Punisher55 So here's another by-product of the Tarantino/Kevin Smith indy craze that got huge in the later part of the 90's. The film contains most of what is said in the title. As one can expect, the film attempts to contain a lot of gun play, sharp tounged rapid fire dialog, and some dark humor.The film is bad. All there is too it. However, it is enjoyable and there are plenty of things to appreciate. The movie does try to look bigger then it actually is, the director wanted to make a movie that was kind of out of his reach. Also it should be mentioned the film is remarkably offbeat, weird and sort of hard to follow in its bizarre antics.What does work is actually the acting at points. Its not as laughable as one might expect from a movie with the word "octane" in the title. The film does come together with some mild laughs, but the film is simply trying too hard. For example the film has annoying and very much unneeded transitional vocab screens that came on screen (trying to be like Clerks much?) As far as the Tarantino pop culture dialog, there is an embarrassingly dumb attempt that made me roll my eyes. The characters debate if Johnny Cash was a homosexual for absolutely no reason.Yeah. The film kinda sucks. But its worth a viewing to see what the film TRIES to be like.

merklekranz Two used car lot owners, who we know nothing about, get involved with numerous shady characters, who we know nothing about, while being paid to watch a Pontiac convertible, which we know nothing about. Why would anyone be interested in a movie that explains nothing, and has zero character development? The obvious answer is you wouldn't. Throw in unending closeups of meaningless dialog, a "surprise" ending that is so ridiculous, it will leave you wondering if it didn't come from a different film, and other trivial nonsense that does nothing to explain this confused mess. Forget even considering seeing B.G.B. & O, instead seek out "Suckers", another low budget crime drama centering around a used car operation, that is absolutely brilliant. - MERK

mike dewey "For a mere $10K, you too can make a wild and crazy neo-noir escapade film such as this!", or so my tag line would read! I've seen this movie about 6 times to date and I always find something new that I missed before. Is that because I have a severely low attention span (ADHD) or is it actually a good and challenging script? I tend to agree with the latter option, but then again, I was never known to face up to my deficiencies anyway.The snappy, sometimes staccato, usually literate dialog, (which probably offends anybody, any ethnic group, political party, et al one time or another!) coupled with a well developed not-so-linear plot line provides the main impetus for this movie. The opening sequences dealing with car salesmen not only come across as wild parody, but also serve to foreshadow further plot developments. Joe C. and his band of outrageous thespian brothers come across in grand fashion to set in motion these equally outrageous sequences of events. My favorite dialog-tichian (new word!) is the FBI head agent whose articulate, snappy police banter provides a welcome interlude in this menagerie of already rampant clichés and assorted put-ons. See it, if only for the fun of it. That's what it's all about anyway, isn't it?

mattymatt4ever "Blood Guts Bullets and Octane" is the low-budget, quirky action flick that "El Mariachi" and "Run Lola Run" strived to be, but failed. This movie hits a bullseye! Now, I rented this movie on Netflix, prior to having any knowledge that Joe Carnahan directed it. I read a review for it from Roger Ebert and the movie sounded enticing. So I put it on my rental list. Then I watched an interview with Ray Liotta on Carson Daly's show, and Liotta mentioned that prior to directing "Narc," this was his only feature. I just watched "Narc" about two weeks ago, and I thought it was an absolutely terrific film, so when I found out the two films were from the same director, I couldn't wait to receive the DVD in the mail! The film met all my expectations! It's like a cross between Quentin Tarantino and David Mamet. The characters constantly spew out witty lines of dialogue, using cuss words as punctuation, and often repeat those same lines (pure Mamet). Carnahan really knows how to engage his audience. Sometimes I tend to complain about movies being too flashy. But in this film, all that flash didn't seem stilted. It seems to fit the film's quirky tone perfectly. The plot is mildly faulty, with an ending that is pretty ridiculous, but the fast-paced style of this movie got me so engaged that I was willing to play along. Carnahan obviously wasn't aiming straight towards realism. Nevertheless, the movie is highly original, and that you must give it credit for. The story centers on two used car salesman who belt out their pitches like characters out of "Glengarry Glen Ross." Yet they're honest salesman, as is established in one of the character's opening monologues. The salesmen are unlikely heroes, but they get themselves into all sorts of mess because of keeping a certain convertible they keep on their lot (just for show) in exchange for 250,000 dollars. I don't want to go further into the plot, because it's really a wild ride and I wouldn't dare to spoil it for anyone. Even the actors, most of whom never acted previous to this movie, are damn good. Carnahan himself is a fine, natural actor. Sometimes you see directors take a stab at acting, and you want to scream at them, "Get back behind the camera! That's where you belong!" Carnahan has a strong screen presence and delivers much intensity in his dialogue. The skinny black guy who plays the FBI agent isn't a terrific actor, and there are scenes where he appears to be discreetly looking down at the script, but I was even able to buy into his performance. His monotone seemed to work well with his character. I was almost as impressed with this film as I was with "Narc." Even with some good directors, I look back at their first features and I see no signs of future genius (i.e.: Wes Craven's "Last House on the Left"), but Carnahan certainly seems like he's going places. At least I hope he is. He received a lot of recognition for his recent film, "Narc," so hopefully it's all uphill from here. My score: 9 (out of 10)