Rob Bowman's futuristic dragon film Reign of Fire comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1, and a French soundtrack recorded in Dolby Digital 5.1. Spanish subtitles are accessible, and both English soundtracks are closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include an interview with the director, the original theatrical trailer, and a pair of featurettes concerning the technical aspects of special effects and their production. This is a solid release from Disney/Buena Vista.
Customer Rating
5
Amazing!
on August 13, 2008
Posted by: ballerAZ
from Phoenix, AZ
Great story line, effects, acting, everything. One of my top ten.
What's great about it: Fantastic Movie all the way, from every aspect
Fans of Val Kilmer and '80s comedies will be sure to enjoy this clever and humorous teen film chronicling the wacky exploits of a group of college overachievers who just can't seem to check their genius IQs at the party school door. The Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment's DVD is no-frills, but the disc is nevertheless a must. The picture has been remastered in high definition and is presented in its original 2.35:1 aspect ratio (enhanced). The picture is excellent, as is the English Dolby Surround audio track. A pan-and-scan transfer is available on the flip side of the disc. The disc also comes with multiple subtitle options, chapter stops, and some bonus trailers for other Columbia TriStar releases.
Customer Rating
5
Fantastic movie
on August 13, 2008
Posted by: ballerAZ
from Phoenix, AZ
One of my all time favorites, Val Kilmer is funny and does a great job. The soundtrack is also a +, and if you miss the 80's and love the movies from back then, then this is truly one to get.
What's great about it: It's an 80's movie, the music is great, real funny
The producers behind the debaucherous comedies Road Trip and Old School teamed up with jailbait actress Michelle Trachtenberg and relative newcomers Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts, and Travis Wester for this globetrotting raunchfest about four young Americans who traipse across Europe in search of one of the lads' sexy German pen pal. The unrated director's cut is presented with an impressive treatment on this DVD. Featuring a version of the film that is three minutes longer than the one shown in theaters, the disc bears a widescreen transfer of the film with Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound soundtracks in both the original English and dubbed French. Additionally, the English audio track can be heard in Dolby Digital 2.0, and there are subtitles in English, Spanish, and French. And when the makers of this release say "unrated," they really mean unrated, even down to the menus and the collection of deleted scenes, which differ from those found on the simultaneously released R-rated DVD. There are multiple audio-commentary tracks included, as well as two featurettes, including one that takes fans behind the scenes of the infamous nude beach scene. Rounding out the package is a music video, a karaoke feature, bios, and an image gallery. In addition to the aforementioned rated version, Eurotrip is also available on an unrated full-screen disc with the same features.
Customer Rating
5
Laugh out loud funny!
on September 18, 2007
Posted by: ballerAZ
from Milwaukee, WI
One of my top five favorite movies of all time. I Told my friend to buy it with out even seeing it and he loved it. I watch it about once a month for a really good laugh and it never gets old. A must for the comedy collection.
There's something stinky about The Warriors: Ultimate Director's Cut and it's not the packaging. Simply put, the disc is a sham. This version is possibly the most unnecessary director's cut out on the market -- and that says a lot. When Walter Hill talks about his loathing of special edition DVDs in his introduction, you almost believe him, until the computer-colored comic book opening begins. Mix the inventiveness of Creepshow's animated montages with cheap comic-book CD-ROM sensibilities and you basically have what amounts to the "added" footage in the film. Beginning with good old Walter Hill doing a voice-over about the Greek myth that inspired the film, the picture begins as the camera rolls over a comic-styled illustration that then segues into the film via animated comic-book panels. If that wasn't enough, the film is littered with over a half-dozen more of these kind of gratuitous transitions at the expense of trimming certain scenes. If this sounds cool to you, then haven't seen it -- or you might possibly be part of the fan minority for whom this is made. At the heart of it, most will not be happy about these silly additions. The genius of The Warriors was that its otherworldliness lent itself perfectly to comic book styling, but as soon as you blatantly present the film as if it were some kind of interactive comic -- using modern technology to clumsily do so -- the outcome becomes sloppy, unneeded, and severely unwanted. To do this in such a way as to not give you the chance to watch the original cut is even worse -- and there's where the DVD gripes start. One, the disc does not come with Walter Hill's audio commentary, which the PAL version does include. Two, the long-awaited deleted scenes have been left in limbo yet again. You briefly see part of the original opening in one of the featurettes, but otherwise, you'll need to go on the Internet to find just bits of the rest. In its defense, the DVD looks good and does feature the original theatrical trailer along with four new featurettes that span over an hour. With cast and crew interviews that go in-depth on the genesis of the film as well as casting, production, and its controversial release, these really do make a fine compliment to the movie and would have been gloriously welcomed in another release. As it is, those who already own the film should not get rid of it anytime soon. Check this release out for curiosity's sake, but don't say you were warned.
Customer Rating
5
Top 5
on September 18, 2007
Posted by: ballerAZ
from Milwaukee, WI
Still one of my all time top five favorite movies. I loved it back then and still to this day. Edge of your seat all the way. Great soundtrack, great fight scenes and a pretty good story line to go with it.
This underrated film starring Rutger Hauer and C. Thomas Howell is similar in style and tone to Steven Spielberg's Duel and offers a very good video and audio transfer to the suspense-genre fan, if not much else. The anamorphic widescreen transfer captures the claustrophobic sense of entrapment the characters feel as they are pursued by a dangerous rogue hitchhiker on a cross-country trip. The audio, offered in either in 5:1 Dolby Digital or Dolby Surround, keeps viewers on the edge of their seats with piercing wind blowing through the back speakers and an eerie atonal musical score. The extras on the disc are minimal, including simple cast and crew bios and a theatrical trailer. Don't look for alternate languages, as there are none. Subtitles are in English, French, and Spanish.
Customer Rating
5
Still
on September 18, 2007
Posted by: ballerAZ
from Milwaukee, WI
Still one of the best movies even 20+ years later. Great movie.