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![Dark City [DVD] [1998]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/304b2327-370a-41e7-956a-951dd4939472.png)
Alex Proyas' striking virtual reality/film noir hybrid Dark City comes to DVD with a pleasantly surprising amount of extra features, including two audio commentaries -- one with Proyas, writers Lem Dobbs and David Goyer, and production designer Patrick Tatopoulos and another with critic Roger Ebert, one of the film's biggest supporters at the time of its release. The disc also includes comparisons to Fritz Lang's classic Metropolis (which inspired Dark City's angular, retro-yet-timeless look), set designs, cast and crew biographies/filmographies, and the theatrical trailer. Along with the film's widescreen transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio, these bonuses make the Dark City disc an exciting addition to the collection of any fan of intelligent sci-fi films.
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'Dark City' is a visually beautiful film with some excellent effects shots. However, the story itself just doesn't add up in my opinion, and while the film does have its moments, they're too few and far between for me to recommend this movie. Widescreen and full-screen, plenty of bonus material.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Phillip Noyce's 1994 action thriller Clear and Present Danger comes to DVD in a widescreen special collector's edition from Paramount. The English soundtrack is offered in a Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround mix and a DTS mix. A French-dubbed stereo soundtrack is also included. Optional subtitles come in English and Spanish. Special features include the featurette "Behind the Danger," along with cast and crew interviews and theatrical trailers. This disc is a slight improvement on the previous Paramount releases.
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I never saw 'Hunt for Red October,' so I can only compare this film, based off the Tom Clancy novel, to it's predecessor titled 'Patriot Games.' To make a long story short, Harrison Ford still plays his role well, but the problem arises in that, much like 'Patriot Games,' the movie itself just isn't that spectacular in my opinion. Widescreen.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Phillip Noyce's 1992 action thriller Patriot Games comes to DVD in a widescreen special collector's edition from Paramount. The English soundtrack is offered in a Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround mix and a DTS mix. A French-dubbed stereo soundtrack is also included. Optional subtitles come in English and Spanish. Special features include the featurette "Patriot Games Up Close," along with cast and crew interviews and theatrical trailers. This disc is a slight improvement on the previous Paramount releases.
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Harrison Ford did a fine job in his role, the problem is that the movie itself is just not that intriguing, though it's far better than the film that followed, titled 'Clear and Present Danger.' Widescreen with sparse extras.
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'Octopussy' is one James Bond film that got mixed reviews. I personally enjoyed it and wholeheartedly recommend this one, but die-hard fans will probably want to try and track down the hard-to-find 2-disc special edition if they can. Recommended.
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This was a bad 'Bond' flick, so bad in fact, that I didn't go to see anymore Pierce Brosnan Bond films after this. Shameful follow up to the impressive 'Goldeneye.' Widescreen, but die-hard fans may want to purchase the heavier 2-disc special edition.
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Of all the James Bond characters in every film, Herve Villechaize's 'Nick Nack' was probably my favorite (Mr. Kidd and Wint from 'Diamonds Are Forever' would be second and third). For whatever it's worth, I absolutely love this Bond film, especially the way that Roger Moore gets Scaramanga at the end. I wholeheartedly recommend this dvd, although die-hard fans will probably want to get the 2-disc special edition instead!
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'Moonraker' was a cool concept for a 'James Bond' film, but it just doesn't quite match up in terms of quality when you compare it to many of the other, much better '007' pictures. Still, well worth it for fans of Ian Fleming's famed character. Die-hard fans will probably want to get the more expensive 2-disc special edition instead!
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'View to A Kill' isn't the best 'Bond' film, but it features one of the most beautiful women ever (Tanya Roberts), so it's worth the buy for that reason alone in my opinion. Widescreen with some decent bonus features, but die-hard fans may want the 2-disc special edition instead.
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American Wedding, the third film in the successful film series that started with American Pie, gets some bonus footage added to it on this DVD release. This disc contains both the original theatrical cut and an unrated version. Both are presented in widescreen anamorphic transfers that produce an image with an aspect ratio of 2.35:1. English, Spanish, and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. Spanish and French subtitles are accessible, and the English soundtrack is closed-captioned. The extensive supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by members of the cast and crew, bloopers, deleted scenes, three featurettes, and a short section that defines the various unique phrases used by the irrepressible Stifler. This is a great disc for fans of the series.
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Much like it's 'American Pie' predecessors, 'American Wedding' is just as tasteless, and even more so on this 'unrated' edition.
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this full-screen dvd version alters the original theatrical aspect ratio of the movie from 2.35:1 to 1.33:1, giving a picture in which you lose almost 50% of the image in every frame.
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