murderers name again goes unspoken until the end of time. Full Review

May 22, 2008

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