But you'll find new interviews with stars Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, producer Joel Silver and other crew members. The "experience" drifts in and out of the running film. "We just didn't need another movie about a totalitarian government," he says. At least, not yet.ĭirector James McTeigue leads viewers through a new In-Movie experience, determined to explain changes made in Alan Moore's graphic novel, the basis for the film. Even when viewed on an older set, the visuals are breathtaking. This can't be film - it must be something else. The effects are so clean and precise, it is like viewing another medium. The HD edition of "V for Vendetta" (audio: ****, video: ****, extras: ****) just goes to prove that, no matter how many bells and whistles are hung on a DVD package, a mediocre film is still a mediocre film.īut it looks gorgeous. HD-DVD jacket for "V for Vendetta" from Warner Bros. Feature commentary with Gilliam and producer Charles Roven also walks that path. His techniques are explored in a documentary "The Hamster Factor & Other Tales of 12 Monkeys" which tries to dissect Gilliam's directorial and story-telling vision. Yet you can't help but feel this is the way Gilliam wants it. Some images are crystal sharp, others much less distinct. With its deliberate visual grain, "12 Monkeys" doesn't lend itself to HD clarity. Willis and Pitt have never lacked for juicy roles since both were critically acclaimed for their work here. "12 Monkeys" is frequently declared Gilliam's most accessible film. Star Bruce Willis wanted folks to know he had range outside of the "Die Hard" films and "Moonlighting." Co-star Brad Pitt wanted to show he was more than just a pretty face.Įveryone succeeds. This is seriously grim science fiction from folks who had things to prove, not the least of which was Gilliam himself who wanted to show he could remain true to himself and make a profitable film. That doesn't mean it's not a cult favorite of many. (HD widescreen and enhanced widescreen, 2006, PG-13 for intense sequences of frenetic violence and menace, disturbing images and some sensuality) Also, four documentaries were taped in HD, chronicling the production in Rome, United States and China, watchable in high-def with the HD-DVD and Blu-ray discs. It's so informative, the duo actually stop the movie a couple of times so they can breakdown a scene more thoroughly. The HD-DVD version includes a pop-up video commentary (small window over the flick) with Cruise and Abrams. Davian escapes, kidnapping Hunt's beautiful bride, Julia (Michelle Monaghan), to create more mayhem. Short bursts of aerial photography highlight the Chesapeake Bay as Cruise and the IMF agents escort his toughest villain, Philip Seymour Hoffman (Owen Davian), back to headquarters. The action sequence is mostly CGI, filmed on a makeshift bridge north of Los Angeles by TV wonder boy director J.J. The high-def versions are clearly superior - especially the destructive missile attack on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.
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